Meet Our Speakers!
Listen to our speakers, as they tell us just some of what they'll cover, in their lectures!
Speakers
Danielle Manalo, MD will share how you can bring more plants to the family table in a way that's fast, flavorful, and FUN!
The Mighty Chickpea: Tasty Dishes with a Fiber-Filled Powerhouse
Maria Cecilia Mosquera, MD talks about the benefits of chickpeas and shows how to make tasty dishes that are nutrition-packed and your family will love.
Meal Planning Hacks for Fast and Healthy Meals
Shayla Toombs-Withers, DO will share the necessary hacks to get healthful, plant forward meals on your dinner table and in your lunch bag each week with ease.
Turmeric and Ginger: Turmeric Cauliflower Tacos with Ginger Spinach Tortillas
Siri Chand Khalsa, MD encourages participants to use recipes filled with herbs and spices to tap into nature's gifts to us. Though not listed in RDA guidelines, these powerful phytonutrients may support and extend longevity.
Lentils: The Humble Yet Mighty Giant in Your Pantry
Richa Mittal, MD's informative talk and cooking demonstration will teach families and doctors the health benefits of lentils and guide their patients on how to enjoy them.
More Plants To Recipes of Our Cultural Heritage
Sandy Rhee, DO will demonstrate how to make foods from our cultural heritage more plant-forward and healthy.
Peppers, Onions and Mushrooms, Oh My! How a Busy Physician Mom Who Can’t Cook Makes Family-Friendly, Veggie-Forward Meals
Wendy Schofer, MD shares meal-prep and simple family-friendly meals for busy physicians who hate to cook, need to eat and want to make it easy and fun!
Eating the Rainbow: The Making of a Berry Joyful Kitchen
Meena Julapalli, MD lectures on how making it a daily practice to eat the rainbow - a variety of vibrant and colorful fruits and vegetables - is a mindful and joyful way of promoting health and vitality.
The Fertile Kitchen: Plant-Based Recipes to Support Hormonal Balance and Fertility
Renée Allen MD MHSc., FACOG Dipl.ABOG and Chef Omar Powell explore how plant-based recipes and cycle-aligned nutrition optimize hormonal balance, reduce inflammation, and enhance fertility outcomes with practical strategies and chef-inspired meal ideas.
The Power of Substitution: Small Changes, Big Impacts
Annahieta Kalantari, DO, MEd teaches us why small dietary changes, like choosing plant oils over animal fats, nondairy milks, and whole grains, can create lasting health improvements through cumulative, manageable adjustments.
VIP Lecture: The Power Patients Have to Tackle Our Personal and Planetary Challenges; Eating Can Do That
Kathryn J. Pollard, MS will give the big-picture climate science and health information people need, to make transformative food choices for their well-being and the future of all of us. Just eating can do that.
VIP Lecture: Unlocking Your Healthspan: The Power of Balanced Blood Sugar
Shifra Zuckerman, MS, RDN will cover natural blood sugar management strategies, focusing on lifestyle changes, nutrition, and balancing A1C and fasting glucose for optimal healthspan.
VIP Lecture: Engage Patients for Successful Transition to Plant Centered Eating – The Value of a Teaching Kitchen!
It's difficult for many to transition from the standard American diet to whole food plant centered eating, but Erin C. Mayfield, DO, DipABLM will lecture on this complex issue, involving family traditions and personal tastes and preferences. Experiential learning is KEY!.
Meet Our Speakers!
Listen to our speakers, as they tell us just some of what they'll cover, in their lectures!
Course Curriculum
Discussion Panel:
Making Awesome Plant Dishes On a Budget
Erin C. Mayfield, DO, Dip ABLM, DipAOBOG (Moderator)
Physician passionate about whole food plant nutrition, fitness, and women's health
Trisha Schimek MD MSPH DipABLM
Family and Lifestyle Medicine Physician
Randie Schacter, DO, DFAACAP
Psychiatrist | Coach | Plant-Based Cooking Classes
Supriya Rao, MD DiplABOM DiplABLM
Managing Partner, Integrated Gastroenterology Consultants Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Discussion Panel:
Cultural Flavors: Celebrating Plant Dishes From Around the World
Khyati Mehta MD ABLM (Moderator)
American board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and American board of Lifestyle Medicine.
Supriya Rao, MD DiplABOM DiplABLM (Indian cuisine)
Managing Partner, Integrated Gastroenterology Consultants Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Debora Duro, MD, MS (Brazilian Cuisine)
Program Director, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Angela Sandell, MD (Italian Cuisine)
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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