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Good Food is Good Medicine Symposium
Why Your Diet is a Vital Component of Your Health
Proper diet is a fundamental building block to good health, but how do
you sort through all the confusing and conflicting information to know
what diet is best for you?
The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, in collaboration
with FamilyFarmed, invites you to the “Good Food is Good Medicine
Symposium” featuring the latest science about proper diet:
 how you can use diet to prevent illness
 what specific dietary nutrients and phytochemicals are
important
 food for inflammation, gastrointestinal issues and mental
health
 why and how to consider plant-based diets
 how environmental toxins in food impact our health
The event will highlight a variety of experts including:
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Victoria Maizes, MD, author and expert on environmental toxins
Terry Mason, MD, renowned speaker on public health and nutrition
Melinda Ring, MD, author and Director, Osher Center
Jim Slama, founder and CEO, FamilyFarmed
Symposium details
Saturday, November 5, 2016
9 am - 4 pm
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Feinberg Pavilion, 3rd floor
251 E. Huron St.
Chicago
Sign-in/Exhibits/Breakfast:
8 - 9 am
Cost including meals:
$50
To register:
Call 312.926.8400
or visit us online at
http://ocim.nm.org/
and click on the registration link.
Registration Deadline:
November 3 by 4 pm
Limited capacity
Learn more by visiting exhibitors supporting the Good Food Movement
Parking*:
$11/less than 7 hours
$24/7 to 24 hours
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
222 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
*validation at registration
Northwestern Medicine Osher Center for
Integrative Medicine in collaboration with