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Eric Adams
New York City mayoral candidate and diabetes patient
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Karene Bejarano, RN
Nurse and Type 1 diabetes patient
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Ashley Chapman, DO
Family medicine specialist and diabetes patient
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Angela Hardin
Cholecystitis and arthritis patient
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Marc Ramirez
President of Chickpea and Bean, Inc. and diabetes patient
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Susan Weinick
Diabetes and hypertension patient
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Saadia Alvi, MD
Dr. Saadia Alvi is an endocrinologist and internal medicine doctor at the AdventHealth Diabetes Institute.
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Maria Anderson, MD, FACC
Dr. Maria Anderson specializes in interventional cardiology, internal medicine and clinical cardiac electrophysiology.
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Neal Barnard, MD, FACC
Dr. Neal Barnard is an adjunct associate professor of medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine. He’s also the president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and the author of Your Body in Balance, Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes and Power Foods.
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Jarik Conrad, EdD, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Jarik Conrad is a human resources consultant and the senior director of human insights & HCM Evangelism Ultimate Software for Ultimate Kronos Group. He’s also the president and CEO of Sprouted Bean and the award-winning author of The Fragile Mind: How It Has Produced and Unwittingly Perpetuates America’s Tragic Disparities.
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Luisa Oliver Cordero, RDN, LDN
Luisa Oliver Cordero is a registered dietitian nutritionist, a diabetes instructor and a noted plant-based speaker and teacher.
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Ted Crawford, DO
A Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Ted Crawford specializes in family medicine, occupational medicine and public health and general preventive medicine.
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Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., MD, FACS
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., specializes in general surgery and is the director of the Cardiovascular Prevention & Reversal Program at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. In addition to PlantWise, he appeared in Forks Over Knives and is the New York Times bestselling author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease.
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Angela Fals, MD, FAAP, CCMS
Dr. Angela Fals serves as the Medical Director of Pediatric Weight and Wellness at AdventHealth Medical Group. She specializes in pediatrics and obesity medicine and is a diplomate for the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
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Michael Greger, MD, FACLM
An internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety and public health issues, Dr. Michael Greger is the chief science officer and founder of NutritionFacts.org. He’s also the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die, How Not to Diet and The How Not to Die Cookbook.
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George Guthrie, MD, MPH, CDE, FAAFP, FACLM
The author of Eat Plants, Feel Whole and the Eat Plants, Feel Whole Journal, Dr. George Guthrie is a family medicine physician at AdventHealth Medical Group and the past president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
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Douglas J. Lisle, PhD
Dr. Douglas J. Lisle is the author of The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness and is a clinical psychologist at the True North Healing Center in Santa Rosa, California.
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John McDougall, MD
Founder of the McDougall Program and Dr. McDougall’s Right Foods, Inc., Dr. John McDougall is also the bestselling author of The Healthiest Diet on the Planet and The Starch Solution.
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Amanda E. McKinney, MD, CPE, FACLM, FACOG
Amanda McKinney is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Human and Planetary Health at Doane University, where she’s also an assistant professor of health sciences and program director of the university’s Open Learning Academy.
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Dean Ornish, MD
A New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Dean Ornish is the founder and president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute. He’s also a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco and UC San Diego. Dr. Ornish’s books include UnDo It! and Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease.
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Wendy Perrott, MD, FACOG, DipABLM
Wendy Perrott is an OB/GYN and staff physician at AdventHealth Waterman. She’s certified in lifestyle medicine and culinary medicine.
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Dustin Rudolph, PharmD, BCPS
Dustin Rudolph is a hospital-based clinical pharmacist and pharmacotherapy specialist, and author of The Empty Medicine Cabinet: The Pharmacist’s Guide to the Hidden Danger of Drugs and the Healing Powers of Food.
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Dexter Shurney, MD, MBA, MPH, FACLM, DipABLM
Dr. Shurney specializes in general surgery, lifestyle medicine, preventive medicine and wellness, and is the President of the Blue Zones Well-Being Institute and Chief Medical Officer of the Adventist Health Well-Being Division. He’s also a past president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the author of Integrating Wellness into Your Disease Management Program.
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Scott Stoll, MD
Dr. Stoll specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation and is the co-founder of The Plantrician Project, The International Plant-Based Nutrition Conference and The International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention. Dr. Stoll is a member of the Google FoodLab and the Whole Foods Scientific and Medical Advisory Board.
The Creative Team Behind PlantWise
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Paul David Kennamer, Jr., Director and Producer
A 35-year media veteran and award-winning director/producer, Paul David Kennamer’s technical expertise and creative artistry in cinematography and sound includes work for HBO, Chrysler, NASA SpaceCamp, Good Morning America and The Disney Channel. He also directed and produced Eating You Alive.
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Merrilee Jacobs, Producer
Co-producer of the documentary Eating You Alive (2018), Merrilee currently serves as a trustee for EatingYouAlive.org, a non-profit that promotes the power of a whole-food, plant-based diet to treat chronic disease through educational and inspirational films, television and online platforms.
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Todd Chobotar, Executive Producer
Publisher and editor-in-chief of AdventHealth Press, Todd Chobotar has managed the development of ten television specials and is the author or co-author of four books. His advocacy of whole-food, plant-based diet benefits is fueled by the transformation he experienced by eating this way.
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Denise Putt, Co-Executive Producer
Denise Putt is the managing editor of AdventHealth Press. Communicating the power of a healthy lifestyle and seeing lives transformed is her passion. As a health educator and proponent of whole-food, plant-based diets, she has conducted classes in Puerto Rico, Canada, and the United States.
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Ardmore Institute of Health
An organization dedicated to working for a future where healthy lifestyles will be the preferred method to prevent, treat and reverse chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity.
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American College of Lifestyle Medicine
The medical professional society providing quality education and certification to those dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of evidence-based lifestyle medicine.
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EatingYouAlive.org
A non-profit 501(c)(3) committed to promoting the power of plant-based living through films, television and online platforms.
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AdventHealth
An award-winning connected network of care that helps over 5 million patients each year find hope and healing through individualized care that touches the body, mind and spirit.
Praise for PlantWise
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"Best plant-based film out there. Arresting, energizing, and deeply moving."
- Hans Diehl, DrHS, MPH
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“This hard-hitting, captivating film can totally transform your health.”
- Chef AJ, Bestselling Author and Host of Chef AJ Live
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“They say 'reality bites.' This film shows how your reality is determined by the bites you take.”
- Chef Mark Anthony, TV Chef, Author
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“Inspiring and meaningful. Exactly what people should see!”
- T. Colin Campbell, PhD, Co-author of The China Study and The Future of Nutrition
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“PlantWise is an evidence-based blueprint for reclaiming your health. Watch it. Share it.”
- Brenda Davis, RD, Plant-Based Pioneer, Author, Speaker
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“This film should air in every hospital room in America!”
- Rip Esselstyn, Author of The Engine 2 Diet and Plant-Strong
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“One of the best films ever made on healthy eating!”
- Mark Finley, TV Host, Speaker, Author
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"A first-class documentary revealing a path to freedom, healing, and wholeness."
- Derek Morris, President, Hope Channel International
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"Everybody in the world needs to see this. Everybody."
- Jeremy Dixon, Author & TV Presenter: Revive Cafe Cookbooks, Cook:30 TV Program & Cookbooks
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"PlantWise demonstrates this truth: Eat plants, change your life. It really is that simple."
- Julieanna Hever, MS, RD, CPT, The Plant-Based Dietitian, Author of The Choose You Now Diet, Podcaster