Health and Wellness Speakers
View a "sampling" of our speakers and experts who
cover a wide range of topics including Alzheimer's, aging, cancer,
heart, stroke, diabetes, obesity, domestic violence, hospice,
integrative health, mental health, substance abuse, nutrition,
exercise, life balance, stress, and lifestyle choices that affect
our health and wellness. Please call us for a complete list of
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Meredith Baxter While performing critically acclaimed comedic and dramatic roles in TV and over 50 movies, Meredith Baxter also battled alcoholism, breast cancer, domestic abuse, three failed marriages, and other challenges while raising five children. Now a cancer survivor, successful entrepreneur, and recovering alcoholic for 20 years, she also recently released her memoir. From fame to floundering and back, she offers an inspiring story of courage, hope, self-acceptance and happiness. Her upbeat, winning style that earned her the admiration of fans is now a part of her presentation to audiences across the country. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Meredith Baxter |
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Paul Brenner, MD, PhD A Psychosocial Oncologist at UCSD Health System/San Diego Cancer Center, Dr. Brenner has lectured throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He was the moderator of the PBS series, "Healing Through Communication," and is the author of Health is a Question of Balance, Seeing Your Life Through New Eyes, and Buddha in the Waiting Room. For the past 50 years, he has been in search of "what makes an individual chronically ill or well." This has taken him through the fields of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgical Oncology to Counseling Psychology, from birth to death. He believes the answer can finally be found in the new field of Epigenetics - the study of those environmental factors that effect the expression of a gene. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Paul Brenner, MD, PhD |
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Michael Breus, MD The Sleep Doctor and Sleep Expert for WebMD - As part of Dr. Oz's Happiness and Wellness Summit at Radio City Music Hall last year, Dr. Michael Breus gave audiences, and women's groups, the secrets from his groundbreaking book, Beauty Sleep: Look Younger, Lose Weight, and Feel Great Through Better Sleep.. He is one of only 163 psychologists in the world with his credentials and has become the recognized leader in the field of sleep. Breus tells how sleep affects our biology and how the lack of it can cause gene disruption leading to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression, premature aging, breakdown of our immune system and stress. In our sleep-deprived society, Dr. Breus helps audiences prevent disease and lead us toward a healthier lifestyle. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Michael Breus, MD |
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Aaron Carroll, MD, MS Dr. Carroll is the Director of the Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. He has published some of the seminal work on various types of health care reform, and continues to be a sought after speaker on cost, quality and access -and the Affordable Care Act and its implications for our future. Considered one of the leading pediatric informaticists in the U.S. he has received millions of dollars in grants to explore the use of information technology in health care. Dr. Carroll was the Primary Investigator on a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study the true impact of malpractice claims on the practice of medicine. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Aaron Carroll, MD, MS |
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Bruce Clark, DPH One of America's foremost visionaries and authorities on the business and marketing implications of the new consumer, Dr. Bruce Clark is co-founder of Age Wave and Impact Presentations Group. Appearing frequently in national media, one of his most prominent accomplishments has been the production of the 20-part PBS series "Caring for an Aging Society." In his entertaining and commanding presentations, Dr. Clark combines a dynamism and wit that is uniquely enriched by his research-based knowledge about physicians, patients, and healthcare organizations. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Bruce Clark, DPH |
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Tracey Conway Emmy award-winning actress Tracey Conway, inspires both belly laughs and tears as she relates the circumstances and details of her deadly cardiac arrest and subsequent recovery at age 38. Audiences continue to be affected by Conway's powerful and unique program, "Drop Dead Gorgeous." She shares the lessons she learned in those literally heart-stopping moments - not only about heart disease, but also what she has come to value most given a very rare second chance at life. Whether she's detailing her whirlwind appearance on "Oprah," or explaining the cardiac arrhythmia Ventricular Fibrillation, Conway's delivery is captivating, effervescent, intimate, and guaranteed to touch hearts, minds, and funny-bones. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Tracey Conway |
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Tony Dow Few Hollywood celebrities have a more compelling story than Tony Dow. A two time cancer survivor who also has successfully battled depression, the former star of "Leave It To Beaver" has been an advocate for mental health for many years. He has testified before Congress, was a spokesperson at the national convention of the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, and was the subject of a documentary on KQED-TV about the stigma that surrounds mental illness. Dow has made tremendous progress and his story is inspiring to all audiences. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Tony Dow |
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Shelley Fabares Best known as the savvy Christine on the television series, "Coach," Shelley Fabares has been an actress since the age of three. She was the teenage daughter on "The Donna Reed Show" for eight seasons; starred in teen-oriented films of the 60's, as well as in three Elvis Presley movies; and had a hit record, "Johnny Angel," which sold over a million copies. Fabares, whose mother suffered from Alzheimer's, is the spokesperson for the National Alzheimer's Association and is President of the Board of Directors for the Donna Reed Foundation. Following her own successful liver transplant in 2000, Fabares is also working nationally with the American Liver Foundation in promoting organ donation and liver disease awareness. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Shelley Fabares |
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Susan Ford Bales Presidential daughter and advocate for awareness of substance abuse and breast cancer .The daughter of former President Gerald Ford and Betty Ford, Susan Ford Bales' adolescence was spent in the White House during one of the most turbulent times in American history. In addition to speaking throughout the country about her experiences during those years, Bales also speaks across the country on the impact of substance abuse on the family. She is also one of the nation's most visible advocates for breast cancer awareness, having witnessed her mother's private battle against the disease. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Susan Ford Bales |
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Cynthia Green, PhD One of America's foremost memory fitness and brain health experts, Cynthia R. Green, Ph.D. is a speaker, author and spokesperson, currently serving on the faculty of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine where she founded The Memory Enhancement Program. The success of this widely praised program led to the publication of Dr. Green's popular self-help book, Total Memory Workout: 8 Easy Steps to Maximum Memory Fitness, which is now in its tenth printing and has been translated into four languages. Her book, Brainpower Game Plan: Food, Moves, and Games to Clear Brain Fog, Boost Memory, and Age-Proof Your Mind in 4 Weeks, features a 30-day "game plan" that trains and encourages adults to build better brain health habits. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Cynthia Green, PhD |
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Joe Greer, MD At the Presidential Medal Of Freedom ceremony President Barack Obama said, 'It's a life that might be distilled into a question Dr. Greer asks all of us: 'If we don't fight injustice, who will?' In 1994 Joe was named by Time magazine as one of "America's 50 Young American Leaders Under 40" as well as receiving the CBS/Newsweek Achievement Award at the Kennedy Center. He was one of 10 recipients of the Caring Award based on his vision of a clinic to treat the poor and homeless populations of Miami, later chronicled in his book: "Waking up in America: How One Doctor Brings Hope to Those Who Need It Most." Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Joe Greer, MD |
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Jane Gross Jane Gross writes about all aspects of aging, from public health policy to long term care, Medicare and caregiving. Jane Gross is the author of "A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents - and Ourselves'' (Knopf, 2011) and the founding blogger of "The New Old Age,'' at the New York Times, about the intersection of adult children and their aging parents. Following her own mother's death, she and her family dealt with issues that took them by surprise in their complexity and she was determined that others not have to re-invent the wheel in medical, legal, financial, and residential choices. Her expertise, including public policy, is essential at this unprecedented demographic moment: And what she has to says has special resonance as the nation struggles with health care reform, the huge debt and the likelihood of key changes to Medicare and Medicaid, all being played out in an especially toxic political climate. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Jane Gross |
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Carl Hammerschlag, MD Carl A. Hammerschlag, M.D., a psychiatrist, author, and professional speaker says that "When we heal in community it actually makes a healthy outcome more likely, because everyone has a stake in the outcome." He is an authority in health and wellness, healing, leadership, authenticity and surviving in rapidly changing times. A master storyteller, he uses his stories to illustrate that the future of healthcare rests in the ability of community to provide for prevention of disease. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Carl Hammerschlag, MD |
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Jane Heller New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Jane Heller has sold many of her thirteen romantic comedies to Hollywood, but in her personal life she was catapulted into the world of caregiving by becoming a caregiver for her husband, just like her mother did before her to her husband. Her critically acclaimed new book, "You'd Better Not Die or I'll Kill You: A Caregiver's Survival Guide to Keeping You in Good Health and Good Spirits," chronicles her candid, often hilarious and always inspiring journey from novice caregiver to 20-year veteran. She speaks passionately about the caregiving experience, whether one is caring for a child with autism or an aging parent with Alzheimer's. She delivers, as Library Journal put it, "a valuable, virtual support group." Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Jane Heller |
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Melina Jampolis, MD An internist and board certified MD nutrition specialist, Dr. Melina currently serves as the diet and fitness expert for CNNHealth.com, is on the medical advisory board of Better Homes & Gardens, and frequently appears on the Huffington Post. She was named 1 of 35 "Diet and Nutrition Experts You Need to Follow on Twitter." Dr. Melina's focus is on an optimal diet that can supply the basic needs of the body and fortify the body's defenses - improving health, increasing vitality, delivering greater longevity and preventing diseases associated with aging including age related muscle loss & fat gain, memory loss, dementia & Alzheimer's disease, arthritis, and the physical effects of aging. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Melina Jampolis, MD |
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Lainie Kazan Multi- Award Winner of Film, Stage & TV and Alzheimers Advocate Lainie Kazan is the embodiment of the word entertainer - Broadway, TV, film actress, singer with guest appearances on virtually every top variety show in network television. After watching her sing at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel, Francis Ford Coppola offered her a plum role on "One From The Heart." She speaks to many groups about her personal family experience with alzheimers, as well as other healthcare causes. She often ends her presentation with some of her songs, which audiences love. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Lainie Kazan |
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Stephen Kiernan A prolific writer and award-winning journalist, Stephen Kiernan's true-life stories focus on the disparities in healthcare, and a sense of disconnection that people feel distress, anxiety, and prolonged belief that the country is headed in the wrong direction. Brought to the stage in word and video, his program is inspirational, educational and defines a path we can follow in sustaining the strength of our country. Stephen features individuals whose work made economic, as well as humanitarian, sense. Also their projects could be replicated in other communities. An uplifting message delivering positive results! Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Stephen Kiernan |
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Michelle Kingsfield Topics: Cancer. When she was 14 weeks pregnant with her second son, Michelle Kingsfield was diagnosed with stage four non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She not only shared the shocking news with family and friends, she also shared it with the thousands of people who watch her during the week on the news in Dayton, Ohio where she's an anchor at the NBC affiliate, WDTN. The local newspaper, The Dayton Daily News, followed Kingsfield's amazing story, detailing her incredible strength and inspiration as she went through six rounds of intense chemo therapy and then delivered a healthy baby boy. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Michelle Kingsfield |
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John Larroquette In 1973, Larroquette decided that acting was what he should be doing. Smalll movie parts gave way to his breakthrough in 1983 with the role of philandering but harmless prosecutor Dan Fielding on the hit sitcom "Night Court," a part that earned him four consecutive Emmy Awards. Larroquette took enough time off from the series to appear in a string of movies, and in 1993 he got his own series, "The John Larroquette Show." It allowed him to play a recovering alcoholic, a role that wasn't much of a stretch. Since then John has appeared on "Boston Legal", hosted the A&E show, "The incurable Collector". and is now on Broadway starring in "How to Succeed." Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for John Larroquette |
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Jennie Nash Her third book, The Victoria's Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming and Other Lessons I Learned From Breast Cancer is far more than a memoir of illness, Nash tells the story of how she became a wise old woman at a tender young age, and shows us how adversity can make us all wise if we only let it. On stage, Jennie brings her story to life, skillfully guiding audiences through laughter, tears and the inspiration to find out what cancer can mean in their own lives and in the lives of those they love. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Jennie Nash |
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Travis Stork, MD Co-Host of the Emmy-Award winning show, "The Doctors," Dr. Travis Stork has a monthly column in "Men's Health Magazine" and serves on their Medical Advisory Board. He is The New York Times bestselling author of "The Lean Belly Prescription" and "The Doctor Is In: A 7-Step Prescription for Optimal Wellness." Most people don't realize that they make 200-plus health-related decisions every day that dictate how well and how long they live. Dr. Stork believes good health is achieved by focusing on those seemingly inconsequential 200-plus decisions people make throughout the day. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Travis Stork, MD |
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Art Ulene, MD Since 1975, Dr. Art Ulene has spearheaded the use of media and technology to promote public health. He appeared regularly on NBC's "TODAY Show" for 23 years, and led several nationwide health campaigns in collaboration with the American Medical Association. In 2010, Ulene founded BUCKAPOUND.com, a unique web-based weight loss program for the worksite, and currently serves as its Chairman and Chief Creative Officer. Ulene takes healthy aging to new heights, inspired by his own 75th birthday celebration at the 19,340 foot summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. His direct style inspires and challenges audiences to action. He currently serves on the Board of Councilors for the USC Davis School of Gerontology, and the Advisory Board for the School of Community and Global Health at Claremont Graduate University. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Art Ulene, MD |
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Shawn Achor Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage, spent over a decade at Harvard University where he won numerous distinguished teaching awards for his work. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and earned a Masters from Harvard Divinity School in Christian and Buddhist ethics. In 2006, he was Head Teaching Fellow for "Positive Psychology," the most popular course at Harvard at the time. In 2007, Shawn founded Good Think Inc. to share his research with a wider population. When the global economy collapsed in 2008, Shawn was immediately called in as an expert by the world's largest banks to help restart forward progress. Subsequently, Shawn has spoken in 45 countries to a wide variety of audiences: bankers on Wall Street, students in Dubai, CEOs in Zimbabwe. Shawn's research on happiness and human potential has received attention from the Harvard Business Review, New York Times, Forbes, CNN, and NPR. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Shawn Achor |
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Marc Agronin, MD A 2011 feature article in the New York Times described Marc Agronin, MD as "a rare breed even in Florida, which has the highest proportion of people older than 65." This award-winning doctor and author is one of only 17 board-certified geriatric psychiatrists in all of Florida. The wealth of knowledge and experience is recorded in his acclaimed book "How We Age: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Growing Old," a book that the Economist magazine praised as optimistic, heartwarming and even mystical. Dr. Agronin's work and perspective on aging have been featured on numerous shows including NBC's Today Show and National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation. Dr. Agronin brings his warmth, wisdom and sense of humanity to his talks on what it means to grow old and how we all have unimaginable potential not in spite of age, but because of it. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Marc Agronin, MD |
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Daniel Amen, MD Daniel Amen, MD is a clinical neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and brain imaging expert who heads the world-renowned Amen Clinics. He has published 26 books including the New York Times bestsellers Use Your Brain to Change Your Age, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life; Magnificent Mind at Any Age; Healing ADD; and Change Your Brain, Change Your Body. He is an internationally recognized keynote speaker and the star of several very popular public-television specials. Dr. Amen spearheads the groundbreaking Amen Clinics' retired NFL player brain imaging study. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Daniel Amen, MD |
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Michael Anthony Award winning entertainer and keynote speaker Michael C. Anthony inspires and motivates audiences while sharing his true life experience of receiving a triple stem cell, bone marrow, kidney transplant. Michael gave himself as a human guinea pig to a medical research team and is now only one of a small handful of people in the world living with a transplanted organ without the need of anti-rejection medication. A major medical breakthrough! Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Michael Anthony |
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Holly Atkinson, MD Always candid, never afraid to "tell it like it is," Dr. Holly Atkinson guides audiences through the challenges that consumers face today including health care reform, women's health issues and the glut of medical information reported in the media. She sends her audiences home with the ability to be more intelligent about exercising their health care options, and more informed and less confused about medical issues currently confronting them. Award-winning medical journalist, Dr. Atkinson is currently medical editor-in-chief of EverydayHealth.com, one of the leading health sites on the Internet. She is immediate past-president of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning non-profit organization, Physicians for Human Rights. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Holly Atkinson, MD |
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Robert Bazell During his career with NBC News, Chief Health and Science Correspondent Robert Bazell has reported on a wide range of subjects in the areas of science, technology and medicine, from throughout the United States and around the world. His reports appear on "NBC Nightly News," "Today," and "Dateline NBC," and viewers have long known that when there is a major breakthrough in science or medicine, Bazell will be there to explain it in a lively and understandable way. An Emmy- and Peabody Award winning reporter, he is the author of HER-2: The Making of Herceptin, a Revolutionary Treatment for Breast Cancer. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Robert Bazell |
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Ed Begley Jr. Ed Begley, Jr., became a star for his emmy-nominated role on "St. Elsewhere." Begley has displayed a broad range of talent and now hosts a show on "living green". Begley, who overcame substance abuse several years ago, has taken on the cause of substance abuse awareness as well as sharing his story with audiences across the country. A leading advocate for healthy environmental living, Ed practices what he preaches. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Ed Begley Jr. |
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Jeff Bell Jeff Bell's frank and forthright message recounts the depths to which his debilitating anxiety disorder reduced him - to driving his car in continuous circles, scouring his hands in scalding water, and endlessly rewinding, replaying, and repeating in his head even the most mundane daily experiences. Such was the case for Jeff, a husband, father, and highly successful radio news anchor - and one of the millions of Americans living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Attendees will learn what OCD feels like from the inside, and how healing from such a devastating condition is possible through therapy, determination, and the support of loved ones. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Jeff Bell |
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Robyn Benincasa NBC, ABC, CNN, ESPN, USA Network, The Today Show, Live With Regis, Dateline NBC, The Discovery Channel, Vogue, Sports Illustrated, Harpers Bazaar and Outside Magazine have all featured Robyn Benincasa-Two time World Champion Eco-Challenge Adventure Racer and San Diego Firefighter. She knows a thing or two about creating Human Synergy, or as Robyn puts it, "that magic that allows groups of ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things together". Robyn inspires people to grab life with one hand, grab their teammates with the other, and to create that special magic that allows each of us to become better and stronger than we ever would have been alone. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Robyn Benincasa |
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Lori Benson Fourteen months after giving birth to her daughter Talula, Lori Benson--a filmmaker living in downtown Manhattan-- was relishing life and motherhood when a single phone call changed her life forever. It was her doctor; calling after a routine check up; the diagnosis was stage two breast cancer; and surgery was imperative. The changes in her life and those around her are as abrupt as the initial call. With only ten days between diagnosis and surgery Lori made critical medical decisions as well as dealt with great emotional concerns. She went through a year of breast cancer treatment and surgeries and came out the other side with a kind of grace and courage, as seen in her award winning documentary, Dear Talula. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Lori Benson |
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Adriane Berg, Esq One of the most professionally credentialed educators on radio, television, and at the podium, Adriane Berg is an attorney and expert in aging and longevity who brings a practical, informal voice to topics shrouded in jargon and complexity. The author of 13 books on personal finance, Berg is a founder of the Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and served as Chair of the New York State Bar Association's Subcommittee on Estate Planning. Creator of the "Wealthbuilder Newsletter," Bringing her humor, insight and energy to every medium, Berg's mission is to "bring simple solutions to life's complex issues." Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Adriane Berg, Esq |
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Joan Borysenko, PhD Dr. Joan Borysenko has a powerfully clear personal vision: to bring science, medicine, psychology and spirituality together in the service of healing. Trained as both a medical scientist and a psychologist, Dr. Borysenko has gone beyond her traditional academic training and developed depth and breadth in a number of fields, including behavioral medicine, stress and well-being, psychoneuroimmunology, and women's health. On the leading edge of the mind/body revolution, she has become a world-renowned spokesperson for this new approach to health, sharing her pioneering work with a gentle graciousness, enthusiasm and humility. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Joan Borysenko, PhD |
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Katherine Bouton Katherine Bouton is the author of "SHOUTING WON'T HELP: Why I - and 50 Million Other Americans - Can't Hear You." An editor at The New York Times for 22 years, she kept her progressive hearing loss a secret from all but a few close colleagues. By the time she left the Times, at the end of 2009, she was profoundly deaf in one ear and severely hearing impaired in the other. "Shouting Won't Help" is the story of her journey from the depression and anger and humiliation that often accompanies hearing loss to a hard won state of acceptance. Her story reflects that of millions of others who fear the stigma of deafness and make hearing loss one of America's best kept secrets, with enormous personal and public health consequences. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Katherine Bouton |
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Brian Boyle A spell-binding story of his fight back from near death after a horrific automobile accident. Brian will focus on his experience as a patient who, upon emerging from a medically induced coma, was unable to move or talk, yet could hear, see, and feel pain. Mr. Boyle will provide vital information from the patient's perspective to help participants gain insight about how to provide care to patients who are aware yet unable to communicate. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Brian Boyle |
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Rick Brinkman, ND Co-author of the international bestseller, Dealing With People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst, Dr. Rick Brinkman has been sharing his human behavior insights and practical communication strategies in his trademark entertaining and educational style since 1980. Following his residency in obstetrics and psychology, Dr. Brinkman went into private practice, and his success there led him to further study communication and the effect it has on our quality of life. His communication programs receive high marks in topics pertaining to patient service, safety and leadership where he is invited back for repeat performances across the U.S. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Rick Brinkman, ND |
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Jane Brody As a bestselling author and weekly "Personal Health" columnist for The New York Times, Jane Brody makes it a priority to be good to her body. The author of 10 books, including Jane Brody's Nutrition Book, Jane Brody's Good Food Book, and The New York Times Book of Health, Brody advocates moderation and variety, not deprivation and denial. Her daily regimen of physical activity ranging from walking and swimming to hiking and cross-country skiing has resulted in Brody being more robust, energetic, youthful, and trim now than she was at 16. Also breast cancer survivor, Brody shares her trademark brand of wisdom on battling the disease with audiences both lay and professional. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Jane Brody |
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Dan Buettner What do Seventh-Day Adventists in California, the residents of Sardinia, Italy and the inhabitants of the islands of Okinawa, Japan have in common? They enjoy the longest, healthiest lives on the planet. Dan Buettner assembled a team of researchers to seek out these "hotspots of human health and vitality," which he calls Blue Zones, and to figure out what they do that helps them live so long. A world-renowned explorer and a writer for National Geographic, he travels the world seeking out new Blue Zones (he's found five, to date) and speaking at seminars and on TV, sharing the habits that lead to long life. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Dan Buettner |
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Ellen Burstyn With an illustrious career encompassing stage, film, and television, Ellen Burstyn won the Tony Award as "Best Actress" for her starring role in "Same Time, Next Year," but it was her Academy Award-winning performance in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" for which Burstyn is best known. Lecturing throughout the country on a wide range of topics, Burstyn is especially committed to women's health issues and domestic violence awareness. She also shares her personal story of overcoming substance abuse and dealing with a family member who suffered from depression. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Ellen Burstyn |
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Scott Burton Scott Burton presents an upbeat, empowering and inspiring program on finding value and passion in life and on the job. He is a headlining comic and bestselling author who has worked with Seinfeld and Leno, written for prime-time television, and is a World-champion juggler. At the age of 30, he was diagnosed with a high grade, stage four cancer. What Burton found in the battle was not loss, but life! He turned his fears into strength, his tragedy to comedy. This is not a talk about cancer - it's a talk about potential. Burton's high-energy and very entertaining program goes beyond the fear of cancer or struggle in life and calls for joy, laughter, and expression of self every day. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Scott Burton |
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Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN A humorist, internationally recognized expert in therapeutic humor, and former nurse, Karen Buxman began her career in speaking when she realized it didn't require white support pantyhose, didn't involve body fluids, and didn't have to be done in 12-hour shifts. President of HUMORx and an active member of both the Applied Sciences for Therapeutic Humor and International Society of Humor Studies, Buxman shows people how to use humor for stress management, manage conflict with humor, increase creativity through laughter and play and in dealing with disease like diabetes. Her mission: To improve global health, prevent diseases like diabetes, heart and stroke, cancer and to heal the humor-impaired! Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN |
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Cris Carter One of the most illustrious pass catchers in NFL history, former Minnesota Vikings star receiver Cris Carter is now a weekly commentator on HBO's "Inside the NFL." Overcoming substance abuse, addiction, and family problems, Carter established a foundation for underprivileged children, as well as the Viking Super Challenge, which challenges students to stay in school and away from drugs. But Carter believes his most significant contributions continue to be made off the field, through public speaking about drug awareness. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Cris Carter |
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Terri Cheney Hollywood entertainment lawyer and author of two books, Terri Cheney wrote a searing account of her struggles dealing with mental illness and bipolar disorder. Her book, "Manic" became a New York Times best-seller and was optioned by HBO. Her new book, "The Dark Side of Innocence -- Growing Up Bipolar" has also received rave reviews. Terri received the 2011 Imagine award from the International Bipolar Foundation. She currently writes a monthly blog for the popular website, Psychology Today.com. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Terri Cheney |
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Deepak Chopra Acknowledged as one of the world's greatest leaders in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra, M.D. continues to transform our understanding of the meaning of health. Through his creation of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing in California in 1996, Chopra established a formal vehicle for the expansion of his healing approach using the integration of the best of western medicine with natural healing traditions. Dr. Chopra serves as the Director of Education at The Chopra Center, which offers training programs in mind body medicine such as the Perfect Health life management program and the Journey into Healing workshop which fuses modern science and Ayurveda. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Deepak Chopra |
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Eleanor Clift Eleanor Clift writes on the Washington power structure, the influence of women in politics and other issues. She brings her political perspective to analyze what lessons Obama has learned, and where he will hit the reset button as he moves forward. Clift's column, "Capitol Letter," is posted each Friday on Newsweek.com. She is a regular panelist on the syndicated talk show, "The McLaughlin Group." Her most recent book, "Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death and Politics" is about the loss of her husband together with an examination of how we deal with death in America. Clift serves on the board of the International Women's Media Foundation, the Center for Politics and Journalism, and the National Hospice Foundation. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Eleanor Clift |
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Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper 360, a fast-paced weeknight news program, affords Anderson the platform to address the issues facing Americans today. He's faced quite a few himself. Born into a family of wealth and fame, watching his father die during open heart surgery after a series of heart attacks, and living through the tragedy of losing his older brother to suicide brought Anderson to a better understanding of loss and survival. He chronicled his stories in his best-seller Dispatches from the Edge. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Anderson Cooper |
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Andy Core Wellness expert, professional speaker, and media personality Andy Core works with organizations and individuals who want to maximize their health and productivity, save thousands of healthcare dollars, and gain a definitive edge in today's competitive marketplace. Core has spent the past 15 years researching ways to become healthy, energized, and better equipped to thrive in today's hectic society. A "healthy-lifestyle realist," he teaches principles that help people feel how they want to feel, look how they want to look, and enjoy the comforts of a healthy body. And by doing this he helps organizations build teams that cost less, have better attitudes, and accomplish more. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Andy Core |
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Bruno Cortis, MD An Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rush Medical School, Dr. Bruno Cortis is the founder of the Exceptional Heart Patient Program, an organization dedicated to the prevention and healing of heart disease. He is also the CEO of Mind Your Health, a health strategy and management-consulting firm. In addition to pioneering research in angioscopy and laser angioplasty, Dr. Cortis is the bestselling author of Heart and Soul and The Spiritual Heart. A highly regarded professional speaker renowned for his heartfelt messages, Dr. Cortis touches his audiences deeply, reaching their hearts and minds and inspiring people to create true change. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Bruno Cortis, MD |
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Roger Crawford Born with severe physical disabilities, Roger Crawford notes that his parents were told that he would never walk. But against all odds, Crawford focused on his strengths, conquered his challenges to become an award-winning college athlete at Loyola Marymount University, where he was the first and only athlete with four impaired limbs to compete in a Division 1 college sport. Named by Sports Illustrated as "one of the most accomplished physically challenged athletes in the world," Crawford uses courage, passion, humor and hard-won wisdom to inspire audiences to reevaluate their own limitations - real or imagined. Fee: Call For Quote View More Information for Roger Crawford |
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