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Mark Hyman, MD, believes that we all deserve a life of vitality—and that we have the potential to create it for ourselves. That’s why he is dedicated to tackling the root causes of chronic disease by harnessing the power of Functional Medicine to transform healthcare. He is a practicing family physician, a nine-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in his field. He is the Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. He is also the founder and medical director of The UltraWellness Center, chairman of the board of the Institute for Functional Medicine, a medical editor of The Huffington Post, and has been a regular medical contributor on many television shows including CBS This Morning, the Today Show, CNN, The View, the Katie Couric show and The Dr. Oz Show.

David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD is a practicing endocrinologist and researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital.  He holds the rank of Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Ludwig is Founding Director of the Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) program at Children’s Hospital, one of the country’s oldest and largest multidisciplinary clinics for the care of overweight children. He also directs the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Children’s Hospital. His research focuses on the effects of diet on hormones, metabolism and body weight.  In particular, he developed a novel “low glycemic load” diet (i.e., one that decreases the surge in blood sugar after meals) for the treatment of obesity and prevention of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In addition, he conducted some of the original studies linking sugar-sweetened bevera [...]

Dr. Tommy Wood completed a degree in biochemistry at Cambridge University before studying medicine at Oxford. After working for two years as a doctor in central London, he is now researching neonatal brain metabolism for his PhD. He believes in a whole-foods approach to diet, and that food, movement, sleep, community, and the outdoors should be at the core of the treatment for any illness. Dr. Wood is the Chief Scientific Officer for the Physicians and Ancestral Health Society, and has lectured internationally on systematic approaches to treating chronic diseases. —– Join the discussion on the blog @ http://live.SmashTheFat.com/the-whole-picture-of-insulin-resistance/

Dr. Hill holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA’s department of Psychology and continues to do research on attention and cognitive performance. He is the Lead Neuroscientist for truBrain, and a cofounder of Alternatives Addiction Treatment. Dr. Hill lectures at UCLA, teaching courses in psychology, neuroscience, and gerontology, and has recently opened a peak brain performance center in Los Angeles named the Peak Brain Institute. —– Join the discussion on the blog @ http://live.SmashTheFat.com/brain-fitness/ —– Websites - https://www. [...]

Jonas Bergqvist is Sweden’s main Paleo educator and consultant. He has educated 700 nutrition counsellors in the Paleo field since 2008 (Sweden’s only Paleo nutrition programme) and has had hundreds of nutrition consultations with both recreational and elite athletes since 2005. The area of his expertise is evolutionary and functional medicine. —– Join the discussion on the blog @ http://live.SmashTheFat.com/optmising-performance-through-the-paleo-diet/ —– Website - http://www.jonasbergqvist.se

Dr. Michael Ruscio is a doctor, clinical researcher, author, and health enthusiast. Dr. Ruscio practices Functional Medicine and is currently performing 2 clinical trials in the treatment of digestive conditions. He is also writing a book on the microbiota. Dr. Ruscio gives smart, busy people who are suffering from symptoms of chronic illness simple steps to get better, and get on with life. —– Join the discussion on the blog @ http://live.SmashTheFat.com/gut-microbiota-thyroid-health// —– Website, Blog & Podcast - http://DrRuscio.com[...]

Andrew is attempting to manage his incurable brain cancer and epilepsy with a ketogenic diet while studying Human and Medical Sciences at the University of Westminster. The metabolic theory of cancer and the study of epigenetics are his main subjects of interest. In April 2013 he was diagnosed with Anaplastic Astrocytoma (WHO grade III) and epilepsy. His aim is to build on his existing knowledge and conduct his own research as he progresses. As an informed cancer patient connected and engaged firmly in cancer research Andrew plans to make the most of the opportunities he has at the University of Westminster in order to achieve his goals. He is also a patient advocate, engaged with researchers at Imperial College London and the neuro-oncology team at Charing Cross Hospital. They are looking closely at various ways to exploit weaknesses in cancer metabolism. A role is now being created for him after my continued success [...]

Dr. Ian Lake is a GP in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He has had a long term interest in preventive medicine and even set up a weight management research project in primary care in collaboration with TescoDiets. This was because of a lack of dietary advice in the NHS. The project used practice nurse weight management expertise combined with TescoDiets online nutrition support. It produced results comparable with all of the best current commercial providers, and was commissioned by the local PCT cluster. The project won the GP Awards Clinical Team of the Year, Nutrition award in 2012. Also he is involved in getting cycling on prescription commissioned in his local area. Dr. Lake is strongly influenced by Richard Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution book , and subsequently the approach by Robert Lustig, Tim Noakes, Eric Westman, Nina Teicholz, and many others in the field. In the past year he has adopted a ketogenic diet [...]

Ben has been actively engaged in the health, fitness and nutrition industry since 1995. He has coached, mentored, inspired, instructed and presented to literally thousands of people over the years. A sought after presenter, Ben has presented often at a national and international level. He is known for his upbeat, enthusiastic style of delivery and his ability to research complex topics and unfold revealing concepts in a logical style. Ben has authored several nationally accredited courses and qualifications, has been published in the national press and media and is the author of two books; Nutrition’s Playground, its all about food in a roundabout way (2011) and The Complete Guide to Suspended Fitness Training (Sep 2015). —– Jo [...]

Sam Feltham discusses the environmental and ethical issues surrounding meat at Health Unplugged 2015 in London on Sunday 1st November. Find out more about the conference @ http://www.healthunplugged.co.uk/  — This video was recorded by Ivor Cummins via his blog http://www.thefatemperor.com/ and YouTube channel @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPn4FsiQP15nudug9FDh [...]

Dr. Jonathan Sackner-Bernstein’s career as an academic cardiologist led to international recognition in the clinical research and regulatory communities. After serving as a consultant to the FDA’s Center for Drugs and Center for Devices, Jonathan was recruited to a senior role within the Agency. As associate center director in the Center for Devices, Jonathan led the launch of both safety and innovation programs and the FDA’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program (the first to be co-sponsored by the White House). Jonathan recently founded a novel medical device company, SRD Med, LLC. —– Join the discussion on the blog @ http://live.SmashTheFat.com/comparing-low-carbohydrate-and-low-fat-diets/

A panel of experts discuss weight loss at Health Unplugged 2015 in London on Sunday 1st November. Find out more about the conference @ http://www.healthunplugged.co.uk/  — This video was recorded by Ailsa Marshall via https://www.periscope.tv/healingtohealth who also has a blog @ https://healingtohealth.wordpress.com/ 

Cardiologist and writer with a special interest in improving the nation’s diet, as my experience has taught me that prevention is definitely better than cure when it comes to our health. Campaigning to tackle obesity through public health intervention. Passionate advocate of free health care for all as I believe it is a marker of a developed society and doctors are better clinicians when not primarily incentivised by financial gain in treating patients. —– Join the discussion on the blog @ http://live.SmashTheFat.com/the-pioppi-protocol/ —– Websit [...]

Author of the Amazon best-seller Slimology, Sam Feltham, presents the evidence for low carb high fat diets in the treatment of slimming down, toning up and feeling great at Newcastle University’s Medical School! Buy the book worldwide on Amazon @ http://www.SmashTheFat.com/slimology or claim your free 12 week action plan @ http://www.SchoolOfSlimology.com  —- Download the presentation PDF @ http://smashthefat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/The-Relatively-Simple-Science-Of-Slimming-NSEMS.pdf

Jessica recently graduated with a degree in Food Science & Nutrition from McGill. By day, she’s a premed student and volunteer medic and by night, a food blogger over at JessPaigeLCHF.  A few years ago, her and her family decided to go low-carb at the suggestion of her father’s cardiologist. He had been diagnosed with an enlarged heart due to his size and was told he would require a pacemaker within a year if he did not change his lifestyle drastically. He was 53 at the time and had a body fat percentage of 36%. Flash forward to 2015, he has dropped all the excess weight and sits comfortably at 11% body fat. Jess has seen wonderful changes in both her blood work and overall with how she feels. —– Join the discussion on t [...]

CJ Hunt is the writer, producer and host of the break out film hit THE PERFECT HUMAN DIET™, #1 independent film, #1 documentary film, top ten movie iTunes USA/Canada and #1 Amazon VOD Jan 2013. Graduating Summa Cum Laude in Electronic Communication Arts BA Radio /TV from SFSU 2007, CJ has had a career that spanned motocross racing and theme park announcer to over 20 years in broadcasting, with voice-overs, TV host, television and movie actor and author of two previous books on diet and nutrition. —– Join the discussion on the blog @ http://live.SmashTheFat.com/the-perfect-human-diet/ —–

Dr. Westman is the co-founder of Adapt Your Life, associate professor of medicine, the director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, and former Director of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation. Dr. Westman is also board certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine, and has a masters degree in clinical research. His clinical research and clinical care relate to lifestyle treatments for obesity, diabetes, and tobacco dependence, and has over 90 peer-reviewed publications. He is currently the president of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, and a fellow of the Obesity Society and the Society of General Internal Medicine. —– Join the discussion on the blog @ http://live.SmashTheFat.com/adapt-your-life/ [...]

Passionate food eater. Wine drinker. Entrepreneur. Co-author and marketing mastermind behind The Real Meal Revolution, Jonno has had a burning passion for healthy eating and business since he started his own catering company when he was 20. Since his early twenties, Jonno studied accounting, marketed wine, managed big business finance and is now one of South Africa’s best-selling cookery authors in history. Also an adventure seeker, in 2014 Jonno and his mate Thane Williams swam 459km between Mozambique and Madagascar to raise over R1,000,000 in free surgery for children born with cleft lips. Jonno and his wife Kate have just had a baby girl. Inspired by baby Imogen, Jonno and Prof. Tim Noake’s are working on a book due out in 2016 called Raising Superheroes and tackles the global childhood obesity epidemic. & [...]

Darryl Edwards is an international speaker, certified personal trainer, nutritional therapist, and award-winning author of Paleo Fitness: Primal Training and Nutrition to Get Lean, Strong, and Healthy. His work has been published in Men’s Fitness, Women’s Health, Elle, Daily Express, Top Sante, as well as featured on the BBC and ABC in Australia. His journey with the Paleo lifestyle began over ten years when he had iron-deficiency anaemia, hypertension, and 26 percent body fat. He felt weak, stressed, lethargic and suffered from insomnia along with debilitating lower back and knee pain. It didn’t take long after focusing on the Paleo approach to reap the benefits, and his improved health continues to this day. Edwards left the field of technology within investment banking and is now a leading expert in the optimization of health and well-being, offering one-on-one and group-based consultation [...]

Peter Byck is the director, producer and writer of carbon nation. Byck has also just joined the faculty at Arizona State University, in both the School of Sustainability and the Cronkite School of Journalism. During the filming and editing of carbon nation, Byck has met and collaborated with the leading minds from the world of climate, clean energy, military applications and land use. Byck’s contacts span the globe – keeping him up-to-date on the fast moving frontier of the clean energy revolution. Byck is currently in production for carbon nation 2.0 - an on-going series of short films promoting a low carbon economy, produced in affiliation with ASU. —– Join the discussion on the blog @ http://live.Sma [...]