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   Minnesota author & nutritionist Dr. Beth M. Ley Knotts will be speaking at the Margaret Welch Memorial Library in Longville on Tuesday August 6th from 12-2.  Dr. Beth will be discussing information from her health book series as well as how what we eat affects our health.  The specific topic for this program will be Stress & Cortisol:  Effects on Your Health & What to do About It.  As part of this presentation, a small lunch will be offered as a menu example.  Dr. Beth will be taking questions and will have her books available for purchase.  The final health presentation will be Aug 20th with a topic of Cholesterol & Heart Disease and will also feature a small lunch.  Whether you can attend one class or both, the event is free to participants after free registration at the library.  Please call 218-363-2710 to register or for more details.

   Beth M. Ley Knotts, Ph.D., has been a science writer specializing in health and nutrition since 1988 and has written dozens of health-related books, including the best sellers, DHEA: Unlocking the Secrets to the Fountain of Youth and MSM: On Our Way Back to Health With Sulfur. 

   She wrote her own undergraduate degree program and graduated in Scientific and Technical Writing from North Dakota State University in 1987 (combination of Zoology and Journalism). Dr. Beth also has her masters (1998) and doctoral degrees (1999) in Nutrition.

   Dr. Beth does nutrition and wellness counseling by phone and on line (www.recipesforlifewithdrbeth.com). She speaks on nutrition, health and healing locally and nationwide.

   Dr. Beth currently lives in Longville, Minnesota with her husband Michael Knotts. Together they produced “Recipes For Life with Dr. Beth” seen on local cable TV throughout MN, WI and NE and Youtube.

These presentations are part of the Legacy Programs which are funded in part or in whole with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on Nov 4, 2008 which dedicated funding to preserve Minnesota’s art and cultural heritage. 

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