On Sunday night, 50 women attended N’shei’s Women’s Health Workshop at Shomrei Emunah. The purpose of the interactive workshop was to learn from experts how to optimize their health through nutrition and the environment in order to go from living to thriving, through a Torah perspective.
The evening began with an introduction from N’shei. They spoke about N’shei’s role in bringing beneficial trainings and speakers to the women of our community.
We were most privileged to hear words of wisdom from Shomrei’s Rabbi Binyamin Marwick. As Rabbi Marwick explained, “The purpose of tonight’s workshop is to provide tools for healthy living, specifically to women, because it is you who keeps our families healthy: oneself, one’s spouse, children, and sometimes parents. Tonight’s speakers are here to give a new meaning to health through a Torah lens, how to perform mitzvos completely by making healthy life choices, how to shop for healthier foods, including what to know about taking vitamins, inflammation and disease prevention, sleep and exercise, digestive health and a healthy gut, and how to shop for eco-friendly household items. These tools are important to prevent future illness and help keep ourselves and our families healthy. Rabbi Marwick then recited Tehillim for cholim, IDF soldiers and the hostages.
The first speaker was Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld, lecturer and co-author of Body and Soul: the Book that’s Changing Lives. Rabbi Seinfeld shared motivation from a Torah perspective and educational and practical implications. As Rabbi Seinfeld explained, “Everyone knows it is good sense to have good health. Not everyone knows it’s a mitzvah.” Every time you make a decision of what you should eat and what you should not eat, and every time you use the bathroom, you’re involved in a mitzvah.
The second speaker, a physician, educated the crowd regarding how to optimize one’s nutritional health, including how to shop for healthier products and read food labels. She also spoke about the importance of vitamin supplementation.
Our last speaker, Suzann Lasson, an occupational therapist and wellness consultant, spoke to the crowd about gut health and natural methods of improving one’s digestive health. She further educated the women on the benefits of clean living and eco-friendly household products, in order to lessen illness and improve one’s health.
The success of the workshop was apparent by the multitude of questions asked both during and after the speakers. At the end of the night, the women attendees made a pact to be more healthy. Most women reported they wanted to be more healthy by Shavuos. For more information from our speakers, please email: otlasson@gmail.com
