‘Take a Day Out’ of your busy schedule for a day of learning, fun, creativity and socialising with old and new friends. Three fantastic facilitators – Olivia Bellas and Jacqui Scott (Researchers, University of Adelaide, Supportive Oncology Group)  and Remedy Bliss (Raw and Fermented Foods Educator and Producer), will lead you through a series of interactive sessions to explore the mysteries and magic of our amazing ‘gut microbiota’ and the process of fermentation as one way we can create a healthy gut. We hope you can join us for the fourth of our ‘Take A Day Out’ Wellness Retreats for 2024 – Have You Got the Guts?

Click here to download a copy of the flier: Take a Day Out Wellness Retreat IV: Have You Got The Guts?

Venue    Mitcham Cultural Village Institute Hall, 103 Princes Road, Mitcham

Date      Thursday 10 October, 2024

Time      9.30am – 4.00pm

Cost       City of Mitcham Residents & Cancer Care Centre Members – $60 (Actual value: $175.00)

                Non-Members – $80.00

Cost includes all tuition, notes and materials (including a fermentation starter kit and container), morning tea and light lunch. The cost of this Wellbeing Retreat is subsidised by a grant from the City of Mitcham and a generous bequest to the CCC from the Beinke family. We also wish to thank the Supportive Oncology Research Group, University of Adelaide for their generous support of this Retreat.

For more information about this Retreat and/or to register and pay via cash, EFT or credit card, please contact the Cancer Care Centre on (08) 8272 2411or email jenny@cancercarecentre.org.au.

EFT Payments

If you would like to pay for the Retreat via EFT please use the following Account Details.

BankSA, Unley Branch
BSB: 105-011
Account Name: Cancer Care Centre Inc
Account Number: 075271440

Please use your surname as a reference

RETREAT PROGRAM

9.30am  Registration and refreshments

10.00     Welcome, Introductions and Setting the scene activity

10.30     Session 1: An Introduction to the Mysteries and Magic of our Amazing Gut Microbiota

As part of their presentation Olivia and Jacqui will explore the following topics:

• What do we mean by ‘Gut Microbiota’?
• The importance of ‘gut micobiota’ to our gut health and immune system.
• The impact of antibiotics and cancer treatment on our ‘gut microbiota’.
• Strategies that support good gut health.

After their formal presentation, Olivia and Jacqui will facilitate an informal  conversation so that participants can ask lots of questions of interest to them.

12.00     Lunch

12.45     Session 2: The Joys of Fermentation
In this session, Remedy will cover the following topics:

• What defines a ‘fermented food’.
• Why are these foods so helpful to your overall wellbeing.
• What equipment and ingredients you need to start creating fermented products.
• How to prepare a jar of fermented vegetables.
• How do you know when your ferments are ready and how long do they last.

Remedy will also bring along some of her fermented products to taste test during the session.

3.30      Retreat Evaluation & Closing Remarks

4.00pm Retreat Close

ABOUT OLIVIA BELLAS

Olivia Bellas is a PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide within the Supportive Oncology Research Group. Her research focuses on the neuropsychological complications of chemotherapy, specifically exploring the role of the body’s internal cannabinoid system, the endocannabinoid system (ECS). Olivia aims to understand how chemotherapy-induced symptoms—such as brain fog, fatigue, depression, and anxiety—are influenced by changes in the ECS.

ABOUT JACQUI SCOTT

Jacqui Scott is a PhD student at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. In a collaborative project with the Myeloma Research Laboratory and Supportive Oncology Research Group, Jacqui has been working to improve the quality of life of people living with myeloma, through investigation into the mechanisms underpinning side effects of standard-of-care drug, bortezomib. With an interest in microbiome science, Jacqui is exploring how the gut microbiota contribute to these side effects, providing evidence to develop and test novel microbial biotherapeutics as supportive care interventions for people with myeloma.

ABOUT REMEDY BLISS

Remedy produces a large range of raw and fermented foods and drinks with her sister Kristy which they sell at the Willunga and Wayville Farmers’ Markets.

After studying the practice of raw and fermented food preparation in Patagonia, Arizona, USA in 2007, Remedy came back to hometown Adelaide excited and ready to share this knowledge with as many people as possible!

For Remedy, food and its preparation must be simple and accessible. It must stand the test of time, it must cross generations and backgrounds, it must be of value to the planet.