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About Liz Pearson - Registered Dietitian and Speaker on Health and Wellness:

Liz Pearson is a Registered Dietitian, National Bestselling Author and Award-Winning professional speaker on health and living a balanced life. Her approach to healthy eating is sane and sensible. Liz's mission is to translate the often-confusing and ever-changing science of healthy eating into practical, commonsense advice that people can follow in their busy lives.

Liz's first book, When in Doubt, Eat Broccoli! but leave some room for chocolate received outstanding reviews from consumers and health professionals alike. Her second book, The Ultimate Healthy Eating Plan, that still leaves room for chocolate! was a National Bestseller and won a North American award for best book in the health/nutrition category. Liz's newest book, Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health, and don't forget the chocolate! sold out as soon as it hit bookstore shelves. This National Bestseller also won the prestigious gold award from Cuisine Canada for excellence in nutrition writing and recipes.

Liz is well known and respected by the media. She has been featured in newspapers and magazines across Canada, and appears regularly on radio and television. She was a regular nutrition correspondent for CBC News World and has appeared on shows such as Canada AM, Breakfast Television, City TV, CBC Radio and 680 News. Liz was the nutrition columnist for Chatelaine magazine - Canada's leading magazine for women - for seven years.

Liz is a sought-after consultant for the food industry and has worked with companies such as Unilever, Nestle, Campbell's, Loblaws and Dare Foods. She represented the 5-to-10-a-day fruit and vegetable campaign, sponsored by The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society, for many years.

Liz received her Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition from Ryerson University and completed her internship at the Toronto General Hospital.

Liz has a passion for peanut butter sandwiches and an undying love for chocolate. She also loves to dance (let's just say she gives Ellen DeGeneres a run for her money).

What Liz Pearson Talks About:

Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health - and don't forget the chocolate
Twenty-five hundred years ago Hippocrates said let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. Today, the science is solid. Food dramatically impacts our health and our ability to fight disease. Specific foods and food combinations can slash our risk of heart disease and cancer, protect against diabetes and osteoporosis, shield against aging and Alzheimer's disease, cut the risk of eye diseases like macular degeneration and cataracts, and alleviate inflammatory disorders such as arthritis. Foods like blueberries, pomegranate juice, broccoli, green tea and the omega-3 fats have earned superstar status for their disease-fighting capabilities. Other foods - like those containing trans fats - are considered dietary villains. This seminar covers them all. It's based on the best and most current research available. Powerhouse foods are ranked by their ability to optimize heart, brain, eye, and bone health. Myths are dispelled and misconceptions clarified. The advice is realistic and the suggestions are practical.

This informative, entertaining and fascinating seminar explores the link between food, optimal health and the prevention of disease.

Here's just some of the information covered in the seminar:

• Minimizing your intake of nasty trans fats & saturated fats
• The Top Ten List for Antioxidant-Rich Foods
• Making sense of the low-carb craze
• Omega-3 fats - are you getting enough?
• Greatest foods to fight cancer
• Probiotics - what are they & should you be eating them?
• Top Six Powerhouse Fruits & Vegetables
• Are organic foods worth the money?
• The health-protective power of herbs & spices
• Is soy a miracle food or have we been mislead?
• Super-foods for the brain: which ones qualify?
• The healthiest whole grains are...
• Leaving room for chocolate!

Healthy Eating In a Hectic World
We live in a fast-paced, hectic world. For many people eating on the run, skipping meals and frozen dinners are a way of life. We eat what we can, when we can. No time to shop for food. No time to prepare it. We dine at our desks. We dine in our cars. The result is often a nutritional catastrophe - a diet of unhealthy fats, excess calories, and sodium, and not enough nutrition. A busy lifestyle is no excuse for a lousy diet, and neglecting our health, no matter how crazy life gets, is simply not an option. This seminar is about eating healthy in the fast lane. It's full of label reading guidance, fast food survival tips, best dining out options, snacking recommendations and more. It makes meal planning easy and serves up great advice for the supermarket. The information is sensible and it's definitely doable.

This enlightening, fun and oh-so-revealing seminar makes it easy (and delicious!) to eat healthy in a hectic world.

Here's just some of the information covered in the seminar:

• Eating healthy when you're time-starved and exhausted
• Best fuel for peak performance
• Pitfalls of desktop and dashboard dining
• Caffeine: how much is too much?
• What every breakfast skipper needs to know
• Label reading savvy - quick tips for every aisle
• Frozen dinner checklist: avoiding fat traps and sodium landmine
• Portable snacks for the road
• Top ten convenience foods
• Liquid calories and waistline expansion
• Gigantic portion sizes: what's reasonable?
• Ten commandments of dining out
• Research Highlights: importance of the sit-down family dinner

Feeding Kids Healthy Foods in an Unhealthy World
Early signs of heart disease are now being seen in children as young as seven years of age. Type 2 diabetes - a disease caused by poor eating habits and lack of physical activity - is striking growing numbers of youth around the globe. Many researchers believe we are witnessing the first generation of children ever that will have a lower life expectancy than that of their parents. If ever there was a seminar that all parents should attend this is the one. Children and teens today are growing up in an environment filled with fast food, soft drinks and gigantic portion sizes. Disease prevention should start in childhood. Good eating habits established in the early years form the basis of good eating habits later in life. Parents really can make a difference and have a responsibility to do so. Bottom line: this eye-opening and engaging seminar is packed with simple advice and useful ideas that help kids eat healthy in an unhealthy world.

Here's just some of the information covered in the seminar:

• The most overlooked influence on kids eating habits
• Causes and consequences of childhood weight gain
• Children and bone health: don't miss the window of opportunity
• Physical activity: how often, how much?
• Teach your child to cook. Now!
• Eating disorders and girls: do parents play a role?
• Top 5 strategies for picky eaters
• Fruit juice - how much is too much?
• Healthy lunch box checklist
• Easy label reading tips and product recommendations
• Vitamin D is a potent health protector - is your child getting enough?
• Television and computer time: setting limits
• Best Healthy Snacks to Pack List
• Prioritizing the sit down family meal: why you have to
• Artery-clogging fast food: what to avoid and healthier options
• Best and worst choices at the vending machine
• University bound: the weight gain dilemma
• Does your child need a vitamin supplement?
• Reducing your child's risk of diabetes & heart disease