Brewster Ladies' Library presents Eating for Health: How Different Diseases can be Healed with Food with Dr. Kumara Sidhartha

This author talk will provide insights into Dr. Sidhartha's book, All My Secrets: Uncovering Messages of Health from Your Body. He'll discuss its structure and the various types of recipes included. It features evidence-based nutrition information on common physiological imbalances, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, and fall risk, along with strategies to prevent and manage these conditions through diet. The presentation will also highlight groundbreaking research demonstrating how a well-planned nutritional approach can reverse dementia and heart disease. The session will conclude with a Q & A and book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Learn more at https://kumarasidhartha.com/.

About the Author

Drawing from more than 30 years of experience in medical practice with a focus on nutrition, Dr. Kumara Sidhartha MD MPH, uses simple, everyday examples and logic to break down the complex inner workings of the human body and the effect of food on these functions. Dr. Sidhartha completed Medical College in Salem, India, followed by Internal Medicine Residency training at Lincoln Medical Center, affiliated with Cornell University. His pursuit of nutritional knowledge led him to complete a Master of Public Health in Nutrition at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. He is a contributing author in the textbook titled Promoting Biodiversity in Food Systems, 2018. In 2016, he was the medical honoree of the American Cancer Society of New England for his efforts to prevent cancer through nutrition education. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is certified in Plant-based Nutrition by eCornell University and T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. Dr. Sidhartha currently practices Internal Medicine in southeastern Massachusetts.