Health group runs second course
Not-for-profit community group Health Connections will run its second course to help people improve their health and wellbeing.
Getting Clear is an eight-week course that will be held at St Andrew's Anglican Church Hall in Umina from October 21.
"Much disease and disability can be prevented and reversed as they are caused by our Western diet and lifestyle - for example, obesity, heart disease and diabetes," course presenter Ms Shirley Hotchkiss said.
"In non-Western cultures that follow a traditional diet and lifestyle, these diseases are rare, and people live long, healthy and productive lives.
"But our typical medical approach of treating symptoms with drugs stops us using our natural healing abilities.
"Also, we stop using our commonsense as these profit-based industries encourage us to give up responsibility for our health.
"They promote the idea that disability and disease are inevitable, a normal part of growing older.
"People often don't know they can make changes to improve their health.
"For example, a plant-based diet clears blocked arteries and reverses diabetes.
"In Getting Clear, people will learn skills to reduce stress, clarify thinking, heal emotions, support others unconditionally and take charge of their lives.
"In this way, they discover a range of health options to explore.
"People can have fun and grow, in a positive, supportive environment."
The eight-week course will run on Thursday evenings from 6.30pm to 8.30pm starting on October 21 and ending on December 9.
St Andrews Anglican Church Hall is located at 360 Ocean Beach Rd, Umina Beach.
Course fees are $15 per night or $100 payable the first night.
A daytime course is also possible on request.
Enquiries are welcome and bookings essential to shirley@openwindows.com or phone 4341 9301.
Press release, 6 Oct 2010
Shirley Hotchkiss, Health Connections