Reminder: Our Lake, Our Lives

Past event
Sep 20, 2016, 6 to 8 PM

Blue-Green Algae, Toxins, and Your Health

MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND PLAN TO JOIN ALL SOULS INTERFAITH GATHERING FOR THE SECOND INFORMATIONAL, AS PART OF A SERIES OF DISCUSSIONS, ON THE POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BLUE-GREEN ALGAE
September 20, 2016  6:00 - 8:00 pm  291 Bostwick Farm Road, Shelburne
Iconic Lake Champlain, along with many bodies of water is threatened. And the lake is threatening our health. Research has confirmed that devastating neurodegenerative diseases may be linked to a toxin produced by cyanobacteria/blue-green algae. Special guest, Dr. Paul Cox from the Institute for Ethnomedicine will be joining us and sharing his latest research.

Plan to join our panelists to learn about the latest research and CDC funding regarding the correlation between cyanobacteria and neurodegenerative diseases. Presenters include:
 Elijah Stommel, MD, PhD., Department of Neurology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
 Paul Cox, PhD Director of the Institute for Ethnomedicine in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where he is a premier scientist searching for a cure for ALS.
 Christopher M. Kilian, Esq. Vice President Vermont Director, Director, Clean Water and Healthy Forests Program, Conservation Law Foundation
Jeff Mittelstadt, Documentary film maker producing a film about Chris Lucash’s life work as a wildlife biologist and his battle with ALS, diagnosed in 2015. http://www.staringdownfate.com/

Following the presentations there will be a question and answer opportunity.
For additional information on this event, please contact Glynda McKinnon at 802-355-0015 or glyndam3@gmail.com www.facebook.com/ourlakeourlives

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