Meet Our Experts

An internationally renowned expert in the treatment of eating disorders, Abigail H. Natenshon, MA, LCSW, GCFP is a psychotherapist who has treated children, adults, couples, families and groups for the past 35 years. The author of When Your Child Has An Eating Disorder: A Step-by-Step Workbook for Parents and Other Caregivers (Jossey Bass Publishers, 1999), and the e-book ... <more>

Adam Brook graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude with High Honors in biology. He received the M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School and the Ph.D. degree in genetics from Harvard University. He has also taught and conducted cancer research at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. He trained in general surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and ... <more>

Dr. Adam Shafran is the Director and Owner of Neighborhood Fitness.  Dr. Shafran is a Chiropractor with a degree in Exercise Physiology from Rutgers University.  He was the Strength and Conditioning Coach for Georgia Perimeter College Men's Tennis Team (who were also two-time Junior College National Champions).  Dr. Shafran also spent several years training ... <more>

Adoley Odunton is a professional speaker, life coache and author. She is the co-founder of Synergy Unlimited a seminar company committed to helping busy professionals to be successful without compromising their health and well-being. Adoley is a life coach, yoga instructor, meditation teacher and licensed spiritual coach, specializing in the Law of Attraction. She is a ... <more>

Dr. Alan Gettis is a nutritionist and clinical psychologist.  He holds degrees from four different universities, including a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and an M.S. from The Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.  For the past 30 years he has maintained a private practice in northern New Jersey.  He sees some ... <more>

Holistic health counselor and personal chef Alex Jamieson, works with clients to provide personalized recommendations integrating appropriate food choices and lifestyle options. A graduate of New York City’s Natural Gourmet Cooking School, Jamieson also attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where she was attracted to a path of study to learn how to heal with ... <more>

Allen Oelschlaeger is the author of Finally, the Straight Scoop About Weight, Nutrition, and Fitness (2008) and the developer of the B.I.T.E. method for effortless weight management. He has undergraduate degrees in biology and pharmacy, a masters degree in business and more than 35 years of experience as a pharmacist, weight-loss researcher and medical-industry ... <more>

Healthy Lifestyle Realist – Health Lifestyle Humorist Andy speaks internationally on wellness, peak performance, and health leadership. His unique perspective has helped his clients successfully integrate and maintain a healthy lifestyle thirteen times better the national average. Over the last sixteen years Andy has Mastered the art and science of being healthy, ... <more>

Arnel Ricafranca is the founder of Fitness VIP, NJ's leading fitness boot camp. He is a fitness expert, fitness boot camp coach, author, and a motivational speaker.  He has authored and co-authored several books including The Ultimate Weight Loss Success Strategies For Busy Men and Women Over 40 available online at www.elitefitnessexperts.com and Discover 175+ Easy ... <more>

Barbara Zercher, speaker, teacher, personal success coach and freelance writer, is also founder of Minds in Motion. Barbara’s passion for helping others has resulted in over twenty years of research and study in self-improvement, self-esteem and the psychology of success.  She has trained in NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming), hypnotherapy and communication as well as ... <more>

Barbara J. Rolls obtained a B.A. in biology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Cambridge, England. Much of her research career was spent at the University of Oxford, England, where she held a number of fellowships. In 1984, she moved to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where she was Professor of Psychiatry. In ... <more>

Beverly Nadler used what she teaches to recover from cancer in 1995, and now enjoys the best health of her life. She also lost 25 lbs six years ago, has kept it off and re-programmed her subconscious mind to love exercise (which she always avoided). A dynamic, inspiring speaker, trainer, re-programming coach and author, Beverly once owned and operated a Weight Loss and Stop ... <more>

Bill Douglas is the Tai Chi Expert at DrWeil.com, Founder of World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day (held in 50 nations each year), and has authored and co-authored several books including a #1 best selling Tai Chi book "The Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi & Qigong." He is also the presenter in the world acclaimed DVD instructional anthology, "Anthology of Tai Chi & ... <more>

Brian Luke Seaward, Ph. D. is one the most beloved experts in stress management and mind-body-spirit healing. He is the author of over ten books including the best selling Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water, The Art of Calm and Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backward. His textbook, Managing Stress is the leading college textbook in the United States. Dr. Seaward is the ... <more>

Brooke Castillo has been studying weight loss for over fifteen years. She has used her degree in psychology from Santa Clara University, her own experience in losing over seventy pounds, and her natural affinity for helping others, to put together a weight-loss program with proven results. She presents a program based on managing emotions, belief systems, and unhealthy ... <more>

Bryanna has devoted over 35 years to the study of cooking and nutrition. Her main focus is low-fat vegan, particularly ethnic. She moderates the Vegsource.com New Vegetarian discussion board and writes a quarterly subscription newsletter, The Vegan Feast. In April 2006 she will be presenting at The Vegetarian Awakening Conference in Grand Rapids, a vegan chefs conference: ... <more>

Carol Tuttle is a Master Energy Therapist, speaker, and author of the best-selling book Remembering Wholeness: A Personal Handbook for Thriving in the 21st Century. Carol’s best-selling audio CDs Clear the Issues that are Keeping You Fat! and How to Create Better Health can be found at http://www.caroltuttle.com where you can also receive a free audio Attract Life’s Riches ... <more>

Carol Martzinek loves to help people discover and design lives they truly love. As a high-energy leader and coach, Carol demonstrates how each and every one of us can claim the life we were meant to live. She possesses a talent for using humor to make a point, diffuse stress and inspire confidence in others. Personally trained by best-selling author Martha Beck and ... <more>

Dubbed the "Diet Diva" by Vanity Fair magazine, Carrie Wiatt has developed an individualized approach to healthy eating that has made her as popular among readers and viewers as with Hollywood's elite. Wiatt’s expertise in the field of nutrition has made her a leading lifestyle educator in her work as an author, consultant, media personality, and chef. At her Los Angeles ... <more>

Celia Brooks Brown is a passionate cook and food writer. She is committed to inspiring others in the kitchen, through her books, demonstrations and tv appearances. She is driven by an acute culinary intuition, an insatiable appetite for knowledge, and a love of the theatre of cooking. Celia's approach: vegetarian cooking is more complex than simply slapping something on ... <more>