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David Katz

Director and Co-Founder, Yale Prevention Research Center ; ABC News Medical Consultant; Associate Professor of Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine ; Director & Founder, Integrative Medicine Center, Derby, Connecticut; Principal Inventor of the Overall Nutritional Quality Index (ONQI) used in the NuVal Nutritional Guidance System

Recognized as one of America’s top physicians in Preventive Medicine by the Consumers’ Research Council of America, Dr. David Katz provides expert guidance for lifelong weight control, health and contentment with food.

Dean Ornish

Founder, President and Director of Preventive Medicine Research Institute; Bestselling Author

Recognized by LIFE magazine as “one of the 50 most influential members of his generation,” Dr. Dean Ornish has spent the past 28 years demonstrating that comprehensive lifestyle changes can reverse the progression of severe health conditions, without drugs or surgery.

Joan Lunden

Award-Winning Journalist ; Entrepreneur; Best-selling Author ; Motivational Speaker

An award-winning television journalist, New York Times bestselling author, sought-after motivational and keynote speaker, successful entrepreneur, and one of America’s most recognized and trusted television personalities, Joan Lunden is one of the most visible women in the country.  In her refreshingly straightforward style, Joan shares the candid advice that has motivated her throughout her career, inspiring audiences to take charge of their health, their happiness, and their success.

Susan Blumenthal

Former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General and Senior Global Health Advisor; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Georgetown and Tufts University Schools of Medicine

Dr. Blumenthal is an internationally recognized medical expert and leader who has been a major force in bringing important public health issues including global health, women’s health, obesity, and mental illness to increased attention, helping to place them at the top of our nation’s health care agenda.

Dan Buettner

New York Times best-selling author, The Blue Zone: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest ; Founder and President, Blue Zones™; Emmy Award-winning documentary producer ; Three Guinness World Records for cycling six continents; Writer for Outside, LIFE, and National Geographic magazines

New York Times best-selling author, Dan Buettner, has delivered the secrets to living longer to over 250 audiences nationwide. Using National Geographic photography, he tells the stories of four of the world's longest-lived cultures and offers nine habits for people to get up to 10 extra good years out of life.

Carol Moseley Braun

Founder and President, Good Food Organics; Presidential Candidate for the Democratic Nomination, 2004; United States Ambassador, 1999 – 2001; United States Senator, 1992 – 1998

A woman of extensive achievements and a pioneering entrepreneur, Carol Moseley Braun has established herself as an agent for change passionate about preserving the American Dream for the next generation. Carol Moseley Braun combines philosophy, history, and policy to provide a unique perspective on various topics.

Jane Brody

Bestselling Author; New York Times Journalist

Jane Brody’s widely read and quoted health column, espousing simple and everyday ways to stay fit, appears every Tuesday in The New York Times' Science section and in more than 100 other newspapers around the country.

Kenneth Cooper

“Father of Aerobics”; Founder and Chairman, Cooper Aerobics Center

When Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., published his first bestseller, Aerobics, in 1968, he introduced a new word and a new concept to America. Millions of people started exercising, motivated by his preventive medicine research, persuasive public appearances, and inspiring books. In short, a young Air Force physician who had once been a track star in his native Oklahoma had started a worldwide fitness revolution.

Vicki Lawrence

Emmy Award-winning Comedienne and Actress; Women's Rights Activist

Vicki Lawrence is an avid women’s rights activist, traveling across the country speaking to organizations about her life, career, women’s health and being a woman in a man’s world.

Martina Navratilova

Tennis Champion; 59 Grand Slam Wins; Founder, Rainbow Endowment

A champion on and off the court, Martina Navratilova is not only a tennis legend, but an inspirational leader who demonstrates wit, candor and sheer motivation.

Christiane Northrup

Acclaimed Women’s Health Expert; Bestselling Author

Internationally known for her empowering approach to women’s health and wellness, Dr. Northrup is a leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body, as well as the powerful role of the human spirit in creating health.

Gary Small

Expert on the Brain, Memory and Aging; Bestselling Author of The Memory Bible

After psychiatry training at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Gary Small joined the faculty at UCLA, where he is the Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging, a Professor of Psychiatry, and Director of both the UCLA Memory Clinic and the UCLA Center on Aging. Dr. Small leads an internationally acclaimed research team that has been at the forefront of discoveries on detection and prevention of brain aging and memory loss. He lectures and consults extensively throughout the world, and has been a frequent guest on 20/20, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, NBC Nightly News and CBS News. Dr. Small’s discoveries and opinions have been featured in numerous publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Time, Newsweek, USA Today, Science, and The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Small is also the author of The Memory Bible and iBrain.

Doug Ulman

President & Chief Executive Officer, LIVESTRONG

Doug Ulman is a three-time cancer survivor and nationally recognized cancer advocate. In his role as President and Chief Executive Officer Doug is ultimately responsible for the strategic vision and direction of LIVESTRONG. Doug speaks frequently to corporations, civic organizations, schools and Universities.

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