The Cancer Journey

Join Eat for the Earth for a special presentation and food demonstration exploring the powerful connection between nutrition and health. Cancer survivor Cynthia Chin-Lee will share her personal experience navigating her diagnosis and recovery.

Cynthia's inspiring presentation will follow a fun and educational food prep demonstration and tastings brought to you by Rev. Chef Beth Love. All of the dishes will be whole food, plant-based, and free of added oil. We will be serving generous samples, sufficient as a light meal. You are welcome to bring your dinner if you like to eat a large meal in the evening.

Cynthia Chin-Lee is a children’s book author, social justice volunteer, and a retired high tech manager. After a routine mammogram, a biopsy, and a cancer diagnosis, Cythia adopted a plant-based diet to support her recovery. She is VP of Programs for the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Half Moon Bay branch and a social justice volunteer for her church, First Presbyterian of Palo Alto. Cynthia has published eight books and graduated from Harvard University magna cum laude. Her website is and her blog, , entitled My Right Breast documents her journey and profiles other plant-based cancer thrivers.

Rev. Chef Beth Love has been creating luscious, vibrant foods that deeply nourish on all levels—palate, body, planet, heart, and soul—for over four decades. She is the founder and Executive Director of Eat for the Earth and the author of the Tastes Like Love book series. A gifted speaker, facilitator, teacher, and ordained New Thought minister, Beth has brought a message of transformation to multiple audiences with her speaking and facilitation skills, in contexts as diverse as the California state Pr*son system, schools, churches, businesses, radio, online forums, local community television, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Due to her concern about the contribution of animal agriculture to the climate crisis and other environmental issues, Beth started an organization that supports a human dietary shift towards more plants and less animal products to sustain all life on Earth.

Drive towards the back of the parking lot. About halfway down you will see a smaller parking lot towards the left. We are in Sundean Hall, between the side parking lot and the street.

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Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1024 Cayuga Street, Santa Cruz, United States

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