The Food for Life program is a direct service nutrition education program of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).

With over one million people being diagnosed with cancer and 25 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the United States each year –and many more cases in other countries across the globe—there is an urgent need for a new direction in battling diseases. The Food for Life program is an innovative approach to a medical challenge. It aims first to prevent disease. When a disease has been diagnosed, it works for improving survival.

Food for Life Curricula

Designed by physicians, nutrition experts, and registered dietitians, each of our curricula includes information about how certain foods and nutrients work to promote health and fight disease. The classes work to translate complex scientific nutrition information into simple and easy meals. Each Food for Life nutrition and cooking class features a nutrition lecture and live cooking demonstration all within a supportive group setting. 

Classes are as follows:

January 11, 2012   Introduction to How Foods Fight Cancer

January 18, 2012 Fueling up on Low-Fat, High-Fiber Foods

January 25, 2012 Discovering Dairy and Meat Alternatives

February 1, 2012 Cancer-Fighting Compounds and Healthy Weight Control

Wednesdays from 5:30pm – 7:30pm

Your Instructor: Charmaine Vierra, charmaine@modernmanna.org

WHAT ATTENDEES HAVE SAID

“Everyone who is concerned about nutrition will benefit from this class - and enjoy it. For those of us challenged to survive cancer, it is a great inspiration!”

—Brian C. at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT

This Cancer Project class offered a wealth of information on how the foods we eat interact within the body to nourish and detoxify. The cooking class is wonderful, watching the preparation with the pleasure of enjoying a meal together while making new relationships.

—Karen G. at St. Armand's Key Lutheran Church in Sarasota, FL

"I enjoyed every part of this class. I am a breast cancer survivor and this program has really given me hope for my ongoing survival from this disease."

—Kathy K. at Tri-Cities Cancer Center in Kennewick, WA

"This class is a gem - the most delicious cooking class I have taken.  An opportunity for healthy people and for those with chronic illness to learn to prepare delicious and nutritious food."

—Lynn M. at Kaiser in Santa Rosa, CA