Submitted by: David Ogram | On the evening of Monday, October 16, 2017 seventeen people were present at the first of 4 vegetarian cooking classes being held at the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Guest Speaker was Glenda Nischuk, a Registered Nutritional Consultant Practitioner, who operates a business in Yorkton called Better Living Nutrition at the Better Living Centre. Glenda a spoke on the subject of “What is so Great About Being a Vegetarian?” Vegetarianism is becoming more and more common. As of 2015 approximately 2.9 million people in Canada said they were vegetarian or mostly vegetarian.

A vegetarian diet increases the intake of fiber (animal products contain no fibre), unsaturated fat, folic acid, vitamins C and E, magnesium, and numerous phytochemicals. This usually leads to being thinner, lower cholesterol, having lower blood pressure, and reduced risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke and various other illnesses. The last two illnesses are frequently caused by blockages in the arteries due to elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood stream. Since plant foods do not contain cholesterol, eating a mainly plant-based diet reduces the cholesterol level in the blood. Other advantages of vegetarianism include more efficient use of land and water.

During the evening demonstrations of vegetarian cooking were presented by Donna Leming, Linda Ogram and Linda McCullough. Food samples and recipes were provided.

Three more programs, following the same format, will be held at 7:00 pm at the Swan River Seventh-day Adventist Church on the following Mondays: October 23, October 30 and November 6. During these evenings information about other Health Programs being planned by the Church will be discussed, including: “The Causes, Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes”, “Depression Recovery”, and “Full Plate Living” (a weight loss program).

Anyone interested in learning more about vegetarianism is invited to attend. For more information, please contact Dave or Linda Ogram 734-4868.