Matt Ruscigno, MPH, RD is a registered dietitian with two nutrition degrees, including graduate training at Loma Linda, one of the only accredited universities promoting plant-based diets. He is the past-Chair of the Vegetarian Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and co-author of No Meat Athlete. Matt lives in Los Angeles where he has taught community college and worked with low-income youth creating after-school cooking and gardening programs. Currently he is the Chief Nutrition Off...
Oct 12, 2018•35 min•Ep. 19
Dr. Matthew T. McKenna is a Professor in Emory School of Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine where he has been director of the Division of Preventive Medicine for almost two years. He has extensive experience in public health and preventive medicine. From 1989 – 2000, he worked for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and before joining the Emory faculty he was the Medical Director for the Fulton County (the county where the city of Atlanta is located) De...
Oct 04, 2018•34 min•Ep. 18
Linda Wilcoxon Craighead, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta and has been the Director of their Clinical Psychology Training Program since 2003. Dr. Craighead received her B.A. from Vanderbilt University and her Ph.D. in Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University. Prior to moving to Emory she had been on the faculty at The Pennsylvania State University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and The University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Craighead ha...
Sep 27, 2018•40 min•Ep. 17
Dr. Redmond is a Senior Manager in Clinical Evidence at a specialty diagnostic laboratory and also owns runs her own private practice nutrition consulting business, Nutrition Provisions in downtown Atlanta. Dr. Redmond earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Nutrition at the University of Georgia, in Athens. Her dissertation focused on diabetes self-care activities in older adults and the ability of a nutrition and diabetes education program to effect change. Dr. Redmond got her Master of Medical Sci...
Sep 21, 2018•31 min•Ep. 16
Jonathan K. Crane is the Raymond F. Schinazi Scholar of Bioethics and Jewish Thought at Emory University’s Center for Ethics. He is also an Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, and an Associate Professor of Religion, Emory College. Jonathan has recently published a book - "Eating Ethically: Religion and Science for a Better Diet"- available for purchase at https://cup.columbia.edu/book/eating-ethically/9780231173445 He earned a B.A. (summa cum laude) from Wheaton College in...
Sep 14, 2018•34 min•Ep. 15
Dr. Cassandra Quave is Curator of the Emory University Herbarium and Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Human Health at Emory University, where she leads antibiotic drug discovery research initiatives and teaches undergraduate courses on medicinal plants, food and health. Trained as a medical ethnobotanist, her research is focused on the documentation and biochemical analysis of botanical remedies used in the traditional treatment of infectious and inflammatory skin disease. To date, she has...
Sep 06, 2018•36 min•Ep. 14
Felipe Lobelo, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, is an Associate Professor in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and Senior Physician Consultant for Population Health Research, Department of Quality and Patient Safety, The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente Georgia. His interests are in chronic disease prevention, implementation science, mHealth and population health and quality improvements leveraging clinical-community linkages. He has authore...
Aug 30, 2018•37 min•Ep. 13
Dr. Haack received her MD at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2006, and completed a General Surgery Residency at Emory University School of Medicine from 2006-2011. During her chief residency at Emory University School of Medicine, Dr. Haack was named a Grady Memorial Hospital Healthcare Hero by the Grady Health Foundation and received the David V. Feliciano Teaching Award. Upon completion of her training in June 2011, she joined Emory University. Her primary clinical location...
Aug 23, 2018•37 min•Ep. 12
Dr. Omer Kucuk is a medical oncologist and professor at Emory Universtity with a major interest in nutrition and cancer prevention, Dr. Kucuk mainly treats patients with prostate, bladder and kidney cancer. Dr. Kucuk has conducted the first clinical trial to show the benefits of soy isoflavones and lycopene in prostate cancer treatment. Nutrition and cancer therapy are Dr. Kucuk's primary research focus. He has published extensively on various nutrients and botanicals alone and in combination wi...
Aug 16, 2018•39 min•Ep. 11
Dominick Thompson is a leader in the vegan community and founder of Crazies and Weirdos®, a successful New York based start-up company that produces hip, sustainable clothing made in New York from recycled and organic materials. He is also the founder of The RUNNING HERD, a sports and fitness brand, dedicated to the working professional, with plans to open training facilities in 2019. Prior to his current role as a social entrepreneur and activist, he was a healthcare executive responsible for t...
Aug 09, 2018•49 min•Ep. 10
Jennifer Mascaro, PhD is a biological anthropologist with research interests that center on (1) the variation in, and plasticity of, human social cognition, and (2) the biology of interconnectedness. To this end, she uses structural and functional neuroimaging to explore how behavioral, cultural, hormonal, and genetic factors affect prosocial emotions and behaviors, and how these in turn impact health. Her work is ever collaborative and falls at the interface of medicine, neuroscience, evolution...
Aug 02, 2018•36 min•Ep. 9
Dr. Joseph Esposito, known as “Dr. Joe” to his colleagues, patients and friends, has been called one of the most dynamic and authoritative international nutritional experts of our time. Dr. Joe, because of his knowledge, expertise, and legendary sense of humor, is a highly sought-after speaker by corporations, educational institutions and international sports events. He is also a nationally recognized radio and television consultant and a pioneer in the field of nutrition, health and longevity. ...
Jul 26, 2018•31 min•Ep. 8
Gabriele C. Miotto, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine, and the Associate Program Director of the Emory Aesthetic Center Fellowship program. She is fellowship trained in aesthetic and oculoplastic surgery and certified by the Georgia Composite Medical Board as well as the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Miotto is also certified ...
Jul 19, 2018•32 min•Ep. 7
Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA is a board certified family medicine physician and board certified in lifestyle medicine. She utilized a whole foods plant based diet with her patients for the past 6 years in rural Colorado and as the former medical director for Dr. Fuhrman’s Health Oasis in Boca Raton, Florida. There they combined the power of nutrient dense foods and intensive clinical psychological therapy to treat not only food addiction but the chronic diseases plaguing America. Now she is working fo...
Jul 12, 2018•33 min•Ep. 6
Jenny Bilko, MS, RDN, LD has Master of Science in Nutrition Sciences and Dietetic Internship certification from University of Alabama at Birmingham and works as a Registered Dietitian for Emory’s Paul W. Seavey Comprehensive Internal Medicine Clinic. She has a passion for healthy eating and shares simple and effective tools for how to make cooking at home easy, affordable and fun! Some of the topics discussed are: Meal planning and preparation Reading labels and what to look for Convenience shor...
Jul 05, 2018•30 min•Ep. 5
Will Bulsiewicz, MD MSCI ("Dr. B") is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine. He trained in internal medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and gastroenterology at The University of North Carolina Hospitals. He also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) from Northwestern University and a certificate in nutrition from Cornell University. Dr. Bulsiewicz is board-certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology. Dr. B. is a respected clinician and t...
Jun 28, 2018•37 min•Ep. 4
Dr. Joseph Esposito, known as “Dr. Joe” to his colleagues, patients and friends, has been called one of the most dynamic and authoritative international nutritional experts of our time. Dr. Joe, because of his knowledge, expertise, and legendary sense of humor, is a highly sought-after speaker by corporations, educational institutions and international sports events. He is also a nationally recognized radio and television consultant and a pioneer in the field of nutrition, health and longevity. ...
Jun 21, 2018•29 min•Ep. 3
Wayne B. Jonas, M.D. is a practicing family physician, an expert in integrative health and health care delivery, and a widely published scientific investigator. Dr. Jonas is the Executive Director of Samueli Integrative Health Programs, an effort supported by Henry and Susan Samueli to increase awareness of and access to integrative health. Additionally, Dr. Jonas is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. From 2001-2016, he was President and Chief Executive ...
Jun 14, 2018•37 min•Ep. 2
Dr. Prologo is an interventional radiologist whose research has focused on the application of image guided techniques to the delivery of stem cell therapies, the treatment of cancer pain, and for obesity management. He is a nationally recognized expert in ablative therapies and has pioneered several new procedures in the subspecialty – including the cryoablation of nerves. The topic Dr. David Prologo covers is “Why dieting fails, and how to overcome your body’s resistance?” Some of the main poin...
Jun 06, 2018•35 min•Ep. 1
