Be an Active Part of Your Wellbeing Add these health-wise events to your calendar! Sept 11 Food for Health Healthy Soil, Healthy Plants, Healthy People with Timothy R. Howe, MD 6:30 p.m. Teaching Kitchen-Classroom 2, 329 Maine Street-soUTH ENTRANCE, Brunswick FREE cooking demonstrations and education showing how chronic diseases can be prevented, treated, and even reversed with a plant-based diet. Sept 12-Ounce of Prevention NEW TIME &LOCATION Food for Brain Health with Timothy R. Howe, MD 3-4 p.m. Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way Brunswick This FREE series, which provides education about senior healthcare topics, is sponsored by MID COAST SENIOR HEALTH. Sept 17-Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Mondays 5:30-8 p.m., or Tuesdays 10:30 am-1 p.m. Movement Room-Classroom 3, 329 Maine Street-SOUTH ENTRANCE, Brunswick An educational program designed to help people better cope with stress and lifes challenges. MBSR is an 8-week course of 214-hour weekly group classes and one 6-hour weekend retreat. Pre-registration is required Sept 20-Healthy Weight for a Lifetime s-6 p.m. Teaching Kitchen-Classroom 2, 329 Maine Street-sOUTH ENTRANCE, Brunswick This is a FREE introduction to the upcoming 12-week mindfu living program that provides a long-term solution for weight loss by addressing the emotional, physical, and nutritional issues contributing to obesity. Sept 25-Youth Mental Health First Aid 8am.-4:30 p.m Brunswick Town Office, 85 Union Street, Brunswick This FREE NAMI-Maine training is designed to teach you how to help a teen who is experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge, or who is in crisis. Sept 25-Our Health Film Series Happy 7p.m. Frontier Café+Cinema+Gallery, 14 Maine Street, Mill 3 Fort Andross, Brunswick A FREE film and discussion series designed to shine a spotlight on important health topics for the Midcoast region. Sept 26-Health Within Reach Simple Snacks for Smarter Kids with Andrea Loeffler, MD and Deborah Q Hagler, MD 5:30 p.m. Classrooms 2 & 3, 329 Maine Street-soUTH ENTRANCE, Brunswiclk A FREE ongoing series of talks, classes, demonstrations, and healthy lifestyle options. Sept 27-Joint Replacement Educational Session with Jacob H. Furey, MD and Thomas J. Kryzak, MD 5p.m. Community Health & Wellness, 329 Maine Street-soUTH ENTRANCE, Brunswick FREE informational session to answer your questions about who can benefit from and what is involved with joint replacement surgery. MID COAST Center for Gommunity Health Wellness For more information about these programs, call (207) 373-6585 Our Community. Our Health. For a full listing of classes, screenings, and support groups, visit www.midcoasthealth.com/wellness/classes/