OUR TEAM
DANIEL CHONG, ND
Daniel Chong, ND, has been a licensed naturopathic physician in Portland, Oregon, since 2000, focusing on risk assessment, prevention, and drug-free treatment strategies for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, as well as general healthy aging. He has also completed certificate training in cardio-metabolic medicine from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, is an active member of the Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication (SHAPE), and is contributing editor in cardiology for The Natural Medicine Journal. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Chong serves as a physician consultant for Boston Heart Diagnostics Lab.
JOEL KAHN, MD
Dr. Joel Kahn has launched a campaign to prevent 1 million heart attacks through healthy living. He is the founder of the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity. He is a graduate Summa Cum Laude of the University of Michigan School of Medicine and is a Professor of Medicine. His books, The Whole Heart Solution and Dead Execs Don't Get Bonuses, both #1 bestsellers, are available for sale now. Learn more about the great work Dr. Kahn is doing at drjoelkahn.com.
JOEL FUHRMAN, MD
Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician, six-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing, who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. He has numerous TV appearances, including The Dr. Oz Show, The Today Show, and Good Morning America, and has four hugely successful PBS specials, which have raised over $30 million for public television, bring essential nutritional knowledge to homes all across America.
His six New York Times bestsellers are:
Eat to Live (Little Brown, 2003)
Super Immunity (HarperOne, 2012)
The End of Diabetes (HarperOne, 2013)
The Eat to Live Cookbook (HarperOne, 2013)
The End of Dieting (HarperOne, 2014)
The End of Heart Disease (HarperOne, 2016)
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Learn more about Dr. Fuhrman's many and growing accomplishments and contributions to the world of nutritional medicine at DrFuhrman.com.
ALEKSANDRA NIEDZWIECKI, PHD
Dr. Aleksandra Niedzwiecki, a Member of the Board of the Dr. Rath Health Foundation, also serves as an Executive Vice President and Vice President of Research at Matthias Rath, Inc.
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During her scientific career Dr. Niedzwiecki, who worked directly with two Nobel Laureates (G. Edelman and L. Pauling), has been inspired by Dr. Rath’s scientific ideas, which were instrumental in shifting her research focus to the field of nutrients and cardiovascular disease. She started research collaboration with Dr. Rath at the Linus Pauling Institute in California and followed him as the Head of Cardiovascular Research at that institution. She then joined Dr. Rath’s research and development firm in Cellular Medicine shortly after its establishment, and has been working directly with him for over 10 years.
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Read more about her pioneering work at The Dr. Rath Health Foundation
JANE ESSELSTYN, RN
Jane Esselstyn RN is a fresh, charismatic voice who brings her perspective and passion as a nurse, researcher, mother, and teacher to the forefront of the plant-based movement. She presents her work, research, and high energy demos around the world. Her annual conference, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease and Autoimmune Disease for Women, focuses on the power of a plant-based approach to eliminate this #1 killer of women and other preventable, lifestyle related diseases. Jane claims, “Prevention is the New Cure!” — and the most powerful, relevant, and protective medicine we have is a plant-based diet.
Jane is an avid and inventive designer of plant-strong recipes and the co-author of The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook. She created the recipe sections of #1 NYTimes bestseller, Plant-Strong and The Engine 2 Seven Day Rescue, by Rip Esselstyn. And she is co-author of The Engine 2 Cookbook. Jane brings her infectious energy and straight forward message to her presentations, cooking demonstrations, and cookbooks with clarity, hilarity, and a can-do attitude.
She and her husband Brian Hart live in Cleveland Ohio with their 3 plant-based children. Jane graduated from the University of Michigan, where she competed as an All-American swimmer and varsity rower