Speakers

• Michael Greger, M.D. has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this brand-new talk of the latest in cutting-edge research. Focusing on studies published just over the last year in peer-reviewed scientific nutrition journals, Dr. Greger offers practical advice on how best to feed ourselves and our families to prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic disease In an engaging interactive quiz show format.A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. He has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, testified before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the infamous “meat defamation” trial. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. Currently Dr. Greger serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States. Hundreds of his nutrition videos are freely available at NutritionFacts.org
• Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren was born in Jerusalem, Israel, where he currently authors books, sees patients in 15 clinics, and lectures extensively several times a year. Dr. T is a renowned holistic scientist, author, innovator, and educator – consulting for medical laboratories and professional medical product manufacturers, formulating new products, designing Green Buildings, and lecturing to doctors and the public worldwide on Natural Principles, Health, Medicine, Nutrition, and Sustainability. He is a licensed European Medical Doctor (trained in Europe and in the USA), a US-licensed, Board-Certified Nutritionist and professor with the International & American Association of Clinical Nutritionists, and board-certified by the American Board of Functional Medicine, Boards of Oxidative Medicine and Chelation Therapy, Clinical Board of Nutrition, and the American Board of Disability Analysts, and a Doctor of Chiropractic – retired from active US practice in 2001. He is also President Emeritus and Professor of Medical Sciences & Functional medicine with the University of Natural Medicine.Dr. T has been traveling extensively, offering medical care and studying nutrition practices in Africa, East and South Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the Tropics. He is the Founder and Co-Founder of several non-profit Health and Sustainability Programs Worldwide. This includes the Center for Community Development in Nepal ; The Israeli Center for Functional Medicine; The Eco-Sphere Green Community Project in Wisconsin; and the Ecopolitan Eco-Health Network with its numerous communities in the USA – supporting healthy lifestyle, Intensive Healing Retreats, Tropical Escapes, Foraging trips, Eco-Raw Restaurants, Clinics, University Degrees and Certification Programs, and Humanitarian Eco-Trekking adventures. Dr. T is also founder of the world’s first hypoallergenic GF/DF vegan bakery.
• Paul Magee Berry led Best Friends Animal Society’s massive animal rescue efforts during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and contributed mightily toward making us more prominent as a national animal rescue organization and advocate for companion animals. Berry also was instrumental in the discussions and process that resulted in Best Friends saving the lives of the 22 pit bulls from the Michael Vick dog fighting case by bringing them to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, located in southwestern Utah. He also has championed Best Friends campaign to save the reputation of the American pit bull terrier, and helped the organization continue the transition from a unique, founderoperated sanctuary to a national animal rescue organization.
• Ellen Jaffe Jones is a U.S. consumer, health and fitness journalist and author. She is the author of Eat Vegan on $4.00 a Day: A Game Plan for the Budget Conscious Cook. She is a former 2-time Emmy-winning TV investigative/consumer reporter/anchor. Ellen wrote her book after her mom, aunt and both sisters got breast cancer. Figuring out how to avoid family genes and medical history became the investigative reporting job of her life. At 58, Ellen Jaffe Jones is “The Veg Coach.” She is a personal trainer, running coach, author, and teaches healthy cooking classes designed by respected doctors and registered dietitians.
• Christine Waltermyer has over a decade of experience in the field of natural cooking and is the founder and director of the Natural Kitchen Cooking School, with training programs in Manhattan, New York and Princeton, New Jersey. Christine is a masterful chef and teacher specializing in macrobiotic and vegan cuisines, and has co-taught with legendary natural foods leader Michio Kushi. Her latest book The Natural Vegan Kitchen: Recipes from the Natural Kitchen Cooking School blends the principles of macrobiotics seamlessly with recipes that taste too indulgent to be good for you, and many of the recipes are gluten-free.
• Derek Goodwin is a vegan activist who helps organize the NOLA Veggiefest. He writes the New Orleans Vegan Examiner column and teaches Jivamukti Yoga locally at Swan River under the name Pashupa (protector of the animals in Sanskrit). He is co-host of the podcast Vegan Radio, and founder of the Vegan Bus Project. He is also known for his photography of farmed animals living in sanctuaries and his local NOLA Yoga Photography project. In his free time he likes to hula hoop and play the ukulele (see his youtube hit Big Ole Vegan Mountains).