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July / August / September / October 2010
Calendar of Events
Cayenne Wellness Center presents Healthy Happenings around town. The Calendar and Community Events exist to help bring as many individuals as possible to the level of nutritional knowledge and action required for achieving and maintaining optimum health.
July, 2010
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
August, 2010
Black Business Month
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
September, 2010
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
(check our website for what’s happening around Southern California)
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Natl
Suicide Prevention Week, Natl
October, 2010
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Natl
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Dental Hygiene Month, Natl
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
August, 2010
Black Business Month
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
September, 2010
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
(check our website for what’s happening around Southern California)
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Natl
Suicide Prevention Week, Natl
October, 2010
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Natl
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Dental Hygiene Month, Natl
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Know Your Foods: 3-4-4 and Celiac Disease
The digestive system is the set of organs that digest food and absorb the important nutrients the body needs to stay healthy and grow. One important part of the digestive system is the small intestine, which is lined with millions of microscopic, finger-like projections called villi. Nutrients are absorbed into the body through the villi.
People who have celiac disease have a disorder that makes their bodies react to gluten. When they eat gluten, an immune system reaction to the protein gradually damages the villi in the small intestine. When the villi are damaged, the body is unable to absorb the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients it needs to stay healthy. People with celiac disease are therefore at risk of malnutrition and can develop anemia or osteoporosis.
Foods made with the flours of corn, brown rice, buckwheat, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), and quinoa are safe to eat. Legumes, nuts, seeds, oils, fruit and vegetables are also safe to eat. Be on the lookout for possible cross-contamination. Even when eating or preparing foods that are gluten-free, if these foods come into contact with foods that contain gluten, you run the risk of cross-contamination. 3-4-4 and celiac disease are a good combination.
For more information on foods to avoid, go to www.cayennewellness.org /Resources/Celiac Disease. Breakfast - fresh fruit, dried fruit and grain, such as oatmeal. Lunch - fresh fruit, green vegetable, orange vegetable, protein/starch (such as millet and lentils or black beans and brown rice). Dinner - fresh fruit, green vegetable, orange vegetable, protein/starch (such as salmon and quinoa pasta).
The digestive system is the set of organs that digest food and absorb the important nutrients the body needs to stay healthy and grow. One important part of the digestive system is the small intestine, which is lined with millions of microscopic, finger-like projections called villi. Nutrients are absorbed into the body through the villi.
People who have celiac disease have a disorder that makes their bodies react to gluten. When they eat gluten, an immune system reaction to the protein gradually damages the villi in the small intestine. When the villi are damaged, the body is unable to absorb the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients it needs to stay healthy. People with celiac disease are therefore at risk of malnutrition and can develop anemia or osteoporosis.
Foods made with the flours of corn, brown rice, buckwheat, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), and quinoa are safe to eat. Legumes, nuts, seeds, oils, fruit and vegetables are also safe to eat. Be on the lookout for possible cross-contamination. Even when eating or preparing foods that are gluten-free, if these foods come into contact with foods that contain gluten, you run the risk of cross-contamination. 3-4-4 and celiac disease are a good combination.
For more information on foods to avoid, go to www.cayennewellness.org /Resources/Celiac Disease. Breakfast - fresh fruit, dried fruit and grain, such as oatmeal. Lunch - fresh fruit, green vegetable, orange vegetable, protein/starch (such as millet and lentils or black beans and brown rice). Dinner - fresh fruit, green vegetable, orange vegetable, protein/starch (such as salmon and quinoa pasta).
