Joel Fuhrman, (born December 2, 1953), is an American author, physician, speaker, and media personality who advocates what he calls a micronutrient-rich diet.

A former competitive figure skater, he suffered a serious injury which removed him from competition. He says an alternative medicine therapy helped speed his recovery and led him to become a physician. His practice is based on his nutrition-based approach to obesity and chronic disease as well as promoting his products and books.[1] He has written several books promoting his dietary approaches and sells a related line of nutrition related products. As of April 2013, his book Eat to Live was on the New York Times bestseller paperback Advice & Misc. list for 90 weeks.[2]

Life and career[edit]

Fuhrman was born in New York, New York, on December 2, 1953. He was a competitor in the amateur figure skating circuit.[1] He was a member of the US World Figure Skating Team and placed second in the US National Pairs Championship in 1973. In 1973, he suffered a heel injury which prevented him from competing.[1] He followed an " irregular cure" from a naturopath which included a long fast and lead Fuhrman to become interested in alternate medicine.[1] He came in 3rd place at the 1976 World Professional Pairs Skating Championship in Jaca, Spain, skating with his sister, Gale Fuhrman,[3] but due to the short-term massive muscle loss from the fast was unable to make the Olympic team.[1] In 1988, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.[1]

Fuhrman has advocated eating at least one pound of raw vegetables and another pound of cooked ones each day.[1] He popularized the notion of nutrient density in what he calls the Health Equation: Health = Nutrients/Calories (abbreviated as H = N/C).[1] Peter Lipson, a physician and writer on alternative medicine, has been heavily critical of Fuhrman's health equation, writing that since its terms cannot be quantified, it is "nothing more than a parlor trick".[4] Fuhrman created what he calls the "Aggregate Nutrient Density Index", a ranking of foods based on micronutrient concentration.[5] Whole Foods began using the scores as a marketing project and reported that the sales of high scoring foods "skyrocketed".[5]

Fuhrman has heavily marketed his products and his infomercials have "become a staple during the self-improvement bloc of PBS pledge drives."[1] In the October 2012 edition of Men's Journal, Mark Adams stated that Fuhrman "preaches something closer to fruitarianism or Christian Science than to conventional medical wisdom".[1] Adams also reported that Fuhrman believes that the flu vaccine "isn't effective at all".[1]

Fuhrman is a board-certified family physician and serves as Director of Research for the Nutritional Research Foundation.

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Brenda Watson (born May 15, 1953) is a natural health practitioner specializing in digestive care, nutrition, and internal cleansing and detoxification.

She is a Certified Nutritional Counselor who founded RenewLife Formulas, Inc. in 1997 and is its president. She started the ReNew Life School of Natural Therapies in 1996.[1]

Brenda became interested in holistic medicine when she faced her own struggle with poor health early in life. She has since dedicated her career to helping people improve their well being through natural remedies. She is a New York Times best-selling author.[2]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Watson . Retrieved on 3/25/15

Steven Lamm, MD
Steven Lamm, MD, known to millions as the doctor on ABC-TV's The View, is a practicing internist and faculty member at New York University School of Medicine. A graduate of Columbia University and New York University School of Medicine, he is active in clinical research and in great demand as a lecturer. In addition, he is a panel physician for the New York State Athletic Commission. Lamm regularly offers his analyses and comments on a wide variety of health- and medical-related topics on television and radio, including Oprah and Lifetime Today.

He has written, with Gerald Secor Couzens, several books, including The Virility Solution, Younger at Last, and the best seller Thinner at Last. Their latest collaboration is The Hardness Factor: How to Achieve Your Best Health and Sexual Fitness at Any Age.

Lamm lives in New York City with his wife and five children.

Steven Lamm, MD

Steven Lamm, MD, known to millions as the doctor on ABC-TV's The View, is a practicing internist and faculty member at New York University School of Medicine. A graduate of Columbia University and New York University School of Medicine, he is active in clinical research and in great demand as a lecturer. In addition, he is a panel physician for the New York State Athletic Commission. Lamm regularly offers his analyses and comments on a wide variety of health- and medical-related topics on television and radio, including Oprah and Lifetime Today.

He has written, with Gerald Secor Couzens, several books, including The Virility Solution, Younger at Last, and the best seller Thinner at Last. Their latest collaboration is The Hardness Factor: How to Achieve Your Best Health and Sexual Fitness at Any Age.

Lamm lives in New York City with his wife and five child

Paul Sullivan RPh. P.N.
Paul Sullivan has 35 years of healthcare experience as a Pharmacist, Hospital Pharmacy Innovator, Speaker, Writer and Educator on health and pharmacy issues; health product formulator and leader in Pharmaco-Nutrition Clinical Care.
The combination of his Pharmacy, Biology and Chemistry education has helped him enjoy an outstanding career as a healthcare product formulator in both the retail and integrative medical community. While most of his experience is in nutritional products, he has developed other products for the dental and skin care professions. The majority of Paul’s practice has concentrated on tablets and capsules; his expertise is expansive including not only the formulation but also managing the manufacturing production for protein bars and meal replacement shakes, oral strips, soft gels and liquids totaling nearly 400 products.
He has consulted in the health product development process for such companies as McKesson Robbins Drug Company, Amerisource Bergen Drug Company, Cure Pharmaceuticals, Murad Skin Care, ProHealth, Zig Ziglar, Nico Worldwide, HealthSport, Fitness Today, Walgreen Drug Company and Innozen.
Paul has been a consultant to Bastyr University for Continuing Education for Pharmacists, a Continuing Education lecturer and presenter for Physicians, Registered Nurses and Skilled Nursing Home Providers as well as the Health Insurance Industry on Drug-Nutrient Interactions, Drug Induced Nutrient Depletion and Herbal Medicine.
His leadership in the evolving science of Pharmaco-Nutrition is evident by his development of 3 different comprehensive software programs that deal with the critical issues of drug-nutrient interaction and drug induced nutrient depletion. These programs integrate the “Best of Nutrition” with the “Best of Pharmacy” and help the physician or pharmacist maximize both the efficacy and the safety of both specialties in their clinical practice.
Paul’s innovation in Hospital Pharmacy was in the area of Unit Dose Pharmaceutical Delivery Systems in Hospitals and the significant reduction in patient medication errors from 16% to 1.5%. This was accomplished by design changes in pharmaceutical packeting, medicine delivery systems and rigorous training of nursing staffs.
Utilizing his life experiences noted above he combined his Pharmacy, Nutrition, Hospital, Formulation and Manufacturing experience to found ChronoHealth LLC along with MedImpact (a $6 Billion Pharmaceutical Benefits Managers) and the ChronoMed Brand.
The ChronoMed Advanced Custom Nutrition System combines:
A personalized science based health assessment that screens out drug-nutrient interactions, identifies and replaces nutrients depleted by drugs and adds nutrients that help drugs work better
A customized patient packet delivery system using advanced nutritional formulas delivered directly to the patient’s home.
The combined system is not only innovative for the U.S. but for the International Market as well benefiting the patient by maximizing both safety and convenience.
Paul and his wife Karen live in Santa Barbara, California.

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http://beta.e6energy.com/paul-sullivan-rph-p-n/ . Retrieved on 12/18/14