Cancer Prevention & Survivorship

ONLINE HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES

Presented by Complementary Cancer Care in honor of Cancer Prevention Month

TUESDAYS IN FEBRUARY ~ 6:00 - 7:00 PM ONLINE via ZOOM

Feb 2nd ~ Let's Talk: Food & Nutrition Basics (Part 1)

Evidence supports a greater emphasis on a whole-foods plant based diet for optimum health. What is a plant-based diet? How does one make the transition? Can I still eat meat? What about soy? Whether you want to prevent cancer or have survived it, this live discussion, led by holistic nutritionist Nicole Santapola, BS, CNE, from Orlando Health Cancer Institute will provide basics to get started.

Register in advance to receive Zoom link by email: www.compcancercare.org

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Nicole Santapola is the Program Manager for Health Education and Cancer Prevention at Orlando Health Cancer Institute. She has a Bachelors in Health Administration from University of Central Florida and an avid Gator fan, where her college career began. For over 15 years, Nicole has been instrumental in bringing to the center, education for oncology professionals and in 2010, with the dare of her coworker to make a green smoothie, the idea of taking food to patients and staff via a roving Healthy Food cart began! Nicole was promoted to Manager of Cancer Prevention and Outreach shortly thereafter (and not because of her smoothie!) She has education in holistic nutrition and macrobiotics with a certificate in Culinary Nutrition from the Academy of Culinary Nutrition, Canada. She has assisted FitLiving Eats Chef and Owner in many private and public cooking classes and currently prepares plant-based meals for a local family. Her passion to help others in the area of prevention and wellness continues sharing many presentations, cooking demonstrations and smoothies to the Central Florida Community. She has walked a journey for her own healing through the use of many tools mostly outside the role of conventional medicine and cares a great deal about the health and wellbeing of others. She is excited to impart some of her journey with you!