Christina Pirello
Christina Pirello, the Emmy Award winning host of the national public television series, Christina Cooks is an inspiring teacher whose own journey began with one foot on a banana peel and the other in the grave, as the saying goes. Diagnosed with a terminal form of leukemia at the age of 26, she decided to forego medical treatments and cured herself with a macrobiotic approach to living. Twenty-five years and a Master’s degree in nutrition later, Christina has written 3 (hopefully 4) best-selling cookbooks, including Cooking the Whole Foods Way, is in her ninth season of her award winning show and travels the world teaching whole foods cooking classes and lifestyle seminars. With her new book, This Crazy Vegan Life, just published, Christina continues her work on a new level, asking people to re-think everything they think they know about health, fitness, aging well, preventing disease and being ‘green.’
Cooking Classes, Lectures and Private Consultations for the 2010 Cruise
Cooking Class 1: The Traditions of the Three Sisters, with Neal Barnard, M.D.
Corn, beans and squash, better known in Native American culture, were the principal crops grown at the time of the European arrival in the northeastern United States. The basis of their economy, the Three Sisters provided food, medicine and beverages to these cultures, as well as providing the foundation upon which their cultures were built.
Turns out, the Three Sisters are also the basis for great health. according to Iroquois legend, these crops only thrive when grown together, creating a sophisticated, sustainable system that keeps the soil fertile and the people living off these crops, vital and strong.
Join me for this fun and informative class to discover the traditions of the Three Sisters and how they can contribute to your health and wellness. Everybody needs sisters like these!
Cooking Class 2: Soy Vey
Is it good for us? Bad? Will soy make you healthy or aggravate your condition? How much should we eat? Is it true that tofu can shrink our brains and our men…well…you know…Will I get enough protein from soy? What about calcium? Will soy affect a thyroid condition? What about GMO’s? These and other burning questions will be answered for you in this informative class with the focus on that wonder food, soy.
Cooking Class 3: Feeling a Little Irritable? Loving Your Liver...
Do you think you live your life surrounded by idiots? Are you the 'cranky' one in the group? Do you lack patience with...well, everything? It's your liver, baby, and in this class, we'll show you how just a little TLC will make you (and everyone around you...hint-hint) a happier camper.
Lecture: What's Wrong with What We Eat?
The statistics are more terrifying than anything even Stephen King could dream up and yet, we're confused about what to eat. What's healthy? What isn't? What's really in all those packages we buy? Sustainable? Organic? Local? Vegan? Vegetarian/ Macrobiotic? Omnivore? To cook or not to cook? In this informative lecture, we'll peel back the wrapper on what's really on the end of our forks and discover how real food has de-volved into food-like substances and how we can reclaim our health (and our planet's) with the choices we make.
This Crazy Vegan Lifestyle: Group Consultation - $150/person.
Join Christina for this powerful group interaction. This intimate setting is the perfect place to find the answers you seek about all your burning health questions…from changing a health condition to losing weight to managing stress to bone health and aging well. It’s survival of the fittest and healthiest. In this group session, we’ll share stories and make individual recommendations to help you become the very best “you” possible. Open and willing to share her knowledge and experience, Christina can help you change your health…and your life.