Halton Hills Newspapers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 20 Apr 2007, p. 24

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Georgetown hosts free health seminar Wednesday The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada, Halton Region Chapter, in partnership with Halton Healthcare Services invites the public to attend a free seminar, Nutrition and Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Wednesday, April 25, 7-9 p.m. at the Georgetown Hospital Activity Room. Displays and refreshments will be available from 6:30 p.m. This event is made possible through an educational grant from Ferring Canada. The keynote speaker is Julie Robers, Clinical Dietitian at the Mount Sinai Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Team. Robers works with Crohn's and Colitis patients on a daily basis, focusing on establishing a healthy diet. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the two most common forms of IBD. They are chronic intestinal disorders that cause abdominal pain, cramping, fatigue and diarrhea. Severity of symptoms can vary widely and flare-ups of the disease can occur without warning, sometimes resulting in hospitalization and surgery. The diseases can strike anyone at anytime. Approximately 100,000 Canadian men, women and children have IBD. People are most frequently diagnosed between the ages of 15 to 25 and 45 to 55. Diet is of major importance in this disease and one of the first lines of management with IBD flares is to examine eating habits and nutritional status. Specific foods can have an effect on IBD symptoms, although this is very individual. With a little knowledge, research and planning you can discover which foods may be helpful and which ones are best to avoid for your specific situation. Eating in a healthier manner will not only help you to manage IBD more effectively but will help to improve your overall quality of life. For more information call 905338-4379 or e-mail cpopp@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. If you are unable to attend, but wish more information on this topic, speak to your physician or call the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada at 1-800-3871479 (ext. 218) or visit www.ccfc.ca Churchill Church is located at the corner of Churchill Road North and the Erin-Halton Townline in Acton. Princess Taylor Meat Pie Dinner St. Alban's Parish Hall, 537 Main St., Glen Williams hosts a meat pie dinner, 5:30-7 p.m. on Friday, April 27. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Transportation available. Please call 905-877-8323. is16! Acton Angels dance The third annual Acton Angels dance is planned for Saturday, April 28 at the Acton Legion, 7 p.m. As always there will be door prizes, silent auction items, food, dance and fun! All proceeds go towards the Acton Angels' per person pledges to the Weekend to End Breast Cancer benefiting Princess Margaret Hospital in September 2007. Tickets are $20 per person and available at Blue Springs Spa or Staying Alive Fitness. Spring Tyme at Churchill Love, Mom, James & Heartly Churchill Community Church will be holding its annual Spring Tyme event on Friday, April 27, 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, April 28, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be an indoor garage sale, plant sale, bake sale, outdoor barbecue, a raffle and penny sale and vendor craft tables.

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