Dr. Sarah Hallberg was the Medical Director and Principal Investigator for Virta's landmark clinical trial on diabetes reversal. She was also one of Virta’s early employees, most ardent supporters, and an inspiration to many, many people across the globe through her TEDx Talk, "Reversing Type 2 diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines,' which has been viewed more than 11 million times.
In 2022, Sarah tragically passed away from lung cancer, despite having never smoked. True to Sarah's spirit and persistence, she lived nearly five years following her diagnosis—nearly unheard of for anyone with stage IV cancer. During those years, she fought hard for herself and for others living with cancer, alongside her metabolic health patients.
Beyond her lasting impact at Virta, the healthcare industry at large, and countless patients, Sarah’s legacy also continues through her recently published book, Status Quo Thinking is Harming Your Health: A Physician's Final Plea.
We greatly miss Sarah, and celebrate all that she contributed to Virta, metabolic health research, and the countless people who continue to improve their health through her work. You can read more about her life and legacy here.
Watch more: Dr. Sarah Hallberg on Carb Restriction as a Sustainable Diabetes Treatment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdwnBqpBD_Q
Dr. Hallberg on Carbs, Protein and Fat, and Their Surprising Impact on Blood Sugar (Ch 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESL3_7sdCwU
Dr. Hallberg on Carbohydrate Intolerance, Insulin Resistance and Reversing Diabetes (Ch 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldzaLP8oAHw
Dr. Hallberg on the Type 2 Diabetes Epidemic and What We Can Do To Stop It (Ch 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuIUiTW6PSU
Dr. Hallberg on Why 'Eat Less, Exercise More' Doesn't Work, and Is Downright Insulting (Ch 4)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSLnt9U0CmI
Dr. Hallberg on the History & Safety of Nutritional Ketosis (Ch 5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrt9iIAo3z0
Food for Thought conference: https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/topics-and-risk-dialogues/health-and-longevity/food-for-thought-fiona-godlee-panel.html
Dr. Hampton a board-certified family and obesity specialist with masters in nutrition and functional medicine who is passionate about removing barriers to health and equipping patients and his colleagues with the education and resources they need for success. As the medical director of the Advocate Operating System, he collaborated with clinicians and staff on programs to address social determinants of health among at-risk patient populations.
Programs like the Healthy Living program, educating patients about lifestyle helping them set realistic and attainable goals, the Food Farmacy at Advocate Trinity, and South Suburban Hospitals to increase access to fresh, healthy food for patients in partnership with the Chicago Food Depository. He also is works with patients in small groups enrolled in the diabetes prevention program (D.P.P.) and COPD programs and is currently a Regional Medical Director for the South Region in Chicago.
He’s authored the book: Fix Your Diet, Fix Your Diabetes, is an active blogger on social media, creates educational videos on YouTube, and has a podcast ranked in the top 1% entitled: Protecting Your N.E.S.T. with Dr. Tony Hampton.
Watch more: Who Should try the Carnivore Diet with DR TONY HAMPTON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS-Pbie0MJ0
Low-Carb Diets and Unlocking Longevity | Dr. Tony Hampton
Mark Hancock, MD, MPH founded Humanizing Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, together with his wife Enid, in 2015. The clinic is strongly rooted in the couple’s belief that everyone should have quality integrative healthcare options. For his entire professional career, Dr. Hancock has worked with Anthroposophic Medicine, which originally introduced mistletoe as a cancer care therapy over one hundred years ago. Dr Hancock graduated summa cum laude from Saint George’s Medical School in 2008 and was elected Chief Resident during his training at University of New Mexico Hospital. He was introduced to the advanced use of mistletoe by Dr. Maurice Orange, greatly impacting his life course. Dr. Hancock’s journey through life has been full and varied and has taken him through art, philosophy, science, and even some farm work, before ultimately landing in medicine. Read about his journey and medical philosophy at HumanizingMedicine.com.
Krisna is the Director of Employee Wellness for Ovadia Heart Health (Dr. Philip Ovadia) and a Metabolic Health Coach. She is the co-owner/founder of Square 1 Wellness company offering LCHF/Keto nutritional programs for individuals and companies. Krisna is the author of Finding Lifestyle Sanity: A Survival Guide. Ms. Hanks holds a MS in Kinesiology from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of San Francisco. Her experience includes many years as an executive coach for Executive Performance Training in The Netherlands as well as decades as a professional dancer in Europe and the USA. Current certifications include, Dr. Sear’s Health Coaching, Worksite Wellness, Senior Fitness, Iyengar Yoga, Classical Pilates and now the inaugural coach practitioners’ program of the Nutrition Network.
Watch more: Boundless Body Short- Krisna Hanks from Square One Wellness on a Meat-Centric Diet! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En21udFJQLs
EP 483: Fit and Thriving Over 65 with Krisna Lee Hanks MS MBA and Shawn & Janet Needham R. Ph. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM3xisi5MjQ
Dr Zoë Harcombe is a researcher, blogger and public speaker. She has a PhD in public health nutrition – her thesis being a review and meta-analysis of the evidence supporting the introduction of dietary fat recommendations in 1977 and 1983. Dr Harcombe has also authored multiple books on the subjects of nutrition and health. Read more.
Watch more: Dr. Zoë Harcombe on the Mess: The Money vs. the Evidence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=UzX1QTSSw88
Dr. Zoë Harcombe - 'What about fiber?' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KrmpK_Lckg
Zoë's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ZoeHarcombe
Dr. Abbi Hernandez received her PhD in Medical Sciences with a concentration in Neuroscience from the University of Florida. Her research focuses on the role of peripheral health in aging and Alzheimer’s related cognitive and neuropathological decline. Her work investigates the Gut-Brain-Axis’s role in AD through studying and manipulating the gut microbiome in transgenic AD rats, as well as the role of metabolic function as a potential mediator of decline.
Allison Herschede, RN, CDCES, is a Registered Nurse, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (formerly known as CDE), the author of a book about diabetes and pregnancy, and is the lead diabetes educator at diaVerge.
She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 18 months old in 1981, and only knew the standard diabetes recommendations until discovering low carb in 2010.
Upon changing her diet, Allison was able to reduce her insulin needs by 50%, lose 55lb and safely eliminate 15 prescription medications.
She is one of the founders of TYPEONEGRIT, a group of type 1 adults and families who follow Dr. Richard K. Bernstein’s plan for diabetes management, and are thriving.
Allison lives in the USA with her husband and three children. Her book, Grit Pregnancies, a guide to healthy pregnancy with type 1 diabetes using Dr. Bernstein’s principles, was published in April 2021 and is available at numerous online retailers in the USA as well as internationally.
Watch more: LOW CARB & TYPE 1 DIABETES IN PREGNANCY | ALLISON HERSCHEDE, RN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a137FGJp4w
Allison Herschede - Hormonal Challenges for Women With T1D – Boca 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2QA-X1k7fY&t=1744s
Allison's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GritCDE
Dr. Valisa E. Hedrick is an Associate Professor at Virginia Tech, USA. Her current research primarily focuses on the development and translation of dietary assessment methodology for the prevention and treatment of obesity and related comorbidities. Specific research areas are focused on the quantification and dietary analysis of sugar-sweetened beverage intake, as well as the effects of sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened or non-nutritive sweetener beverages on cardiovascular-related outcomes using subjective and objective dietary assessment methods within clinical-community based settings.
Dr. Hedrick has over 60 peer-reviewed publications and is currently the principal investigator on three National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants. Two of these grants examine the impact of non-nutritive sweetener intake on glycemia in older adults with prediabetes. Read more
Published Research: Adolescents perceive a low added sugar adequate fiber diet to be more satiating and equally palatable compared to a high added sugar low fiber diet in a randomized-crossover design-controlled feeding pilot trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29751193/
The late Adele Hite, PhD, MPH, RD was a registered dietitian with a masters’ degree in public health nutrition and a PhD in rhetoric, communication, and digital media. She also had extensive graduate training in nutritional epidemiology.
Hite’s doctoral work in rhetoric, communication, and digital media centered on the historical, political, and sociocultural contexts surrounding the creation and evolution of the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans. As many people are now learning, the first 1980 Dietary Guidelines were not based on a substantial body of scientific evidence. Hite’s dissertation explored the forces that helped to shape how and why the Dietary Guidelines define what a “healthy diet” is.
She began her work with low-carb diets in 2006 at the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, assisting Dr. Eric Westman in educating patients with obesity, and type 2 diabetes about how to make successful, sustainable changes in lifestyle, diet, and health.
Hite’s experience with patients at Duke inspired her to return to graduate school to learn more about why communication and beliefs about nutrition are the way they are.
Hite’s expertise and interest in nutrition, food, and public health covered a wide range of topics. She wrote articles in the areas of health science, food studies, and public health policy. She presented papers at national and international conferences for scholars and professionals from a variety of fields, including nutrition, rhetoric, dietetics, agriculture, and evolutionary health.
Watch more: Lakes-Area Low Carb Conference - Year Two (Session 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smMqZ4QKI5E
Dr. Adele Hite - The Society for Metabolic Health Practitioners: Oh, the places we’ll go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmEWfSSvZec
AHS17 Jumping out of the nutrition system - Adele Hite and Sean Mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8_gBw_WwTU
Dr. Michael Hoffmann obtained his medical degree at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa and neurological subspecialty fellowship training in stroke from Columbia University. This was followed by two senior doctorates, one in cerebrovascular medicine (MD) and one in behavioral health (PhD). Dr. Hoffman’s main areas of research have concerned cognitive disorders after stroke and how to improve brain health and fitness based on scientific principles and evolutionary insights.
Dr. Hoffman is currently a Professor of Neurology with the University of Central Florida and has recently served in a number of administrative leadership positions, such as Associate Dean of Academic Assessment and Chief of Neurology Services and Director of the Stroke Center at the Orlando VA Medical Center. He is the founding director of comprehensive and primary stroke centers in 5 tertiary medical centers to date in the USA and South Africa and has current licenses in Florida and Kentucky and previously in Canada, Germany and South Africa. Dr. Hoffman is also a cognitive neurology consultant at the Roskamp Neuroscience Institute in Sarasota, Florida where he focuses on frontotemporal disorders, traumatic brain illness and neuro-toxicological syndromes such as Gulf War Illness. Continue reading.
Premium conference: Drl Hoffmann - The Whispering Brain and Opportunities to Avert Calamity – Boca 2024 https://www.lowcarbusa.org/videos/premium-event-videos/2024-boca-videos/
My name is Kelly Hogan, and I want to be your coach. My story starts in 2004, when I visited my doctor for a check-up, stepped on the scales, and saw the number: 262. I’ll never forget that moment. My eyes welled with tears. My doctor very gently but firmly recommended that I lose at least 100 pounds. He said it very casually, as if he had recommended that I wear blue. Or part my hair on the other side.
Sure. Let’s do that. Let’s lose 100 pounds. I wish I had thought of that.
My life changed that day, though, because my doctor introduced me to a new way of eating. It wasn’t easy, but I knew if I didn’t do something, my health would be gravely affected. With time, I would lose that 100 pounds–and more. I broke my addiction to sugar and carbohydrates. I healed.. Continue reading.
Kelly's YouTube channel 'myzerocarblife': https://www.youtube.com/@myzerocarblife
Patrick Holford is a pioneer in the field of nutrition. He’s now written over 45 books translated into over 30 languages and selling millions of copies worldwide, including The Optimum Nutrition Bible, The Low GL-Diet Bible, Optimum Nutrition for the Mind and The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People, 10 Secrets of Healthy Ageing and Good Medicine.
Patrick started his academic career in the field of psychology. He then became a student of two of the leading pioneers in nutrition medicine and psychiatry – the late Dr Carl Pfeiffer and Dr Abram Hoffer. In 1984 he founded the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION), an independent educational charity, with his mentor, twice Nobel Prize winner Dr Linus Pauling, as patron. ION has been researching and helping to define what it means to be optimally nourished for the past 25 years and is one of the most respected educational establishments for training nutritional therapists. At ION, Patrick was involved in groundbreaking research showing that multivitamins can increase children’s IQ scores – the subject of a Horizon television documentary in the 1980s. He was one of the first promoters of the importance of zinc, antioxidants, high-dose vitamin C, essential fats, low-GL diets and homocysteine-lowering B vitamins and their importance in Alzheimer’s disease prevention.
Patrick is the Founder of the Food for the Brain Foundation and on the board of trustees, and a Director of the Brain Bio Centre, the Foundation’s treatment centre that specialises in helping those with mental health issues, ranging from depression to schizophrenia. He is an honorary fellow of the British Association of Nutritional Therapy, as well as a member of the Nutrition Therapy Council and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council. He is also Patron of the South African Association of Nutritional Therapy. In 2014 Patrick was inducted to the Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame.
Watch more: Patrick Holford - 'What’s driving Alzheimer’s?'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LkRW-n5-90
Patrick Holford‘s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@PatrickHolford
Book: Full list https://www.patrickholford.com/foreign-editions/
Jethro Hu, MD is a neuro-oncologist and brain cancer researcher at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is involved in on-going clinical research exploring use of the ketogenic diet in combination with standard of care for patients with glioblastoma (stage 4 brain cancer).
At the forefront of translating basic science to clinical practice, Dr. Hu sees and experiences the barriers to studying ketogenic therapies in cancer, whilst also understanding what the field needs to overcome these obstacles. In his full interview, Dr. Hu discusses the type of rigorous trials needed to answer the many questions that remain for implementing ketogenic therapies in oncology. He emphasises that dietary recommendations need to be based on science but that the grassroots movement of ketogenic therapies is encouraging scientists to ask the questions we need answers to.
Watch more: Metabolic Therapy for Glioblastoma: Interview with Neuro-oncologist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxIn1HShEvg
The Ketogenic Diet for Brain Tumors: A Phase 1 Trial and Beyond by Dr. Jethro Hu, MD
Siobhan Huggins is an independent researcher with interests in cholesterol metabolism, inflammation, and metabolic diseases. She first went on a ketogenic diet for weight loss in August of 2016, and found that it resulted in numerous physical and mental health benefits for her. Only after losing 80 pounds was, she referred to a lipedema specialist for a possible diagnosis, which sparked her interest in the condition as a whole and the people it affects every day.
Watch more: It's NOT Obesity, it's Lipedema [with Siobhan Huggins] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdG0It_WlTk
Leslyn Keith & Siobhan Huggins presentation: Understanding Lipedema from a Metabolic Perspective https://youtube.com/watch?v=j9gYpV00GKo
Premium conference: Boca 2022: Why Keto for Lipedema? Possible Mechanisms and Insights
https://www.lowcarbusa.org/videos/premium-event-videos/2022-boca-vdeos/
Allison Hull, DO is a practicing, dual board-certified Adult Internist and Pediatrician with Florida Medical Clinic in Tampa Bay. As founder and co-creator of an evidence-based, clinically proven multidisciplinary wellness program, Well-Being, Dr. Hull has become nationally recognized in the field of metabolic health. Her strategic protocol, focusing on the science of behavior change, has proven effective to both prevent and reverse multiple metabolic disease states, including diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. As an Associate Professor with the University of South Florida, Dr. Hull conducts clinical research on carbohydrate-restriction and ketogenic nutrition as a metabolic therapy. As the creator of an award-winning corporate wellness program, Dr. Hull has utilized her expertise to foster the culture of companies and the lives within them.
Most recently, Dr. Hull has become the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Journeys Metabolic whose mission is to reverse metabolic disease at a population health level. Journeys Metabolic serves as an extension of the digital therapeutic door with an interoperable solution, supporting both patients and healthcare providers to prevent and improve metabolic disease states. She is a speaker, educator, and advocate with the goal of transforming patient care.
Dr. Hull received her medical training at Des Moines University School of Osteopathic Medicine and her Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Florida. She completed her residency in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of South Florida where she was Chief Resident in both Internal Medicine and the combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics programs. She is board certified both by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of The Gold Humanism Honor Society in recognition of her exemplary service, integrity, clinical excellence, and compassion in patient care.
Watch More: Swiss Re - Diabetes metabolic health programs- successful examples
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/906762849/transcript?ts=993635
Michelle Hurn is a registered and licensed dietitian with eleven years of experience as a clinical, acute care dietitian, lead dietitian in psychiatric care, and outpatient dietitian. While practicing inpatient and outpatient care in the hospital setting, Michelle discovered a disheartening connecting between the high carbohydrate, low fat, “sugar in moderation,” nutrition guidelines she was required to teach, and the rapidly declining health of her patients.
Michelle is an endurance athlete, and she has competed in 12 marathons. In 2019, Michelle decided to follow a LCHF, high animal protein diet to see if it would alleviate severe muscle pain she was experiencing. Not only was her muscle pain gone in a matter of weeks, her decades of anxiety began to fade. Michelle is the author of the book, “The Dietitian’s Dilemma,” detailing how the current nutrition guidelines came into existence and advocating a low carbohydrate, animal-based way of eating as an option for individuals struggling with diabetes, mental disorders, eating disorders, sarcopenia, and heart disease. Michelle won her first Ultra Marathon covering 44.63 miles in a 6-hour time frame.
You can buy Michelle’s book, listen to her latest podcast, and follow Michelle on social media by clicking the following link:
Watch more: Eat This Way to Fix Mental Health Issues, Anxiety | Michelle Hurn RD LD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F0-3Jq2pIU
Dietitian Cures Her Anorexia With Keto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZD8puQ5bN4
Premium conference: Standard Anorexia Dogma (SAD) isn’t working. Let’s think differently - Boca 2022 https://www.lowcarbusa.org/videos/premium-event-videos/2022-boca-vdeos/
Restrictive Diets: Are They Bad For Eating Disorders?- San Diego 2021
https://www.lowcarbusa.org/videos/premium-event-videos/sd-2021-videos/
Dr. Stephen Hussey MS, DC is a Chiropractor and Functional Medicine practitioner.
He attained both his Doctorate of Chiropractic and Masters in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States in Portland, OR. He is a health coach, speaker, and the author of two books on health; The Health Evolution: Why Understanding Evolution is the Key to Vibrant Health and Understanding The Heart: Surprising Insights Into The Evolutionary Origins Of Heart Disease – And Why It Matters. Dr. Hussey guides clients from around the world back to health by using the latest research and health attaining strategies. In his down time, he likes to be outdoors, play sports, read, write, and travel. Continue reading...
Watch more: KetoCon Hack Your Health - Dr. Stephen Hussey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9rtt0IUko0
Dr. Stephen Hussey: Trying to Predict Heart Disease Through Cholesterol is Illogical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAYNTg3xyVk
Heal Naturally! | Structured Water | Chronic Illness | Mitochondrial Health Dr Stephen Hussey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YwJDa6rtvs
Follow Dr Hussey on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DrStephenHussey/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drstephenhussey/?hl=en
Books: ‘Understanding the Heart’ & ‘The Health Evolution’
Dr. Mark Hyman is leading a health revolution—one focused on using food as medicine to support longevity, energy, mental clarity, happiness, and so much more. Mark Hyman, MD is a practicing family physician and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. He is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, Founder and Senior Advisor for the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, a fifteen-time New York Times best-selling author, and Board President for Clinical Affairs for The Institute for Functional Medicine. He is the founder and chairman of the Food Fix Campaign, dedicated to transforming our food and agriculture system through policy. He is a co-founder and the CHief Medical Officer of Function Health. He is the host of one of the leading health podcasts, The Doctor’s Farmacy with 150+ million downloads. Dr. Hyman is a regular medical contributor to several television shows and networks, including CBS This Morning, Today, Good Morning America, The View, Fox, and CNN... Continue reading
Watch more: The Warning Signs of Magnesium Deficiency & How To Fix It For Longevity | Dr. Mark Hyman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq27w7y1pdc
The SURPRISING Way To Reverse A FATTY LIVER | Dr. Mark Hyman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G3lzYcHyGA
Shocking Truth About Protein & Why You Need To Eat More For Longevity | Dr. Mark Hyman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVQyQxnFXZs
Documentary: 'Broken Brain' Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRXa3KNj9WM
'Broken Brain 2' Highlight Reel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cucMNuVLpjY
Follow Mark's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@drmarkhyman