Morehouse School of Medicine

Optimal Health Lifestyle Intervention Workshops

 

A Virtual Series of Weekly Classes on Whole Food Plant-Based Nutrition

September 9, 2026 - December 2, 2026, Wednesday evenings, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Eastern time

• Disease reversal is possible
• Learn how to prepare delicious oil-free plant-based meals
• Learn effective stress management techniques
• Learn about restorative sleep 
• Learn how to improve bone health with physical activities 
• And much more...

The Optimal Health Lifestyle Intervention Workshops are virtual! The next series will resume on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Eastern Time (5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Central; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Mountain; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Pacific). 

Register in advance to join the classes in this series of workshops:

https://msm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/4Zky_9u1QnazIt_kldSRVA

Important: 

• To join the weekly classes in this series, use the same meeting link referenced in your confirmation email. 

• To ensure we accurately track workshop attendance, please do not share your individual meeting link you receive in your confirmation email.

• Instead, feel free to share the registration link (https://msm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/4Zky_9u1QnazIt_kldSRVA) with others who may be interested in the workshops.

The links to purchase the Handbook for the classes are:          

• Hardcopy: $35.00 – Pick up at 455 Lee Street
  The hard copy link is  https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=wTezdN
       
• ebook: $25.00 – Download on FireFox if you want to print
  The ebook link is https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=XdAngT         

Fall 2026 Workshops

9/9/26 Week 1:    Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine

9/16/26 Week 2:    Nutients on a Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB) Diet

9/23/26 Week 3:    Disease Prevention: Alzheimer's Disease

9/30/26   Week 4:  Disease Reversal Atherosclerosis/Hypertension

10/07/26 Week 5:  Cancer and Diet - Guest Speaker: Dr. Milton Mills

10/14/26 Week 6:  Physical Activity

10/21/26 Week 7:  Stress Management

10/28/26 Week 8:  Sleep Hygiene

11/4/26   Week 9:   Physical Activity

11/11/26 Week 10: Fall Gardening

11/18/26 Week 11:  Coping with Family Gatherings

11/25/26 Thanksgiving:  WFPB Documentary

12/2/26 Week 12:  Wrap Up

Cost

There's no cost to attend the on-line weekly classes.

Class Materials

• Recipes
  • Collard Green Wrap by Allison Woodley-Tyehimba
  • Kale Beet Salad - Shoba Swamy
  • Mushroom Curry - Shobha Swamy
  • Oil-free Onion Sauté - Shobha Swamy
  • Pasta in Sunflower Cream Sauce - Chef Kev
• Recordings
  • Farm to Table Presentation by Ethel Richards
• Documents/Resources
  • Start a Garden with Square Foot Gardening
  • WFPB Ozempic Diet
  • The Role Red Blood Cells in Anemia
• Activities
  • Morehouse School of Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine Walk With A Doc 
    https://walkwithadoc.org/join-a-walk/locations/atlanta-georgia-msm/
    Upcoming Walks: Walking on the 1st Saturday of every month at 9:00 AM! 
    Walk Location: West End Trail – 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310 (meet at picnic area behind West End Brewery). For Walk With a Doc at Lee & White, put in your GPS put 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310. We meet behind West Haven Brewery, next to the Boxcar Restaurant. Addition information on Lee & White - https://www.leeandwhiteatl.com/
  • Just Walk Hiking with Carolyn Hartfield
    • Mason Mill Park
    • 1340 McConnell Drive, Decatur, GA
    • Every second Saturday and fourth Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am (9:00 am during summer)
    • For more information about joining the walk virtually or in-person, contact Carolyn at hartfield_carolyn@yahoo.com.

  • Nature Gurlz/Guyz

    • Cascade Springs Nature Preserve
    • 285 Cascade Road, Atlanta, GA
    • Monday - Friday at 9:00 am (8:30 am during summer) 

  • Strength Training with Kathy

    • Optimal Health Strength Class via Zoom (Tuesday at 6:30 pm)
    • New sessions start at the beginning of each month ($10 per week payment for entire month required)
    • A completed health profile form along with waiver, and equipment are required for new participants. For more information and sign up contact: Kathy Murray, Owner Fit Bodies Inc, www.fit-bodies.net at fitbodiesatl@gmail.com

  • Atlanta Tri Sisters

    • Atlanta Tri Sisters – Swimming | Cycling | Running

• Whole Food Plant-Based Food Services
  • Tossing Greens: Chef Wanda Montsho 
    • Barbara Terry- coordinator
  • Weekly Annapoorna Meal Service: Annapoorna-Nutrition.com 
    • AnnapoornaNutritionGA@gmail.com
    • Shobha Swamy
    • Ph: 248-894-1929
    • Certified Plant Based Nutrition Educator
    • Nutritional Studies Program, eCornell
    • Food For Life Instructor, PCRM
    • PODS Leader, Alpharetta, GA
    • gister: https://www.annapoorna-nutrition.com/contactus
      -Instagram: @annapoorna.nutrition
      -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annapoorna.nutrition
      -Website: https://www.annapoorna-nutrition.com/
      -YouTube: Annapoorna Holistic Lifestyle - https://youtube.com/channel/UCdffllUbUk-2INyJqOJCrkg
      -PCRM https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/plant-based-diets/ffl/instructors/shobha-swamy
      - Join my WhatsApp Community - Annapoorna WFPB Holistic Lifestyle
      https://chat.whatsapp.com/C2wDMLGsfJBJRMaVebkHuX

Resources (Books, Websites & Other References)

• Getting Started 
  • Watch: Engine 2 rescue
  • The Leader in Plant-Based Living - Forks Over Knives
• Other References
  • Nutrition Facts
  • Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (pcrm.org)

Workshop Committee

Dr. Jennifer Rooke, FFL Instructor Shobha Swamy, FFL Instructor Carolyn Hartfield, Chef Judy Walker, Chef Wanda Montsho,  Dr. Merchuria Williams, Joyce Wright, Dr. Roxanne Barrow

Contacts

• Dr. Jennifer Rooke: jrooke@msm.edu
• Dr. Roxanne Barrow: rbarrow@msm.edu