JANUARY 13, 2009 – Achieving health and wellness tops the list of New Year’s resolutions every year. This time around, Dr. Amir Koohestani is offering methods to help individuals reach those goals through his “Food as Medicine” seminars.

Koohestani, the primary physician at Richfield Medical Services in Stanly County, will present his unique seminars at Pfeiffer University two consecutive Tuesdays, Jan. 20 and Jan. 27, from 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. both days in the Stokes Student Center Community Room on the Misenheimer campus. The seminars are free and open to the public.

As a Board Certified family physician, Koohestani shares with his patients – and now the community – a strong belief that healing can take place in the body through the proper intake of nutrients.

“We are slowly eating ourselves to death when we have the opportunity to approach healing through diet,” Koohestani explained. “Americans, although living longer, are getting sicker every day.”

His presentations will include practical guides for approaching a healthier balance in diet and how to make choices that will lead to better eating habits.  According to Koohestani, the seminars “are designed to show how food may be the first and best medicine we could ever take.” Each of the presentations will also offer question and answer opportunities.

The seminars are free and jointly sponsored by HealthNutz Natural Food Store, Stanly Regional Medical Center, Stanly Community College, and Pfeiffer’s Center for Lifelong Learning. Refreshments at the events will be provided by HealthNutz. To register, visit HealthNutz at 130 S. First St., Albemarle or contact (704) 984-4911 or healthnutz08@aol.com.   

Established in 1885, Pfeiffer University is a comprehensive United Methodist-related university, with multiple campuses, including Misenheimer, Charlotte and the Triangle, committed to educational excellence, service and scholarship. Visit Pfeiffer online at www.pfeiffer.edu. To view this story online, click here.