Culinary Medicine for Sickle Cell Warriors
Use the healing power of food to reduce pain, fight inflammation, and thrive. Discover how anti-inflammatory, antioxidant-rich nutrition can transform how you manage sickle cell disease and trait.
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To your health!
The PBNM Team
Sickle Cell Disease Isn’t Just a Diagnosis—It’s a Daily Battle
The Challenge:
Living with Sickle Cell
People with sickle cell disease (SCD) face complications that start in early childhood and worsen with age—frequent pain crises, hospital stays, and life-threatening organ damage. With an average life expectancy of just 52 years, the impact goes far beyond physical pain. Missed school days, limited job opportunities, and daily fatigue weigh heavily on individuals and families alike.
Even those with sickle cell trait—once thought harmless—can face unexpected health issues, including kidney damage and
increased risk of sudden death under physical stress.
The Missing Link: Nutrition
Your Food Choices Matter More Than You’ve Been Told
While medical treatments are essential, nutrition is often overlooked in the fight against SCD. There is a direct connection between what you eat and how your body handles inflammation, oxidative stress, and healing.
Eating a diet rich in nutritious anti-inflammatory and antioxidant foods can help fill nutrient gaps, ease complications, and provide the building blocks for the body to heal and function at its best.
This program is designed to teach you how using food as medicine can help anyone who has sickle cell disease or trait, and their support partners.
Learn. Cook. Heal.
What You’ll Experience
A Four-Session Interactive Culinary & Wellness Experience Held in a Welcoming, Supportive Setting
Program Highlights
- 4 in-person sessions (3 hours each)
- Small group: 10 sickle cell warriors + 1 support person each
- Held once a week for 4 consecutive weeks
Each Session Includes
- Sickle Cell Health Talk (20 min)
- Nutrition Education (40 min)
- Hands-On Meal Prep Workshop (2 hours)
- Groceries to take home
You go home with the groceries, recipes and the confidence to make these easy meals at home.
Who Should Attend?
If you or someone you care for lives with sickle cell disease or trait and you’re looking for:
- Knowledge of the foods that cause harm to SCD warriors
- A deeper understanding of how and what foods can be used as medicine
- Practical cooking skills and take-home ingredients
- Connection with other warriors and families
This program is Ideal for:
- Children (age 10+) and adults with SCD and support partner
- Teens, adults with the trait and a support partner
- SCD community support groups
What You’ll Receive From The Program
A Take-home Sickle Cell Warrior Recipe Book, Brochures, & Infographics on SCD and Nutrition
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Groceries to Take Home Weekly to Make Healthy Meals with Your Family
Weekly Cash Stipend for Each Session Attended and Survey Completed During the Program
Actionable Nutrition Info Based on Current Research
Community, Education, and a Delicious Experience
Learn to use the power of food as medicine to better manage sickle cell disease and trait.
What You'll Gain From Each Session
An understanding of the role that inflammation, oxidative stress, and low caloric intake have on sickle cell complications.
A supportive environment to ask questions and get real answers you can rely on.
Practical strategies for incorporating anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and nutritious foods into your diet.
Empowerment through learning how to actively support your health or the health of someone you care for through dietary choices.
Add to your Warrior Tool Kit to strengthen and protect your health!
Reserve Your Warrior Team Spot
************** REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS NOW CLOSED
To complete the full registration, we’ll need information from both the Sickle Cell Warrior and their Warrior Support Person.
Please start by filling out this form for the Sickle Cell Warrior. Once you Submit it, complete the second form for the Warrior Support Person and click the Submit button. You will see a Welcome page and later, you will get an email.
Thank you for taking these important steps — we’re here to support both of you!
If you have any questions, please call: (872) 760-3698
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Important Note About Registration: Each Warrior Program is set up for 10 teams only (10 Warriors and 10 Support Persons). Once we reach this limit, new sign-ups will be added to a wait list for the next program. Everyone on the wait list will get an email notification, as well as an email when the next program opens, for a chance to be one of the first to register.
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