Advisor

Ann Crile Esselstyn

Ann Crile Esselstyn is a relentlessly energetic and creative advocate for the plant-based, whole-food way of life. She is the author of the recipe section of Dr. Esselstyn’s bestselling book, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, and co-author of The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook with her daughter, Jane.

 Ann never stops looking for ways to bring that important agenda to delicious life, devising ever more practical and powerful ways to shop, cook, and engage even the most reluctant eaters in the plant-perfect diet.  She is a graduate of Smith College and holds a Masters in Education from Wheelock College. Ann taught English and History for 27 years at Laurel School in Cleveland, Ohio, where she received the Hostatler Award for Outstanding Teaching.

Advisor

Ted Crawford, MD.

Ted Crawford was born, raised, and educated in Iowa and used to take five prescription medications for his own array of health issues. After adopting a plant-based lifestyle and reversing his health problems seven years ago, he began advocating this way of living to his patients. Dr. Crawford is a board certified family practice physician who believes that most of our health problems are caused by what we choose to put into our bodies. He also believes that even if you have been treating your body horribly for years, you can reverse most, if not all, of the deleterious effects you have caused by poor lifestyle choices. Dr. Crawford practices family medicine in Tucson, AZ. He is featured in the film “Eating You Alive”.

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Pamela Popper, ND., PhD.

Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition, medicine and health, and the Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of several books; her most recent is Solving America’s Healthcare Crisis.   She is the Founder of The Wellness Forum Foundation, which offers programming in schools designed to improve children’s health through better nutrition.

Dr. Pam Popper is a straight-talking professional who is not afraid to criticize national health organizations, government agencies, medical professionals, pharmaceutical companies, agricultural organizations and manufacturing companies, many of whom have agendas and priorities that interfere with distributing truthful information and promoting public health.

Advisor

John Robbins

John Robbins is the awarded author of nine bestsellers that have been translated into 26 languages.  His books include The Food Revolution, Diet For A New America, and most recently, No Happy Cows: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Food Revolution.

Advisor

Saray Stancic, MD.

Saray Stancic, MD., is a board certified physician and the founder of Stancic Health and Wellness, LLC where she practices Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Stancic is currently producing a documentary film, Code Blue: Redefining the Practice of Medicine, which will highlight the practice of Lifestyle Medicine to prevent, treat, and manage chronic illnesses. In doing so, she has been traveling coast-to-coast over the past several months, interviewing prominent leaders in Lifestyle Medicine.

Advisor

Michael Greger, MD.

A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, New York Times bestselling 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. In 2017, Dr. Greger was honored with the ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. His latest book How Not to Die became an instant New York Times Best Seller. He has videos on more than 2,000 health topics freely available at NutritionFacts.org, with new videos and articles uploaded every day. All proceeds he receives from his books, DVDs, and speaking engagements is all donated to charity.

Advisor

Jane Esselstyn, RN.

Advisor

Doug Lisle, PhD.

Doug Lisle, PhD., is the Director of Research for The TrueNorth Health Center, and the psychologist for the McDougall Wellness Program. He is also the pioneer psychologist of Esteem Dynamics.

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Heather McDougall

Heather is the CEO of Dr. McDougall’s Health & Medical Center. She has managed every aspect of the McDougall Program since it moved to Santa Rosa in 2002. Her involvement in the business includes Program Director, overseeing the McDougall website and McDougall Facebook page, day-to-day business operations, recipe development and advertising.

Advisor

Will Tuttle, PhD.

Dr. Will Tuttle, visionary educator and musician, is the author of the international best-seller, The World Peace Diet. A former Zen monk and recipient of the Courage of Conscience Award, he is cofounder of The Worldwide Prayer Circle for Animals and is a vegan since 1980.

Diana Esguerra, MD.

Diana Inés Esguerra, MD., is a surgeon from the National University of Colombia, specialized in Emergency and Intensive Care, as well as alternative therapies. She has dedicated herself to clinical practice with therapeutic success for more than 20 years, having as fundamental basis whole food, plant-based nutrition for the prevention and reversal of chronic diseases. Dr. Esguerra is an expert in the practice of traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, and quantum medicine, among others. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Vegetarian Society and of the Association of Medical Researchers in Alternative Therapies (ASMIT).

Advisor

Ocean Robbins

Ocean Robbins is co-founder & CEO of the 450,000 member Food Revolution Network. He has hosted more than 800,000 people in his online Food Revolution Summits, and he’s facilitated organized and facilitated hundreds of live seminars, gatherings and events for more than 200,000 leaders from 65 nations. Ocean serves as adjunct professor for Chapman University, and is a recipient of the national Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service, the Freedom’s Flame Award, the Harmon Wilkinson Award, and many other honors. He is author of The Power of Partnership, and co-author of Voices of the Food Revolution and Choices For Our Future. 

Advisor

Kathy Freston

Kathy Freston is a bestselling author with a focus on healthy eating and conscious living.  She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lean, Veganist, Quantum Wellness, The Book of Veganish and her latest, Clean Protein. A media favorite, Kathy has appeared frequently on national television, including Ellen, The Dr.Oz Show, Charlie Rose, Good Morning America, The Talk, The Martha Stewart Show, Extra and Oprah.

Advisor

Jorge R. Miranda-Massari, RPh, PharmD.

Dr. Jorge R. Miranda-Massari, BS Science, BS Pharm, RPh, PharmD. Is a Clinical pharmacist, researcher and Professor of University of Puerto Rico. He is professor of Pharmacognosy and Botanical Medicine in a Master of Naturopathy Program at the EDP University. Dr Miranda-Massari has a doctorate in pharmacy from the Philadelphia University of the Sciences. He also completed a post-doctorate in pharmacokinetics clinical of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

He is the author of over 100 scientific publications in peer-refereed journals. His research focus encompasses the use of pharmacologic nutritional biochemistry and metabolic optimization in cancer, diabetes and autism. He is also co-author of two books; I have Cancer What Should I do? (Basic Health) and New Insight of Vitamin C and Cancer (Springer). In a period of over 25 years, Dr. Miranda-Massari has presented hundreds of conferences and courses in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. For over a decade he was a research associate and speaker of the Riordan Clinic, Wichita, KS as well as consultant in the area of nutritional biochemistry and health optimization. In 2014 he was elected into the Academy of Arts and Sciences of Puerto Rico and also to the Iberoamerican Academy of Science and Culture. He was also admitted to the Orthomolecular Hall of Fame (International Society of Orthomolecular Medicine) in 2016.

Advisor

Monica Aggarwal, MD.

Board certified in cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology, assistant professor of medicine in the University of Florida Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), where she is a member of the nutrition council working on nutrition policies for the nation.  Dr. Aggarwal is also the author of the book “Finding Balance: Empower Yourself with Tools to Combat Stress and Illness,” which outlines 10 prescriptions to help guide people to better health.

Advisor

Nelson Campbell

Nelson Campbell founded PlantPure, Inc. and its nonprofit arm, PlantPure Communities, to lead a grassroots movement to promote the health benefits of plant-based nutrition. He is the Executive Producer, Director, and Co-Writer of the documentary film PlantPure Nation, and the pioneer of the Healing America campaign. 

Education Advisor

Claudia Diaz

Claudia is the founder and visionary behind the Montessori British School (MBS), a prestigious, highly regarded, and most important schools in Colombia. She is also an innovator for a state-of-the-art academic curriculum that goes beyond academic content. Claudia is a whole plant-based eater who understands the importance of nutrition in action. She actively develops programs aimed at improving student’s eating habits through education. Claudia earned a professional degree in Architecture from Universidad Javeriana, a Master’s in City Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Master’s in Education from the University of Alabama, and a Master’s in Business Administration from Kellogg’s Business Executive Program.

She was also part of the Singularity Program that takes place in Silicon Valley for Exponential Technology; she has enrolled in culinary courses at “El Gato Dumas”; has studied Sustainable Agriculture at the National Gourmet Institute of New York, and high definition photography and filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. She is a certified Coach from the ICT (International Coaching Community), and was admitted for a Fellowship at Columbia University for the Klingenstein Heads Program. Claudia is also the recipient of one of the country’s most prestigious awards, the “La Cruz José Acevedo y Gomez,” given to outstanding human beings that contribute to the development of society in a meaningful way.

Advisor

Michael Klaper, MD

Michael A. Klaper, M.D. is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. He received postgraduate training in internal medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, and orthopedics at University of British Columbia teaching hospitals in Vancouver and obstetrics at the University of California at San Francisco. He has practiced acute care medicine in Hawaii, Canada, California, Florida and New Zealand.

Far more fulfilling to him is his current practice, focusing on health-promoting food and lifestyle choices to help people prevent the need for hospitalization and surgery. He has authored numerous articles on plant-based nutrition and is authoring a book on using plant-based medicine to arrest and reverse disease.

A long-time radio host and a pilot, Dr. Klaper has served as nutrition advisor to NASA’s programs for space colonists on the Moon and Mars and on the Nutrition Task Force of the American Medical Students Association.

Dr. Klaper has been featured in several films focused on health and sustainable living, including the award winning “Diet For A New America”, “What the Health”, and “Cowspiracy.”

To improve his own health, and to minimize suffering of sentient beings, Dr. Klaper adopted a plant-based diet in 1981. He makes the latest information on health and nutrition available through his website, DoctorKlaper.com, where visitors can find the numerous videos and DVDs he has produced, as well subscribe to his free newsletter, “Medicine Capsule.”

Advisor

Mahesh Shah, MD.

Dr. Mahesh Shah is a General Practitioner based in London, UK. He studied at the Hull York Medical School (Yorkshire, England) and gained his qualification with the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2015. He is a passionate whole food, plant-based nutrition advocate, and his practice incorporates naturopathic and functional medicine principles. He is dedicated to helping people transform their lives through good health and inner happiness.

In addition to providing a holistic service for his patients, Dr. Shah participates in health events for various groups and organisations in the UK. He is an advisory board member for Plant Based Health Professionals UK and a health advisor for the Sri Sathya Sai Service Organisation UK, which amongst other activities provides free health days for local London communities.

Dr. Shah also feels deeply connected and dedicated to the wellbeing of our wonderful planet Earth, and sees human and planetary health as being interconnected – one cannot be without the other. Thus by looking after both, humanity can live in harmony with the environment and build a cleaner and brighter future for all.

Advisor

Ana Negrón, MD.

Board certified in family medicine, Ana M. Negrón, M.D. has made cooking an integral part of her practice. By transitioning her patients to a whole food plant-based diet she helps reduce inflammation at the root of their illness.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Negrón has a solo nutrition practice near Philadelphia.  She volunteers at a free clinic for the uninsured, and teaches young physicians how a whole foods plant-based diet can prevent, help treat, and even reverse chronic disease.  Sunstone Press published her recent book, Nourishing the Body and Recovering Health: The Positive Science of Food—an antidote to our reliance on pharmaceuticals.

Advisor

Paul Chatlin

In May of 2013, Paul was diagnosed with Heart Disease. His cardiologist gave him two options: bypass surgery or try “Plant Based Nutrition” (PBN). After meeting with Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, he decided to try “Plant Based Nutrition”. After just 3 weeks his angina disappeared. His cholesterol levels dropped from 350 to 100 and he lost 65 pounds in one year.  Paul promised himself that when he felt better he would put together a support group to help others in our community, so he contacted Dr. Joel Kahn who agreed to assist him on the journey.

In February of 2014, he held his first Plant Based Nutrition Support Group (PBNSG) meeting and 123 people attended! Today PBNSG has 5400 members and over 70 volunteers. They have started many outreach programs and has relationships with the owners of 30 local restaurants. PBNSG has completed working on curriculum change with Medical Students at Wayne State, Eastern Michigan, Oakland University, Michigan State Universities and the University of Michigan medical school. It has also classes for local doctors to learn about the benefits of nutrition before pills or procedures called Doctors Teaching Doctors. PBNSG has over 30 small groups around the state.

In 2018 PBNSG will be holding over 46 health and culinary education classes and just finished an 80+ page manual called “Healthier Together” which helps people around the world start their own Plant Based Nutrition Support Group.

Culinary Medicine

Kim Campbell

Kim Campbell is the author of two cookbooks, PlantPure Nation & PlantPure Kitchen, where she developed over 250 recipes using whole food, plant-based ingredients, and no processed oils. Kim has been a plant-based cook for 25 years, experimenting and preparing meals for her family and friends.

Kim graduated from Cornell University with a BS in Human Service Studies, with a concentration in Nutrition and Child Development. She later received a teaching certificate and went on to teach in various grades, from kindergarten to high school. She also raised three children with her husband, often teaching in their schools.

Kim’s passion has always been recipe development and culinary education, especially for families and children. She has taught cooking classes in her local community and now through PlantPure, Inc. She currently directs recipe development and culinary education for the Company. You can watch her educational videos through PlantPureTV.com. In addition to this work, Kim will soon launch a continuing stream of educational videos, and is creating a second cookbook to be published later this year.

Advisor

Antonio Soler, MD.

Dr. Antonio Soler is a general practitioner with more than 10 years of clinical experience in General Medicine and Urgent Care, Occupational Medicine and Plant-based Medicine and Nutrition. He completed his Doctorate in Medicine at the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. He is certified by the National Board of Medical Examiners of the United States and is an active member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Today he is an active doctor at True North Health Center, and after helping in the healing of hundreds of patients, he is totally committed and dedicated to helping his patients improve and recover in the most effective way that exists according to scientific evidence.

Culinary Medicine

Chef Del Sroufe

Chef Del Sroufe is a member of The Wellness Forum and the co-owner and chef at Wellness Forum Foods. After a lifetime of yo-yo dieting, he has lost over 200 pounds on a low fat, plant-based diet. Sroufe is the author of three cookbooks, The China Study Quick and Easy Cookbook, Better Than Vegan and the bestseller, Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook. Visit ChefDelSroufe.com

Culinary Medicine

Evelisse Capo, Pharm D.

Dr. Capó is a certified instructor for PCRM’s Food for Life and CHIP (Complete Heath Improvement) programs. Dr. Capó collaborated with the GEICO Workplace Nutrition Study coordinated by the Washington Center for Clinical Research.  She practices as a health and nutrition coach in her consulting practice The Food Pharmacy located in Sarasota, FL. Dr. Capó also practices as an Instructor and Spanish Outreach Coordinator for the T. Colin Campbell for Nutrition Studies. She has been able to accomplish these endeavors with the love and support of her husband and four plant-strong children.

Culinary Medicine

Chef Ramses Bravo

Chef Bravo is a professional whole food plant-based chef and the author of many best-selling books including the Bravo! cookbook, as well as Bravo Express!. He teaches adults and children how to cook absolutely delicious WFPB meals without sugar, salt, and oil. He is the executive chef for True North Health Center since 2007 and the leading Chef for the Culinary Medicine program for WFPB.ORG.

Culinary Medicine (Colombia Director)

Chef Niyireth Gil

Niyireth is the Director of Culinary Medicine in Colombia for WFPB.ORG.  She is also a recipe developer of authentic WFPB Latin American cuisine for Naked Food Magazine.  She is an internationally-trained chef with extensive experience in whole food, plant-based baking as well in culinary-related aromatherapy and reflexology. She is also an expert in culinary sustainability including recycling, green product management, and composting.

She is a cooking instructor in community kitchens helping children, seniors, and animals while educating everyone about ethical and coherent consumption of food and products. Niyireth is adamant about serving others as the main purpose of life by promoting positive learning around the world.

Culinary Medicine (United States Director)

Chef Marco Knox

Marco is the Director of Culinary Medicine in the United States for WFPB.ORG as well as a recipe developer for Naked Food TV.  His mission is to save lives by educating the world on the benefits of living a comprehensive and sustainable whole food, plant-based lifestyle through the nourishment of planet, body, and mind.

His passion is fueled by health breakthroughs he has experienced himself and by the stories of others. He credits his father for teaching him the importance of growing food, composting and treating the planet with respect. The leads by example by practicing that credo to this day.

Marco is the founder of  his own brand, The Phytogenic Chef. Marco and his wife are avid cyclists and practice meditation and pranayama daily.

Culinary Medicine

Chef Shayla Hernandez

Shayla Karina Hernández is a young Puerto Rican plant-based chef residing in southwest Florida. She developed a love for cooking after helping her mother, founder of The Food Pharmacy, teach cooking classes for the community. 

At a young age, Shayla became fascinated with spices and techniques to prepare conventional recipes in a healthier and more compassionate way. Shayla is frequently featured in the T.Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies food demos with her mother and sisters.  She is a sophomore at Pine View School for the Gifted and a member of the Honor Society.

Her hobbies include dancing, singing, and playing the piano. Shayla plans to pursue a career in lifestyle medicine and own a plant-based restaurant.

Culinary Medicine

Chef Camilo Zárate

Camilo is a professional Chef specialized in whole food, plant-based cuisine. He obtained his professional chef degree in Commercial Cookery and Catering Operations in Melbourne, Australia, and complemented his studies in Hospitality Management. Camilo’s experience extents to the Hilton Hotels as well as renowned international restaurants including Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen, Chef Harry Sasson, Takami Restaurant Group, and Abasto Restaurant

He directed the gastronomy program at the Escuela Taller De Bogotá, a foundation focused in training vulnerable young adults from the war conflict, and has volunteered with the local government educating street vendors on healthier food choices. He is the creator and founder of the restaurant Suburbio BioGastronomy, -healthy meals with fresh, local, organic, fair trade ingredients- and offers WFPB cooking classes and consulting for the hospitality industry.

He also helped transform the meals of a Montessori kindergarten into healthy ones while creating a school garden to involve children and their parents in the art of healthy eating. His main focus is enhancing people’s lives through flavorsome healthy foods and empowering them benefit from them. Camilo is a Culinary Medicine advisor to WFPB.ORG and has a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center For Nutrition Studies and eCornell.

Culinary Medicine (Young Children Leader)

Chef Liev Orozco

Liev is the leader in Culinary Medicine for young children for WFPB.ORG in Spanish and is probably the youngest plant-based chef in the world. At 4 years old, Liev cooks and develops his own recipes thanks to the influence of his mother.

Liev knows all the fruits and vegetables with their own name and his favorite are raisins, mangosteen, and sprouts. Liev goes to kindergarden and lives in Bogota, Colombia.