Health talk at library

Since that time, Thompson has become a certified herbalist and earned a master’s degree in holistic nutrition. She is a certified functional diagnostic nutrition consultant, and is one of only 17 metabolic typing advisers in New England. As owner of Norwood-based Living Balance, she helps clients determine their individual nutritional requirements. The most common complaints, said Thompson, are gastrointestinal distress, food cravings, allergies, fatigue, and weight loss.

On Tuesday at 7 p.m., Thompson will present “Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Improve Your Health’’ at the Newton Free Library. She will discuss how to combine carbohydrates, proteins, and fats to improve energy and overall health; eliminate sugar cravings; and achieve and maintain an ideal weight. She will also discuss the current model of health care.

“My goal is that the audience will understand that no one diet is right for anyone at all times, that each of us is biochemically different in the way our bodies process foods and utilize nutrients,’’ she said. “Understanding the role macronutrients play and how to combine them to get the most energy in each meal is paramount in feeling your best.’’

For more information, visit www.newtonfreelibrary.net.

AIMING TO END CANCER: Sherborn teen Alec Trub remembers his grandmother, the late Pat Trub of Freeport, Maine, as a “very kind person who cared about other people until the end.’’ He is continuing her legacy by organizing a trap-shooting competition next month to benefit the Gynecological Cancer Foundation in her memory; she died of ovarian cancer in 2007.

Alec, who is entering his senior year at Dover-Sherborn High School, took up trap shooting about two years ago. He is a member of the Hotshots youth team at the Fin, Fur, and Feather Club in Millis, and competed with the squad in the Scholastic Clay Target Program National Championships in Illinois last month.

“She meant a lot to me, so doing something in her honor seemed like a good thing,’’ Alec said. “I want to raise a lot of money for cancer research, but I also hope people learn that they like the sport and it’s something they want to do.’’

The trap shooting competition will take place on Sept. 18, noon to 5:30 p.m., at Fin, Fur, and Feather, 101 Larch Road in Millis. There will be a two-round shoot with adult, youth, and novice divisions overseen by certified instructors.

The entry fee is $35, with a registration deadline of Sept. 10. For more information, e-mail Alec Trub at alectrub@gmail.com. For directions, call 508-376-2977 or go to www.finfurandfeather.us.

PICTURE PERFECT: The Sudbury Valley Trustees recognized several local photographers during its recent photo contest. Entries highlighted the beauty of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord river basin.

The adult Best in Show winner was Frank Vitale of Sudbury, whose photograph “Surviving the 2010 Spring Flood’’ depicted the Old Manse in Concord. The under-18 Best in Show winner was Sudbury resident Amelia Cordischi, with “Breakthrough.’’

John Sklenak of Sudbury won first place in two of the three categories with “Fun on the Concord River’’ (people) and “January Morning on the Sudbury River’’ (rivers). Craig Smith of Hudson earned first place in the flora/fauna category with “Indian Pipes.’’

Other winners included David Griffin of Maynard with “Standing Against the Flood,’’ Barbara Taskovics of Sudbury with “Baltimore Oriole,’’ and David Luppold of Concord with “Deep River Oaks.’’

The Sudbury Valley Trustees is a regional open space and wildlife habitat conservation organization in the Concord, Assabet, and Sudbury river basin. For information, go to www.svtweb.org.

NEWHOUSE SCHOLARS: The Newhouse Center for the Humanities at Wellesley College has named its group of scholars for the upcoming academic year.

Among local recipients, Lexington resident Catherine Elgin, professor of the philosophy of education at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, will explore how partial fiction or other inaccurate representation can still be of cognitive value. Newton resident Eva Hoffman, associate professor of art history at Tufts University, will complete a book on the circulation of art and culture in the medieval Mediterranean world between the 10th and 13th centuries.

Wellesley resident Irene Mata, assistant professor of women’s and gender studies at Wellesley, will work on her book manuscript, “Domestic Disturbances: Reimagining Narratives of Gender, Work, and Immigration in Contemporary America.’’ Author Colin Channer, who also lives in Wellesley, will continue a three-year term teaching fiction and screenwriting as the Newhouse visiting professor in creative writing.

Ashland resident Neelima Shukla-Bhatt, assistant professor of South Asian studies at Wellesley College, will work on her monograph, “Footprints of Songs: The Religious and Cultural Legacy of Gujarati Saint-Poet Narasinha Mehta.’’ Medfield resident Mary Kate McGowan, associate professor of philosophy at Wellesley, will work on the project “On Speech and Permission.’’ And Brookline resident Valerie Ramseyer, associate professor of history at Wellesley, will work on her book, “Lombards and Greeks, Arabs and Normans: Southern Italy in the Early Middle Ages.’’

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR: Stephanie Kaplan of Newton was recently named to Inc. magazine’s “30 Under 30’’ list of top young entrepreneurs for her digital media start-up, HerCampus.com, an online magazine for college women.

People items may be submitted to Cindy Cantrell at cantrell@ globe.com.