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Add value to your next conference or association meeting with a custom designed presentation or seminar:

Presentations are continually updated and adapted to suit specific interests
Each event is typically one hour long, followed by questions and discussion
The length and range of topics can be adjusted to suit specific conference, association meeting or event requirements
Vegetarian, vegan, raw, and near-vegetarian lifestyle

"Together, we’ll make healthy living simple, joyful,
and achievable."

Did You Know?

Replacing a portion of animal fats with plant fats (seeds, nuts, avocados) can:

lower risk of death by up to 24%
reduce cardiovascular mortality by as much as 30%

Presentation Topics

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This presentation addresses the following topics about a plant-based diet:

Can you get enough protein at all stages of the life cycle, from pregnancy and through the senior years?
Even for an athlete?
Can you get the tastes you like?
Can it be easy?
What vitamins do you need to consider?
What’s an overall food guide?

Would you like to reduce your and your family’s risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cancer? How can this be done?

What are links between dietary choice and chronic disease?

Exactly how can we eat to stay in optimal health?

In this presentation, you will learn how to incorporate plant based eating into your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. This can work whether you are a gourmet chef, a novice in the kitchen, or mainly a restaurant eater. And, your meals can be delicious!

Is your diet shifting in a plant-based direction?
Are you considering going plant-based?
What are the benefits?
What supplements should you consider?
Can you get enough protein? Can an athlete be plant-based?

This presentation provides a comprehensive overview on how to keep yourself in superb health on a plant-based diet.

Enjoy an update on protein power from plant foods
Bone building without a drop of dairy
Getting reliable sources of vitamin B12
Including the good fats in your menus
keeping your blood sugar level between meals without resorting to vegan junk food.

Enjoy recent highlights from the world of vegetarian, vegan, and raw food nutrition and a few popular topics about a plant-based diet including:

Where will I get my protein?
What are iron rich plant foods for babies, children, (and everybody else)?
Are carbs good or bad
Is soy good or bad?
Will a vegetarian diet make me healthier?
Can I get tasty food?

Across North America, cohousing communities, the 21st century version of the village, are providing a new and heart warming way to live. These communities express many ideals such as trying to leave a lighter ecological footprint, share meals (vegetarian and non-vegetarian), learning to live with compassion for other beings, and finding safe and happy ways to live in community.

In this beautifully visual presentation, I introduce you to the concept of cohousing and touch on existing communities. I present features of WindSong Cohousing Community near Vancouver, BC (where I lived for almost two decades) and Vancouver Cohousing, where my partner Cam and I continue to enjoy being part of the community. Together, we have visited twenty-three cohousing communities across British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, California, and Denmark (where cohousing began).

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Comments from Presentations

Your talk inspired people at the Lovin the Earth Climate Action Fair. We heard you described as “knowledgeable” "passionate” and we would add “spirited” “heartfelt” and “hard-hitting”. We admire how you spoke your truth and delivered powerful messages to inform and motivate the audience. And we appreciate your reminding us of the importance of dietary choice.
With gratitude,

“It is beyond simple words of thanks to you for an outstanding speaker series. Your sessions were heard by hundreds of dietitians across Canada and the evaluations that have been returned continue to show how well received you were as a speaker.
Kindest regards and many thanks! ”

“An extra thank you to Vesanto for her presentation. We are truly privileged to have such an acclaimed author speak to our group!”

“Thank you for making the finale of the festival a huge success.”

“Very interesting; the speaker was so knowledgeable”
“Very fact based; I learned about websites to learn from and research. Convinced me to explore vegan options”
“Very informative. Vesanto was very clear on all points and very easy to follow.
She also made it enjoyable and was a pleasure to listen to.”

“Informative, educational & inspiring.”
“I thought this session was great! There was so much to learn about the vegan diet”
"Very interesting. Great speaker. Taking useful information back with me to apply to my work & family.”

“Very good session. There was so much information and presented in a comprehensive manner.”
“Was happy to learn about the health benefits of a vegan diet in relation to heart health and other chronic illnesses.”
“Very informative, very knowledgeable on food, good speaker, easy to understand and listen to.”