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Top Plant-Based Doctors & Experts

March 16, 2019 By Terri Edwards 4 Comments


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Without a doubt, switching to a plant-based diet and lifestyle can be life-changing. But it can also be overwhelming and confusing trying to decipher all of the information out there.

If you are following a whole food plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle, you need to know these professionals.

They are the leading experts and researchers in the field and the go-tos for everything and anything related to following a whole-food, plant-based diet.

Each one has spent decades studying nutrition and published numerous research papers in peer-reviewed medical journals. They are considered the inspiring pioneers of the plant-based movement.

This whole food plant-based doctors are part of the wellness oasis where you will learn about the preventive and healing power of plant-based nutrition.

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Meet the WFPB diet experts

Dr T Colin Campbell PhD plant based diet

Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D

Dr. Campbell is the father of whole food, plant-based nutrition who introduced the phrase Whole Food, Plant-Based when he was a member of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) cancer-research grant review panel from 1978 to 1980.

Campbell is Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University and author of over 300 research papers. Co-author of The China Study and Whole.


forks over knives doctors Caldwell Esselstyn

Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr, M.D.

Dr. Esselstyn, the author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, received his B.A. from Yale University and his M.D. from Western Reserve University. In 1956, pulling the No. 6 oar as a member of the victorious United States rowing team, he was awarded a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

He was trained as a surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic and at St. George’s Hospital in London. In 1968, as an Army surgeon in Vietnam, he was awarded the Bronze Star.–Dr. Esselstyn Bio


forks over knives doctors Neal Barnard

Neal Barnard M.D., F.A.C.C

Dr. Barnard is an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and founder of Barnard Medical Center, is a nutrition researcher, author, and health advocate, and President of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Dr. Barnard has authored more than 70 scientific publications as well as 18 books, including the New York Times best-sellers Power Foods for the Brain, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, and the USA Today best-seller Dr. Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes, and stars in four PBS specials about diet and health.


forks over knives doctors John McDougall

John McDougall, M.D.

Dr. McDougall is a physician and nutrition expert who teaches better health through vegetarian cuisine, John A. McDougall, MD has been studying, writing, and speaking out about the effects of nutrition on disease for over 30 years.

He and his wife Mary are also the authors of several nationally best-selling books including The Starch Solution.


whole food plant based doctor Dean Ornish

Dean Ornish, M.D.

Dr. Ornish is an American physician and researcher. He is the president and founder of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

The author of Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease, Eat More, Weigh Less and The Spectrum, he is a well-known advocate for using diet and lifestyle changes to treat and prevent heart disease.

After 16 years of review, Medicare recently agreed to provide coverage for Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease. This is the first time that Medicare has covered a program of comprehensive lifestyle changes.


plant based doctor pam popper

Dr. Pam Popper

 Dr. Popper is the founder and President of Wellness Forum Health. The company offers educational programs to both consumers and providers that facilitate informed medical decision-making, diet and lifestyle intervention, and improved long-term health outcomes. Through its own network of providers, Wellness Forum Health offers direct-to-consumer healthcare services.

Pam serves on the Physician’s Steering Committee and the President’s Board for the Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington D.C.  Pam was one of the health care professionals involved in the famed Sacramento Food Bank Project, in which economically disadvantaged people were shown how to reverse their diseases and eliminate medications with diet.


Plant-Based Diet Doctors & Experts Michael Greger

Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM

Dr. Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues.

Dr. Greger has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, and the International Bird Flu Summit, among countless other symposia and institutions; testified before Congress; has appeared on shows such as The Colbert Report and The Dr. Oz Show; and was invited as an expert witness in defense of Oprah Winfrey at the infamous “meat defamation” trial.

Dr. Greger is also licensed as a general practitioner specializing in clinical nutrition and is a founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

He was featured on the Healthy Living Channel promoting his latest nutrition DVDs and honored to teach part of Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s esteemed nutrition course at Cornell University. Dr. Greger’s nutrition work can be found at NutritionFacts.org, which is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit charity.


Plant-Based Diet Doctors & Experts Michael Klapper

Michael Klaper, M.D.

Dr. Michale Klaper, is a gifted clinician, internationally recognized teacher, and sought-after speaker on diet and health. He has practiced medicine for more than 40 years and is a leading educator in applied plant-based nutrition and integrative medicine.

He is also the author of a successful book on cholesterol-free nutrition and an upcoming title (to be announced in 2017), as well as numerous DVDs and Videos on Demand and a series of “Healthy YOU Webinars.”


Plant-Based Diet Doctors & Experts Joel Furman

Joel Fuhrman, M.D.

Dr. Fuhrman is a board-certified family physician, six-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing, who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods.

Dr. Fuhrman coined the term “Nutritarian” to describe his eating style, which is built around a diet of nutrient-dense, plant-rich foods.


Plant-Based Diet Doctors & Experts Brenda Davis

Brenda Davis, Registered Dietitian

Brenda. Davis is a leader in her field, and an acclaimed speaker at nutrition, medical and health conferences internationally.  She has worked as a public health nutritionist, clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition consultant, and academic nutrition instructor.

Brenda has for many years served as the lead dietitian in the Diabetes Wellness Research Project doing community intervention work in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Brenda is the co-author of nine books.


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Kaiser Permanente in Support of Plant-Based Nutrition

In 2017, Kaiser Permanente, the largest healthcare organization, came out in support of plant-based nutrition with their Healthy Living: Eat Healthy Live Better program.

“As I see skyrocketing incidences of conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, I am profoundly aware that there is so much potential for preventing or even reversing most of these problems through very inexpensive lifestyle changes centered on proper nutrition.” — Carmelo Mejia, MD, Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente

 

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For those searching for more information about getting started with a whole food plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle, these Beginner Guides should be helpful.


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