Jump into Spring with a Cleanse!

An interactive class with Jennifer Adler M.S., C.N

When: May 27th, 2008, 6:30-8:30 pm

Where: Greenlake PCC classroom. Due to limited parking for shoppers, please use street parking

How to register: Space is limited so reserve your spot today!

Email Tarynne, GSDA Public Relations-co Chair at tarynne.mingione@bastyr.edu with the number of spots you would like to reserve (and designate as member/non-member).

Cost: GSDA Members - 5
Non-Member Guests - $10

Class Information:

Did you ever wonder why we always seem to get that urge to `spring clean'? Whether it's the garage, basement, closets, or kitchen cupboards, there seems to be some biological impulse pushing us to give everything a good going over once winter passes. But what about your body? Isn't spring a time for it to be cleaned out too?

Interestingly, Chinese medicine has been thinking about this for some 2000 years or more. In classical Chinese medicine each organ in the body is associated with a particular season. The liver, for example, is associated with the spring, a time for clearing out the old and making room for the new. From a metabolic point of view, the liver is the most important cleansing organ in the body. So maybe there is an underlying biological reason that has us thinking about cleaning each spring.

Cleansing doesn't have to be about deprivation. It can be about abundance. Join us for this fun and tasty class that explores how to cleanse your body using wholesome foods. Our menu will include a delicious energy soup, a tasty millet salad with white beans, almond and arame salad and to top it off fresh fruit with delicious nut cream.

Instructor Information:

Jennifer Adler M.S., C.N. promotes a delicious, integrative approach to nutrition to audiences and individuals. By introducing people to healthier nutritional options and explaining the chemistry and philosophy behind those choices, Jennifer empowers clients to develop lifelong, healthy, and conscious relationships with food.

Currently, Jennifer provides individual and family nutrition counseling at her private practice, Realize Health, and is an adjunct faculty member at Bastyr University and the Seattle Midwifery School.

Jennifer holds a Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition and Counseling from Bastyr University, a Graduate Certificate in Spirituality Health & Medicine and a Bachelor's in Psychology. She trained at the School of Natural Cookery in Boulder, Colorado, one of the most respected schools of its kind in the nation. She also has extensive training in Ayurveda and whole foods preparation, and is licensed by the State of Washington as a Certified Nutritionist.