In an effort to reach out to people in Loma Linda and Redlands, California, John and Naomi Biswas of the Bengali Evangelical Association (BEA) sponsored a free health seminar on Sunday afternoon February 17, at the Loma Linda Civic Center.
One of the goals of the seminar was to reach out to new people by creating awareness of what the average person can do to improve their well-being. The event, entitled “Lifestyle Focus on Health,” focused on the control and prevention of diabetes.
The main speaker was Professor Susan Nyanzi who spoke about the major role that exercise and diet play in a healthy lifestyle and in the control of diabetes. She demonstrated simple ways this can be done by diet and walking, plus the use of simple inexpensive exercise equipment.
Also giving lectures were Dr. T. Sweeny and Dr. M. Westerberg who both spoke about diet and lifestyle in the management of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Dr. Sweeny also discussed various ways that blood sugar levels are monitored and the drugs that are available to manage diabetes.
The informative evening ended with a lengthy question and answer session plus a simple meal. About 55 attended, making it possible to make new friends thus enabling BEA follow-up.
