Healthy You Network presents "A Day with Neal Barnard, John McDougall, and Pam Popper" on September 22, 2012, at Loews Ventana Canyon in Tucson, AZ. The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. A bio for each guest speaker and a schedule are provided below.
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Price:
The cost is $50 per person, including lunch, and there will be no refunds after September 7. Also, please note that the event is not open to young children.
Neal Barnard, M.D., has for many years been a pioneer in whole food, plant-based nutrition. A clinical researcher and author, he is one of America’s leading advocates for health and higher standards in research. Dr. Barnard is the founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). He also is president of The Cancer Project, a nonprofit organization advancing cancer prevention and survival through nutrition education and research.
Among Dr. Barnard’s many books are 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health, The Get healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook: 125 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Jump-Start Weight Loss and Help You Feel Great, Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes, and Breaking the Food Seduction. For more information about Dr. Barnard, see www.nealbarnard.org.
Pam Popper, Ph.D., N.D., is a naturopath who is an internationally recognized expert on nutrition, medicine, and health. She is the executive director of The Wellness Forum, a company designed to assist individuals in changing their health outcomes through improved diet and lifestyle habits. The Wellness Forum also assists employers in reducing the costs of health insurance and medical care for employees and educates health care professionals about using diet and lifestyle in preventing, reversing, and stopping the progression of degenerative disease.
Dr. Popper is the author of several books, the most recent of which is Solving America’s Healthcare Crisis. For more information about Dr. Popper, see www.wellnessforum.com.
John McDougall, M.D. is a nutrition expert who teaches better health through a whole food, plant-based diet. He has been studying, writing, and speaking out about the effects of nutrition on disease for more than 30 years. Dr. McDougall believes that people should look great, feel great, and enjoy optimal health for a lifetime. He says it is unfortunate that many people compromise their health unknowingly through poor dietary habits. Dr. McDougall is the founder and medical director of the nationally renowned McDougall Program, a ten-day, residential program in Santa Rosa, California. He has developed a nourishing , low-fat, starch-based diet that not only promotes a broad range of dramatic and lasting health benefits, such as weight (fat) loss, but also can reverse serious illness, such as heart disease, without drugs.
Dr. McDougall is the author of several national bestsellers including the recently released The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!, The McDougall Quick and Easy Cookbook: Over 300 Delicious Low-Fat Recipes You Can Prepare in Fifteen Minutes or Less, The McDougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health, The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss, The New McDougall Cookbook: 300 Delicious Ultra-Low-Fat Recipes, and Dr. McDougall’s Digestive Tune-Up.
Schedule
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. — Registration
10:00 - 10:15 — Welcome and Introduction
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. — John McDougall, M.D.
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. — Lunch
1:15 - 1:30 p.m. — Q&A
1:30 - 1:45 p.m. — Ted Crawford, D.O.
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. — Pam Popper, Ph.D.
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. — Break
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. — Pam Popper (cont.)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. — Neal Barnard, M.D.
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