Jivamukti Yoga TRIBE GATHERING NYC 2012

Neal Barnard, M.D., is a clinical researcher, author, and health advocate. He has been the principal investigator or coinvestigator on several clinical trials investigating the effects of diet on health. Most recently, he was the principal investigator of a study on dietary interventions in diabetes, funded by the National Institutes of Health and conducted under the auspices of the George Washington University School of Medicine, in association with the University of Toronto.

He is the author of dozens of publications in scientific and medical journals as well as numerous nutrition books for lay readers and is frequently called on by news programs to discuss issues related to nutrition, research issues, and other controversial areas in modern medicine.

He is a frequent lecturer at scientific and lay conferences and has made presentations for the American Diabetes Association, American Public Health Association, the World Bank, the National Library of Medicine, and many other medical and scientific organizations.

Dr. Barnard grew up in Fargo, N.D. He received his M.D. degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., and completed his residency at the same institution. He practiced at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York before returning to Washington to found the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in 1985. PCRM has since grown into a nationwide group of physicians and lay supporters that promotes preventive medicine and addresses controversies in modern medicine.

Program description: Do you want to be a sexy, hot, compassionate bitch or bro and live eco- friendly without being a patchouli stinkin' cliche? Okay, we kinda love patchouli too, but you are picking up what we are putting down. We will share the easiest things you can do to feel and look beautiful in bright, colorful, loving, sexy, sisterly - and a little outrageous - speak. This talk will be a calling to all spoiled yogi princesses, crafty mavens, and not-so-desperate housewives to ignite their eco superheroine; and guard themselves from the cancer causing Phylates in their nailpolish and the ethical conundrums of wearing Jimmy Choo's. And we won't just tell you to dump the toxic lipstick (who could live without a good red lip?!) - we are good girlfriends and wouldn't leave you hanging like that! We'll give you big, chunky blips of information which will tell you exactly how to live like an Environmental Glamazon who looks as good on the outside as s/he does on the inside. You bettah work. (free & open to the public)

Program:
Wednesday, Jan 4th 2012, 2:15-3:15pm - Ahimsa Lecture Series. Dr. Neal Barnard, founder and president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). "Kickstart Your Health: Learn How to Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Health"