2024 Food Revolution Summit Docuseries Program
2024 Food Revolution Summit Docuseries Program
Docuseries
with John and Ocean Robbins
This program will serve as your guide to plan your Summit experience and take
notes on the enlightening lessons from each Docuseries episode.
Food Revolution Network (FRN) stands at the forefront of health, nutrition, and the
intricate dynamics of modern health and food systems. As an educational resource
and advocacy community, our mission is to guide and influence a global transformation
in food awareness and practices. With research-backed content, we encourage good
health and social responsibility, empowering individuals to become educated consumers
and advocates for plant-based nutrition. Led by John and Ocean Robbins and supported
by over one million members, FRN envisions a future where meals embody nourishment,
sustainability, and compassion, realigning our dietary choices with the well-being of
people, animals, and the planet. Through our blogs, emails, products, and social media
channels, we are dedicated to inspiring healthy, ethical, and sustainable food choices for
everyone, shaping a world where the food revolution is a fundamental way of life.
Thank you for being part of the food revolution and for
helping us spread the word.
What’s in store for you
In the 2024 Food Revolution Summit Docuseries, you
will embark on a journey to discover the world’s most
powerful foods for disease prevention, exceptional health,
and a longer life. This year, we have brought together an
extraordinary lineup of speakers who will share their insights
and expertise with you.
We want to make sure you get the most out of your summit
experience. Throughout the Summit, from April 24th to May
1st, a new episode will be broadcast daily at 11 am ET / 8
am PT on https://foodrevolutionsummit.org/broadcasts/.
Each episode runs for approximately 60-90 minutes.
If you can’t make it for the live screenings, don’t worry! Free
replays will be available shortly after each episode and
Ocean’s wrap-up, accessible for the next day.
We know more about food and health than any population in history. Featured Speakers:
And yet, we’re sicker than ever. Do you know the real reasons why?
In this episode, we expose the tactics employed by the processed Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD
food industry to keep us confused (and hooked on their products!),
Andrew Binovi, MPP
reveal the dairy industry’s hidden agenda, uncover the hazardous
effects of pesticides on farmworkers and consumers, and show Andy Bellatti, RDN
how the pharmaceutical industry is making billions of dollars selling
medications to an increasingly sick population. And we’ll look behind Babette Davis (Chef Babette)
the curtain and bring you hope — showing how much better things
Columbus Batiste, MD
can be and that the power truly is in your hands to reclaim your
health and to be part of the solution! David Katz, MD
Dean Ornish, MD
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George Monbiot
Jennifer Paul-Quinn, MPH
Joel Fuhrman, MD
John McDougall, MD
Leah Garcés
Marion Nestle, PhD
Michael Greger, MD
Michael Klaper, MD
Neal Barnard, MD
Scott Stoll, MD
Vandana Shiva, PhD
In recent years, rates of brain fog, memory loss, mental health Featured Speakers:
struggles, and dementia have skyrocketed. Are we destined for a
future where our most precious faculties are compromised? What Alan Desmond, MD
have brain experts discovered that could help you to beat the
odds? In this episode, we investigate the role of diet, lifestyle, and Alona Pulde, MD & Matthew
environmental factors in the development of neurodegenerative Lederman, MD
diseases like Alzheimer’s, explore the impact of poor diet on
mental clarity and focus, and shed light on the explosion in rates Ayesha Sherzai, MD & Dean
of depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other mental health challenges. Sherzai, MD
You’ll learn essential foods, supplements, and dietary patterns that
Brenda Davis, RD
promote brain health and slash the danger of Alzheimer’s — and
remedies for brain fog, memory loss, and mental health challenges. David Perlmutter, MD
Dean Ornish, MD
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Neal Barnard, MD
Shayla Toombs-Withers, DO
Uma Naidoo, MD
William W. Li, MD
Only recently have experts discovered the enormous connection Featured Speakers:
between gut health and virtually every aspect of human wellness. In
this episode, we share the latest breakthrough research behind the Alan Desmond, MD
microbiome revolution and unveil the complex relationship between
Andrew Freeman, MD
what we eat and common digestive issues such as bloating, gas,
intestinal discomfort, leaky gut, chronic inflammation, and other David Perlmutter, MD
related conditions. We’ll delve into the world of the microbiome and
its influence on digestion, immunity, mental health, autoimmune Helen Powell-Stoddart, MD
disease, and chronic illness — and discuss the potential pitfalls
John McDougall, MD
of modern diets, excessive hygiene, probiotic pills, and antibiotic
overuse. We’ll share practical tips and actionable steps for improving Michael Greger, MD
gut health and how you can nurture your microbiome using all-
natural and no-cost solutions. Robynne Chutkan, MD
Scott Stoll, MD
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Uma Naidoo, MD
The global beauty industry is big business… to the tune of $532 Featured Speakers:
billion. But some of the chemicals used in beauty products can
cause cancer and other health problems. Fortunately, there are Apple Bodemer, MD
natural ways to look good that also help you feel good and live long
Babette Davis (Chef Babette)
and well. In this episode, we explore the truth about the beauty
industry and investigate the pros and cons of common products and Brenda Davis, RD
supplements that claim anti-aging and beauty-enhancing properties.
You’ll learn about the diet and lifestyle choices that can support Chef AJ
healthy skin, hair, teeth, and overall beauty, while expanding vitality,
Helen Powell-Stoddart, MD
too! Together, we’ll go beyond myths and marketing so we can
nourish radiance with nutrition and holistic approaches. Kris Carr
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Shayla Toombs-Withers, DO
Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD
Vanita Rahman, MD
Heart disease takes more human lives than any other cause of Featured Speakers:
death, and while tens of millions rely on medications to keep their
symptoms at bay, these drugs often come with serious side effects. Andrew Freeman, MD
The good news is that all-natural food and lifestyle habits have
Andy Bellatti, RDN
been proven to slash the risk of heart disease dramatically. And the
number one place to start is with the food on your plate. This episode Brenda Davis, RD
offers evidence-based dietary recommendations for preventing and
reversing cardiovascular disease, including the role of antioxidants, Columbus Batiste, MD
fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, and other nutrients in promoting
Dean Ornish, MD
cardiovascular health. We’ll unravel the culprits behind heart attacks,
strokes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol levels and Doug Evans
clear the confusion surrounding fats, cholesterol, sugar, salt, and
processed foods once and for all. Helen Powell-Stoddart, MD
James Loomis, MD
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Joel Kahn, MD
Neal Barnard, MD
Neil Cooper, MD
Shayla Toombs-Withers, DO
Steven Lome, DO
William W. Li, MD
What’s the real reason we see such a direct connection between Featured Speakers:
obesity and type 2 diabetes? Why is it so hard to lose weight (and so
easy to gain it)? In this episode, we explore the real causes of obesity Adam Sud
and type 2 diabetes and the real reasons that traditional diets almost
Brenda Davis, RD
always fail. We’ll dive into the newest semaglutide drugs being used
for weight loss and diabetes management and whether or not they’re Chef AJ
safe or worth the cost. You’ll learn what the most recent studies say
about what actually works for effective and sustained weight control Chuck Carroll
so you can enjoy more balanced blood sugar and your unique “right-
Helen Powell-Stoddart, MD
sized body.”
Joel Kahn, MD
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Laurie Marbas, MD
Michael Greger, MD
Mindy Pelz, MD
Neal Barnard, MD
Scott Stoll, MD
Shayla Toombs-Withers, DO
Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD
Vanita Rahman, MD
William W. Li, MD
Should you go keto, raw, Paleo, vegan, or follow a blood-type diet? In Featured Speakers:
a world where conflicting nutrition advice runs rampant, how do you
know what’s fact and what’s fiction? In this episode, we go beyond Andrew Freeman, MD
fads and bestselling books to discover what the science says about
Andy Bellatti, RDN
the most controversial topics in food and health. We’ll reveal the truth
behind hot-button topics like soy, lectins, and phytates. You’ll learn Ayesha Sherzai, MD & Dean
how to end the confusion behind fatty acids and get the truth about Sherzai, MD
rancidity in fish oil. We’ll uncover the truth about protein as we clarify
how much you really need, whether there is such a thing as too Brenda Davis, RD
much, and whether plant protein or animal protein is best. Plus, you’ll
get a comprehensive rundown of the specific vitamins, minerals, Columbus Batiste, MD
antioxidants, and phytochemicals you need to stay healthy, now and
James Loomis, MD
in the future.
Joel Fuhrman, MD
What are your top takeaways? Write them in the space below.
Joel Kahn, MD
Martin Wasserman, MD
Michael Greger, MD
Michael Klaper, MD
Neal Barnard, MD
Scott Stoll, MD
Adam Sud is a behavioral wellness & nutrition expert, international Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD is a Professor of Pharmacology and
speaker, and the founder and CEO of Plant Based for Positive Change, Physiology at Georgetown University Medical Center. Dr. Fugh-
a nonprofit dedicated to advancing research and understanding of Berman codirects the M.S. program in Health and the Public Interest
how nutrition impacts mental health and addiction. In 2020, he ran and directs PharmedOut, a research and education project that
the first controlled research trial to investigate the effects of plant- promotes rational prescribing and exposes the effect of pharmaceutical
based nutrition intervention on early addiction recovery outcomes. He marketing practices. Dr. Fugh-Berman has authored many key articles
currently coaches individuals using nutrition, the science of behavior in peer-reviewed literature on the area of industry influence on
change, and evolutionary psychology to understand and achieve their medicine, including the first studies in the medical literature about
personal mental health and wellness goals. how the pharmaceutical industry influences surgeons, pharmacists,
basic scientists, and individual patients. Dr. Fugh-Berman lectures
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internationally and has appeared on 20/20, Nightline, the 1A, the Diane
Rehm show, and every major television network.
Andrew Binovi, MPP Andrew Binovi is the Director of Government Affairs at the Physicians’ Committee
for Responsible Medicine. In this role, he advocates for bipartisan policy change to
Extended Interview Title: improve dietary guidelines — hoping to reduce their emphasis on meat and dairy —
Sick and Subsidized: How in order to improve well-being throughout the population and also address social and
Government Policy Undermines racial health disparities. Andrew has over 15 years of experience in Washington, D.C.,
Public Health successfully advocating for nutrition, health care, and animal welfare policy.
Andrew Freeman, MD, FACC, FACP, is the director of clinical cardiology, Dean Sherzai, MD, and Ayesha Sherzai, MD, are cutting-edge
director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness, and an associate neurologists, brain science researchers, and best-selling authors of the
professor of medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver, CO. He is books The Alzheimer’s Solution and The 30-Day Alzheimer’s Solution:
also a founder and co-chair of the American College of Cardiology’s The Definitive Food and Lifestyle Guide to Preventing Cognitive
Nutrition & Lifestyle Work Group. Dr. Freeman combines both traditional Decline. They are co-directors of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program
Western medicine with a holistic approach on overall wellness and at Loma Linda University, directors of the Healthy Minds Initiative, and
disease prevention through a combination of advanced cardiology creators of The NEURO Plan, a customizable brain health program
diagnostics and lifestyle medicine. He has been often nicknamed “The that utilizes technology and neurological research to empower users
Vegan Cardiologist.” to improve their brain health. They host the popular Brain Health
Revolution Podcast and have been featured in The Sunday Times, O
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Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and The Huffington Post and on
ABC News, CNN, and BBC Good Food.
Brenda Davis, RD Brenda Davis, registered dietitian, is a world leading plant-based trailblazer and an
internationally acclaimed researcher and speaker. A prolific writer, Brenda is best known
Extended Interview Title: for the bestselling Becoming Vegan books, which have become classic “go-to” volumes
Nutritional Science: Thriving for people seeking to make a healthy plant-based transition. Overall, her books have
with Plant-Based Nutrition sold nearly a million copies and been translated into 15 languages. Her latest book,
Plant-Powered Protein, was hot off the press in April 2023. Brenda has been lead
dietitian in a diabetes intervention research project in the Marshall Islands. Brenda has
authored and co-authored numerous professional and lay articles and is a past chair of
the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association.
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Nutrition Healthcare Conference.
Devoted to a plant-exclusive diet for over 46 years, Chef AJ hosted Chuck Carroll, also known as The Weight Loss Champion, is no stranger
Healthy Living with CHEF AJ, on Foody TV, and now has her own daily to weight-loss struggles. His mission to lose 275 pounds and improve
YouTube show, CHEF AJ LIVE! A chef, culinary instructor, and speaker, his health took him on an incredible journey that has inspired and
she has authored three bestsellers, The Secrets to Ultimate Weight motivated thousands of people. The confidence he gained from the
Loss: A Revolutionary Approach to Conquer Cravings, Overcome Food weight loss enabled him to pursue his dream of becoming a reporter
Addiction and Lose Weight Without Going Hungry, Own Your Health, for CBS News and NBC News Radio. He even spoke on Capitol Hill to
and The 10th Anniversary Edition of Unprocessed. Her new book, Chef share his remarkable weight-loss journey. Now Chuck is the host of the
AJ’s Sweet Indulgence—Guilt-free Treats Sweetened Naturally with Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s popular podcast, The
Fruit comes out in the summer of 2024. In 2018 she was inducted into Exam Room.
the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.
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Dr. Columbus D. Batiste is a board-certified Interventional Cardiologist, David Katz, MD, is a preventive medicine specialist and globally
Assistant Clinical Professor, and Regional Chief of Cardiology for recognized authority on lifestyle medicine. He is the founder of the
Southern California’s Permanente Medical Group. He aims to provide Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, past president of the American
long-term solutions for chronic diseases by focusing on nutrition, stress College of Lifestyle Medicine, Founder and CEO of Diet ID, Inc., and
reduction, and exercise. Dr. Batiste has spearheaded a groundbreaking founding president of the True Health Initiative, which is a coalition of
virtual cardiac rehabilitation program in collaboration with Samsung more than 500 world-renowned physicians, scientists, and nutrition
Technologies, benefiting over 15,000 patients. Recognizing the experts from 45 countries including my dad and me, that is committed
connection between individual health and community, he co-founded to establishing and communicating the scientific consensus on the
the non-profit organization Healthy Heart Nation. Their mission is optimal diet for human beings and the planet. He is the recipient of
to address disparities in education, business, justice, and health, three honorary doctorates and the author of 19 books, including his
known as social determinants of health. Dr. Batiste is a sought-after latest, How to Eat, which he wrote with Mark Bittman.
international speaker on the transformative impact of whole food plant-
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based nutrition and is eagerly anticipating the release of his first book,
SELFish: A Cure for a Stressed & Broken Heart.
David Perlmutter, MD David Perlmutter, MD is a board-certified neurologist and six-time New York Times
best-selling author. His books have been translated into 32 languages. His most recent
Extended Interview Title: bestseller is Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid — The Key to Losing
Brainpower Blueprint: Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar, and Achieving Extraordinary Health. Dr. Perlmutter
Reducing Alzheimer’s Risk serves on the board of directors and is a fellow of the American College of Nutrition. He
and Nurturing Mental Clarity serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and has published
extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals, including Archives of Neurology,
Neurosurgery, and the Journal of Applied Nutrition.
Dean Ornish, M.D., “the father of lifestyle medicine,” has been Doug Evans grew up eating the junkiest version of the Standard
recognized as a “TIME 100 Innovator;” by LIFE magazine as “one of the American Diet imaginable — candy, pizza, hamburgers, milkshakes,
fifty most influential members of his generation;” and by Forbes as “one fried chicken, etc. A successful entrepreneur by the age of 29, he then
of the seven most powerful teachers in the world.” He is founder of the watched his family endure a series of tragedies — the death of both his
nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Clinical Professor parents, uncles and aunts, and the deterioration of his older brother’s
of Medicine at UCSF, and author of seven books, all bestsellers, health — and decided that he was cursed with bad genes and should
including Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most put his affairs in order. A chance conversation led him to try a sprout-
Chronic Diseases, coauthored with Anne Ornish. He was appointed by rich plant-based diet, with almost-instantaneous improvements: pain
Presidents Clinton & Obama to White House Advisory Commissions. gone, breathing restored, and mood and energy lifted. Since then,
For 44 years, Dr. Ornish directed randomized trials proving—for the Doug’s mission in life has been to help people learn how to grow and
first time—that comprehensive lifestyle changes may reverse the eat the most nutritious food on the planet. Best-selling author of The
progression of heart disease and other chronic illnesses, change gene Sprout Book and Founder of www.TheSproutingCompany.com, Doug
expression, and reverse aging by lengthening telomeres. The “Ornish loves to teach people about the power of sprouts, helping people grow
diet” was rated the “#1 Diet for Heart Health” by a panel of experts them easily and affordably in their own kitchen.
at U.S. News & World Report for 11 years. His was the first lifestyle
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medicine program to be covered by Medicare, now reimbursed when
offered via Zoom at home. www.PMRI.org & www.ornish.com
Dr. James Loomis Jr., MD, MBA, is a board-certified doctor in internal Jennifer Paul-Quinn, MPH, RDN, is a Registered Dietitian with a Master
and lifestyle medicine and Medical Director at Barnard Medical Center. of Public Health in Nutrition from Loma Linda University, and is currently
He received his medical degree from the University of Arkansas, where a medical student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She
he graduated with honors. Loomis also has a Plant-Based Nutrition completed her dietetic internship rotation at the Loma Linda Medical
certification from Cornell University. He is on the clinical faculty at Center and public health nutrition internship with the Physicians
George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, Committee and the Barnard Medical Center. Jennifer is passionate
DC and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in about diet-related racial health disparities and advocating for healthful,
Bethesda, MD. Before coming to Barnard, Dr. Loomis practiced internal plant-based meals in underserved communities.
medicine at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, where he was also the
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director of prevention and wellness and is a former team physician
for the St. Louis Cardinal baseball and St. Louis Rams football teams.
Dr. Loomis is a Fellow in the American College of Lifestyle Medicine
and uses plant-based eating and a healthy lifestyle to help his patients
prevent treatment and sometimes reverse their common diseases. Joel Kahn, MD
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Beyond Cholesterol: The Truth
About Supplements, Fats, and
Joel Fuhrman, MD Modern Food Myths
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Joel Kahn, MD, is widely known as “America’s Healthy Heart Doc.” He
The Nutritarian Blueprint: Dr.
is the founder of the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity and a clinical
Fuhrman’s Guide to Lifelong Health &
professor of medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr.
Happiness
Kahn has triple board certification in internal medicine, cardiovascular
medicine, and interventional cardiology. In addition to his practice
Joel Fuhrman, MD, is a board-certified family physician and
saving lives as a cardiologist, Joel lectures around the world, inspiring
internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing.
health through proper nutrition. He’s the author of several best-selling
Through his wildly popular series of PBS specials, seven New York
books, including Your Whole Heart Solution and The Plant-Based
Times bestsellers, and the creation of the ANDI score to quantify the
Solution, and the host of the Reversing Heart Disease Naturally Summit.
nutritional quality of food, Dr. Fuhrman has brought the message of
His mission is to prevent heart attacks by educating the public to eat
nutritional healing and his “nutritarian” approach to millions of people.
clean and apply cutting-edge science to their lifestyle.
He is president of the Nutritional Research Foundation, and serves on
the faculty of Northern Arizona University’s Health Sciences division. Dr. Click here to learn more
Fuhrman operates the “Eat to Live Retreat” in San Diego, where people
come from all around the world to lose weight and recover their health.
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Docuseries
Speaker Spotlight
Kris Carr Laurie Marbas, MD
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Eat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark, & Dismantling Diabesity: The
Live Like You Mean It Combination of Obesity and Diabetes
Kris Carr is a New York Times bestselling author and a 20-year cancer Laurie Marbas, MD, is a double board-certified family medicine and
thriver. She’s been called a “force of nature” by O Magazine and was lifestyle medicine physician, who has been utilizing food as medicine
named a “new role model” by The New York Times. Kris is also a since 2012. She currently holds 50 state medical licenses across
member of Oprah’s SuperSoul 100, recognizing the most influential the United States. She is founder of DrMarbas.com and the Healing
thought-leaders today. Her work has also been featured in Forbes, The Kitchen with Brittany Jaroudi. She was a former co-founder of Mora
Wall Street Journal, Glamour, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Medical and Plant Based TeleHealth. She was the first Managing Editor
Super Soul Sunday, OWN, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Kris teaches for the Plantrician Project’s International Journal of Disease Reversal
people how to take back their health and live like they mean it. Her and Prevention. She is also the host of the Dr. Laurie Marbas podcast,
work will change the way you live, love, and eat! As an irreverent foot whose mission is to provide resources that will empower individuals
soldier in the fight against disease, Kris teaches people how to take with the knowledge, mindset, and inspiration to successfully adopt
back their health and live like they mean it. Her most recent book is a lifestyle interventions and achieve health and well-being.
truly profound one, I’m Not A Mourning Person: Braving Loss, Grief, and
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the Big Messy Emotions That Happen When Life Falls Apart.
Marion Nestle, PhD Marion Nestle, PhD, is an Emerita Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health
at New York University, and has held faculty positions at Brandeis University and the
Extended Interview Title: UCSF School of Medicine. She earned a PhD in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public
Food Politics: How The health nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley. As a senior nutrition policy
Status Quo is Making Us advisor, she edited the 1988 Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health. Marion
Sick (And What We Can Do is the best-selling author of numerous books, including Food Politics and Slow Cooked:
About It!) An Unexpected Life in Food Politics. A regular blogger at foodpolitics.com, her Twitter
boasts over 140,000 followers and has been lauded by Time, Science Magazine, and
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The Guardian. Recognized repeatedly for her contributions, recent accolades include
the 2023 Edinburgh Medal for Science and Humanities.
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Docuseries
Speaker Spotlight
Martin Wasserman, MD Alona Pulde, MD & Matthew
Lederman, MD
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Project Wetsuit: An Elderly Doctor’s
Athletic and Health Revolution Wellness to Wonderful: Lifestyle
Choices for Vitality and Joy
Dr. Marty Wasserman is a pediatric clinician, attorney, teacher, and Alona Pulde, MD, is a board-certified practitioner of Acupuncture
public health administrator dedicated to improving patient and and Oriental Medicine and Family Medicine Physician focused
community health outcomes while managing costs. At PRI, he’s been on supporting clients through plant-based nutrition. Dr. Matthew
a Senior Consultant and Medical Director, focusing on projects like the Lederman is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician and CNVC
Modernizing Medicaid initiative and Medicare Part D Appeals. He’s Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication. He is passionate about
significantly contributed to neonatal care, offering seminars to reduce integrating mind-body treatment. This power couple has been touted by
infections in intensive care nurseries. As Maryland Health Secretary, Dr. Dean Ornish as doctors of the future, in their successful combination
he developed the HealthChoice Program, integrating the state’s Child of Western, Chinese, nutrition, and lifestyle medicines to create their
Health Insurance Program. His work has earned him the Governor’s groundbreaking health paradigm. They have co-authored six books,
Gold Award, and he’s a respected speaker on health and mental health including the New York Times bestseller Forks Over Knives Plan, as well
issues, adept at communicating complex topics to the public. as Forks Over Knives Family, Keep It Simple, Keep It Whole, and, most
recently, Wellness to Wonderful, which interweaves medical science,
psychology, spirituality, and life wisdom.
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How To Prevent & Reverse Disease: Michael Klaper, MD
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Your Food & Your Future: The
Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, New York Times best-selling author,
Science of Body and Planet
and popular speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues.
He’s a founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle
Michael Klaper, MD, has practiced preventive and nutritional medicine
Medicine and the best-selling author of How Not to Die and How Not
for more than four decades. He has served as nutrition advisor to
to Diet. His most recent book is another masterpiece, How Not To Age,
NASA’s programs for space colonists on the Moon and Mars, and on the
is a New York Times bestseller. Dr. Greger has created videos on more
Nutrition Task Force of the American Medical Students’ Association. He
than 2,000 health topics that are freely available at NutritionFacts.
is the co-founder of Moving Medicine Forward, which brings nutritional
org, which is one of the most useful and popular nutritional education
education into medical schools. Dr. Klaper is also the author of several
websites on the internet, with new videos and articles uploaded every
books, a popular speaker, and one of the foremost experts in the world
day. All proceeds from his books, DVDs, and speaking engagements go
on how you can use food and lifestyle to take your health to the next
to charity.
level. His TEDx talk, The Most Powerful Strategy for Healing People and
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Mindy Pelz, DC Dr. Mindy Pelz is a distinguished holistic health expert and a leader in the field of
women’s health education and empowerment. Her “5-Step Approach” encompasses
Extended Interview Title: fasting, diet variation, detoxing, stress management, and lifestyle alterations to help
Women’s Wellness: women optimize their health and their happiness. Mindy is founder of The Reset
Hormones, Fasting, and Academy, and host the top-ranking podcast, The Resetter Podcast. She is the bestselling
Thriving At Every Stage author of Fast Like a Girl and The Menopause Reset, and her insights have reached
of Life more than 26 million through her YouTube channel. Mindy has been featured in major
media outlets, including EXTRA TV, The Doctors, and DailyMail TV, among many others.
Neal Barnard, MD, is the founding president of the Physicians Neil Cooper, MD, practiced Interventional Radiology for 21 years at
Committee for Responsible Medicine. He’s the author of over 20 books, Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, and spent 12 years at Kaiser Permanente
including his upcoming book, The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Georgia as Chief of Diagnostic Imaging. He helped launch the annual
Plan that Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent 21-Day Plant Power Challenge for the Kaiser Permanente medical
Weight Loss, set to be published in March. His work has contributed to group. Since 2022 Dr. Cooper has made lifestyle medicine the focus
the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ acceptance of plant-based diets. of his life and work. He is board certified by the American Board of
Dr. Barnard’s latest study showed that a simple diet change eliminated Lifestyle Medicine, a Wellcoaches Certified Health and Well-being
menopausal hot flashes for many women. Dr. Barnard is an adjunct Coach, and a certified personal trainer. He serves on the scientific
professor of medicine at the George Washington University School advisory board for several organizations, including the Physicians
of Medicine in Washington, DC, and a tireless advocate for making Committee for Responsible Medicine.
nutritional excellence a cornerstone of all medical care.
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Robynne Chutkan, MD, is an integrative gastroenterologist, microbiome Scott Stoll, MD, is co-founder of The Plantrician Project, The
expert, and the best-selling author of Gutbliss, The Microbiome Solution, International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference, The
The Bloat Cure, and The Anti-Viral Gut. She’s on faculty at Georgetown International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, and, with the
MedStar Hospital, and the founder of the Digestive Center for Wellness Rodale Institute, the Regenerative Health Institute. He is a member of
in Washington DC, and of Gutbliss.com. Her expertise includes the the Google FoodLab and serves on the advisory board at Whole Foods
microbiome, autoimmune diseases, and gut disorders in women. Dr. for their healthcare clinics. In addition to authoring several books,
Chutkan has been a featured expert for the Today Show, CBS This including Your Next Bite, Dr. Stoll hosted the 2018 PBS special Food
Morning, The Doctors, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and As Medicine. He has also appeared in many documentaries, including
in her own PBS special, titled Gutbliss. Eating You Alive and The Game Changers. Fun fact: He was a member
of the 1994 Olympic Bobsled Team.
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Shayla Toombs- Dr. Shayla Toombs-Withers, DO, is a family physician and the founder of Essence of
Withers, DO Health Wellness Clinic in Chattanooga, TN. She combines her deep knowledge of
medicine, plant-based nutrition, and athletic training to provide comprehensive care to
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Treat Your Body Right: Self degree in osteopathic medicine from the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic
Love, Mental Health, & Medicine and completed residency training in family medicine at The University of
Beauty from the Inside Out Cincinnati and Christ Hospital. She is also fellowship trained in obesity medicine with the
American Board of Obesity Medicine, and holds a plant-based nutrition certification.
Steven Lome, MD is a cardiologist and the founder of Plant Based Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D., went from a drug-addicted teenager to
Nutrition Movement and of heartstrong.com, both of which focus on the a food-addicted young woman. In a quest to reclaim her life, she got
power of plants to prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic diseases. clean, stopped eating sugar and flour, and went from size 16 to size 4.
Dr. Lome holds board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Now, as a Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, President of the
Disease, Cardiac CT, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, and Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss, and CEO of Bright Line Eating, she
Vascular Medicine. He is a registered vascular technologist and a and her team are on a mission to help one million people achieve long-
registered physician in vascular interpretation. He has personally used term, sustainable weight loss by 2030. Susan’s program utilizes cutting-
the principles of a whole foods, plant-based lifestyle to successfully edge research to explain how the brain blocks weight loss. Every day,
lose 100 pounds, and he is now a swimmer, distance runner, and she teaches people how to undo that damage so they can lose excess
father of 6 children. He is medical director of Montage Cardiology and weight and truly find peace with food. She’s the author of multiple
Chair of the Cardiovascular Division at the Community Hospital of the New York Times best-selling books, including the landmark Bright Line
Monterey Peninsula. Eating. Her latest book is On This Bright Day: A Year of Reflections for
Lasting Food Freedom.
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Uma Naidoo, MD
Vandana Shiva, PhD
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Food and Mental Health: The Surprising
Foods That Fight Depression, Anxiety, From Soil to Sustenance: The Path
PTSD, OCD, ADHD, & More to Regenerative Food Systems
Uma Naidoo, MD, is a pioneer in a field you may never have heard of:
Vandana Shiva, PhD, is a world-renowned physicist and advocate for
nutritional psychiatry (a new medical specialty leveraging the fact that
environmental sanity and the well-being of farmers and the rural poor.
food influences mood). A board-certified Harvard-trained psychiatrist,
She’s director of the Research Foundation on Science, Technology,
award-winning professional chef, and nutrition biologist, Dr. Naidoo
and Ecology and founder of Navdanya, or Nine Seeds, a movement
teaches at Harvard Medical School and directs the Department of
promoting the use of native seeds, biodiversity, and agroecology. She’s
Nutritional and Metabolic Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital.
the author of many best-selling books, including Oneness vs. the 1%,
Dr. Naidoo has appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Today Show,
Stolen Harvest, Terra Viva: My Life in a Biodiversity of Movements,
and many other programs, sharing the cutting-edge science of how
Reclaiming the Commons: Biodiversity, Traditional Knowledge, and the
a sound diet can help treat and prevent ADHD, anxiety, depression,
Rights of Mother Earth, and many more. Vandana is a recipient of the
OCD, and other psychological and cognitive health issues. She is the
Right Livelihood Award, often called “The Alternative Nobel Prize,” and
international best-selling author of the blockbuster book, This is Your
Time selected her as an “environmental hero.”
Brain on Food — published in 18 languages and 22 countries. In her
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use food and nutrition as an essential tool for calming the mind.
Vanita Rahman, MD, is a board-certified internal and lifestyle medicine William Li, MD, is a world-renowned physician, scientist, angiogenesis
physician, nutritionist, and personal trainer. Dr. Rahman is the clinic expert, and president of the Angiogenesis Foundation. He is The New
director at the Barnard Medical Center and Physicians Committee for York Times best-selling author of Eat to Beat Disease, and his latest
Responsible Medicine, where she leads clinical research, educates book, Eat To Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and
medical students, and provides patient care with an emphasis on Live Longer. Dr.Li’s groundbreaking work has impacted more than 70
plant-based nutrition. Dr. Rahman believes nutrition and lifestyle play a diseases, including cancer, type 2 diabetes, blindness, heart disease,
crucial role in the prevention and management of many diseases, and and obesity. He is the author of more than 100 scientific publications in
that it is important to treat all aspects of a patient’s health, including journals like Science, the New England Journal of Medicine, and The
diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management. She has authored several Lancet. Dr. Li’s TED Talk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?” has been
books on plant-based nutrition and published articles in peer-reviewed viewed more than 11 million times.
medical journals. She earned her degrees from the University of
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Virginia.
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John Robbins could have inherited the Baskin-Robbins Ocean Robbins was born in a log cabin built by his
empire. But he walked away from the money and the parents and grew up eating food they grew on the land
power. Why? He simply didn’t want to devote his life to together. He is CEO of the 700,000+ member Food
selling ice cream after realizing it makes people Revolution Network.
unhealthy. So, he decided to make a change.
Ocean has spoken in person to more than 250,000
Over the last 35 years, his books about healthy eating people in 65+ nations. He is the author of the bestseller,
and healthy living (including bestsellers Diet for a New 31-Day Food Revolution, has served as a professor for
America and The Food Revolution) have sold millions of Chapman University, and is a recipient of the national
copies and been translated into more than 31 languages. Jefferson Award for Outstanding
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