Now You're Cooking With Plants: Northern Westchester Hospital Class

MOUNT KISCO, NY — Northern Westchester Hospital has class and you can too (along with the tools for a healthier lifestyle).

The featured webinar this month for Northern Westchester Hospital’s (NWH) Center for Healthy Living will be a cooking class focused on improving health with a plant-based diet and understanding gut health. During this virtual class, Amy Rosenfeld, a registered dietician, will discuss what plant-based eating means and guide participants on the principles of a balanced plant-forward lifestyle with recipes for the whole family. Rosenfeld will be joined by gastroenterologist Shifra Koyfman, MD, who will talk about the connection between children’s gut health and their diets.

Other classes offered in September will also be online and include instruction on chair yoga and smoking cessation. These classes help support the community with a benefit for people’s mental and physical health. All programs are free unless otherwise specified.

The Center for Healthy Living, located next to the Whole Foods Market at Chappaqua Crossing, provides the local community with well-being and youth engagement programming. The center’s interactive virtual lectures and pop-up events allow the community to reach wellness goals, make educated health decisions, and seek engagement and service opportunities. A full list of upcoming free events and registration can be found here.

FEATURED EVENT: Cooking for Reducing Disease Risk: Plant-Based Eating and Gut Health September 20, Noon - 1 p.m., Live over Zoom

Reducing your risk for chronic disease starts in the kitchen. The foods we eat and prepare for our families can be nourishing, satisfying and, of course, healthy. Join Registered Dietitian Amy Rosenfeld for an informative and demonstrative class all about cooking plant-based meals and gut health. Through this class, you will learn what plant-based eating means, realistic cooking techniques to prepare delicious meals without the use of animal products, and how to meet in the middle and follow a plant-forward lifestyle. Rosenfeld will explain the guiding principles of balanced plant-forward eating and will demonstrate recipes the whole family will enjoy. She will be joined in the kitchen by special guest, pediatric gastroenterologist Shifra Koyfman, MD, who will talk about the connection between children's gut health and their diets. Register for this event here.

OTHER SEPTEMBER EVENTS:

Chair Yoga Mondays and Thursdays: September 1, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 – 11 a.m. - Noon, Live over Zoom (No class on Labor Day 9/5)

Chair Yoga is one of the gentlest forms of yoga available, adapting poses through creative use of a chair. Emphasis will be on breathing, balance and moving at your own pace. Register for this event here.

Smoking Cessation September 7, 21, 28, Live over Microsoft Teams

This support group is facilitated by a Northern Westchester Hospital Respiratory Therapist. For additional information, send an email to this address. Register for this class here.