Heart Disease and Cancer: Scientific Studies in Prevention and Reversal Wed 9/17 7PM-9PM Sylvester Johnson, PhD Lifelong, 119 W. Court St., Ithaca, NY 14850, 607-273-1511, www.tclifelong.org This presentation will be given by health educator Sylvester Johnson (Ph.D. Applied Physics), with selected slides donated by leading nutritionist T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., co-author of China Study. Sylvester will describe research about food's impact on cancer and heart disease, also suggesting that health can be supported by consuming mainly plant-based, unrefined foods. Lifelong asks for $5 to help support the facility. Pre-registration required. For a preview of the slides, see http://www.federalcarbontax.org/SlidesHealthPresentation.html. Sylvester’s free book Healthspan was written as a public service. The book is available for download from his non-profit website www.climatehealth.net. It provides free access to over 180 educational slides, handouts and newspaper articles regarding his presentations. CV: Sylvester has managed businesses commercializing products ranging from computer hardware to glassy sugars for long-term preservation of biological materials such as enzymes. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Cornell University. He’s a trained volunteer mediator with the Community Dispute Resolution Center, specializing in mediation of child visitation and custody. He pres ents on Climate Change with the Climate Change Action Group of Central New York, with slides at http://www.climatehealth.net/SlidesClimateChangeHowReduceE missions.html. Over the years, he has served as Chairman of the Cornell National Supercomputer Facility Usergroup, a member of the Steering Committee of the Finger Lakes Entrepreneurs' Forum, a member of the Board of Directors of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, and Chairman of the Community Development Committee. He’s now devoting most of his effort to public service. = Schedule of next week's Lifelong Events http://www.tclifelong.org/NextWeek.htm . . _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
