I have the great pleasure of being co-chair of The Health and Medicine Committee at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco under the guidance our chair, Dr. William Grant. Dr. Russell Jaffe spoke this week about Alkalinity in the body. In my world, Dr. Jaffe is a rock-star. The below are some upcoming programs that you won’t want to miss. Here is the link to the Club so you can look in signing up for programs or becoming a member. www.commonwealthclub.org/
10/05/10
Dr. Dean Ornish:
Recognized by Life magazine as one of the 50 most influential members of his generation, Dr.Ornish undertook pioneering research that was the first to prove that lifestyle changes may stop or even reverse the progression of heart disease, early-stage prostate cancer and even change gene expression by “turning on” disease-preventing genes and “turning off” genes that promote cancer, heart disease and premature aging. Recently, Medicare agreed to provide coverage for his program, the first time that Medicare has covered an integrative medicine program.
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 p.m. networking reception, 6 p.m. program
Cost: $8 members, $20 non-members
Program Organizers: Bill Grant and Adrea Brier
Also know: In association with the Health & Medicine Member-Led Forum
10/06/10
Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer?
Devra Davis, Author, Disconnect; School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Oncology expert Davis blows the lid off what she asserts is the cell phone industry’s abuse of science. It isn’t just about brain cancer, says Davis: cell phones damage DNA, break down the brain’s defenses, reduce sperm count, and increase memory loss. Radio frequency radiation from phones is especially threatening to children, whose brains are still growing. But the U.S., helped along by the powerful mobile phone industry, has done little to examine these risks or set standards that significantly improve our safety, Davis and others contend. She will reveal the untold inside story of how we got here.
MLF: Health & Medicine
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, noon program
Cost: $8 members, $20 non-members
Program Organizer: Bill Grant
Also know: Photo by Paula Beezhold
10/13/10
Why We Get Fat – Adiposity 101 and the Alternative Hypothesis of Obesity
A new perspective on weight loss
Gary Taubes, Science Journalist; Author, Good Calories, Bad Calories
Prepare to change everything you thought you knew about weight management. Since the 1950s, the conventional wisdom has held that we get fat because we eat too much and move too little. The problem, according to Taubes, is that doing the opposite – eating less and exercising more – seems to fail to cure the problem. Is our underlying hypothesis incorrect? Taubes argues that we get fat not because we consume more calories than we expend, but because the carbohydrates that we eat happen to be uniquely fattening, and that insulin levels are the real culprit behind obesity. Come hear Taubes’ take on diets and staying healthy.
MLF: Health & Medicine
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 5:30 networking reception, 6 p.m. program
Cost: $8 members, $20 non-members
Buy the book: Purchase Gary Taubes’ Good Calories, Bad Calories from The Commonwealth Club’s online bookstore. If you order the book fewer than 5 days before the event, it will be available for pickup at the Commonwealth Club on the day of the event. If you purchase it more than 5 days before the event, the book will be sent to your address.
Program Organizers: Bill Grant and Patty James
I’ll see you there!
