"When Diet Is Wrong, Medicine Is Of No Use. When Diet is Right, Medicine Is Of No Need"- Ancient Ayurvedic Proverb
PRIVATE EVENT- African American Culinary Heritage
Thu, Mar 10
|Zoom Online
This series is intended to inspire and empower healthy eating for preventing, arresting and reversing chronic disease disproportionately affecting African Americans by connecting to culturally delicious relevant recipes.


Time & Location
Mar 10, 2022, 6:00 PM – Apr 14, 2022, 7:00 PM
Zoom Online
About the event
The Food for Life: African American Culinary Heritage curriculum is a plant-based nutrition and cooking program developed by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. The intended audience for this series is African Americans who are looking to prevent or overcome lifestyle-related chronic diseases. It is also designed for individuals seeking to explore plant-based versions of dishes commonly found on African American dining tables.
There are multiple socioeconomic factors that can play into these health disparities among African Americans. It’s commonly assumed that chronic diseases are genetic. However, lifestyle factors, like eating a whole foods, plant-based diet, have been shown to prevent and treat many chronic diseases and influence genes.
The African American culinary tradition, commonly referred to as “Soul Food” is as broad and diverse as the African American community that gave birth to its rise. Many of the dishes and meals that Americans enjoy today were developed in the…
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This series is intended to inspire and empower healthy eating for preventing, arresting and reversing chronic disease disproportionately affecting African Americans by connecting to culturally delicious relevant recipes.
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