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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> debbiewunder@charter.net <debbiewunder@charter.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 6, 2024 8:00 AM<br><b>To:</b> Debbie Wunder <debbiewunder@charter.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Gary Wunder <gwunder@earthlink.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Knowledge is Sweet Seminar, spread the word and be a part of this fantastic event <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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: <o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>Obesity is not an issue of those who have willpower and those who don't<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>The assertion that weight maintenance, weight loss, and weight gain is not nearly as simple as calories in vs calories out<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>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<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>A calorie is a calorie is much too simplistic when it comes to food<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>The prescription to eat low-fat high-carbohydrate foods provably does not work for most people<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>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<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'>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<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information, write Debbie Wunder, <a href="mailto:debbiewunder@charter.net">debbiewunder@charter.net</a>. 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In hopes of hearing from you soon,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Debbie Wunder, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Diabetes Action Network<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>