Neal
Barnard, M.D.
Neal Barnard, M.D., is a clinical researcher, author and health advocate,
as well as founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible
Medicine (PCRM). PCRM, established in 1985, is a national group of physicians
and supporters that promotes preventive medicine and addresses controversies
in modern medicine. Dr. Barnard received his medical degree at the George
Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and completed
his residency at the same institution. Author of dozens of publications
in scientific and medical journals, as well as numerous nutrition books,
he is a frequent lecturer and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine
at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Dr. Barnard is also a Life Member of the American Medical Association,
a member of the American Diabetes Association and recently founded The
Cancer Project, a new nonprofit organization focused on advancing cancer
prevention and survival through nutrition education and research. Visit
www.nealbarnard.org for more
information on the work of Dr. Barnard.
Brenda
Davis, R.D.
Brenda Davis, registered dietitian/nutritionist, is both a leader in
her field and an internationally acclaimed speaker. Davis works as a
public health nutritionist, clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition
consultant, academic nutrition instructor, and is a past chair of the
Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic
Association. She has co-authored five books, including Becoming Vegetarian,
Dairy-free and Delicious, Becoming Vegan, Defeating Diabetes, and The
New Becoming Vegetarian. Davis’s website, www.brendadavisrd.com,
offers links to her books and articles, upcoming lectures and speeches
and even her own personal daily diet and exercise routine.
George
Eisman, R.D.
George Eisman is considered one of the nation's foremost educators on
vegetarian nutrition. He served as a faculty member in Dietetics and
Nutrition at several universities and colleges and has worked in a children's
hospital and a nursing home, as well as for public health agencies in
four states. Eisman founded the first accredited program in vegetarian
studies, The Association of Vegetarian Dietitians and Nutrition Educators,
which is an organization offering correspondence courses in vegetarian
nutrition. He is also an Advisory Board Member of EarthSave International.
Eisman currently speaks at numerous events and conferences and is author
of two books, The Most Noble Diet and A Basic Course in Vegetarian and
Vegan Nutrition, both of which can be purchased at the Farm
Sanctuary Store.
Michael
Greger, M.D.
Dr. Michael Greger, physician, author and internationally recognized
speaker, is Farm Sanctuary’s chief medical investigator, as well
as Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane Society
of the United States. A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle
Medicine, Dr. Greger is author of two books, Carbophobia! - The Scary
Truth about America’s Low-Carb Craze and Heart Failure - Diary
of a Third Year Medical Student. He has also released three DVDs, Maximum
Nutrition: Transitioning Towards a Plant Based Diet, Stopping Cancer:
Cancer Proofing Your Body With Plant Superfoods, and Mad Cow Disease:
Plague of the 21st Century. In addition to his two websites, www.drgreger.org
and www.atkinsexposed.org,
Dr. Greger offers a quarterly newsletter, Latest in Human Nutrition,
which is available through subscription and can be requested by sending
a blank email to: drgregernewsletter-subscribe@lists.riseup.net.
Dr.
Michael Klaper
Dr. Michael Klaper graduated from the University of Illinois College
of Medicine in 1972, and served his medical internship at Vancouver
General Hospital in British Columbia. He then completed additional training
in surgery, anesthesiology, orthopedics and obstetrics at the University
of California Hospitals in San Francisco. Dr. Klaper believes that proper
nutrition and a balanced lifestyle are essential for optimum health,
and therefore encourages commitment to a plant-based diet. Currently
serving as the Director of the non-profit Institute of Nutrition Education
and Research, Dr. Klaper is continuously conducting studies on the relationship
between diet and disease. He is a member of the Nutrition Task Force
of the American Medical Student Association and host of the radio program,
“Sounds of Healing”, in Washington DC. Dr. Klaper has several
books and videos available for purchase on his website, www.vegsource.com,
along with Nutritional advice and research information.
Vesanto
Melina, M.S., R.D.
Since 1982, Vesanto Melina has worked as a nutrition consultant, speaker,
academic instructor, and writer. Previously based in Vancouver, B.C.
and Seattle, Washington, Melina taught nutrition on the faculty of the
University of British Columbia and at Seattle's Bastyr University. Speaking
engagements have taken her across North America and the U.K., and she
is a regular consultant for the Government of British Columbia. Co-author
of eleven books, including Food Allergy Survival Guide, Becoming Vegan
and Raising Vegetarian Children, Melina currently offers personal consultations,
food and nutrition classes, conference seminars, industry and government
consultations, and food guides through her website, www.nutrispeak.com.
Jack
Norris, R.D.
With a B.S. in nutrition and dietetics from Life University in Marietta,
Georgia, and having completed a dietetic internship at Georgia State
University, Jack Norris worked as an American Council on Exercise certified
personal trainer from 1994-1996. He currently speaks at a multitude
of events covering such topics as: Vegan Nutrition: What Does the Research
Show?, Staying a Healthy Vegan, The Truth about Vitamin B12, and Sensible
Approaches for Long-term Weight Loss. Norris’s website, www.jacknorrisrd.com,
contains a number of vegan-related and fitness articles, as well as
links to his and other relevant websites. Norris was named “Favorite
Columnist” in both 2003 and 2004 for Veg News’s annual Veggie
Awards.
