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Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a board-certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. He is also a father, author, nutritional chef, and public speaker who educates and motivates audiences to make life-saving changes. Dr. Fuhrman is committed to spreading the message that disease is not the inevitable consequence of aging or genetics, rather the result of inferior nutrition.
Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and has received the St. Joseph's Family Practice Resident's Teaching Award for his contribution to the education of residents. In addition, Dr. Fuhrman provides nutritional education to other physicians, and is a guest lecturer at Cornell University Graduate Program in Human Nutrition.
Dr. Fuhrman is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Health Association; Advisory Panel, The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine; Diplomat, American Academy of Family Physicians; Sports Medicine Committee, Professional Skaters Guild of America; and PwC Health and Performance Advisory Panel, PricewaterhouseCoopers. In addition, Dr. Fuhrman is widely published, from medical journals such as the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Orthopedics and Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, to consumer publications such as Mothering Magazine and Health Science.
Dr. Fuhrman is a former world class figure skater and was a member of the United States International and World Figure Skating Team, winning Second Place in the United States National Pairs Championships in 1973. His dedication to sports medicine, health and fitness, and preventive care and medicine speak to these lifelong interests. Early in life, Dr. Fuhrman developed a passion for gourmet cooking, organic and whole foods, and the effects of nutrition on the body's performance and has devoted his life's work to human nutrition. As an expert, Dr. Fuhrman has spoken to hundreds of audiences throughout the United States and Canada, including television and radio talk shows. He also speaks to other physicians and has lectured at benefits for the American Heart Association and the U.S. Olympic Team. Appearances include Good Morning America, The Today Show, America's Talking, TV Food Network, CNN and the Discovery Channel.
Dr. Fuhrman's best-selling book, Eat To Live: The Revolutionary Formula For Fast and Sustained Weight Loss (Little Brown & Co., 2003), describes his dietary approach as simply the safest and most effective way to lose weight. Dr. Fuhrman's most recent book, Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right (St. Martin's Press, August 2005), is a must-read for any parent or grandparent concerned about eliminating childhood illness and adult disease, and protecting the future of healthcare.
Dr. Fuhrman has logged many hours in his kitchen, personally developing -- along with his children -- the delicious, creative, and healthy recipes found in his books. He lives in Flemington, New Jersey with his wife, Lisa, three daughters Talia, Jenna, and Cara and son, Sean.
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