{"product_id":"natural-food-guide","title":"The Natural Food Guide - September 13","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegistration is now closed, but you’re still welcome to join us!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eYou can join us \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein person at The Light Cellar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or tune in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eonline for the live class\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the time listed below.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnline:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Join the live class here →\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop\u0026amp;v=4YdPsneJOhU\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop\u0026amp;v=4YdPsneJOhU\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStream the class\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn person:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Come join us at The Light Cellar. We’d love to have you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: September 13 at 10:00am MST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis free class is being presented as part of the Light Cellar Open House on September 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegistering for this session also gives you access to the full Open House and all of the day's available recordings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Natural Food Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Cut Through Diet Confusion \u0026amp; Build a More Nourishing Way of Eating\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFREE CLASS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if eating well didn't have to be so complicated?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLow-carb. Plant-based. Paleo. High-protein. Mediterranean. Carnivore. Raw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNutrition advice can feel like an endless series of competing rules about what you should eat—and what you should avoid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis class offers a different way of looking at food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than giving you another diet to follow, Malcolm Saunders will introduce you to a simple framework inspired by the foods humans have relied upon across cultures and throughout history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of this framework are \u003cstrong\u003eFour Kingdoms of Food: Plants, Animals, Bacteria and Fungi.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach offers something unique. 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