Mark Hyman, MD has dedicated his career to identifying and addressing the root causes of chronic illness through a groundbreaking whole-systems medicine approach known as Functional Medicine. He is a family physician, a four-time New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader in his field. Through his private practice, education efforts, writing, research, advocacy and public-policy work, he strives to improve access to Functional Medicine, and to widen the understanding and practice of it, empowering others to stop managing symptoms and instead treat the underlying causes of illness, thereby also tackling our chronic-disease epidemic.

Dr. Hyman is Chairman of the Institute for Functional Medicine, and was awarded its 2009 Linus Pauling Award for Leadership in Functional Medicine. He is currently medical editor at the Huffington Post and on the Medical Advisory Board at The Doctor Oz Show. He is on the Board of Directors of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, and a faculty member of its Food As Medicine training program. He is also on the Board of Advisors of Memhet Oz’s HealthCorps, which tackles the obesity epidemic by “educating the student body” in American high schools about nutrition, fitness and mental resilience. He is a volunteer for Partners in Health with whom he worked immediately after the earthquake in Haiti and continues to help rebuild the health care system there. He was featured on 60 Minutes for his work there.

Dr. Hyman has testified before the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and has consulted with the Surgeon General on diabetes prevention. He has testified before the Senate Working Group on Health Care Reform on Functional Medicine, and participated in the White House Forum on Prevention and Wellness in June 2009. Dr. Hyman was nominated by Senator Tom Harkin for the President’s Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion and Integrative and Public Health, a 25-person group to advise the Administration and the new National Council on Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health.

In 2004, Dr. Desaulniers discovered what women fear most. She was diagnosed with  breast cancer .  She chose a holistic path and has successfully healed herself of breast cancer. She shares her journey and her 7 fundamental keys that are critical to heal from all chronic illnesses.

Dr. Veronique Desaulniers, better known as “Dr. V”, has maintained successful practices in the Wellness Field since 1979. Certified in many Post Graduate protocols, she has undertaken extensive studies in the various fields of “Energy Medicine”. Specializing in Bio-Energetics, Meridian Stress Analysis, Homeopathy, Digital Thermography and Chiropractic, Dr V brings a unique approach to Health and Wellness. With over 32 years experience in the Wellness Industry, Dr V has touched the lives of over 20,000 patients.

As a Breast Cancer Conqueror, my mission is to empower women around the globe about Alternative Cancer Therapies and to inspire them to be Proactive with Prevention.

Dr. V offers personal Cancer Coaching through her website www.BreastCancerConqueror.com.

Dr. Zeines has been practicing Holistic Dentistry for the past 25 years.  He received his degree from N.Y.C.  College of Dentistry and completed an internship at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester New York.

Dr. Zeines always believed that dentistry needed to do more then just “fix teeth.”

In 1980, he received a Masters in Science (Nutrition) from the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.  He received Fellowship Status from the Academy of General Dentistry in 1982.  An early article by Dr. Zeines called “Nutritional Eases Dental Problems,” published in 1980, talks about the link regarding oral and systemic health.

Today, there is increased understanding of the impact of oral health on the rest of the body.  There is an increasing body of support for the multiple connections between oral health and total wellness.

There are more links between the practice of medical dentistry and medicine then ever before.  “We have always known that protecting the health of gums will help patients to keep not just their teeth, but their life,” says Dr. Zeines.  Unhealthy gum tissue leads to chronic infection and inflammation – and that is one of the most important concepts that has been developed in Dentistry in the past 50 years.  When inflammation is controlled, patients and physicians have a chance at controlling everything from heart disease to diabetes to successful pregnancy.

Dr. Zeines is the author of”Healthy Mouth Healthy Body” “Living A Longer Life- Naturally” and  “Your Tongue Never Lies”  He is also a contributing writer for Rodale’s The Herbal Drugstore, and he makes regular appearances on radio and television.  Dr. Zeines is one of the contributors of the film “Food Matters.”  Dr. Zeines hosts the “Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body” show on NYTalkRadio.net.

A member of the Advisory Board of TheHolisticOption.com, Dr. Zeines uses a combination of homeopathy, kinesiology, nutrition and aromatic therapy along with bio-compatible materials in a gentle relaxed atmosphere. http://www.natdent.com/

Few of the world’s five billion cell phones users question whether these universal gadgets are safe. In fact, these devices that we hold to our heads and keep in our pockets work like miniature radio stations that radiate microwave energy. U.S. cell phone safety standards, set almost three decades ago prior to the era of handheld wireless technology, assume that the average call was less than six minutes. Today’s average smart phone, time of use, or user—more than half of whom are under the

age of 20, their brains still developing and their skulls more susceptible than adults’. Remember: we once thought smoking was harmless.

Dr. Devra Davis, who   was designated a National Book Award Finalist for When Smoke Ran Like Water (2002, Basic Books),  founded Environmental Health Trust in 2007 in Teton County, Wyoming to provide basic research and education about environmental health hazards and promote constructive policies locally, nationally and internationally.

Thanks to the pioneering work of professors Leonard P. Guarente (of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and David A. Sinclair (of Harvard University), research has revealed that certain longevity genes are activated during caloric restriction. Moreover, their work showed that this effect was evident at any age; in other words, life extension could be achieved in older age groups as well. Learn about the strategies to switch on over 350 longevity genes with diet and nutrition.

Mr. Cash is an entrepreneur with formal training in physics and geology, who has studied the biological and biochemical aspects of aging research with scientists in the field. He is working with the National Institutes of Aging Division of the US National Institutes of Health and also investing his own funds in this research. The focus of Mr. Cash’s research and development at Terra Biological LLC is on small molecules that simulate the genomic effects of calorie restriction.

Steve will explore an approach to diet from the perspective of ancient peoples, who understood how the energetic qualities of food affect both physical and spiritual health. You will learn how to revitalize your connection to food and remedyr physical and psychic imbalances with the wisdom of food energetics

Steve Gagne, author of Food Energetics, sees himself as an ordinary man investigating extraordinary information.

An independent investigator/researcher, and alternative historian, Steve is one of the most versatile and experienced teachers in whole foods nutrition. His 30 years of teaching throughout America and Europe have earned him a reputation as a progressive and informed wholistic educator who brings a lively, innovative intelligence to his work.

Steve is especially well known as an expert inFood Energetics, where ancient wisdom and dietary traditions merge with modern perspectives and breakthrough research in nutritional science.

Steve’s long-standing fascination with theories of human origins and his passion for cultural dietary traditions have led him through exhaustive studies in multiple disciplines, both conventional and alternative, and have taken him all over the globe. Unconvinced by the accepted theory of human origins, Steve decided to investigate traditional cultures and the remains of ancient civilizations by experiencing them first hand. Over the past decade, he has embarked on a series of globe-circling expeditions to pursue his research.

These years of research and experience have made it increasingly clear that traditional peoples across the globe are intimately linked by a consistent thread woven through their myths and legends, architecture, astronomy and food traditions. This comprehensive understanding of art and culture, revealed through a wealth of evidence from lost civilizations, extends deep into prehistory–much further back than was originally thought possible. Today Steve divides his time between continuing his investigations and speaking to audiences around the world about his discoveries–about our extraordinary hidden heritage, commonsense whole-foods nutrition and the need to reevaluate some of our modern dietary and scientific trends.

Thea grew up in Fanwood and then Westfield, N.J. She graduated from Northwestern University, in Evanston, Ill., with a degree in English literature, and went on to do premed studies while working full-time as an editor at The Boston Phoenix, where she launched her writing career, covering dance and science. Before becoming a full-time writer, she was a modern dancer with several Boston-based companies, and an editor at the Radcliffe Quarterly, Partisan Review, Boston magazine, Inc. magazine, and the New York Times Syndicate. She currently lives in Brookline, Massachusetts with her husband, Henry Santoro, daughter, Sophie Rose, and Tibetan terrier, Pretzel.

To contact the author, please write to thea.singer@comcast.net.

Dr. Sharp is renowned nationally for translating and synthesizing complex scientific data into individualized, evidence-based messages. He writes and lectures widely on his specialty and serves as an expert regarding professional competence and the standard of psychiatric care. He is the author of The Emotional Calendar, a book published in 2011 by Times Books, an imprint of Henry Holt & Company. At once scientific and prescriptive, The Emotional Calendar provides wise counsel in recognizing and successfully managing traditional responses to emotional triggers embedded throughout the seasons of the year.

Dr. Sharp has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine. He is a recipient of the A.P.A.’s Nancy C.A. Roeske Award fo Excellence in Medical Education. He is a standing Member of the Examining Committee of The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc