Speaker Information

Michael Roizen  is an American anesthesiologist and internist, an award-winning author and the chief wellness officer at the Cleveland Clinic. Roizen became famous for developing the RealAge concept and has authored or coauthored five number one New York Times best sellers.

Roizen completed a tour of duty in the Public Health Service and has 165 peer reviewed publications and 100 medical chapters, 14 US patents, started six companies, served on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committees for 16 years, and chaired an FDA advisory committee. He also co-invented a drug, methylnaltrexone (MTNX, trade name Relistor), and took it through phase 2 trials. In May 2008, methylnaltrexone received FDA approval for marketing in the United States.

He has been praised  for encouraging Americans to exercise and live healthier lives, and has been an outspoken critic of politicians who use health funds for other purposes – particularly for taking tobacco settlement money and using it for unintended purposes. Besides advocating for a healthier lifestyle today, Roizen has speculated that by 2023 one of the 14 areas of aging might have a breakthrough that will allow people to live until 160 with the same quality of life as at age 45. This speculation has been met with both criticism as well as agreement.

Roizen has also been criticized for what has been called his wild exaggerations about the potential payoffs of exercise and healthy eating.

https://www.greatagereboot.com/

Dana Angelo White, MS, RDN, ATC is a registered dietitian nutritionist, certified athletic trainer, cookbook author, journalist, and nutrition and fitness consultant. She specializes in culinary nutrition, recipe development and sports nutrition. Dana works closely with chefs and authors to develop creative and healthy recipes for cookbooks, magazines and menus. She is the nutrition expert for Food Network.com and founding contributor for Food Network’s Healthy Eats blog. She was named to Sharecare’s list of Top 10 Social HealthMakers on Nutrition, recognizing her as one of the most influential voices in health and wellness. Dana is also the fitness ambassador for F45 Training in Fairfield, CT, a member of the USOC Sports Dietitian National Registry and on the speakers bureau for the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. Dana is involved in several research projects and professional publications, covering topics including eating disorders in sport, professional nutrition practice, culinary medicine and dietary supplement safety in sports medicine.

https://danawhitenutrition.com/shop/

Dr. Jen Unwin is a clinical psychologist specializing in food addiction who has been helping people with processed food and sugar addiction for decades to change their ways to improve their lives. She is the author of several books, most recently Fork In the Road: A Hopeful Guide to Food Freedom.

Jen Unwin has decades of experience helping people change their ways to improve their lives. More recently, she has focused her attention on helping people succeed in instituting low-carb lifestyles. Knowing what to eat is one thing. Implementing it and sticking with it is an entirely different issue that involves our psyche and emotions as much as our glucose and insulin. Jen helps us see the challenges and potential solutions most of us face as we embark on our quest for healthy life changes.

Fork in the Road

https://forkintheroad.co.uk/

Psychiatry Redefined Site and Dr. Greenblatt's books

https://www.psychiatryredefined.org/

Dr. Lindsey Berkson is a hormone scholar and nutrition expert known for connecting the dots of diverse research and teaching physicians as well as the public. Berkson combines science with humor. Dr. Berkson started out with a master’s degree in nutrition from Goddard. Then went to Western States University with co-education at National Naturopathic College, graduating with a chiropractic license from Western States from Oregon where chiropractic physicians are primary care providers. Berkson is triple board certified in nutrition (American Clinical Board of Nutrition, Certified Nutrition Specialists, Applied Clinical Nutritionist.) Berkson has authored over 25 books. Her book on endocrine disrupting pollutants, Hormone Deception - McGraw-Hill, is 1 of the early breakthrough books, Safe Hormones is one of the first books on the science behind bioidentical hormones, Natural Answers for Women, Simon & Schuster, is the only guide on 220 conditions and how hormones play a role in incidence and treatment for women. Berkson was a scholar at an estrogen think tank at Tulane U. Berkson trains doctors of all modalities in CEU courses, and through seminars, books and radio shows translates science into how the public can be better informed and entertained.

Berkson's passion and mission is to show how balanced hormones & HRT promote healthier more vibrant lives and how hormones, nutrition and digestion form a critical triangle.

Berkson combines smart plus heart.

Sexy Brain Book

https://drlindseyberkson.com/product/sexy-brain-book/

For as long as I can remember, I was overweight. As a child. As a teenager. As a student at medical school. Even as a cardiac surgeon.   This was despite growing up in a household that followed official guidelines. I was an active child who played sports. My parents bought margarine, diet soda, low-fat milk, and avoided sugary cereals. We followed the guidelines of the USDA and the Food Pyramid. Yet, I was always overweight.   They say that life begins at 40, and it was absolutely true in my case. My entire life had been spent battling my weight; focused on it, losing it and gaining it. Then with a simple decision to support my wife, that battle ended with my victory.    I came to realize that our poor diets cause poor metabolic health, which is why we suffer from so many chronic diseases. Processed food is intentionally engineered to encourage people to eat more, creating a vicious cycle. Worse, our healthcare environment is overly focused on prescribing medicines and treating the symptoms of a condition instead of addressing the root cause and preventing the issue in the first place.   Armed with all of this, it became my mission to help people. I am committed to this so you can enjoy good health, a better relationship with food, and not go through the years of anguish that I did.   In 2015, things really changed for me, and I owe it to my wife. She had suffered with severe heartburn since giving birth to our daughters, and in 2015 decided to try avoiding gluten to see if it helped. I joined her in a bid to be supportive, and I was stunned to discover that I immediately felt better. I had more energy, and some of my excess weight disappeared.   Do you ever spend all day thinking about food? Feeling hungry from the moment you wake up until you go to bed? I did. But not anymore. For the first time ever, I did not think about food constantly. I lost 100 pounds and kept it off. Today, I am in the best shape of my life. Physically, I have never been fitter or felt better, and I have a mental clarity that I have never experienced before. How did I do it? By consuming mainly animal-based foods and virtually zero carbohydrates.

Physician Vetting Guide

https://ifixhearts.com/free-physician-vetting-guide/

Amy Berger, MS, CNS, is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Certified Nutrition Specialist who helps people do “Keto Without the Crazy.”™ She writes about a wide range of health and nutrition-related topics, such as insulin, weight loss, diabetes, Alzheimer\'s disease, thyroid function, and more. She has presented internationally on these issues and is the author of The Alzheimer\'s Antidote, The Stall Slayer, and co-author of End Your Carb Confusion, written with Eric Westman, MD. She is the Lead Nutritionist for Adapt Your Life Academy, where she helps create course content and coaches people through implementing low-carb keto diets safely and effectively.

Adapt Your Life Academy Online Courses

https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/

Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, seven-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing. He specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. Dr Fuhrman is the President of the Nutritional Research Foundation and on the faculty of Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences division. He coined the term “Nutritarian” to describe a nutrient-dense eating style, designed to prevent cancer, slow aging, and extend lifespan. For over 30 years, Dr. Fuhrman has shown that it is possible to achieve sustainable weight loss and reverse heart disease, diabetes and many other illnesses using smart nutrition. In his medical practice, and through his books and television specials, he continues to bring this life-saving message to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Dr. Fuhrman operates the Eat To Live Retreat in San Diego. At this residential facility, people from all over the world come to stay for 1-3 months to recover from conditions ranging from cardiovascular disease to autoimmune disease, food addiction and more. They also gain the skills and knowledge to make these changes permanent when they leave the retreat.

https://shop.drfuhrman.com/dha-epa-purity/

Anita Johnston, Ph.D., is a Depth Psychologist, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, and author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor, and Storytelling, which has been published in seven languages.

A pioneer in the field, Dr. Johnston has been treating eating difficulties and body image distress for over 35 years.  She has developed eating disorder programs nationally and internationally and currently serves as Founder & Executive Director of ‘Ai Pono Hawaii Eating Disorders Programs which has a Residential Program in Maui.

She is the co-creator of the Light of the Moon Café, an online resource with interactive and self-study courses for women around the world.

As a recognized international workshop presenter, Dr. Johnston lectures globally to professional organizations, conferences, universities, medical institutions, and the community at large and provides virtual consultations.  She is best known for integrating metaphor and storytelling into her training as a clinical psychologist to explain the complex issues that underlie disordered eating behavior and other struggles with eating and body image.

FREE GIFT: Food & Metaphor Guide

www.lightofthemooncafe.com/ddd

You can find her at:

Light of the Moon Cafe:

https://lightofthemooncafe.com/

FB/IG: @lightofthemooncafe

Dr. Anita Johnston:

https://dranitajohnston.com/

FB/IG@dranitajohnston

Ai Pono:

https://www.aipono.com/

FB/IG: @aiponohawaii

Pronunciation note:

‘Ai Pono sounds like iphone, but instead of phone you say pono (oh no with a “p” in front)

Food & Metaphor Guide to transforming your relationship with food by using the language of metaphor

https://lightofthemooncafe.com/ddd

Touted as a doctor of the future by Dean Ornish, MD and with his work supported by many experts including Sanjay Gupta, MD, Dr. Matthew Lederman combines conventional Western medicine, Lifestyle medicine, Nonviolent Communication, Polyvagal Theory, and Trauma-Informed Somatic Principles to create a groundbreaking health paradigm. He has been a successful corporate leader, starred in the life-changing documentary Forks over Knives, lectured for eCornell, serves as an adjunct medical school professors and corporate medical advisor, and is a NY Times bestselling authors.

He has co-authored 5 books including The New York Times Bestseller Forks Over Knives Plan, Forks Over Knives Family, and Keep It Simple, Keep It Whole. He co-authored The Whole Foods Diet and The Whole Foods Cookbook, with John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market. He consults for companies such as Whole Foods Market and serves on the Science Advisory Board for the internationally recognized nutrition app, Lifesum.

Dr. Matthew Lederman is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician & Certified Nonviolent Communication Trainer Candidate. He is particularly passionate about integrating mind-body health treatment and providing second medical opinions for patients with persistent chronic disease.

After 10 years of serving Whole Foods Market as their Vice President of Medical Affairs, helping launch their national comprehensive medical & wellness centers and integrated hospital and insurance networks, Dr. Lederman moved on to co-found his new venture, WeHeal, which is the culmination of decades of learning and practical experience organized into an easily accessible program that does everything just short of guaranteeing lasting health, joy and satisfaction in your life.

The visionary doctors behind Forks Over Knives present a transformative new healthcare model that takes you from wellness to wonderful.

https://weheal.health/

Julia J. Rucklidge, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and a Clinical Psychologist in the School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing at the University of Canterbury, the Director of Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab, theme leader in the Child Wellbeing Institute, and co-author of The Better Brain jointly published by Penguin Random House and Harper Collins in 2021. Originally from Toronto, Canada, she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Calgary in clinical psychology, and in 2000, she immigrated to New Zealand. Her interests in nutrition and mental illness grew out of research showing poor outcomes for individuals with significant psychiatric illness despite receiving standard conventional treatments. For over a decade, her lab has been running clinical trials investigating the role of broad-spectrum micronutrients in the treatment of mental illness, including ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety, and stress. Julia has over 140 peer-reviewed publications, including in the Lancet Psychiatry, JAMA, and the British Journal of Psychiatry, and is currently on the Executive Committee for the International Society of Nutritional Psychiatry Research. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the Ballin Award from the NZ Psychological Society for significant contributions to the development or enhancement of clinical psychology in Aotearoa New Zealand, being named a Woman of Influence in New Zealand in 2015, 2018, and 2021, and a Braveheart award for her contribution to making Christchurch a better place to live. Her 2014 TEDx talk has been viewed close to 5 million times. She recently created a free EdX online course for the public on mental health and nutrition. Having witnessed current conventional treatments failing so many people, Julia is passionate about advocating that a good nutritional foundation is central to helping people prevent and recover from mental health challenges.

The Better Brain Book

https://thebetterbrainbook.com/

Michelle Babb, MS, RD, has a private practice in West Seattle where she specializes in mind-body nutrition, weight management and inflammatory digestive disorders. Michelle is a Bastyr-trained functional medicine practitioner and was a clinical nutritionist at the functional medicine research center. She was  an adjunct professor at Bastyr where she developed a course to instruct dietetic students how to use functional medicine in clinical practice. Michelle is the author of Mastering Mindful Eating, Anti-Inflammatory Eating Made Easy, and Anti-Inflammatory Eating for a Happy, Healthy Brain, and The Imperfect Perfectionist. She teaches nutrition-focused cooking classes at Puget Consumers Co-Op (PCC) Natural Markets. Learn more about Michelle at www.eatplaybe.com.

Eat. Play. Be

https://eatplaybe.com/