The Power of Plant Foods in Anti-Aging and Lifestyle Medicine

A presentation by John Westerdahl, Ph.D..

Learn about the anti-aging, healing, and preventive properties of key plant foods. Learn about the power foods you should include in your diet everyday. Learn about how a plant-based, ideally vegan diet, can effectively prevent, treat, and even reverse serious health problems. Learn why Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine said, "Let food be your medicine, and medicine be your food." Lifestyle Medicine, which incorporates a diet based on plant foods, is the key to the medicine of the future.

John Westerdahl, PhD, MPH, RD, CNS is the Director of the Bragg Health Foundation and the Director of Health Science for Bragg Live Food Products. He is an internationally recognized authority in the field of nutrition and wellness. Dr. Westerdahl is a Nutritionist, Registered Dietitian, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Master Herbalist, Board Certified Anti-Aging Practitioner, and Health Educator. A graduate of Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Dr. Westerdahl${q}s Bachelor of Science, Master of Public Health, and doctorate degrees are in the fields of food, nutrition, and health education. Previously, Dr. Westerdahl served as Director of Wellness & Lifestyle Medicine at Castle Medical Center in Kailua.

Filming and editing by Dr William Harris M.D. on June 9, 2009 at Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse, Honolulu, Hawaii
Sponsored by: Vegetarian Society of Hawaii http://www.vsh.org