This multi-part course gives those who are dealing with a serious illness valuable tools and knowledge to support their healing process and long-term health. You'll learn why and how to maintain health and vigor with proven information on whole foods diets and lifestyle choices.
The HFCC program is offered in 2 formats.
Series A classes are held on three Wednesdays during the day.
Series B consists of 5 shorter classes on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Both series include a combination of lectures and practical, hands-on cooking classes featuring a range of recipes and cooking techniques to build your confidence in the kitchen . Choose the series that will work best with your schedule.
Registration in these classes is restricted to those dealing with a serious illness and their caregivers. There are a limited number of spots available for health care professionals.
The Healing Foods Basics class is a required prerequisite to this course.
• The Guests in your Gut – Microbes that support digestive health
• Healing Foods for sensitive guts
• Lifestyle choices to enhance digestion
Wednesday, March 7 from 10 am to 2 pm
• Energy is more than Counting Calories
• Vitality Boosters- Sprouts and Sea vegetables
• Cultivating Energy with lifestyle choices
Wednesday, March 14 from 10 am to 2 pm
• Boosting your Immune system with phytonutrients
• Ceres Immune Broth
• Deep Breathing Matters
Wednesday, March21 from 10 am to 2 pm
Instructor: JoEllen DeNicola
Ceres Community Project Nutrition Director
Co-Author of Nourishing Connections, the Healing Power
of Food and Community
Location: Private home on Bloomfield Rd in rural Sebastopol (directions will be provided upon registration)
$20 deposit for those dealing with serious illness and caregivers.
$150 registration for medical professionals.
• The Guests in your Gut – Microbes that support digestive health
• Healing Foods for sensitive guts
• Lifestyle choices to enhance digestion
• Energy is more than Counting Calories
• Vitality Boosters- Sprouts and Sea vegetables
• Cultivating Energy with lifestyle choices
• Boosting your Immune system with phytonutrients
• Ceres Immune Broth
• Deep Breathing Matters
Featuring basic whole foods recipes and foods that support your digestive system, including a demo on fermented foods.
Sample recipes:
• Asian Noodle Stir Fry with Arame and Broccoli
• Sprouted Quinoa Salad
• Applesauce or Almond Muffins
Enjoy cooking up vital whole food dishes to support your immune system, including a demo of sprouting foods.
Sample recipes:
• Rice paper Wraps with Lemon Basil Pesto
• Sesame Kale Salad
• Energy Balls
Instructor: JoEllen DeNicola
Ceres Community Project Nutrition Director
Co-Author of Nourishing Connections, the Healing Power
of Food and Community
Location: Ceres Community Project
7351 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol CA 95472
$20 deposit for those dealing with serious illness and caregivers.
$150 registration for medical professionals.
$20 deposit for those dealing with serious illness and caregivers.
$150 registration for medical professionals.
Health depends on many factors; understanding nutrition, learning how to cook nutrient rich whole foods meals, and reconnecting to our physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, our communities and the Earth on which we live.
JoEllen DeNicola
Nutrition Director
I can't tell you how important and life changing your class has been for me. Your passion, knowledge, and commitment that you shared with all of us, created a space that I was not able to negotiate successfully on my own. You have provided me with a very loving experience that has helped me build a structure so that I am now able to hang new information on a basic frame/thrive/and share with my community.
2011 HFCC participant