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Food as Medicine Series: Cooking for Gut Health with Dr. Lauri Nandyal, In Collaboration with the Cincinnati Museum Center

Elevate your cooking skills with this hands-on class that combines comfort food with a healthy twist! Together, we’ll create a nutritious spin on a classic favorite, sweet potato and chickpea latkes. Plus, we’ll explore the world of fermentation as we craft a gut-healthy beet kraut that will add color and zing to any dish. This event includes a presentation on the science behind a healthy gut in addition to a hands-on culinary class with presenter Lauri Nandyal, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UC College of Medicine, affiliated faculty, Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Cincinnati .

Event Details

With ¾ of our immune system housed in and around our digestive tract, a healthy gut is crucial for wellness. Digestive disorders are a primary reason many Americans seek health care. There is ample evidence that stress, the environment, and eating patterns play leading roles in many of these conditions.

Learn how digestion and gut health influence the immune system 
Explore intestinal ecology, the gut microbiome 
Clarify how food informs gut wellness 
Gain an understanding of the gut-brain connection
 Q&A with Dr Nandyal

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 19, 2025 from 6-8 p.m.

Location: CrEATe Culinary Studio at the Cincinnati Museum Center (1301 Western Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45203)

Recipe: Sweet Potato and Chickpea Latkes with Spinach Quinoa and Beet Sauerkraut Allergens: Dairy, Egg

Registration: Registration is $120 ($100 for Cincinnati Museum Center Members) and includes a didactic presentation from gut-health expert Lauri Nandyal, MD, a teaching kitchen experience, and a healthy meal.

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Lauri Nandyal, MD

Lauri Nandyal, MD graduated from the University of Cincinnati in Biology, then earned her MD at the UC College of Medicine, as well as completing her Family and Community Medicine Residency through UC/Christ Hospital. She worked at the VA for a decade and in private practice, shifting to Integrative Health in 2014. She currently works at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, training future healthcare professionals by teaching integrative and functional medicine courses to both undergraduate and graduate-level students and providing patient care through UC Health. She continues to teach across the spectrum, passing the “baton” of health creation to undergrads through residency as well as many public forums. With her patients, she looks to apply tools for “root cause analysis,” exploring the unique biology of each individual.

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Prevention Starts in the Kitchen - A Brain Health Teaching Kitchen Event at Turner Farm featuring Rhonna Shatz, DO (FULL)

Event Details

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 6-8 p.m.

Location: the Barn Studio at Turner Farm, 7400 Given Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45243

Registration: Registration includes a didactic presentation from brain-health expert Rhonna Shatz, a teaching kitchen experience, and a healthy meal.

$75 Regular Entry
$100 Regular Entry + Sponsor a Scholarship Entry
Scholarship Entry is available. Email osher.integrative@uc.edu for more information.

If registration is full, please email losher.integrative@uc.edu to be added to the waitlist.

plate of completed quinoa bowl dish and cooked vegetables on a cooking tray

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Rhonna Shatz, DO

Medical Director of the Memory Disorders Center and the Bob and Sandy Heimann Chair in Research and Education of Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Rhonna Shatz is a UCNS-certified (United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties) behavioral neurologist who came to Cincinnati after 25 years at Henry Ford Health Systems in Detroit, where she was the Clayton Alandt Chair of Behavioral Neurology. She has received numerous Alzheimer’s Association awards for service and innovation, Best Teacher awards from residents and medical students, and was designated a “Best Doctor” and a “Top Doc” in Hour Detroit and Cincy Magazine cumulatively over 22 years. Dr. Shatz is dedicated to transforming health care to focus on brain health and flourishing throughout the lifespan, dementia prevention, and enabling primary care to diagnose cognitive change early and treat effectively.

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UC Health Thrive & Be Well UC Points

UC Health Associates

UC Health associates are eligible for up to 200 THRIVE points per month for attending Integrative Medicine classes/events. How to redeem points in the THRIVE app: click on “Rewards.” Scroll down to “Integrative Medicine.” Fill in all required fields and upload proof (registration confirmation, etc.) then click “submit.”

Be Well UC - UC Faculty/Staff

Eligible faculty and staff can earn 1,000+ Be Well UC points in the Virgin Pulse portal with UC’s employee wellness program for attending offerings with the Osher Center for Integrative Health, and earn up to $300 every calendar year. Get started by creating an account or logging in, click the “Home” icon near the top, then, click “Rewards”. Scroll (or search) to the “Participation” category. Click “Attend a UC sponsored event”. Fill out a brief form and submit!