The next PACE conversation will take place at the Community Health Centres of Northumberland, 99 Toronto Road, Port Hope, on Wednesday, February 20th at 5:30 PM with guest speaker Dr. Deepa Bhargava leading the discussion.
An ear, nose and throat surgeon by training, Dr. Bhargava earned her undergraduate and graduate medical credentials from Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal, India before pursuing further sub-specialty studies in Europe. From 1993 to 2013 she worked as a pediatric otolaryngologist in Oman. A member of the American Association of Integrative Medicine and the Canadian Integrative Medical Association, Dr. Bhargava holds a long-standing belief in medical care that integrates western medicine with traditional ancient therapies, including Ayurvedic medicine, a healthy-lifestyle system practised in India for more than 5,000 years.
In Canada since 2013, Dr. Bhargava’s most recent area of research and publication is nutrigenomics, a relatively new area of scientific study that uses modern genomics technology to study the relationship between genes, nutrition and health, as a potential solution for health challenges not solved by mainstream, western medicine. She has self-published two books on the topic to date: Medicinal Herbs and Spices – Scientific Evidence and Ancient Wisdom, (2015), and Intermittent Fasting with Herbs and Spices – Current Evidence and Ancient Wisdom (2018).
Dr. Bhargava’s third book on the subject, titled Applying Ancient Wisdom to Today’s Food, is scheduled for release next month and her upcoming PACE talk will focus on its key themes.
Well timed following the release this month of a substantially revised Canada’s Food Guide, Dr. Bhargava’s PACE conversation will explore four areas from her research:
– today’s food and food habits, and how they can affect our health both negatively and positively – the scientific relationship between nutrition, the human genome and our individual “microbiome” (a term for the 100 trillion bacteria and other microbes that exist in or on our bodies) – ancient wisdom learned over thousands of years – tips to act and apply this knowledge and wisdom in our daily choices of food
Lasting approximately one hour in length, the talk will consist of a 30-minute talk, a 20-minute question-and-answer period with the guest speaker and a 10-minute moderator summary.
Dr. Bhargava’s talk will begin at 5:30 PM at the Community Health Centres of Northumberland, 99 Toronto Road.
Bring your questions, your suggestions and your experience and join in what is expected to be another lively discussion! If you have a smart phone, we invite you to bring it, to participate in real-time event feedback. No smart phone? Not a problem. Audience feedback will also be gathered without the help of technology.
Reminder – this and all PACE talks are FREE, but pre-registration is required to manage room capacity. Register for Dr. Bhargava’s February 2019 session today at www.pacetalks.com, where you will also find a listing of the upcoming speaker and topic line-up along with video highlights from recent talks.
Join Dr. Deepa Bhargava in Port Hope on Wednesday, February 20th for the next Northumberland PACE community conversation – “Ancient Wisdom with Today’s Food”
Next up for PACE? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Finding Quality Health Information Online, with Amanda Ross White, Health Sciences Librarian, Queen’s University Library. Amanda Ross White’s talk will take place on March 20th, 2019, at Northumberland Hills Hospital. Registration will open the week of February 18th.
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