Join Team Fighting Diabetes to walk/run/hike/bike and raise fund to support the American Diabetes Association. Team Fighting Diabetes is attending the 2013 San Jose "Step Out" walk/run event in October. We will have warm-up/training activities throughout the year.

This group is for anyone who is interested in getting thier diabetes under control without having to rely on injectable insulin or pills that are used to manage your blood sugar and blood A1C levels. Along with this group, you will have the opportunity to learn the principles of weight management, nutrition thats true and accurate and a cardio vascular lifestyle. This grouphas focal point aimed to Educate, Motivate and Support!

This is a group for families living with Type 1 Diabetes. Everyone is welcome! Let's get together regularly for park dates, coffee dates, any fun events, and help our kids meet others with T1 and ourselves build a great community of support.

The Young Leadership Committee - San Francisco is a group of young professionals dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF). The committee, based in San Francisco, hosts various fundraising events that attract hundreds of young professionals between the ages of 21 and 40. Members of the Young Leadership Committee are asked to attend meetings where they are given the opportunity to take part in the inception, planning and ultimately the success of seve …

This is the ADA Sacramento/Roseville meetup site for the organization of events to promote Tour de Cure. This site is for everyone (Type I, Type II, and everyone else!). We are dedicated to Stopping Diabetes! This site's purpose is to: Maintain Calendar of Tour de Cure Events Training Rides Recruiting Events Volunteer Opportunities Maintain Information Promote Discussions Among Members We hope that you will join us to Help STOP DIABETES!

African American Women's Health Legacy is dedicated to improving the health of mothers and daughters in the greater Sacramento Area. We are aware of the large number of women in our community living with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension and are poised to make a positive impact. We believe that through disease treatment, self management, healthy nutrition, increased physical fitness, community advocacy and coalition building we can take our families and communities to new heights. We will have so …

This group is for any healthcare professionals interested in taking the CDE exam. The exam takes passion and commitment; come join us to study and socialize!

This group was started for people living with chronic disease who honor how important a positive mindset is. The group will discuss and support: Best practices for remaining committed to the management of your disease including diet, medication regimens, physical activity, controlling stress, etc... Communication strategies to compassionately express your thoughts, concerns and questions to your medical team. Communication strategies to lovingly express your feelings to your friends, family and …

Our modern life styles come with their own set of specific health concerns with the top 3 being; Cancer, Diabetes, Cardio-vascular disease. All three of these chronic health conditions have two things in common. They all prey on bodies weakened by environmental toxins and underlying nutritional deficiencies. The odds of succumbing to one of these life changing conditions can be greatly reduced by making a few lifestyle changes including basic nutritional guidelines. I am presenting a series of n …

Puppy chewing on your shoe as you are reading this?  Have a new dog who needs some training? Have an old dog who needs a brush-up? At Halo Dog Training we utilize force-free, humane and reward based methods for long term results that will build an undeniable partnership between dog and handler. We always welcome the opportunity to learn a new trick from an old dog. Our versatile methods enable us to find the most effective training style for you and your dog. We embrace diversity of the human an …

Hello! Welcome to The Northern California Young Living Essential Oils Meetup Group. Here you will meet other people interested in alternative health and naturopathic healing via therapeutic grade essential oils. This is also a wonderful website for additional educational support. Please feel free to check out the "More" drop down menu, then click on "Files." An excellent resource is the file entitled "Supporting Websites." Such oils are the industry leaders in essential oils. In fact, they are t …

Whether you eat a little or a lot of raw food, this is place to learn more, and enjoy the company of others.

"The feature film Forks Over Knives examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods." http://www.forksoverknives.com Watching Forks over Knives was an eye opening, and life changing experience for us. We have shared this book and movie with friends and family, and want to start a meetup group for all who are interested in becoming healthier and eating a plant based, …

This is a group for anyone interested in walking for health and fitness. All skill levels are welcome. We meet the first Sunday morning of each month to walk Lake Merritt and finish with a vegetarian breakfast at Immanuel Temple SDA Church in Oakland. We started the group to help motivate others to a more active lifestyle, some in our group have reversed diabetes, lost weight and established ongoing active lifestyles. We want to share that with anyone else who is working to become more active.

Calling all service dog teams! Halo Dog Training is now hosting a training group specifically for SD teams! This is a group for anyone who has a service dog (owner trained or organization trained) who is interested in meeting up with other service dog handlers. We'll meet once a month to practice old skills, learn new skills, and problem solve. This is a great opportunity to network with other handlers, get a service dog tune-up from a professional trainer, and have some fun with your dog!

San Francisco Health & Wellness Film Group is dedicated to bringing you cutting edge films that address topics on health, wellness and the environment. As our world changes, we need to constantly educate ourselves on issues related to our health and wellness. Most of the films shown are documentaries that cannot be found in theaters. Fortunately, many of the films have been screened at film festivals around the country. Each film is accompanied by a question and answer discussion following the …

Have you tried every diet and weight loss scheme you ever heard of? Lost weight on them all, eh? And then found that you gained it back, and then some?? This group is designed to share ideas and acquire accountability partners to help you not only lose weight, but KEEP IT OFF! Each meet-up will have a specific topic of discussion regarding weight loss concepts and principles. The core principles will center around the cornerstones of: 1) Meal Planning 2) Exercise that you can live with 3) Appro …

This group is dedicated to education and sharing of the possibilities available for all aspects of a healthy, natural pregnancy experience! Often, so much fearful anticipation shadows what would otherwise be a wonderful, inspiring milestone. Pregnancy and birth have become limited by the medical standard approach, and parents are sometimes not given all their options or the freedom to attain the birth experience they prefer. Learn how to design the pregnancy and birth experience you desire for y …

Come and enjoy free and informative workshops on achieving optimal health. We help you get to a healthy weight and teach the habits necessary to reach optimal health for life. Information presented in English and Spanish by Alejandrina Britschgi, a certified health coach.

The purpose of this group is to offer support and friendship to those dealing with chronic illness of any kind. Lets help each other to cope,and try to improve our lives as much as possible. (Before I took over as organizer this group was geared mostly to those with fibromyalgia. If you are looking for support specifically for that disease please look for the previous organizers at their facebook location) Meetups that I host personally will be in the Cupertino,Sunnyvale,West San Jose area.  If …

Anyone needing to get to the bottom of a chronic health concern will really benefit from the information offered here. This group is geared toward folks with Hashimoto's Hypothyroid, Celiac, Gluten Sensitivity, Rheumatic diseases, Depression, Anxiety, Eczema, Psoriasis et al autoimmune conditions. You are probably reading this right now because you suffer from an autoimmune condition and know from personal experience that certain foods contribute to your body discomfort and inflammation. You are …

This is a support group for people living with peripheral neuropathy. This group could also be for anyone that is experiencing chronic pain in conjunction with peripheral neuropathy. would love to meet with people who have these challenges and what they are doing to thrive with these conditions