<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from My IPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Suzanne Turner via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> January 7, 2024 at 10:01:51 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> NFB <ohio-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org>, Ohio Talk <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org>, ohio-communities-of-faith@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Suzanne Turner <smturner.234@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Ohio-Talk] Diabetes Action Network Knowledge is Sweet Seminar in St Louis, Missouri, spread the word and be a part of this fantastic event</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NFB of Ohio Announcement List <ohio-talk@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span> Knowledge is Sweet Seminar, spread the word and be a part of this</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>fantastic event </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. Our Knowledge is Sweet seminar that is</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>sponsored by our Diabetes Action Network will be held on Friday, April 26,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>and Saturday, April 27, 2024. We'll be meeting at the Hilton St. Louis</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Airport located at 10330 Natural Bridge Rd, St. Louis, MO 63134. The cost of</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>a room is $111 a night, and when you book, the room block is under the name</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>National Federation of the Blind. To reach the hotel call 314-426-5500. We</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>tried it, it works, and registering only begins the fun.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The board is working on the agenda, and we are trying to get doctors,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>dietitians, drug manufacturers, and the people who make devices we use in</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>administering those drugs and in checking our blood sugar. We already have</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>one of our keynote speakers, Gary Taubes. For those of you who may not know</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>him, he is a journalist who looked into the science of obesity and the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>diseases it makes us susceptible to getting. Conclusions he draws from often</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>overlooked scientists are: </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>. Obesity is not an issue of those who have willpower and those who don't .</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The assertion that weight maintenance, weight loss, and weight gain is not</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>nearly as simple as calories in vs calories out . The idea that eating fat</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>will make you fat seems to have a ring of truth about it, but the</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>supposition is not supported by studies and the way we digest and use food</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>for energy . A calorie is a calorie is much too simplistic when it comes to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>food . The prescription to eat low-fat high-carbohydrate foods provably does</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>not work for most people . We eat much too much sugar, and this excess is</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>responsible for many of the problems we have-problems which were once called</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the King's Diseases because only people of wealth could afford sugar in</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>significant amounts . Science tries to be driven by facts, but even it falls</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>prey to inertia.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Popular opinions get published; unpopular ones must look to places other</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>than scientific journals for real airing and discussion</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The purpose of our seminar is to promote thought and discussion; it is not</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>to endorse or debunk any point of view, because we do not consider ourselves</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>experts on nutrition, exercise, or even diabetes. Our goal is to share, to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>learn, and to give people tools that they are free to use or not. Our</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>mission is to send one message clearly and concisely: In your blindness and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>diabetes, you are not alone. We will share our stories with the hope that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>they will add to the independence and freedom all of us want.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Please register with the hotel as soon as you can. We will soon have a form</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>for you to register for the seminar. The cost will be $99, and this fee will</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>entitle you to four plated meals and all presentations.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>For more information, write Debbie Wunder, mailto:debbiewunder@charter.net.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>You may also call or text me at 573-268-6989. I am excited, and I hope you</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>are as well. I don't enjoy the disease we share, but I love the work we can</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>do to help blind people learn to live and thrive with it.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>In hopes of hearing from you soon,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Debbie Wunder, President</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Diabetes Action Network</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>National Federation of the Blind</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>-- </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>**Private voting is a right, it should not require sight. </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><https://nfbmo.org/PrivateVoting>**</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The National Federation of the Blind </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><https://nfbmo.org/></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></div></blockquote></body></html>