Dr. T. Colin Campbell is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University and is best known for authoring the bestselling book T​he China Study​ with his son Thomas Campbell, M.D. He is the founder of the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and the online, internationally recognized Plant­Based Nutrition Certificate offered by the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies in partnership with eCornell.

Dr. Campbell’s expertise and scientific interests encompass relationships between diet and diseases, particularly the causation of cancer. Dr. Campbell has conducted original research both in laboratory experiments and in large­scale human studies and has authored over 300 research papers. He was trained at Cornell University (M.S., Ph.D.) and MIT (research associate) in nutrition, biochemistry, and toxicology. Dr. Campbell spent 10 years on the faculty of Virginia Tech’s Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition before returning to Cornell in 1975. His legacy, the China Project, is the most comprehensive study of health and nutrition ever conducted.—bio courtesy of nutritionstudies.org

Website:  www.nutritionstudies.org

Dr. Chaudhary is a neuro-oncologist at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute and is also an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology. She is Director of the Fellowship Program in Hematology and Oncology. Prior to her time at UC, she was an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Toledo Medical Center, as well as Internal Medicine Residency Associate Program Director at the University of Toledo. She is a faculty member with the UC Brain Tumor Center and UC Integrative Medicine Center.

Dr. Chaudhary’s specific clinical interest is in integrative medicine (also known as complementary or alternative medicine). She likes to integrate conventional medicine with other world philosophies and thoughts into her clinical practice. The subject of diet modification and its effect on brain tumor growth holds particular interest for Dr. Chaudhary. Because of her interest and passion, she was featured in the internationally acclaimed documentary, “Plant Pure Nation.”

Dean Ornish, M.D., is the founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute and Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF. For over 39 years, Dr. Ornish has directed clinical research demonstrating, for the first time, that comprehensive lifestyle changes may begin to reverse coronary heart disease, without drugs or surgery. In 2010, Medicare agreed to provide coverage for his program, the first time that it has covered a program of lifestyle changes. He directed the first randomized trial demonstrating that comprehensive lifestyle changes may slow, stop or even reverse the progression of early-stage prostate cancer. His research showed that comprehensive lifestyle changes affect gene expression, “turning on” disease-preventing genes and “turning off” genes that promote cancer and heart disease, as well as the first study showing that these lifestyle changes may begin to reverse aging by lengthening telomeres, the ends of our chromosomes which control aging.

He is the author of six books, all national bestsellers. His TED talks have been viewed by over four million people, and his work has been featured in all major media, including cover stories in Newsweek, TIME, and U.S. News & World Report, and he is currently Medical Editor of The Huffington Post. Dr. Ornish was appointed by President Clinton to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy and by President Obama to the White House Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health, and he chaired the Google Health Advisory Council. The “Ornish diet” was rated “#1 for heart health” by U.S. News & World Report every year since 2011.

Dr. Ornish was honored as “one of the 125 most extraordinary University of Texas alumni in the past 125 years;” chosen by LIFE magazine as “one of the fifty most influential members of his generation;” recognized as “one of the most interesting people of 1996” by People magazine; and by Forbes magazine as “one of the world’s seven most powerful teachers.” www.ornish.com.

Website: www.ornish.com

A vegan trailblazer, public health nutritionist, international speaker, and 30-year vegan, Tracye McQuirter, MPH, was named a national food hero changing the way America eats for the better by Vegetarian Times, and her national best-seller, By Any Greens Necessary, was the number one recommended vegan book on The Huffington Post.

Tracye's been teaching and speaking about plant-based nutrition for 25 years. Her mission is to help you become a healthy vegan for life and love it!

Website: http://www.byanygreensnecessary.com/

Dr. Neal Barnard is an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Originally from Fargo, North Dakota, Dr. Barnard received his medical degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the same institution. He practiced at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York before returning to Washington to found the Physicians Committee, where he leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research.

Dr. Barnard has led numerous research studies investigating the effects of diet on diabetes, body weight, and chronic pain, including a groundbreaking study of dietary interventions in type 2 diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 70 scientific publications as well as 17 books, including The New York Times bestsellers Power Foods for the Brain, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, and the USA Today bestseller Dr. Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes. —bio courtesy of www.pcrm.org

Website:  http://www.pcrm.org/

Dr. Baxter D. Montgomery is a Board Certified Cardiologist with years of experience in the latest medical practices and nutritional health. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Texas in Houston, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and the founder and president of the Houston Cardiac Association (HCA).

Having seen many patients suffer the consequences of chronic heart disease, Dr. Montgomery founded the Montgomery Heart & Wellness Center in 2006 with the mission to reverse and prevent life-threatening illnesses. Located in Houston, Texas, The Montgomery Heart & Wellness Center is a state-of-the-art wellness facility complete with all the technology and resources to provide comprehensive medical and wellness care.

Combining his medical practice with a food-driven lifestyle intervention, Dr. Montgomery introduces patients to a novel food classification system that helps reverse chronic conditions such as heart disease, hypertension, obesity and diabetes without medications or surgeries. He has refined this process over the past 10 years with profound positive results in severely ill patients.

In addition to running Montgomery Heart & Wellness, Dr. Montgomery manages arrhythmias and coronary disease, performs angiographies, defibrillator implants and other hospital procedures, and teaches young physicians.

Dr. Montgomery earned his undergraduate degree from Rice University in Houston and his Medical Degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. He is also the author of The Food Prescription for Better Health, a comprehensive guide for reversing chronic illnesses.

Website:  http://montgomeryheart.com/

Kathy Freston is a bestselling author with a focus on healthy eating and conscious living. She is a New York Times bestselling author four times over; her works include The Lean, Veganist, and Quantum Wellness. A media favorite, Kathy has appeared frequently on national television, including Ellen, Dr. Oz, Charlie Rose, Good Morning America, The Talk, Martha Stewart, Extra and Oprah. Her forthcoming The Book of VeganISH debuts in Fall of 2016. Kathy’s work has been featured notably in Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Self, W, and Fitness. She has been a regular contributor to The Huffington Post.

Website:  KATHYFRESTON.COM

Michael Greger, MD, FACLM is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues. Dr. Greger has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, and the International Bird Flu Summit, among countless other symposia and institutions; testified before Congress; has appeared on shows such as The Colbert Report and The Dr. Oz Show; and was invited as an expert witness in defense of Oprah Winfrey at the infamous "meat defamation" trial. Currently, Dr. Greger proudly serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at the Humane Society of the United States.

Dr. Greger's recent scientific publications in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, Critical Reviews in Microbiology, Family & Community Health, and the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition, and Public Health explore the public health implications of industrialized animal agriculture.

Dr. Greger is also licensed as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition and is a founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He was featured on the Healthy Living Channel promoting his latest nutrition DVDs and honored to teach part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell's esteemed nutrition course at Cornell University. Dr. Greger's nutrition work can be found at NutritionFacts.org, which is now a 501(c)3 nonprofit charity.

He is the author of Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching and Carbophobia: The Scary Truth Behind America's Low Carb Craze. His latest book, How Not to Die, became an instant New York Times Best Seller. View the book trailer here. Dr. Greger is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Agriculture and the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Website:  http://nutritionfacts.org/

Website:  http://www.drgreger.org/

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Entrepreneur for 30+ years in the food world as a bestselling author, chef and creator of delicious,decadent, healthful plant-based food, Miyoko Schinner is dedicated to pleasing the omnivore’s palate in all of us. She refuses to give up on those who haven’t made the switch to plant-based foods and continues to offer progress through the senses, not just the intellect, using diverse avenues. These have included a restaurant and natural food company that distributed products nationwide and supplied cookies and pastries to United Airlines.

Inspiring the general public through her 5 cookbooks, including the best-selling and“groundbreaking” Artisan Vegan Cheese and The Homemade Vegan Pantry—the Art of Making Your Own Staples, Schinner also recognizes that not everyone will take up the cause in their own kitchens. To answer this call, in 2014, she launched an artisan vegan cheese company, Miyoko’s Kitchen, which set out to redefine the category of “cheese” with its unctuous, decadent, delicious flavors of handcrafted cheeses made from nuts. Miyoko’s Kitchen currently ships nationwide through ecommerce as well as regular distribution channels, and exports to Australia and Hong Kong.

No stranger to public speaking or media attention, Schinner also co-hosts the national cooking show Vegan Mashup, presents live at major events around the country, and is frequently featured in national and local media.

Website:  http://miyokoskitchen.com

Facebook:  http://miyokoskitchen.com

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MiyokosKitchen

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miyokos_kitchen/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/miyokoskitchen

Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., received his B.A. from Yale University and his M.D. from Western Reserve Medical School. In 1956, he received a gold medal in rowing at the Olympic Games. In 1968, as an Army surgeon in Vietnam, he was awarded the Bronze Star.

He was trained as a surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic and has been associated with the Cleveland Clinic since 1968. In 1991 he was president of the American Association of Endocryn Surgeons. He became the first recipient of the Benjamin Spock Award for Compassion in Medicine. He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Cleveland Clinic Alumni Association in 2009. In 2013 he was the recipient of the George Herbert Walker Bush award for a Life Time of Leadership. His scientific publications number over 150. His pioneering research is summarized in his best selling Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease.

Website:  http://dresselstyn.com/

Brenda Davis, registered dietitian, is a leader in her field and an internationally acclaimed speaker. She is co-author of nine vegetarian and vegan nutrition classics, including her latest award winning works: Becoming Vegan: Comprehensive Edition and Becoming Vegan: Express Edition. Brenda has authored numerous professional and lay articles. She is the lead dietitian in a diabetes intervention project in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Brenda is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Dietitians of Canada, and is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In 2007, she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

Website:  http://brendadavisrd.com/

Website:  http://becomingvegan.ca/

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John McDougall was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science degree, continuing to the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University, graduating in 1972. He did his Internship at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii in General Surgery, and followed that with a three year Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Hawaii. He is Board Certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Board of Internal Medicine, and has his license in Hawaii, California, Minnesota, and Florida. His Curriculum Vitae contains a wide variety if health related accomplishments and activities.

Dr. McDougall’s national recognition as a nutrition expert earned him a position in the Great Nutrition Debate 2000 presented by the United States Department of Agriculture.He is author of 12 national best-selling books, the international on-line “McDougall Newsletter”, host of the nationally syndicated television show “McDougall, MD”, and medical director of the 10-day, live-in McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, California.Other McDougall activities include seminars and other health-oriented adventure vacations.

He and his wife, Mary, have three children, and reside in Santa Rosa, California. His personal interests include windsurfing, scuba diving, flying and sailing.

Website:  www.drmcdougall.com

Chosen as “One of America’s 20 Super-Heroes of the Health Movement”(Vegetarian Times), Dr. Hans Diehl is the founder of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute in Loma Linda and a Clinical Professor of Preventive Medicine at the School of Medicine of Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.

Offering more than 30 years of leadership in the emerging field of Lifestyle Medicine, his pioneering efforts as an epidemiologically trained lifestyle interventionist with the Complete Health Improvement Project (CHIP) and its more than 60,000 graduates have consistently shown how simple lifestyle changes can prevent, arrest, and facilitate the reversal of many of our largely lifestyle related chronic diseases. The clinical results of his research (including two Randomized Clinical CHIP Trials) have been published in more than 25 peer-reviewed medical journals.

His books Health Power, Dynamic Health, and Dynamic Living (co-authored with Aileen Ludington), have over two million copies in 19 languages in circulation.

He earned his doctorate in Health Science and an MPH in Public Health Nutrition from Loma Linda University. Prior to founding the Lifestyle Medicine Institute 25 years ago, Hans worked for the Pritikin Longevity Center, UCLA and the National Institute of Health.

For more information regarding the CHIP program and the Lifestyle Medicine Institute, please visit www.CHIPhealth.com.

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Dr. Kim Allan Williams was born and raised in inner-city Chicago, and attended the College of The University of Chicago (1971 to 1975), followed by the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine (1975 to 1979), internal medicine residency at Emory University (1979 to 1982), and overlapping fellowships in Cardiology at the University of Chicago (1982 to 1985), Clinical Pharmacology (1984 to 1985), and Nuclear Medicine (1984 to 1986). He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

Dr. Williams joined the faculty of the University of Chicago in 1986, specializing in clinical cardiology, nuclear medicine and nuclear cardiology. He served as Professor of Medicine and Radiology and Director of Nuclear Cardiology at The University of Chicago School of Medicine until 2010. Among numerous awards and honors for his teaching in the medical school, residencies and fellowships, he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha in 2008.

In 2010, he became the Dorothy Susan Timmis Endowed Professor of Medicine and Radiology and Chairman of the Division of Cardiology at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, MI. At Wayne State, he has started the Urban Cardiology Initiative – a program of education of physicians on disparities in healthcare, primary school education on cardiovascular health and community health screening in inner city Detroit. In November, 2013 he returned to Chicago as the James B. Herrick Endowed Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at Rush University Medical Center.

Dr. Williams has published numerous peer reviewed articles, monographs, book chapters, editorials, and review articles in the field of nuclear cardiology and minority health issues, with emphasis on education and innovations in perfusion imaging and quantitation of ventricular function. His research interests include selective adenosine receptor agonists, fluorinated perfusion PET imaging, health care disparities and payment policy, and appropriate use of cardiac imaging.

Dr. Williams has served on numerous committees and boards at the national level, including the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the American Medical Association (AMA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the Certifying Board of Nuclear Cardiology, the Certifying Board of Cardiac Computed Tomography, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC). He served as President of ASNC from 2004 to 2005. He served as Chairman of the Board of ABC from 2008 to 2010. He also served on the Cardiovascular Disease Examination Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM-CV) until 2012. He currently serves as the ACC Immediate Past President 2016.

Victoria Moran is a vegan of three decades, an obesity survivor, and the Oprah-featured author of books including Main Street Vegan, Fit from Within, Younger by the Day, and The Good Karma Diet. She was listed by VegNews magazine among the Top 10 Living Vegetarian Authors; is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor (CHHC, AADP); and holds the T. Colin Campbell Nutrition Foundation Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition. Moran hosts the weekly Main Street Vegan podcast, winner of a 2015 Vegan Media Outlet Award, and she is the founder/director of Main Street Vegan Academy, an exciting in-person program in NYC to train and certify Vegan Lifestyle Coaches and Educators. Find her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as MainStreetVegan, and on YouTube at VictoriaMoranNYC. Subscribe here to her weekly "Main Street Minute."

Website:  http://www.mainstreetvegan.net

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Thomas M. Campbell II, MD is the co-founder and clinical director of the University of Rochester Program for Nutrition in Medicine, where he works with individuals and groups to prevent and treat illness through diet and lifestyle. A board certified family physician, Dr. Campbell is also medical director of the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, a leading provider, in partnership with eCornell, of online education in plant-based nutrition. A graduate of Cornell University, Thomas is author of The China Study Solution (The Campbell Plan in hardcover) and co-author, with his father T. Colin Campbell, PhD, of The China Study, a worldwide bestseller.

Dr. Campbell got his medical degree from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and completed residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Rochester, Highland Hospital. He has published in the Israel Medical Association Journal and in CME publications Primary Care Reports and Integrative Medicine Alert. He has completed multiple marathons.

Website:  http://nutritionstudies.org/

Website:  www.URNutritionInMedicine.com

Dr. Monica Aggarwal is a cardiologist from Baltimore, MD, board certified in cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. She has expertise in heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, women’s heart disease and prevention. Her path in prevention started when she developed a debilitating illness. This life changing illness made her reexamine her path as a physician. She learned the role of diet in triggering illness by studying integrative medicine at the University of Arizona and spending time with gastroenterologists who taught her the role of the gut in inflammation. In treating herself with lifestyle and diet changes, she has been able to then treat her patients better, more effectively. One of her main focuses is to educate people about the importance of plant based nutrition and its benefits in treating and potentially, reversing chronic illness. She prides herself on being a doctor who takes people off of medications by adding in healthful diet and lifestyle changes. Dr. Aggarwal has written a book with her colleague, Dr. Jyothi Rao, entitled Finding Balance (ISBN 978-0-692-47603-1) which was released in August, 2016. Finding Balance focuses on tools that balance out the body and decrease inflammation and thus, reduce risk of chronic illness. She is joining a University environment where she will be on faculty and teaching cardiology. As Director of Nutrition in Cardiovascular Disease there, she looks forward to building a robust nutrition program.

Website: www.Drmonicaaggarwal.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monicaaggarwalmd/

John Robbins is the author of nine bestsellers that have collectively sold more than 3 million copies and been translated into 31 languages. These include Diet for a New America, The Food Revolution, and Healthy at 100. John is Founder and Board Chair Emeritus of EarthSave International, and co-founder and president of the 350,000+ member Food Revolution Network. He is recipient of the Rachel Carson Award, the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, the Peace Abbey’s Courage of Conscience Award, Green America’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other accolades. He lives with his wife of 50 years, Deo, in California.

Website:  http://www.foodrevolution.org/

Julieanna Hever, M.S., R.D., C.P.T. is a Registered Dietitian who has been in private practice in Los Angeles since 2005, specializing in weight management, disease prevention and management, and sports nutrition. Julieanna authored Kaiser Permanente’s Summer 2016 article, A Physician’s Guide to Plant-Based Diets, in their Permanente Medical Journal. She is the host of the wellness talk show series What Would Julieanna Do? on Z Living Network, author of The Vegiterranean Diet and the best-selling book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition, and the nutrition columnist for VegNews Magazine. She is the co-author of the cookbook, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking, and a recipe contributor to both New York Time Best-Selling Forks Over Knives books. Julieanna counsels a variety of clients throughout the world from her Los Angeles, California-based private practice including elite athletes, adults, and children with various nutritional and/or medical concerns. Julieanna was recently featured on The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Reluctantly Healthy, The Marie Osmond Show, The Jane Velez-Mitchell Show, and E! News, co-stars on The Chef and The Dietitian, on numerous radio shows, and lectures extensively throughout the United States. She is published in prominent journals, magazines, blogs, and newsletters. As co-producer and star of the “infotainment” documentary, To Your Health, Julieanna interviewed a host of the plant-based world’s most respected doctors and researchers to bring this important information to film and television audiences. Julieanna has served as a Special Consultant for the best-selling documentary, Forks Over Knives and as the Executive Director of EarthSave, International, which has also provided an opportunity for Julieanna to bring whole food, plant-based nutrition to the forefront of efforts to improve the current global health crisis.

Julieanna received her Bachelors degree from UCLA and Masters of Science in Nutrition at California State University, Northridge, where she also completed her Dietetic Internship. She has taught as part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certification Program, worked as a clinical dietitian at Century City Doctors Hospital, and has consulted for numerous businesses.

Website:  http://plantbaseddietitian.com

Nelson Campbell founded PlantPure, Inc. and its nonprofit arm, PlantPure Communities, to lead a grassroots movement to promote the health benefits of plant-based nutrition.Prior to founding the PlantPure organization, Nelson graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelors Degree in Political Science, and a Masters Degree in Economics, and then worked for 25 years as a socially conscious business entrepreneur.He also is the Executive Producer, Director and Co-Writer of the documentary film PlantPure Nation. This film examines the political and economic factors that suppress information about the benefits of plant-based nutrition, and makes connections to public policy, medical practice, food deserts, and farming.

Website:: http://www.plantpurecommunities.org

Lani Muelrath, M.A., is an award-winning teacher, author, TV host, and top plant-based vegan lifestyle coach. Certified Specialist in Behavior Change, Plant-Based Nutrition, and Mindfulness Meditation Instruction, Lani has been featured on CBS TV, ABC TV, Prevention, USA Today, Huffington Post, and The Saturday Evening Post. Presenter for Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine, Complete Health Improvement Program, and guest lecturer at San Francisco State University, Lani is Associate Faculty at Butte College where her book has been adopted as required text. She is the author of the Doctor and Dietitian recommended The Plant-Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide to Transition to a Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight, recognized by VegNews as Top Media Pick for 2015, and Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Workouts.

Click for a free 40 page preview download of The Plant-Based Journey

Website:  www.lanimuelrath.com

Facebook:  http://facebook.com/lanimuelrath

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lani.muelrath/

Dr. Terry Mason is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Cook County Department of Public Health, overseeing hospital quality and safety, coordination of clinical care, and graduate medical education. Prior to his role as COO, Dr. Mason was appointed the Chicago Public Health Commissioner by Mayor Richard M. Daley. He received his Bachelor’s of Science degree from Loyola University and went on to obtain his medical degree from the University of Illinois College Of Medicine.

After medical school, Dr. Mason completed a general surgery residency at the University of Illinois and a urology residency at Michael Reese Hospital. He is a nationally renowned health educator and is well known for pioneering the use of brachytherapy and for his expertise in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Dr. Mason recently served as interim chief executive officer of the Cook County Health and Hospitals system (CCHHS), overseeing the day-to-day operations of the third-largest public health delivery system in the country. —bio courtesy of publichealth.uic.edu

Kim Campbell is the author of the PlantPure Nation Cookbook where she developed over 150 recipes using whole food, plant-based ingredients, and no processed oils. Kim has been a plant-based cook for 25 years, experimenting and preparing meals for her family and friends.

Kim graduated from Cornell University with a BS in Human Service Studies, with a concentration in Nutrition and Child Development. She later received a teaching certificate and went on to teach in various grades, from kindergarten to high school. She also raised three children with her husband, often teaching in their schools.

Kim’s passion has always been recipe development and culinary education, especially for families and children. She has taught cooking classes in her local community and now through PlantPure, Inc. She currently directs recipe development and culinary education for the Company. You can watch her educational videos through PlantPureTV.com. In addition to this work, Kim will soon launch a continuing stream of educational videos, and is creating a second cookbook to be published in early 2017.

Kim’s love of culinary goes back to her early years growing up in a large traditional family. She is gifted at creating plant-based dishes with flavors drawn from traditional American cuisine. She found this approach effective not only for her own family, but has also for others new to the plant-based diet. As such, her culinary philosophy fits well with the PlantPure mission to bring this empowering message into the mainstream.

Book: PlantPure Nation Cookbook

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plantpurechef/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantpurechef

Website: www.plantpurerecipes.com

Dr. Michael Klaper, is a gifted clinician, internationally recognized teacher, and sought-after speaker on diet and health. He has practiced medicine for more than 40 years and is a leading educator in applied plant-based nutrition and integrative medicine. Dr. Klaper is also the author of a successful book on cholesterol-free nutrition and an upcoming title (to be announced in 2016), as well as numerous health videos.

A source of inspiration advocating plant-based diets and the end of animal cruelty worldwide, Dr. Klaper contributed to the making of two PBS television programs Food for Thought and the award-winning Diet for a New America movie based on the book of the same name by author and former heir to the Baskin-Robbins fortune, John Robbins. He teaches his students and patients that “health comes from healthy living,” and is dedicated to the healing and flourishing of all living beings and of the planet itself.

Dr. Michael Klaper currently serves on the staff of the TrueNorth Health Center in Santa Rosa, California, a nutritionally-based medical clinic specializing in therapeutic fasting and health improvement through a whole-foods, plant-based diet. Dr. Michael Klaper is licensed to practice medicine in California and Hawaii.

Website:  http://doctorklaper.com/

Laura Dietrich is the PlantPure Nation Jumpstart director, based in Louisville, Kentucky. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in exercise physiology from Michigan State, is a certified professional ergonomist (CPE), and is also certified through eCornell in plant-based nutrition. In addition, she has worked through the YMCA coaching youths who have been targeted by their pediatricians for being at a high risk for chronic disease. Laura also coaches individuals and group classes on transitioning to a plant based lifestyle (PlantPower Coaching) Laura assisted with the rollout of the PlantPure Nation rally in Louisville in 2014.

Website: http://www.plantpurenation.com

Dr. Will Tuttle is the visionary author of the acclaimed best-seller, The World PeaceDiet, published in 16 languages. A recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award and the Empty Cages Award, he is the creator of several wellness and advocacy training programs. A vegan since 1980 and former Zen monk, he is featured in a number of documentary films, and is also a composer and concert pianist. He is the co-founder of the Worldwide Prayer Circle for Animals, and is a frequent radio, television, and online presenter. With his spouse Madeleine, a Swiss artist, he lectures extensively throughout North America and worldwide.

Website:  http://willtuttle.com/

Website:  http://www.worldpeacediet.com/

Margarita Restrepo is the founder and editor-in-chief of Naked Food Magazine, author of the Naked Food Cookbook and co-author of the upcoming Master Plants Cookbook. She is certified in plant-based nutrition, and holds a double major degree in Graphic Arts and Marketing.

For over 30 years Dr. Alan Goldhamer has been the director of the TrueNorth Health Center and the TrueNorth Health Foundation in Santa Rosa CA.

TrueNorth Health is an integrative medical facility who staff includes a dozen clinicians representing medicine, osteopathy, naturopathy, chiropractic and psychology. Their 58-bed facility admits over 1000 inpatients per year and specializes in medically supervised water-only fasting.

The non-profit TrueNorth Health Foundation provides internship and residency training to over 30 doctors per year and their clinical research team continues to conduct and publish clinical research on the application of fasting to the treatment of high blood pressure, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and lymphoma.

Dr. Goldhamer is the author of the Health Promoting Cookbook and co-author of The Pleasure Trap. He was the principal investigator in a number of studies that have appeared in the peer reviewed literature including 2 papers of the us of fasting in the treatment of high blood pressure and a recent report that appeared in the British Medical Journal on the treatment of Lymphoma cancer with fasting and an exclusively plant food diet.

Website: http://www.healthpromoting.com/

Emily Moran Barwick is an animal-liberation activist, international speaker, artist, writer, and the creator of the YouTube channel and accompanying website Bite Size Vegan, where she provides free, educational videos and resources about veganism—backed by rigorous research yet awkwardly entertaining.

She hopes to provoke an honest examination of our justifications for what we do to animals, beyond the surface of “that’s the way it’s always been." And to engender the realization that veganism—far from an extreme lifestyle—is simply living life in line with the values we already purport to have.

From thoroughly researched academic reports, to engaging videos for kids, to moving mini-documentary style videos, Emily provides a wide range of educational approaches for diverse learning styles.

Free eBook:  http://www.BiteSizeVegan.com/ebook

Website:  http://www.BiteSizeVegan.com

YouTube:  http://www.YouTube.com/BiteSizeVegan

Joel Kahn, MD, America's Healthy Heart Doc, serves as a Professor of Medicine and founder of the Kahn Clinic for Cardiac Longevity. He teaches that it is better to prevent than stent and practices that at his world-class GreenSpace Cafe in Ferndale, MI. He is the author of The Whole Heart Solution, now a national PBS special.

Website: www.drjoelkahn.com 

Kathryn Hayward, MD, lives on the island of Mallorca, Spain. She graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1986, starting her 20-year career in Primary Care Internal Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and gradually transitioning to the practice of Integrative Health, which is her current profession.

In 2004, she founded a private practice, Odyssey Journey: A Collaborative Approach to Wellness (www.odysseyjourney.com). In Odyssey, she meets for two-hour sessions with individuals, bringing together what she regards as the four disciplines that comprise Integrative Health (conventional medicine, movement, whole food, plant-based nutrition and mind/body/spirit disciplines). In 2013, she published her first book, "Odyssey Family Systems Companion Guide," which is available on Amazon Kindle.

In 2012, Kathryn retired from her positions as Associate Physician at MGH and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She and her husband,David L. Thomas Jr., co-founded International Integrators, a collaborative, global community dedicated to the promotion of Integrative Health. She is the program director for Living Whole immersion retreats sponsored by International Integrators and facilitates many of the programs such as Odyssey Family Systems and leadership workshops.

Her work in Integrative Health, especially as it promotes a whole food, plant-basedlifestyle, creates a natural connection with the inspiring leaders of PlantPure Nation, andshe made a brief appearance in the film.

Website: www.internationalintegrators.org

Website: www.odysseyjourney.com

Dr. Stoll co-founded the International Plant Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference after recognizing the urgent need to educate and motivate healthcare professionals to use whole, plant-based foods as a foundation for healing and disease prevention. He is also the author of numerous scientific articles and Alive! The Physicians Biblical and Scientific Guide to Nutrition, and is an international speaker with a vision and passion to educate and inspire people and leaders to reclaim their health, and thus their lives, through nutrition and lifestyle.

Specializing in regenerative medicine, Dr. Stoll researches and utilizes natural treatments such as diet, regenerative injections and lifestyle to aid the body in healing chronic disease and injuries. Scott is the team physician at Lehigh University and serves as department chairman of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Coordinated Health.

Dr. Stoll is board chairman and serves as chief medical officer of the The Plantrician Project. He is a member of the Medical Advisory Board for the Future of Health Now Advisory Board, and the Rouxbe Cooking School Board of Directors and served as a member of the Whole Foods Scientific Medical Advisory Board.

A member of the 1994 Olympic Bobsled team, Dr. Stoll now serves as a team physician for the United States Bobsled and Skeleton team. Along with his beautiful wife, Kristen, the author of Kristen’s Healthy Kitchen Recipes, and their six children, the Stoll family resides in Bethlehem, PA.

Website:  http://www.fullyalivetoday.com/

Dr. Kerrie Saunders began her career in 1987 as a Master’s Level psychologist, and earned her Doctoral degree in Natural Health in 1998. She is an internationally known Presenter and Author with work featured on television, and in numerous newspapers, e-zines, and magazines. You may have seen her “Dear Dr. Kerrie” advice column, or heard her on the radio doing ‘Dr. Food’s Nutrition Intermission.’

Her book, The Vegan Diet as Chronic Disease Prevention, is a Publisher’s BestSeller, now in its 3rd printing and available on KINDLE, and she has 2 chapters featured in the blockbuster, RETHINK FOOD: Over 100 doctors can’t be wrong. Dr. Saunders co-stars in the super simple, super nutrition Food Demo DVD series, When Bachelor Meets Homemaker, with Celebrity Fitness Trainer, John Pierre!

Dr. Saunders is the Executive Director of Michigan’s Plant Based Nutrition Support Group, and she will be featured in the upcoming movie, Eating You Alive, due in theaters later this year.Dr. Saunders has served as a Food Demonstrator for Cancer and Diabetes prevention and survival, through the Washington DC-based, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. She is Coordinator of the Michigan Firefighter Challenge, and she lectures frequently for hospital and universities.

Dr. Saunders has presented to audiences throughout the US and Canada, and you can find more on her work online at DrFood.org

Website:  http://www.drfood.org/

Nil is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of One Green Planet (OneGreenPlanet.org), one of the fastest growing (and largest) independent publishing platforms in the food sustainability and green space. His passion for using media and technology as a force for good led him to start One Green Planet.

Nil believes empowering people to make planet-friendly food choices and supporting innovation in the food industry are the most tangible solutions we have to our current climate crisis. He has written extensively about the environmental impact of food and was one of the first voices calling for a shift towards plant protein as a way to transform our food system into a more sustainable and just one.

Prior to One Green Planet, Nil worked for over 12 years in the digital media and online advertising space in various, business, operations, policy and consulting roles. He spent 5 years at Yahoo!, where he built/ran several cross-functional teams and global product and business initiatives. Prior to that, he worked at DoubleClick (acquired by Google), PwC Advisory, and as an attorney specializing in privacy and intellectual property law.

Website: www.onegreenplanet.org

Ellen Jaffe Jones is a former 2-time Emmy winning major market TV investigative/consumer reporter turned author/athlete. She's the author of "Eat Vegan on $4 a Day," "Kitchen Divided," "Paleo Vegan" and "Vegan Fitness for Mortals" (Aug. '16) She's been 7th in the US Women's 60-64 age group in the 1500 meters, 10th in the 400 meters, 1st in Florida in the 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 meters. She's placed in 103 5K or longer races for her age group since 2006 "just" on plants. She's a certified personal trainer and certified running coach and has volunteer coached high school girls cross country and track. She was also a media consultant and cooking instructor for Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine for 6 years pre-books.

Website:  http://www.vegcoach.com/

Book:  Vegan Fitness for Mortals

Book:  Paleo Vegan

Book:  Eat Vegan on $4 a Day

Radio Show:  Vegan Myth Busters Radio Show

James L. Marcum, MD, FACC is a Behavioral Cardiologist practicing with the Chattanooga Heart Institute. Dr. Marcum serves as Speaker/Director of HeartWise Ministries (www.heartwiseministries.org), He specializes in reversing cardiovascular disease.

In addition to hosting the health television programs: “Heart of Health LIVE and “Ultimate Prescription”, Dr. Marcum produces a national radio program, “HeartWise”, which is heard worldwide on over 300 affiliates. His latest book, Medicines that Kill, published by Tyndale is available in bookstores across America and online. His book Ultimate Prescription has redefined the path to good health. In addition, Dr. Marcum has written for Evangel, 3ABN World Vibrant Life, Signs of the Times and Fresh Outlook.

His seminars have been given nationally. He has recently developed a seven week study to improve health based on Biblical principles . He has been named by USA Today as one of the most influential physicians in the United States.

Married with two children, Dr. Marcum is a native of East Tennessee and enjoys music, sports and outdoor activities.

Website: www.heartwiseministries.org

Queenetta, known to her friends and followers as “Queenie,” found her way to a plant-based lifestyle while on her quest to holistic wellness. As a Certified Personal Trainer and Licensed Massage Therapist, she knew her calling was to help others achieve their personal goals without fad diets and modern quick fixes. Throughout pregnancy, nursing, and entrepreneurship, she maintains a lifestyle that is easy to follow for the non-healthcare professional. Queenie now helps others on their quest to a fully plant-based lifestyle through her program #21DaysToPlantBased, in which she collaborates with plant-based chefs to provide simple, culturally diverse recipes to match each individual’s native foods and palates. Follow her on her journey via @wrkoutqueenie and her program, @21DaysToPlantBased.

Website: www.21DaysToPlantBased.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/21daystoplantbased

Scott Kashman is the Chief Administrative Officer for Cape Coral Hospital, part of the Lee Memorial Health System (soon to be Lee Health).

Scott also has system responsibility for the system's health and wellness efforts. Scott and his leadership team take a holistic, person-centered approach to care delivery, focusing on the health and well-being of their team. In turn, his team could take better care of themselves, their colleagues, patients and overall business.

Scott brings more than 25 years of experience in a number of areas of health care, beginning his career as a psychiatric counselor.

He is a certified personal trainer and fitness nutrition specialist with the National Association of Sports Medicine. He also has his certificate in plant based nutrition through e-Cornell.

Website: http://www.leememorial.org/

Micaela Karlsen is a recognized expert and respected speaker at some of the premier conferences on plant-based nutrition, including the Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference in San Diego, CA, and the Plant-Based Prevention of Disease (PPOD) Conference in Raleigh, NC. She is the author of A Plant-Based Life (published by AMACOM Books), a strategic how-to guide for successful plant-based eating. Micaela currently serves on the Expert & Medical Advisory Board for the International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference and the Board of Directors for PPOD. Under the supervision of T. Colin Campbell, she co-launched the T. Colin Campbell Foundation, now named the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, the world’s premier educational organization promoting plant-based nutrition. Micaela served as Executive Director through December 2012 and during her time in the position assisted in building and launching the TCC Certificate Program in Plant-Based Nutrition through eCornell Inc. She is a contributor to the New York Times bestselling book Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health, the companion book to the movie of the same name.

Micaela is currently a doctoral fellow in Nutritional Epidemiology at Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. She holds a Master of Science and Public Health (MSPH) from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a BA in Psychology from Cornell University.

She founded and maintains PlantBasedResearch.org, an online database of peer-reviewed, scientific research and other resources relevant to plant-based nutrition, as well as Sustainable Diet, a comprehensive support program for plant-based eating. Her mission is to support the elegant solution that a plant-based diet offers in solving the problems of human health, environmental devastation, and animal welfare by promoting interest, investigation, and practice of plant-based nutrition to the public and academic communities.

Book: A Plant-Based Life

Website: http://micaelakarlsen.com/

Website: plantbasedresearch.org

Stephan Esser, MD is a physician, author and motivational speaker specializing in sports medicine and lifestyle modification. He is dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve their best health and maximize fitness, fun and function.Dr. Esser completed a Bachelor of Science at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Medical School at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and a Fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. He currently works as the Sports & Spine Physician with Southeast Orthopedic Specialists in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Prior to his career in medicine he was a competitive tennis player, achieving a ranking of #1 in the US in Men’s Open Doubles (2002).

Website:  http://esserhealth.com/

Dr. Laura L. Morris is a breast surgical oncologist (board certified in general surgery).Dr. Morris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education at Wayne State University. Her medical degree was obtained from the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. She completed her general surgery training at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan and her breast surgery fellowship at Michigan State University. She has exclusively practiced breast surgery for 21 years.She incorporates lifestyle medicine and plant-based nutrition within her daily patient encounters. Early in her career she became interested in overall women’s health and obtained a Master’s of Business Administration degree. She was the vision behind the development of The Retreat Women’s Health Center in Goshen, IN. The Retreat is a multiple national award winning venue/program in comprehensive women’s health for which Dr. Morris is the medical director. As the medical director of The Retreat Dr.Morris consistently strives to educate the community about healthy lifestyle choices.She has been an integral part of the Goshen Center for Cancer Care for 16 years. Their uniquely integrated team model of cancer care includes fellowship trained physicians,registered dietitians, naturopathic oncologists, psychoneuroimmunology and other supportive services to treat not only the cancer but to heal the patient.

She received a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from The T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and eCornell in May 2015. Dr. Morris is currently enrolled in the Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies Program, an evidence based curriculum jointly developed by two professional non-profit organizations, the American College of Preventive Medicine and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She will participate in the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) training in October 2016.

Dr. Morris has chosen to transition from her current breast surgery practice to wellness.She believes that the practice of medicine needs to change from treating a disease after it occurs to preventing it through lifestyle medicine/nutrition. She is currently working with Goshen Health in northern Indiana to expand and coordinate their wellness/lifestyle medicine offerings. Her vision includes a facility where community members can experience all aspects of lifestyle medicine including a demonstration/teaching kitchen,fitness facility, classrooms and access to information.

Website: http://iuhealth.org/goshen/

Christopher Labrecque serves as Managing Partner to the Employee Benefits Group at Insurance Office of America. For the past 25 years he has worked in the employee benefits industry as a consultant, a position he still holds today.

Prior to joining IOA, he was the Vice President and a co-owner at Norwood Life Associates in Long Branch NJ. Over that span, Mr. Labrecque consulted with a wide range of clients covering both the public and private sector in industries ranging from, but not limited to, construction,banking and manufacturing. His area of concentration remains in population health management where he employs the various resources in data analytics, technology and consumer behavior in order to build relevant and impactful benefit platforms that foster greater employee engagement.

Mr. Labrecque has served on many insurance carrier advisory committees along with being named both Partner of the year and Employee Benefits Consultant of the year at IOA. Most recently he was nominated for the Institute for Healthcare Consumerism’s Superstar Award for the “Most Innovative Broker/Consultant” in 2015.

In addition to his professional career, Mr. Labrecque has served on many Non Profit Boards including Monmouth Medical Center, where he served as Chair of the Human Resources Committee and the Ronald McDonald House of Central Jersey where he remains, Chair Emeritus.

He currently resides in Longwood Florida with his wife, Karen and two children, Monica and Christopher Jr.

Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition, medicine and health, and the Executive Director of Wellness Forum Health. The company offers educational programs to both consumers and providers that facilitate informed medical decision-making, diet and lifestyle intervention, and improved long-term health outcomes. Through its own network of providers, Wellness Forum Health offers direct-to-consumer healthcare services.

Dr. Popper serves on the Physician’s Steering Committee and the President’s Board for the Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington D.C. Dr. Popper was one of the health care professionals involved in the famed Sacramento Food Bank Project, in which economically disadvantaged people were shown how to reverse their diseases and eliminate medications with diet.

Dr. Popper served as part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s teaching team at eCornell, teaching part of a certification course on plant-based nutrition. She has been featured in many widely distributed documentaries, including Processed People and Making a Killing and Forks Over Knives, which played in major theaters throughout North America in 2011. She is one of the co-authors of the companion book which was on the New York Times bestseller list for 66 weeks. Her most recent book is Food Over Medicine: The Conversation That Can Save Your Life.

Dr. Popper is also a lobbyist and public policy expert, and continually works toward changing laws that interfere with patients’ right to choose their health provider and method of care. She has testified in front of legislative committees on numerous occasions, and has testified twice in front of the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.

Dr. Pam Popper is a straight-talking professional who is not afraid to criticize national health organizations, government agencies, medical professionals, pharmaceutical companies, agricultural organizations and manufacturing companies, many of whom have agendas and priorities that interfere with distributing truthful information and promoting public health.

Website: http://wellnessforumhealth.com/

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Luke is a published author, health coach and vegan strength athlete.  He has won internationally as a vegan bodybuilder.  As a coach, he is experienced in preparing plant-based fitness models for competitions.  Fat loss is big business. Well-marketed solutions fuel a multi-billion dollar industry that prides itself on instant results. This quick fix mentality leaves many unhealthy and unhappy.  After years of diets, supplements and programs, Luke has finally found something that works. Leaner, fitter and healthier than he's ever been before, he now thrives on a 100% plant-based diet. This simple discovery has brought great passion and purpose in the work that he does. He believes that optimal health and sustainable fat loss, starts with a green lifestyle.  He believes that each and every person should have the knowledge and skills to be their own best coach, nutritionist and inspiration.  Luke loves working with conscious professionals who are looking for a holistic approach to peak health and fitness.  His vision is to create a culture of fit, healthy and conscious individuals, being the change they wish to see in the world.

Website:  www.awakemethod.com

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Jenny Miller is the Executive Director of the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies (CNS). She is a graduate of Binghamton University and holds a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from CNS/ eCornell. Jenny has worked in non-profit administration for over 20 years, including significant stretches with Dr. T. Colin Campbell. She has had the privilege to support several visionary educators whose work included: changing student behaviors and attitudes on violence, gang involvement and substance abuse; providing nutritious plant-based meals for school-aged children; and promoting health information exchange between China and the United States. She is dedicated to working in vital educational environments committed to real change.

Jenny is an avid gardener, loves to travel internationally and brings a lifetime of plant-based living to her position each day at the Center for Nutrition Studies.

Website: http://nutritionstudies.org/

Facebook: ​https://www.facebook.com/nutritionstudies/

Amy Joy Lanou, Ph.D., is chair and professor of health and wellness for the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNC Asheville). Dr. Lanou currently teaches nutrition, food politics and nutrition policy, health communication and senior seminar in health promotion at UNC Asheville. Her current research interests include nutrition for the prevention of chronic disease, nutrition and bone health and how experiential food education impacts what individuals know, think and do about dietary choices. She also serves as editor in chief of PlantPure Magazine for PlantPure, Inc.

Dr. Lanou publishes regularly on the relationship between vegetarian diets and dairy products and health. In addition, she does collaborative research on engaged interdisciplinary ways of teaching and learning. She is the author of Building Bone Vitality (McGraw-Hill; June 2009) and Healthy Eating for Life for Children (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Feb. 2002). Dr. Lanou received her B.S. in Nutrition Science from the University of California at Davis and her Ph.D. in Human Nutrition from Cornell University.

As a physician, I have learned the greatest rewards come from the relationships built with people and helping them live better lives. From my mentors, like my father John McDougall, Neal Barnard, Dean Ornish, Michael Greger, I have learned that most chronic conditions and many of the epidemics we face in our country stem from how we eat, how we live, and how we move. However, change is not all or nothing, but every step someone moves towards eating more plants, moving more, and building strong bonds in their life helps them achieve optimal health.

My wife, 2 children, and I live in Portland, OR. We try to enjoy everything the beautiful Pacific NW has to offer, like snowboarding on Mt. Hood and kitesurfing in the Columbia River Gorge. We maintain our health with the same recommendations I give my patients: a healthy diet, reasonable sunshine and exercise, and clean habits. Our meals are centered around whole or minimally processed starches, such as whole grains, legumes and root vegetables, with a variety of fruits and vegetables for added color, flavor, vitamins, minerals and nutrients. We add no oil, and minimal sugar and salts on top of our meals. We also enjoy some healthy, calorie rich foods, like avocados, dried fruits, nuts, seeds and nut butters in moderation.

I am a board certified internist currently working at ZOOM+ as the practice lead for ZOOM+Prime in Portland, OR. Our medical practice provides people with on-demand access to complete adult primary care. Our foundational philosophy is to use food and movement first before resorting to pills and procedures. For those who need additional support and guidance for lifestyle changes, we developed a Food as Medicine program which combines both 1:1 visits with group visits. We focus on teaching people practical ways to changing to a whole foods, plant based diet; such as grocery shopping, food label reading, eating out, social gatherings, and meal planning. Our group visits are focused on how to prepare delicious whole food, plant based meals.

Prior to joining ZOOM+, I was a primary care physician at Kaiser Permanente in Portland, OR where I had the amazing opportunity to be the physician lead and co-developer of the Northwest Permanente Healthy Living Program, a lifestyle medicine consult clinic which used a whole foods, plant based diet to treat, prevent, and reverse chronic disease. In addition, I am a staff physician and educator for the McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, CA, where I work with my father, Dr. John McDougall.

Linda Carney MD is board-certified in Emergency Medicine, from Loma Linda University, a famous Blue Zone. Her radio interviews, podcasts, web sites, magazine articles, private office consults and telephone food coaching promote vibrant athletic performance and faster healing via the Starch-Smart® System, her anti-inflammatory, fiber-rich, high-nutrient, plant-based program. Speaking internationally at conventions and churches, her food prep delights students of all ages. Her Pinterest, Facebook, DrCarney.com and Veggievore.com sites provide life-saving resources, such as her blogs, articles, and 6 DVDs for world-class health with less medicine. Dr. Carney was hired by Rip Esselstyn as Medical Director for his first seven Engine 2 Immersions for employees of Whole Foods Markets. At the Engine 2 Immersion, Dr. Carney was thrilled to work on the team with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr. and to meet Dr. Colin Campbell in person and attend his presentations when she was not attending to the needs to the Whole Foods Market Team Members. She is a regular columnist to VegWorld Magazine. With her social networking support at Starch-Smart.com, Dr. Carney brings hope through food as medicine.

Website: DrCarney.com

Website: Veggievore.com

John is a social entrepreneur with a vision for a world where everyone lives healthy, sustainable, ethical and spiritual lives. He is founder of E4 Health & Wellness, a social enterprise dedicated to transforming the lives of people suffering with chronic disease by leading them toward health and vitality.

E4 Health and Wellness's current focus is the reduction of type 2 diabetes through lifestyle and diet. John's own life was touched by diabetes through family members who have suffered with it, and he himself was on that path towards the disease and other health challenges many years ago but learned how to overcome them with food choices and lifestyle.

John spent his early years in medical research, and has more than two decades of experience in complex systems engineering spanning medical, automotive and aerospace technologies in which he established a long track record of creating innovative products and processes. John has researched nutrition for many years and is also certified in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University. The result is a unique synergy between his systems thinking and his combination of nutrition knowledge, appropriate technology and an experienced team to create a truly innovative telemedicine-based diabetes reduction program.

A strong believer in collaboration and partnership, John and the E4 Health & Wellness team support medical practitioners, corporations and organizations with nutrition and lifestyle components of diabetes reduction. This approach is designed to create larger synergies among providers and empowered consumers of healthcare.John is proud to be on the leading edge of high-touch, high-tech transformative approaches to personalized healthcare, and is on a quest to defeat diabetes one bite at a time

Website: http://www.e4balance.org/

Nathan Runkle is the founder and president of Mercy For Animals. Raised on a farm in rural Ohio, Nathan has long had a deep connection with farmed animals. After a local farmed animal abuse case involving a piglet slammed headfirst into a concrete floor during an agricultural project at a nearby high school, Nathan founded MFA to give "food" animals a much-needed advocate in his local community.

Since founding MFA over a decade ago, Nathan has overseen the organization's growth into a leading international force in the prevention of cruelty to farmed animals and promotion of compassionate food choices and policies.

A nationally recognized speaker on animal advocacy, factory farming, and veganism, Nathan has presented at colleges, conferences, and many other forums from coast to coast.

Through his work with MFA, Nathan has been an outspoken advocate for animal rights, featured in hundreds of television, radio, and newspaper interviews, including on ABC's World News Tonight, Nightline, and 20/20, CNN, and National Public Radio, and in USA Today, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune.

Nathan works closely with MFA's diverse group of members, supporters, and employees to develop and fulfill objectives within the organization's four areas of focus: education, legal advocacy, corporate outreach, and undercover investigations.

Nathan has worked alongside elected officials, corporate executives, heads of international organizations, academics, farmers, celebrities, and film producers to pass landmark farmed animal protection legislation, raise public awareness about vegetarianism, and implement animal welfare policy changes.

VegNews magazine has recognized both MFA and Nathan for making substantial contributions to the vegetarian movement, naming Nathan one of the "25 Most Fascinating Vegetarians" and one of the country's "Top 20 Activists Under 30 Years Old," and twice naming MFA "Non-Profit of the Year." In 2009, at the age of twenty-five, Nathan became the youngest person ever inducted into the US Animal Rights Hall of Fame.

Website: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/

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My name is Paul Chatlin. I was born in Detroit and have lived in West Bloomfield since 1971. I am 58 years old. In May of 2013, I was diagnosed with Heart Disease. One artery was 100% blocked and two others were 65% blocked. Add to that leaky valves and enlarged heart, the thickening of the right side of my heart, a left bundled branch block and heart murmur, and I was in seriously bad shape. My cardiologist gave me two options: bypass surgery or try “Plant Based Nutrition” (PBN). When I said I would try anything other than by-pass surgery, he picked his cell phone while I was on a gurney just after I had a heart catheter and called Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn who picked up the phone at 11p.m. to talk to my doctor. I never knew that Dr. Esselstyn was his mentor in medical school. I was handed the phone and heard Dr. Esselstyn say go on home and I will call you in the morning. At 8:00a.m. he called me and spoke to me for an hour. Thus began my Plant Based Nutrition transition. After just 3 weeks my angina disappeared. My cholesterol levels dropped from 309 to 122 in just one year. I have lost 43 pounds and I feel great!

I would like to share my experience with any person in our community who may be considering changing to PBN. Who should consider this type of nutritional change? Any person who has had bypass surgery and hopes that a change in eating habits may prevent additional surgery. Any person who is in need of bypass surgery but would like to change their diet to PBN in hopes of not needing surgery (like me). And any person whose family has a history of Heart Disease and wishes to alter their current diet to possibly avoid health issues down the road. It was time to give back! I still had a long ways to go. I needed quite a bit of bed rest to help shrink the heart which by doing so would stop the valves from leaking. This took about 3 months. During that time I attended a Plant Based Cooking Class hosted by the Esselstyn’s. The cost was $975.00. I tried to have Blue Cross/Blue Shield reimburse me but was denied. So I thought this is what I can do to give back. So for the next 3 months I started to work with BC/BS with no luck. After escalating to the highest level I was denied because they did not have a pay code assigned and they suggested I work with the legislature for any hope of future change. I kept saying to them that they would rather cut a check for $125,000 for by-pass surgery than reimburse me $975.00 so I can learn how to cook Plant Based and insure I never have one. Right then I knew the system was broke and I need a bigger voice. Plant Based Nutrition Support Group was born.

I promised myself that when I felt better I would put together a support group to help others in our community. I contacted all of the current Chiefs of Cardiology in our area. They suggested I talk to Dr. Joel Kahn. We met and Dr. Kahn agreed to assist me on this journey.

In February of 2014, we held our first PBN Support Group meeting. I thought that 20-40 people would be a great showing. 123 people attended! 23 people signed up as volunteers. The meeting was held at Beaumont Hospital.

On March 24th, we held our second meeting. I thought there would be a significant drop off of participants, but I was wrong! We again had over 110 people attend. What was interesting is that of the 110 people, 44 of them were new faces. This means that we now had over 220 people in our support group and 40 volunteers. In both April and May we continued to grow and today we have 2500 members and over 50 volunteers. We also moved to Birmingham Groves High School (we needed a bigger auditorium) and built a web page (www.pbnsg.org). We have a Facebook , Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter presence.

We have started 4 outreach programs. We have relationships with the owners of 21 local restaurants with special plant compliant menus for our members. We have implemented a Small Groups program for members who are new to a plant based diet, and want a safe place to discuss their journey. We are also working on curriculum change with Medical Students at Wayne State, Eastern Michigan , Oakland University, Michigan State Universities and the University of Michigan medical school. PBNSG was invited to sponsor 2 American Heart Association events in October. Soon we will be speaking to high school juniors and seniors about following a whole food plant based diet. PBNSG also conducts nutritional tours at grocery stores, transitional classes, has a walking club, and much more.

Please help me help others in our community. Join our group, make a positive life change yourself and then help others by supporting PBNSG. The group meets once a month. The volunteers meet once a month. If you would like more information on our group, please see our web site www.pbnsg.org.  

We offer education, events, nutritional tours, exercise , fun, and much more. Though no one can go backward and start over, anyone can start now and make a brand new ending.

Website: www.PBNSG.org

Henry Guzman is currently the Director of Wellness Strategies at Baptist Health South Florida. He is a registered nurse, has a Bachelor’s degree in Sport’s Medicine from Barry University specializing in exercise science and nutrition as well as an MBA from FIU. Henry has been actively involved in the areas of wellness and prevention for 20 years, working as a health and wellness educator and manager of employee health. In his current role, his focus is on developing and implementing lifestyle modification programs for Baptist Health South Florida’s 16000+ employees. In addition to multiple publications in high profile journals, he is currently collaborating on several research projects examining the outcomes of intensive lifestyle intervention programs and their long-term effects on health related behavior modification. Henry not only talks the talk, but also walks the walk as an avid runner, cyclist and tri-athlete.

Website: https://baptisthealth.net

Amie Hamlin has been the Executive Director of the Coalition for Healthy School Food since its founding in 2004. Previously she was the director of a non-profit environmental organization and director of a tobacco-control program to ban smoking in public places. In her current position, she wrote a NYS legislative resolution for healthy plant-based entrees and nutrition education in schools which passed unanimously in 2004. The coalition has developed recipes which have been distributed to 25,000 schools nationwide, a middle school Family and Consumer Sciences Cooking Curriculum, a 3 – 5th grade curriculum called Food UnEarthed: Uncovering the Truth About Food, and nutrition education resources including Wellness Wakeup Call and Feel Good Food Cards. In her role with the Coalition for Healthy School Food, she consults with schools to help them get started on a path to healthy change using Coalition for Healthy School Food recipes, curriculum, and resources. Amie has a Master’s Degree in Education and has a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition through E-Cornell.

Website: www.HealthySchoolFood.org

Ted Barnett, MD earned his medical degree from Tufts University and has been a practicing board-certified radiologist for nearly 30 years. He has previously served as Adjunct Clinical Faculty and Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He has created and presented 7 times in Rochester a 6-week course regarding plant-based diets that is accredited through the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry for 9 hours of Continuing Medical Education credit. This course has cumulatively been attended by over 325 persons, including laypeople, physicians and other practitioners.

Ted was the principal author of “Development of Symptomatic Cardiovascular Disease after Self-Reported Adherence to the Atkins Diet”, published 2009 by the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Over the years, he has made many in-service medical presentations sponsored by hospitals, medical societies and medical schools, and has testified before the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services. He has long served as Co-Coordinator of the Rochester Area Vegan Society, and is the father of three adult children who are lifelong vegans.

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Marcy Madrid is the Vice President of Planning and Marketing for Midland Health, a system of healthcare partners in Midland Texas, including Midland Memorial Hospital. In her current role, Marcy oversees strategic planning, community health outreach, marketing and public relations, sales as well as employee engagement and patient experience. Led by the overwhelming research and evidence supporting plant based nutrition in healthcare, Marcy has spearheaded a community garden project, launched the first ever Food Is Medicine health conference in West Texas and collaborated with the city government, school district and a local community college to increase health literacy through a variety of cross-city community outreach activities and events. Marcy and other members of the Midland Health executive team are currently embarking on a holistic approach to their traditional healthcare delivery model incorporating plant based nutrition as a cornerstone. This includes an overhaul of the inpatient nutrition program, diabetes education, cafeteria offerings and even the creation of a new, unique and progressive approach to employee wellness.

Marcy is also working alongside the Vice President of Medical Affairs to lead a 2 month research project involving a plant based nutrition health immersion with the system’s sickest employees.Marcy is also among the founding members of the HEALthy City Foundation; a local non-profit aimed at increasing health education, awareness and local resources related to the Food as Medicine, plant based nutrition model.

Before coming to Midland Health, Marcy was a morning show anchor and reporter for the local NBC affiliate, where she was recognized and awarded for her writing and storytelling skills by the Texas Association of Broadcasters.

Website: www.midlandhealth.org

Dr. Milton Mills is the Associate Director of Preventive Medicine with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and co-author of PCRM’s report on Racial and Ethnic Bias in the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Dr. Mills serves as the Race & Nutrition Specialist and Board Adviser for A Well Fed World. Whether internist Dr. Mills is practicing at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia or at free clinics in Washington, D.C., his prescription for patients is likely to include some dietary advice: go vegetarian. “Medical research shows conclusively that a plant-based diet reduces chronic disease risk, so that’s something I absolutely encourage my patients to move toward,” says Dr. Mills, a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Mills doesn’t limit his message to his patients. He takes it to audiences around the country as well, speaking at hospitals, churches, and community centers.

Andrea Gunn is the Managing Director for The Humane League (THL), overseeing the staff and developing strategies, organizational systems, and new programs across all departments.

With a BS in Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science from The University of Michigan, Andrea left her career in research to open the Charlotte office for THL as Charlotte Grassroots Director. She founded Charlotte Vegan Drinks, co-organizes the annual Charlotte VegFest, and has fostered a strong activist and veg community in the Charlotte area. After serving as Charlotte Director, she became National Grassroots Director to oversee and implement THL's outreach programs nationwide, and has since transitioned into her new role to support the entire organization.

Andrea has been a speaker at the Animal Rights National Conference, presented on factory farming and veg eating in front of over 3,000 high school and college students, given talks on effective advocacy across the Carolinas, and has been featured on Charlotte Today and FOX News speaking about local advocacy and animal welfare issues.

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Paul Shapiro, Vice President of Farm Animal Protection at The Humane Society of the United States, has played an integral role in numerous successful legislative and corporate campaigns to improve the plight of farm animals. In his role overseeing efforts to pass state laws and corporate policies, he works with lawmakers and major food retailers alike to implement animal welfare reforms in the agricultural industry.

Shapiro founded Compassion Over Killing in 1995 and served as its campaigns director until January 2005. While there, he worked as a farm animal cruelty investigator and led initiatives to end misleading advertising on factory farm products.

Shapiro has been interviewed in hundreds of print, broadcast and online news sources as an authority on farm animal welfare and animal advocacy. He has also published dozens of articles about animal welfare in publications ranging from daily newspapers to academic journals.

Website: http://www.humanesociety.org/

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Veteran Producer John Corry has created and supervised over 200 television documentaries, including the popular long-running TV series SAFARI TRACKS (52 episodes) for FOX in syndication, THE COLOR OF WAR (17 hours) and SWORN TO SECRECY (65 hours) for the History Channel, CELEBRITY WINGS for Discovery Networks and WEAPONS AT WAR (65 hours) for A&E Network. John's feature length film producing credits include PLANTPURE NATION, FORKS OVER KNIVES, TATTOO NATION, AYN RAND AND THE PROPHECY OF ATLAS SHRUGGED, Universal’s hit action-comedy THE RUNDOWN, the 3D animated THE TEN COMMANDMENTS and THE FACE OF EVIL: REINHARD HEIDRICH. His television specials include THE WILD YAK PATROL for Animal Planet and THE LONG MARCH for History International. John’s three-hour special THE LAST DAYS OF WWII was nominated for a National Emmy and his acclaimed all-color WWII series THE COLOR OF WAR was recognized with the CINE SPECIAL JURY AWARD as the Best Network or Cable Historical Program of 2003.

John attended Florida State University, graduating in 1984 as a four-year Air Force ROTC cadet with a BS in Media Communications. He was named by the FSU College of Arts and Sciences as the 2001 Graduate of Distinction, and received the CINE Special Jury Award as the best broadcast historical program of 2003, network or cable.

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Initially double-board certified in Internal Medicine Digestive Diseases & Nutrition, Naples Bioidentical Doctor Corey Howard, M.D. brings multiple dimensions to his philosophy and business of Lifestyle Medicine.

Founder and Director of Physicians Life Centers in Naples, Florida, he brings this multi-dimensional expertise to his clients, offering programs designed to help people live a better life.

Corey Howard, M.D. asserts that “Most physicians today are reactive, focusing solely on disease management”, and argues the need for a more proactive approach – comprehensive programs focused on overall health, the prevention of disease, and the attainment of optimal health and wellness.

Concentrating in his early career on gastroenterology, Corey Howard, M.D. performed thousands of endoscopic procedures. He was faced with his own obesity and poor physical fitness and decided if anything was going to change he was going to have to change. Dr. Howard, initially could not run one mile and was unable to swim. Through hard work and dedication, and because of incredible family support he became an Ironman Triathlete completing Ironman Florida in 11 hours 56 minutes. He used his knowledge in endurance training and nutrition (after losing almost 50 lbs) to his patients and evolving his practice to prevention and nutrition. This mission taught him a great deal about nutrition and strengthened his commitment to help others discover the transformative power of lifestyle.

Dr. Howard points to the need for people to be empowered to take responsibility for their health. While his business was initially built upon a foundation of general medicine with the majority of his patients viewing him as their primary care provider, he created Physicians Life Centers to empower people to truly promote health. He is an inspirational speaker and mentor to many who want to change and become the architect of their own lives.

Website: www.physicianslifecenters.com

Ron L. Gandiza is a speaker, author and solution architect who currently serves as the Chief Business Officer and Launch Director for PlantPure, Inc., helping to develop and launch new products and services.  He has spent more than 25 years developing global training and education programs in business, marketing and technology that have been implemented in over 10,000 academic institutions and enterprise organizations such as Microsoft, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the US Air Force, NASA, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). He has also helped to build and launch local and online communities for non-profits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) supporting millions of people around the world.

After becoming very ill and barely able to walk, Ron transitioned to a whole food, plant-based diet, and earned a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell.  His rapid recovery and frustration in the lack of awareness of the power of a whole food, plant-based diet to prevent and even reverse chronic diseases and illnesses redirected his focus and passion to accelerating the growth of the plant-based movement.  

Mark Sutton has been the Visualizations Coordinator for two NASA Earth Satellite Missions, a multimedia consultant, organic farmer, lecturer and photographer. He helped produce a vegan cookbook No More Bull! by Howard Lyman (aka, "The Mad Cowboy"), designed, developed, & produced several DVDs for Howard including: The Mad Cowboy Documentary, worked with two Nobel Peace Prize winners on Global Climate Change, the White House, several Federal Agencies at the highest levels, and has published in TIME, Newsweek, Scientific American, and Science among other media.

He produced the first ever animation of "El Nino" from actual sea surface temperature data (for NOAA), and his multimedia visualization work has been shown to or by the Administrators of NASA, NOAA, Congress, the Director of the National Weather Service, and the Secretaries of Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce.

Mark was also part of a non-profit team that created, implemented, and wrote manuals for a novel experimental "World Core Curriculum" (still available at the UN Bookstore), the team was awarded a UN Peace Medal for their efforts. He has also supported many Animal Rights Conferences as Head Photographer.

In 1996, realizing that all the traveling, consulting, and computer work was contributing to his become obese, Mark went on a very low fat diet & vegetarian lifestyle inspired by Dr. Dean Ornish, enabling him to lose over 70 lbs. of weight in 4 1/2 months. He's since maintained this weight loss plus or minus a couple of pounds (!).

Vegetarian for 20 years, plant-based the past 15 (9 1/2 years no-oil, inspired by interviewing Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn), Mark edits the Mad Cowboy e-newsletter, started one of the 1st vegan blogs in 2005, and self-published the 1st vegan pizza cookbook,"Heart Healthy Pizza: Over 100 Plant-Based Recipes for the Healthiest Pizza in the World." He's demonstrated his recipes on Cable TV and engaged in many interviews on radio and podcasts about his book.  

He is currently co-hosting "The Dr. Don Radio Show" on "Health and Wellness" (broadcast across a tri-State area and streamed on the Internet), producing the PlantPure Nation Radio Show, and is a T. Colin Campbell Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate Graduate. Mark has guest-written articles and book reviews for many online blogs and magazines (including the Nutrition Studies Program and Vegan Culinary Experience), and has co-created and managed a 6,000 sq. ft. organic vegetable garden for over a decade.

He is determined to do all he can to help spread the plant-based whole foods message to reverse and prevent chronic diseases, and facilitate and enable the incredible restorative powers of this lifestyle, for human health, the animals, and the environment.

Lee Fulkerson wrote, directed, and starred in the highly acclaimed feature documentary film Forks Over Knives, and also co-wrote the film PlantPure Nation. He now hosts a series of podcasts for PlantPure Nation (the organization that’s an outgrowth of the film). He has written, produced, directed or supervised nearly 170 hours of documentary programming, and has won 19 international awards for his work. These include the prestigious CINE Special Jury Award for Best Broadcast Historical Program of the year, network or cable.