‘Food as Medicine’ classes help people make healthy choices to prevent cancer
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among Latinos and now there is a new resource to fight the disease. A program in Spanish to help Latinos in Milwaukee make healthier food choices to prevent cancer. belly button,” Dina Garcia said in Spanish. “It was hard, but God was there every step of the way.” Garcia is a pancreatic cancer survivor. She said when she found out she had cancer, it was a shock. “When I was expecting the results, I never thought it was cancer. I just knew I was in pain.” She was diagnosed in June 2021. “We need to take care of our body, nutrition and lifestyle, said Garcia. He said he was able to do it through CORE El Centro, a wellness resource center for Latinos. The center was a vital part of her journey to referral. “I’ve been able to find the care I need here, even when I don’t have it. I don’t have the means to pay for it,” she said. Rebeca Heaton-Juarez, program director, said that with a new grant from the American Cancer Society and Kohl’s, the center was able to offer new “Food as Medicine” classes in Spanish. teaching basic nutrition. “Core is a place for healing. It is a place where you feel the love, the connection and the hope,” she said. Inside the classroom, you see participants chopping ingredients, learning about nutrients, and perhaps the best part, tasting the food. “The goal of this class is to introduce people to new recipes that are healthy and really good for them,” said Mariyam Nayeri, the cooking instructor. Turtle Creek Gardens in Delavan provides the ingredients, which change with the season. “The food it’s everything,” said Nayeri. “If it’s not vibrant, alive, full of nutrients and balanced, it’s really going to impact everything else in your life.” The American Cancer Society said that one of the best ways to reduce cancer risk is eating healthy.Food as Medicine class is held on Saturdays, twice a month.Next class is December 17. For more information, click here.
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among Latinos and now there is a new resource to fight the disease.
A program in Spanish to help Latinos in Milwaukee make healthier food choices to prevent cancer.
“My surgery was from here to below the belly button,” Dina Garcia said in Spanish. “It was hard, but God was there every step of the way.”
Garcia is a pancreatic cancer survivor. She said that when she found out that she had cancer, it was a shock.
“When I was waiting for the results, I never thought it was cancer. I just knew I was in pain.”
She was diagnosed in June 2021.
“We need to take care of our body, nutrition and lifestyle,” Garcia said.
He said he was able to do it through CORE El Centro, a wellness resource center for Latinos.
The center was a vital part of his path to remission.
“I’ve been able to find the care I need here, even when I don’t have the means to pay for it,” she said.
Rebeca Heaton-Juarez, program director, said that with a new grant from the American Cancer Society and Kohl’s, the center was able to offer new “Food as Medicine” classes in Spanish that teach basic nutrition.
“Core is a place for healing. It is a place where you feel the love, the connection and the hope,” she said.
Inside the classroom, see participants chopping ingredients, learning about nutrients, and perhaps the best part, tasting food.
“The goal of this class is to introduce people to new recipes that are healthy and really good for them,” said Mariyam Nayeri, the cooking instructor.
Turtle Creek Gardens in Delavan provides the ingredients, which change with the season.
“Food is everything,” Nayeri said. “If it’s not vibrant, alive, nutrient-dense and balanced, it’s really going to impact everything else in your life.”
The American Cancer Society said that one of the best ways to reduce cancer risk is to eat healthy.
The “Food as Medicine” class is held on Saturdays, twice a month.
The next class is December 17th.
For more information, Click here.