‘Women in Touch’ Tout Locally Grown Foods
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The benefits of a plant-based diet and locally grown foods is the topic of Humility of Mary Health Partners' Women in Touch session this fall, Bridget Lackey, HMHP community health educator, announced Tuesday.
The presentation, “A Healthy Life from the Roots Up: How Local Food Can Improve Your Diet,” is scheduled for 5 p.m. Oct. 8 and Oct. 22.
The first program will be held at Mr. Anthony’s Banquet Center in Boardman, the second at Ciminero’s Banquet Centre in Niles.
The presentations are intended to raise awareness of a plant-based diet and how it affects one’s health as well as the benefits of eating locally grown food. Dr. Kathleen Padgitt, a local physician, and Melissa Miller, marketing director of the Lake-to-River Food Cooperative will speak, Padgitt on how such a diet can prevent chronic diseases, Miller on where to buy food grown in the Mahoning Valley.
Padgitt, a fellow of the American College of Physicians, is a member of the American Society of Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation and American Diabetes Association. During her 20 years in practice, she has seen the deleterious effects a bad diet has on people’s health, longevity and their quality of life.
Miller is a local entrepreneur and activist who works with schools and health departments in the tri-county area to promote the sales of locally grown foods. She is the co-owner of Miller Livestock Co. Inc. in Kinsman.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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