[GreaterPhilly] Fwd: [Ohio-Talk] Diabetes Action Network Knowledge is Sweet Seminar in St Louis, Missouri, spread the word and be a part of this fantastic event

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> From: Suzanne Turner via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: January 7, 2024 at 10:01:51 PM EST
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> Cc: Suzanne Turner <smturner.234 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Ohio-Talk] Diabetes Action Network Knowledge is Sweet Seminar in St Louis, Missouri, spread the word and be a part of this fantastic event
> Reply-To: NFB of Ohio Announcement List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
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>  Knowledge is Sweet Seminar, spread the word and be a part of this
>> 
>> fantastic event
>> 
>> Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. Our Knowledge is Sweet seminar that is
>> sponsored by our Diabetes Action Network will be held on Friday, April 26,
>> and Saturday, April 27, 2024. We'll be meeting at the Hilton St. Louis
>> Airport located at 10330 Natural Bridge Rd, St. Louis, MO 63134. The cost of
>> a room is $111 a night, and when you book, the room block is under the name
>> National Federation of the Blind. To reach the hotel call 314-426-5500. We
>> tried it, it works, and registering only begins the fun.
>> 
>> The board is working on the agenda, and we are trying to get doctors,
>> dietitians, drug manufacturers, and the people who make devices we use in
>> administering those drugs and in checking our blood sugar. We already have
>> one of our keynote speakers, Gary Taubes. For those of you who may not know
>> him, he is a journalist who looked into the science of obesity and the
>> diseases it makes us susceptible to getting. Conclusions he draws from often
>> overlooked scientists are:
>> . Obesity is not an issue of those who have willpower and those who don't .
>> The assertion that weight maintenance, weight loss, and weight gain is not
>> nearly as simple as calories in vs calories out . The idea that eating fat
>> will make you fat seems to have a ring of truth about it, but the
>> supposition is not supported by studies and the way we digest and use food
>> for energy . A calorie is a calorie is much too simplistic when it comes to
>> food . The prescription to eat low-fat high-carbohydrate foods provably does
>> not work for most people . We eat much too much sugar, and this excess is
>> responsible for many of the problems we have-problems which were once called
>> the King's Diseases because only people of wealth could afford sugar in
>> significant amounts . Science tries to be driven by facts, but even it falls
>> prey to inertia.
>> Popular opinions get published; unpopular ones must look to places other
>> than scientific journals for real airing and discussion
>> 
>> The purpose of our seminar is to promote thought and discussion; it is not
>> to endorse or debunk any point of view, because we do not consider ourselves
>> experts on nutrition, exercise, or even diabetes. Our goal is to share, to
>> learn, and to give people tools that they are free to use or not. Our
>> mission is to send one message clearly and concisely: In your blindness and
>> diabetes, you are not alone. We will share our stories with the hope that
>> they will add to the independence and freedom all of us want.
>> 
>> Please register with the hotel as soon as you can. We will soon have a form
>> for you to register for the seminar. The cost will be $99, and this fee will
>> entitle you to four plated meals and all presentations.
>> 
>> For more information, write Debbie Wunder, mailto:debbiewunder at charter.net.
>> You may also call or text me at 573-268-6989. I am excited, and I hope you
>> are as well. I don't enjoy the disease we share, but I love the work we can
>> do to help blind people learn to live and thrive with it.
>> 
>> In hopes of hearing from you soon,
>> 
>> Debbie Wunder, President
>> Diabetes Action Network
>> National Federation of the Blind
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The National Federation of the Blind
>> knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your
>> future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low
>> expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can
>> live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> <https://nfbmo.org/>
>> 
>> 
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