VEGETARIAN SUMMERFEST 2018 PROGRAM

July 4 – 8 ★ Johnstown, PA Conference Center at Pitt-Johnstown

44th Annual Conference of the North American GENERAL INFORMATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS EXHIBITS Such as class changes, will be posted on bulletin 1st & 2nd floor corridors, Student Union Lobby. boards in the Student Union Building and Living Learning Center. Please consult them daily. MEALS Meals will be served Wednesday lunch through NAVS’ INFORMATION DESK Sunday lunch in the following two locations in the 1st floor lobby of the Student Union Building. Student Union: the Cafeteria on the 2nd floor and the Cambria Room on the 1st floor. The gluten SUMMERFEST BADGES free, raw and oil free stations will be located Must be worn for admission to all sessions. only in the cafeteria. Salad bars, entrees, side dishes, desserts and drinks are available in both SUMMERFEST SESSIONS WILL BE HELD locations. Meals will be served at the following IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: times:

Classes, Lectures, Workshops Breakfast: 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Living Learning Center: Heritage Hall A and B, Lunch: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM University Room, Campus Room, Scholar’s Room, Dinner: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM College Room, President’s Room, Terrace Room; Farewell Dinner: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Engineering and Science Building: Auditorium and Room 241 We’re sorry, food and beverages may NOT be taken out of the dining hall. Plenary Presentations Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center Meals are prepared by the Food Service of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, under the Food Demonstrations direction of Executive Chef Mark Reinfeld of Vegan Heritage Hall B & C, Living Learning Center Fusion and assisted by Chef Chris Jolly of Live Jolly Foods and Chef Gail Patak with guidance from Morning Yoga NAVS. All food and meal related questions should Heritage Hall A, Living Learning Center be directed to the NAVS staff members at the (signed) NAVS table, and not to the University’s Exercise Classes food service personnel. Studio Theatre, Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Outside as designated MEAL TICKETS Are required to enter the cafeteria. Treat them Children’s Center as you would cash. You will be charged full price Laurel Hall Lower Lounge for replacement tickets.

Youth Activities SWIMMING & FITNESS Locations as indicated in the Youth/Child Program Zamias Aquatic Center Check for pool times at the Living Learning Evening Social Activities Center front desk or by calling (814) 269-1900 Heritage Hall, Living Learning Center Adults: Living Learning Fitness Center offers NAVS BOOKSTORE 24–hour–a–day use of weight training machines Located in the Cambria Room, Student Union. and cardiovascular equipment. SPEAKERS

MARIBETH ABRAMS (CT) Certified Nutrition JOHN BOLUS (FL) America’s sole instructor, Consultant, Holistic Health Practitioner, Lifestyle Chinese Wand Exercise; ranked 1st in his state’s Educator; author, The 4-Ingredient Vegan and 5K races for 65–69 age group, earning 3 senior 1-2-3; NAVS board member; Associate Editor Olympics 5 K gold medals; 5th in Nat’l Sr. Vegetarian Voice magazine Olympics; professional keyboard musician

CHRIS ABREU-SUZUKI, PhD (NY) Co-author, The PATTI BREITMAN (CA) Co-author of Never Too Vegan Guide to NYC (with scholar ), Late to , How to Eat Like a Vegetarian, she and Rynn Berry performed his first vegan play, Even If You Never Want To Be One, How to Say based on the life of Leonardo Da Vinci No Without Feeling Guilty and Even Vegans Die; Founder and Director of the Marin Vegetarian ED ADAMS (WI) Has been line dancing for about Education Group; co-founder of Dharma Voices ten years and teaching it for about two years; for Animals; on the advisory council of the lives on a tree farm in Wisconsin, with his wife; Animals and Society Institute engaged in conservation projects benefiting native and migratory birds, animals, and the HAROLD BROWN (NY) President, Farm Kind, Ltd.; environment raised on a cattle farm in Michigan and spent half of his life in agriculture; appears in the film, MARK AGRUSTI, E-RYT 200/RYT 500 (PA) Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home, where he Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga Teacher; tells the powerful story of his transformation from co-founder of Yoga Lab; Collaborator on “beef” farmer to vegan farm animal advocate mindfulness-based interventions with the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at JENNY BROWN (NY) Longtime Penn State University; long-term practitioner of activist and Founder of Woodstock Farm mindfulness & self-inquiry; completed 1000+ Sanctuary in New York; Previously she had hours of yoga training across a variety of styles worked in film and television, but an experience in Texas going undercover to document stockyard CHEF AJ (CA) Host of the television series Healthy conditions led her to change course and dedicate Living with CHEF AJ; author of Unprocessed and her life to helping these animals. author of The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss; creator of The Lucky Ones: My Passionate Fight For Farm the Ultimate Weight Loss Program; Healthy Taste Animals. of LA and the YouTube cooking show The Chef and the Dietitian; holds a certificate in Plant-Based LINDA CARNEY, MD (TX) Practices family Nutrition from eCornell University medicine; board-certified by ABLM in Lifestyle Medicine; her patients learn to reverse or control JONATHAN BALCOMBE, PhD (MD) Animal diseases like lupus, Crohn’s, asthma, diabetes, behavior expert; author, Pleasurable Kingdom: high blood pressure, obesity, and high cholesterol Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good and levels; hired by Rip Esselstyn as the first Medical What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Director for his Engine 2 Immersions Underwater Cousin CHEF GW CHEW (CA) Food inventor / CHIP BALLEW (MO) Co-founder Veg. Club Ozarks; restaurateur; developed his own line of plant entertains/teaches juggling stix, top & bubble protein, entitled Better Chew; founded The Veg tricks & other toys/games; longtime vegan animal Hub Restaurant, a social enterprise that provides advocate affordable and delicious vegan food, and free cooking classes; has his own Cooking Show, CAROL H. BARNETT, PhD, JD (NY) called Chew’s Challenge Co-Coordinator, Rochester Area Vegan Society; provides recipes, cooking and food sampling for a ALAN CLUNE, PhD (TX) Philosophy professor six-week course in Plant-Based Eating at Sam Houston State University; serves on the Board of the Vegan Non-Profit Vegan Society of TED D. BARNETT, MD (NY) Founder, CEO and P.E.A.C.E; runs the Woodlands Vegan Meetup Medical Director of Rochester Lifestyle Medicine, Group; helps rescue orphaned baby squirrels PLLC; teaches a six week course in Plant-Based when time permits Eating which is accredited for physicians by the University of Rochester; Co-Coordinator RAVS JEFFREY COHAN (PA) Executive Director of ; writer of The Beet-Eating Heeb, a blog on theology-based

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EILEEN WIEDER CRONE, MS (PA) Registered JOANN FARB (KS) Author, Compassionate Dietitian; ACSM-Certified Exercise Physiologist; Souls – Raising the Next Generation to Change Registered Yoga Teacher; adjunct professor at the World and Get Off Gluten; mother of two Harrisburg Area Community College; passionate daughters, who have been vegan since birth about sharing wellness, fitness and the benefits of spending time in nature with others SARINA FARB (NY) Life-long vegan; previous International Liaison for Tribe of Heart, where she MARTY DAVEY RD, MS (SC) Registered Dietician; focused on making the award-winning animal spent 10 years in private practice specializing films The Witness and Peaceable Kingdom: The in weight loss, diabetes reversal and childhood Journey Home understandable and accessible to nutrition; working on her second vegan research people in as many cultures as possible; founded study, The NEW Soul Study, at the University of AACT, a vegan group at Grinnell College South Carolina as the Nutrition Interventionist CARRIE P. FREEMAN, PhD (GA) Associate JUAN DEGUARA, MS (MD) Long-time vegetarian; Professor of Communication at Georgia State geographer; world traveler; presenter/author University in Atlanta; publishes on media of academic papers on world hunger and food ethics, strategic communication for activists, security issues; founded the Maryland Vegetarian environmental communication, and critical Union; as student traveled to five continents, animal studies; Author of Framing Farming: dined in over 600 vegetarian and vegan Communication Strategies for Animal Rights restaurants JENNIFER GREENE (NY) Presenter for Beyond ANNE DINSHAH (NY) Co-author of Powerful , the organization founded to expose and Vegan Messages and Apples, Bean Dip, and transform carnism, the invisible belief system that Carrot Cake, author of Dating Vegans; Vice conditions people to eat certain animals; author President of ; lifelong of Demonstrating Our Values through Eating vegan, third generation vegetarian LEE HALL, JD, LLM (PA) Lawyer and grass-roots FREYA DINSHAH (NJ) Co-author of Apples, Bean advocate connecting with ecology Dip, and Carrot Cake: Kids! Teach Yourself to and animal rights; board member of Compassion Cook and author of The Vegan Kitchen; lifetime for Animals, Respect for the Environment (CARE) vegetarian (58 years vegan); President of and co-facilitates Pennsylvania’s annual Chester American Vegan Society County Vegan Festival

BILL DRELLES (OH) Cleveland Animal Rights HAL HAMER (MI) Board Member of NAVS and Alliance board member, Cleveland Vegan Society valuable volunteer at Vegetarian Summerfest committee leader, runner and outdoor enthusiast, for decades; active volunteering at numerous Lean Six Sigma practitioner VegFests

MYLAN ENGEL JR., PhD (IL) Professor of Philosophy at Northern Illinois University AMIE HAMLIN (NY) Executive Director of specializing in animal ethics and environmental New York Coalition for Healthy School Food; ethics; co-author of The Philosophy of Animal responsible for first vegetarian public (non- Rights: A Brief Introduction for Students and charter) school in the United States; founder of Teachers Growing Peace Farm, a veganic farm in upstate New York STEPHAN ESSER, MD, USPTA (FL) Speaker, author; clinician on lifestyle medicine, exercise FRANK HOFFMAN Host of the website All and nutrition; completed his residency training at Creatures, which is dedicated to furthering Harvard Medical School and a Sports Medicine peaceful, compassionate living for the whole Fellowship at Mayo Clinic; member of the clinical creation; retired pastor, pilot, scientist, vegan and faculty for Mayo Clinic, St. Vincent’s Family animal rightist Medicine Residency and the Institute of Higher Learning for Brooks Healthcare KIMBERLY HOSLER (NY) Vice President Albany Vegan Network; animal rights activist; organized the Albany Chapter for Anonymous for the Voiceless; formed the Albany Vegan Lady Gang

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SHARON JACKS (TN) Director of Interior Design for JOANNE KONG PhD (VA) Speaker focusing on National Healthcare Corporation; founder and lead the ethical, health and environmental impacts instructor for Studio Veg Productions; Certified in of veganism; author of If You’ve Ever Loved an Plant Based Nutrition through the T. Colin Campbell Animal, Go Vegan; A critically-acclaimed concert Center for Nutrition Studies; Certified instructor for pianist; will appear in the upcoming documentary, PCRM’s Food for Life Programs Taking Note, about vegan musicians

MERRILEE JACOBS (TN) Co-Producer of the APRIL LANG, LCSW, SEP (NY) Psychotherapist, Documentary Eating You Alive part of her practice is devoted to working with ethical vegans and animal advocates, as well ELLEN JAFFE JONES (FL) Author of Vegan Sex: as people who are suffering from the loss of Vegans Do it Better: Dump Your Meds and Jump their animal family members; writes a column in Bed; Kitchen Divided and Eat Vegan on $4 called, The Relational Vegan; author of the book, a Day and co-author of Paleo Vegan; certified Animal Persuasion: a guide for ethical vegans and personal trainer and running coach animal advocates in managing life’s emotional challenges. JEN KADEN (OH) Actively involved with the Cleveland Vegan Society and Cleveland VegFest; VANCE LEHMKUHL (PA) Vegan columnist of V for has been a valuable volunteer at Vegetarian Veg for the Philadelphia Daily News; cartoonist; Summeriest for many years founding member of vegetarian pop band Green Beings; author, Joy of Soy and V for Veg: The Best JOEL KAHN, MD (MI) Preventive Cardiologist; of Philly’s Vegan Food Column; feature writer for Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Wayne State Vegetarian Voice magazine University School of Medicine; Founder, Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity; author of The Whole BOB LEROY, RD, MS, EDM (NY/NC) Founder & Heart Solution (PBS special); co-author of Vegan Coordinator, Plant-based Prevention Of Disease Sex; author of The Plant-Based Solution: America’s (P-POD) national conference; NAVS Nutrition Healthy Heart Doc’s Plan to Power Your Health Advisor; public health nutritionist, educator and fitness instructor JAMIE KANE, MD (NY) Board certified in Internal Medicine and is a diplomat of the American ANTHONY LIM, MD, JD (CA) Medical Director Board of Obesity Medicine; Director for Northwell of the McDougall Program; Staff Physician at Health’s Center for Weight Management; Assistant TrueNorth Health Center; Physician Leader of the Professor in the department of medicine at the Plant-Based Support Group at Kaiser Permanente Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine Santa Rosa; Board-Certified Family Physician; at Hofstra/Northwell; serves as the chief of its devoted husband and father of two wonderful section of Obesity Medicine children

PAUL KENNAMER, JR (TN) Director / SALLY LIPSKY, PhD (PA) Certified in Plant- Co-Producer of the Documentary Eating You Alive based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies; educates about KATHLEEN KINSOLVING (VA) Vegan; earned a ways to implement and maintain plant-centered BFA in Film and TV; presented film appreciation eating habits; author of Beyond Cancer: The classes; teaches English at Centreville High Powerful Effect of Plant-Based Eating; leader of School where her students enjoy such literature the Pittsburgh Plant-Based Support Group in and films as the anti-hunting short story The Most partnership with PlantPure Communities Dangerous Game, and the great avian rebellion in The Birds DAVID MADOW, DDS (MD) Vegan speaker, dentist, author and podcaster who is passionate , MD (CA) Vegan medical about helping others become stronger, thinner, doctor; promotes lifestyle choices to help people healthier and happier; enjoys running, walking, stay out of hospitals and off of operating tables; backpacking and skiing radio host; pilot; served as nutrition advisor to NASA’s programs for space colonists on the Moon and Mars; serves on the Nutrition Task Force of the American Medical Students Association

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ARMAITI MAY, DVM (CA) Integrative housecall JOHN PIERRE (CO) Personal trainer to top veterinarian; vegan advocate; worked at an celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs, his client emergency dog and cat hospital; trained in list has included Ellen DeGeneres and Emily veterinary acupuncture through the Chi Institute Deschanel; and fitness consultant of Chinese Medicine; founded a non-profit teaching the principles of compassionate living; organization called the Veterinary Association for author of The Pillars of Health the Protection of Animals KATHY POLLARD, MS (PA) Instructor in plant- JACK MCMILLAN (OH) Long-time animal rights based nutrition for the T. Colin Campbell Center advocate/activist; founding and board member of for Nutrition Studies, through eCornell; serves the Cleveland Vegan Society, which organizes the on the Board of Directors for the Plant-based annual Cleveland VegFest, now moving into its 6th Prevention Of Disease conference. Her upcoming year, with an attendance of over 13,000 people book, Climate Party! is about the connection between food and climate change. MILTON MILLS, MD (VA) Associate Director of Preventive Medicine, Physician’s Committee TIM RADAK, RDN DrPH MPH (NC) Registered for Responsible Medicine; co-author of PCRM’s Dietitian; Academic Coordinator for the Public report on Racial and Ethnic Bias in the U.S. Health PhD and DrPH programs at Walden Dietary Guidelines University; previously served as Director of Nutrition for Physicians Committee for LANI MUELRATH, MA (CA) Author of The Responsible Medicine; earned his doctorate in Plant-Based Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide Public Health Nutrition at Loma Linda University for Transitioning to a Healthy Lifestyle and Achieving Your Ideal Weight; Fit Quickies: 5 MARK RIFKIN, MS, RD, LDN (MD) Registered Minute Workouts; The Mindful Vegan: A 30-day Dietitian in private practice, who focuses on Plan for Finding Health, Balance, Peace, and whole-food, plant-based diets to prevent and Happiness presenter for PCRM, Complete Health treat chronic conditions such as heart disease, Improvement Program diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and depression; MS in Health Education and has DAVE NORRIS (VA) Member of the Board of been conducting presentations on food-related Directors of VegFund a national foundation that topics since 1997 awards upwards of $2 million a year in grants for vegan awareness-raising activities; founded ALLISON RIVERS SAMSON (CA) Award-winning the Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival; served as vegan chef and author; Nia Black Belt instructor; longtime Co-President of Voices for Animals Self-care Coach; co-creator of The Dairy Detox; mother to lifelong vegan Olivia MYRIAM PARHAM, RD, CDE (FL) Registered Dietitian; certified diabetes educator; coordinates DAVID SAMSON (CA) Professional software and teaches programs which promote plant- engineer;vegan since 1994; practices Tai Chi and based lifestyle at the Florida Hospital Zephyrhills; Nia; lives in Northern California with his longtime president and co-founder of Florida Voices for vegan wife Allison Rivers Samson and lifelong Animals, Inc; presented nutrition lectures for Dr. vegan daughter Olivia Rivers John McDougall’s Publix program in Lakeland, worked on the GEICO research program with DR. KERRIE SAUNDERS, PhD (MI) Featured PCRM expert in the documentaries iThrive Diabetes & Obesity Prevention and Eating You Alive; founder KAREN PHILLIPS, VMD (PA) Small animal spay/ of the Michigan Firefighter Challenge; author of neuter veterinary surgeon at Pittsburgh’s humane The Vegan Diet as Chronic Disease Prevention; societies; opened Pittsburgh’s only farm animal contributing author for Rethink Food, and rescue organization, Hope Haven Farm Sanctuary; co-author of Guidelines for a Standard of Care for her mission is to inspire the public about the Preventive and Integrated Medicine sentient nature of farm animals and their right to live surrounded by love and compassion ROBERTA SCHIFF, MS (NY) Has been presenting at Summerfest for over 10 years. She lives in Rhinebek, NY where she is a health educator, nutrition counselor and coordinates Hudson Valley Vegans, planning events and educational outreach activities.

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MIYOKO SCHINNER (CA) Author of Artisan KIM ALLAN WILLIAMS, MD, MACC, FAHA, and The Homemade Vegan Pantry; MASNC, FESC (IL) Vegan Cardiologist; completed founder of Miyoko’s Kitchen, an artisan vegan his internal medicine residency at Emory cheese company; co-host of the national cooking University, board certified in internal medicine show Vegan Mashup and cardiovascular diseases; James B. Herrick Professor, Chief, Division of Cardiology, Rush LEILA SLEIMAN AND NATALIE FRISTICK (PA) University School of Medicine; past president of Founded Pittsburgh VegFest and Justice for the American College of Cardiology Animals (JFA) to bring the local community together and extend compassion to more than ARIEL JING XU, BS, LMT, RYT (PA) Ariel is a just dogs and cats. Yoga, Mindfulness, and Meditation teacher; Licensed Massage Therapist; co-founder of Yoga KAY STEPKIN (IL) Founder of the National Lab Studio. Her classes combine functional Vegetarian Museum; vegan chef; recipe creator; movement, traditional Yoga postures, Pranayama ran Chicago’s first modern-day vegetarian (Breathing techniques), meditation, and business; founded the legendary Bread Shop; mindfulness host of ‘Go Veggie!® with Kay’

MICHAEL TAYLOR (MD) Business executive; experience selling complex and high-level projects to executives, engineers, influencers and users; uses these same principals in successful ENTERTAINMENT “selling”/converting people to veganism and with a high degree of success in keeping them NATHANIEL BARNETT (NY) Choral composer, vegan; contributes to VegWorld Magazine as the arranger, and director; lifetime vegan restaurant “critic” REBECCA BARNETT (NY) Teaches music at Mary MARCELLA TORRES (VA) Half of the husband McDowell Quaker school in Brooklyn; directs a and wife team of competitive bodybuilders behind private choir in Manhattan; lifetime vegan Vegan Muscle and Fitness; co-owner of the plant-based personal training studio, Root Force SKYLER LEHMKUHL (PA) Actor, singer, fiddle Personal Training player, computer programmer

DEREK TRESIZE (VA) Three-time natural VANCE LEHMKUHL (PA) Cartoonist, songwriter bodybuilding champion and WNBF pro and pianist bodybuilder; A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer, half of the husband and wife team of competitive DAVID MADOW (MD) Originator of vegan parody bodybuilders behind Vegan Muscle and Fitness; songs that make you smile! co-owner of the plant-based personal training studio, Root Force Personal Training TIMOTHY RADLEY - DJ SHAMROCK (PA) Became a DJ at 12, began his Vegan lifestyle 10 BLAKE TUMBLESON (TN) Vegan; life-long years ago. Music and dancing goes further back consumer of meat, sea food, and dairy until the than speech age of 46; completely changed his diet, and his life; lost over 50 pounds and improved his health OLIVIA RIVERS SAMSON (CA) Pianist, actor, speaker, life-long vegan, YouTube activist: bit.ly/ ROBERT VICTOR (CA) Formerly Astronomer, VeganKid Abrams Planetarium, Michigan State University, and originator of their Sky Calendar, now in its SANDY YAGENDORF (MA) Classic pianist, has 50th year; received Clifford W. Holmes Award for played all over the world performing everything “Major Contribution to Popularizing Astronomy” from Bach to Jazz

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VEGETARIAN SUMMERFEST 2018 | 5 WEDNESDAY, JULY 4

10:00 AM – 10:00 PM – REGISTRATION benefit from eating more veggies. One of the best Living Learning Center Lobby ways to boost your greens and other veggies is by having them ready to eat. I’ll show you how to 2:00 – 2:35 PM – ORIENTATION quickly make a DIY salad bar to keep on-hand in Heritage Hall A your fridge for quick salad making every day.) Guidance for all Vegetarian Summerfest – Allison Rivers Samson “first-timers” and attendees who are new to vegetarianism – Led by Maribeth Abrams Heritage Hall B Meat Eating and the Biology of Disgust 2:45 – 3:45 PM (Explore why humans are compelled to change Heritage Hall A the look, texture and taste of animal flesh to Plant-Based Nutrition and Evolving Medical make it acceptable. We are trying to make the Paradigms (Three historic revolutions in medicine animal tissue mimic edible plant parts and point the way to mainstream acceptance of plant- thereby circumvent our innate disgust response to based diet as a medical intervention.) raw animal flesh) – Milton Mills, MD – Ted D. Barnett, MD University Room Heritage Hall B Easy Steps to a Plant-based Diet (How to Why Gluten-Free is Gaining Momentum with transition to a whole food plant-based Diet. Vegans (Ten years ago our movement dismissed Changing habits like what we eat can be hard in concerns about gluten as low-carb propaganda. our meat-based world, even though plant-based But science does suggest that many who may diets are known to be health-promoting and benefit from getting off gluten are negative by all compassionate. This talk provides a road-map current methods of testing. Anemia, osteoporosis, with practical strategies so people can make the or mental illness may be some people’s only plant-based life easy, sustainable and joyful in the symptom. You may benefit from getting off gluten long-term.) – Kathy Pollard, MS — IF you do it healthfully.) – JoAnn Farb Campus Room Can This Relationship Survive? (Have you University Room embraced vegan living but your loved one - Switching From Plant-Based Diet to a Vegan partner, parent, child, other family member or Lifestyle. (The differences between a plant based close friend — has not? Has this situation led to diet and a vegan lifestyle will be covered. This feelings of frustration, loneliness, heartbreak? lively discussion will cover ethics, environmental Find out how others have successfully navigated issues, compassion and love.) these difficult waters - and learn what mistakes to – John Pierre and Harold Brown avoid!) – Jennifer Greene Campus Room Scholar’s Room Real Environmentalists Don’t Eat Meat -- Or Effective Altruism, Reducing Suffering, and Dairy or Eggs (What are the real environmental Measuring the Effects of our Vegan Advocacy consequences of animal agriculture? What is the (Can we really quantify and measure things scope and depth of the problem? Which claims like suffering? Can everything that matters are legitimate, and which are overblown?) be meaningfully analyzed with a quantitative – Jeffrey Cohan scientific approach? We will discuss how the setup and framing of questions around effective Scholar’s Room vegan advocacy, can bias the conclusions we Changing How Schools Feed Kids (If you’d like draw about what works, and even prevent us from to create change in the schools in your town, recognizing and following what is actually in our attend this workshop and find out how.) hearts.) – Sarina Farb – Amie Hamlin College Room 3:00 – 3:30PM How to Speak to Christians and Other Terrace Room Religious People about our Animal Rights and Chinese Wand Exercise: This Ancient Practice Vegan Message – Frank Hoffman is Stimulating, Gentle & Safe (You may want to bring a towel or blanket) – John Bolus Studio Theater Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center 4:00 – 5:00 PM Line Dancing for Health, Fitness, and Fun Heritage Hall A (Line dancing regularly can improve flexibility, How to Make A Do-It-Yourself Salad Bar (The balance, and endurance. It can also reduce one thing everyone agrees on is that we could all stress and depression, strengthen bones and

6 | VEGETARIAN SUMMERFEST 2018  PLEASE VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS AND THE NAVS BOOKSTORE  boost cardiovascular health. Come and learn Guide to Summerfest, Announcements some basic line dances while getting exercise that doesn’t feel like exercise. No prior experience Valuable Life Lessons from the Blue Zones is required and you don’t need a partner. You’ll – Anthony Lim, MD (40 min) dance in a group to a variety of music.) – Ed Adams Be The Change: Stories of the Rescued Animals of Hope Haven Farm Sanctuary. Meet in front of Living Learning Center – Karen Phillips, VMD (20 min) Mindfulness Nature Walk (This pleasant nature walk is an invitation to step back from the bustle Gut Microbes and Obesity – Jamie Kane, MD and to enjoy the peace found when living fully (40 min) within our present-moment experiences. Walking mindfully through nature, we are reminded of Lifestyle Medicine: Saving Lives, Transforming our interconnection with all things. This hike the Way We Deliver Health Care – Ted D. includes simple, guided mindfulness practices Barnett, MD (10 min) that assist us in experiencing the sights, sounds, and sensations of our journey. If rain, gather 9:30 PM (or immediately after the plenary at the meeting point for an indoor meditation session) session. Note: Portions of this activity may not be Heritage Hall – Living Learning Center wheelchair accessible.) – Mark Agrusti GET ACQUAINTED PARTY 5:10 PM – GUIDED TOUR Time to have fun, meet other attendees Meet outside front door Living Learning Center Here’s your chance to find out how to get to 9:45 PM – EVENING SKY WATCHING all the buildings you’ll be using during the Meet at the Front Entrance of the Living conference – Sharon Jacks Learning Center Planetfest! Brilliant Venus low in W; bright Jupiter 7:00 PM – MUSICAL PRELUDE in S to SSW; and Saturn in SE. Bright Mars rises – Performed by Rebecca Barnett later in evening. Telescopic views of Jupiter with Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center two bright satellites on each side tonight and Saturn’s rings tipped far from edge-on; and 7:15 PM – OPENING PLENARY SESSION naked-eye views of bright stars. DARK SKY WALK Emcee: Maribeth Abrams DEPARTS 10:45 PM: Constellation tour, Milky Way, star clusters for binoculars, Mars rising. The North American Vegetarian Society – Led by Robert Victor Welcomes You

THURSDAY, JULY 5

6:00 – 6:40 AM – EXERCISE bring a mat, blanket or towel.) – Mark Agrusti with Meet in Front of the Living Learning Center Ariel Jing Xu Exerstriding, (A total upper body workout while you walk - walking with specially designed 6:50 – 7:20 AM – EXERCISE poles to build total upper body strength, fitness, Lobby Living Learning Center balance, and stability.) – John Bolus Chinese Wand Exercise: This Ancient Practice is Stimulating, Gentle & Safe (You may want to 6:30 – 7:30 AM – YOGA bring a mat, blanket or towel) – John Bolus Heritage Hall A Yoga - Waking the Body and Spirit (An 8:45 – 9:45 AM invigorating flow-yoga practice designed to Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium awaken the body, address common muscular Nature Versus Nurture How Much Influence imbalances, and enliven the heart. The mindful Can We Have On the Aging Process? (What practice incorporates traditional yoga postures can science and healthy older populations tell and sequences, pranayama (breathing us about living healthfully and maintaining techniques), and functional movement exercise. functionality as we age? We’ll cover broad Come prepared for Joy, Laughter, Sweat, and principals that are easy to grasp, explain the Deep Authenticity. No experience necessary. Yoga relevant science and give concrete ideas, tips and students of all levels welcome! You may want to tricks you can make use of right now.) – JoAnn Farb

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Heritage Hall A 10:00 – 11:00 AM Kickstart Your Health for Energy and Weight Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium Loss - Cut through the Gimmicks and Fads and Put You Colon To Work For You (This is an Get Lean and Healthy for Life! (This class will introductory lecture on colon function and focus on the benefits of a low-fat vegan diet for colon health and will help prep people for the weight loss and disease prevention. Come learn Microbiome lecture.) – Milton Mills, MD practical, effective, and delicious techniques to help introduce this way of cooking to your family! Heritage Hall A Class will include an overview of PCRM’s Kickstart Ditching Dairy, Finding Freedom (If you’ve ever Program, followed by discussion. Take-home tips thought, “I could never live without cheese!” you and recipes will be available, as well as samples know the powerful pull this “food” has on us. Let’s for tasting.) – Sharon Jacks talk about why that is, how to break the addiction, and discover the big vegan secret about cheese. Heritage Hall B We’ll explore the critical role ditching dairy plays Food Justice? (Food justice is both an idea and in opening your heart to compassion and why it an organized movement. Many communities, can be the key to embracing vegan living.) natural food stores, and co-ops are part of this – Allison Rivers Samson movement. We will look at how our buying habits can add to or detract from true food justice. Heritage Hall B We will also look at the new found support for How the Orthodoxy Gets it Wrong and GMO’s that is growing among the plant based Why Veganism Will Win (Over the centuries, food community. Learn more about the food visionaries, scientists, and those on the cutting justice movement and why the plant based/vegan edge of a new paradigm have been met with community is so important to the dialogue.) outrage, censorship, and dismissal. Today we – Harold Brown often see a similar response to those talking about veganism. A critical historical look at how University Room the orthodoxy gets it wrong can help us break Philosophy, Animals, and Veganism (The this cycle and give us hope that progress is anthropocentric bias we see in much of Western happening.) – Sarina Farb philosophy has its roots in Aristotle, but there’s a largely overlooked swath of Western philosophy University Room that regards animals much more favorably. I draw Seventh Day Adventist Lifestyle program for on the work of Pythagoras, Plutarch, Porphyry, Total Health (How to Balance Mind, Body & Primatt, Bentham, Schopenhauer, Salt, and Spirit for optimum health. Focus on total Plant- Moore to develop a progressive animal ethic based diet and other lifestyle aspects necessary that calls for an end to animal consumption and to live life to the fullest. Presentation will also exploitation.) – Jr., PhD include tips on how to sleep better, improve your environment, interpersonal relationships and Campus Room outlook.) – Myriam Parham, RD, CDE Vegetarian Travel Planning: Making Connections and Positive Impacts when Engineering & Science Bldg. – Room 241 Traveling. (This talk will cover travel planning Maintaining Vegan Credibility, Caring About for vegetarians and budget travelers: tools and Evidence (The vegan cause represents not only a information every traveler can use. Finding, compassionate but also a fact-based approach to participating, and connecting with Vegan/ life. We’ll discuss what it means to be open-minded Vegetarian events, locally, regionally, nationally, and curious, how to detect bogus claims, why the and globally will also be presented. Making a scientific method is so handy for keeping us from positive impact when traveling and as a visitor will fooling ourselves - such as with placebo and get- be discussed.) – Juan Deguara better-anyway effects - and why this matters for the vegan movement.) – Jennifer Greene Scholar’s Room How to More Effectively Convert People to Campus Room Veganism Using a Tactical Business Approach Why Veganism Is an Imperative for All (The challenges of converting family, friends and Christians and Jews (Juxtaposing what the acquaintances to veganism, then having them stay Bible/Torah says with what’s happening today vegan is formidable. Using tested and validated in animal agriculture, the implications are clear. business/sales practices significantly enhances Here’s what our priests, pastors, ministers and your chances of success. Understanding the sales rabbis are not telling us.) – Jeffrey Cohan cycle and knowing how to overcome objections and offering post sale support can greatly increase the odds of PLEASE “getting the VISIT order.”) OUR– Michael EXHIBITORS Taylor AND THE NAVS BOOKSTORE 

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Meet in front of Living Learning Center University Room Mindfulness Nature Walk Ask the Kids: Growing Up Vegan (Learn about (This pleasant nature walk is an invitation to what it is like to be raised vegan. Bring your step back from the bustle and to enjoy the questions to ask this group of vegan kids directly peace found when living fully within our present- what worked, and what didn’t. How did they moment experiences. Walking mindfully through handle specific challenges?) – Amie Hamlin nature, we are reminded of our interconnection (moderator) with all things. This hike includes simple, guided mindfulness practices that assist us in Scholar’s Room experiencing the sights, sounds, and sensations Vegan Nutrition 101 (This primer for is perfect of our journey. If rain, gather at the meeting point for those beginning their plant-based journey or for an indoor meditation session. Note: Portions needing a “tune-up” on how their body actually of this activity may not be wheelchair accessible.) reacts with food. Laugh and learn as Marty shows – Mark Agrusti how easy it is to be vegan and details the protein question and other issues that come up as you 11:15 – 12:15 PM return to your life as regularly scheduled.) Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium – Marty Davey, MS, RD Eat Up, Slim Down And Get Healthy (Everyone knows that a Vegan diet is the absolute best for Campus Room your health, the planet and the beloved animals. Vegans Go to the Movies: A History of Animals But did you also know that if you wish to lose in Cinema (This workshop will explore how weight, it’s also unparalleled for weight loss? animals have been treated from the early days of The same plant foods that can help you prevent, filmmaking to the present; how some films have and even reverse, chronic diseases of lifestyle, influenced people to change their thinking about will allow your body to easily and deliciously find animals; how enough concern about abuse in the it’s ideal weight without restricting portions or industry helped launch the American Humane eliminating healthy foods like carbs. In this lively Association which monitors the treatment of presentation Chef AJ will show you how you truly animals in film.) – Kathleen Kinsolving can eat more and weigh less.) - Chef AJ Studio Theater Heritage Hall A Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center Healthy Fats, Healthy Hearts: A Review of the Line Dancing for Health, Fitness, and Fun Evidence (Should oils and high-fat whole plant (Line dancing regularly can improve flexibility, foods, such as avocado, nuts and seeds, be balance, and endurance. It can also reduce avoided by anyone with heart disease or seeking stress and depression, strengthen bones and to prevent it? Do all these foods present risks for boost cardiovascular health. Come and learn heart health? The heart-healthy picture is a bit some basic line dances while getting exercise more complex than has been suggested. A proper that doesn’t feel like exercise. No prior experience sense of balance will help us find the optimal is required and you don’t need a partner. You’ll path.) – Mark Rifkin, MS, RD dance in a group to a variety of music.) – Ed Adams Heritage Hall B Vegan Myths Busted: Who/What to Believe? 1:45 – 2:45 PM (, ...so many Heritage Hall A gurus, who do you trust? Should you be vegan Lifestyle Medicine: A New Specialty (In 2017, for health, animals, the environment, or doesn’t The American Board of Lifestyle Medicine gave it matter as long as you’re vegan? How to deal its first qualifying exam to certify practitioners of with faux news? The larger our movement grows, Lifestyle Medicine. This new area of practice has the more dissent and consternation. “Vegan Myth the potential to revolutionize the way we deliver Busters Show” host and former Emmy-winning TV medicine in this country and to bring the benefits reporter offers resources.) – Ellen Jaffe Jones of plant-based diet to an ever-increasing number of Americans, reducing suffering and drastically Engineering & Science Bldg. – Room 241 reducing healthcare costs at the same time. The Environmental Impact of Eating Sea Life Come hear about this new way of practicing (What’s the current status of Earth’s aquatic life medicine in which patients are encouraged to be and habitats? What is happening in commerce active participants.) – Ted D. Barnett, MD and in law, and where? How does the quest for “sustainable” production make things better or University Room worse? Environmental law specialist Lee Hall Mindfulness for the Veg Minded: What the explores what we know now.) – Lee Hall, JD, LLM Research Says (Reactivity rules much of our days. Stress eating, irritability, zoning out online,

VEGETARIAN SUMMERFEST 2018 | 9 THURSDAY, JULY 5 (con’t) obsessing over one thing or another—no doubt at 2:00 – 4:00 PM – FOOD DEMONSTRATION least one of these reactions to stress is familiar Heritage Hall B & C to each of us. Mindfulness training - based on a Something Better to “Chew” On (Learn how to growing body of research - has been implemented “veganize” the most popular American Cuisines: by hundreds of hospitals, health practitioners, Soul Food, Asian and American Breakfast) and similar settings nationwide for everything – Chef GW Chew from stress management to breaking unwanted habits such as mindless snacking, smoking, and 3:00 – 4:00 PM binge eating. Find out what the research says Heritage Hall A about the benefits of mindfulness and come Winning at WeightLoss (Join us for a wild ride away with specific tools for practicing mindfulness on ways you can change your body chemistry by for managing stress and creating a healthier changing your food chemistry! We’ll cover ‘Food lifestyle.) – Lani Muelrath, MA Friends & Foes’, hormone balance, stressors, body composition, sleep & more. Get tips & Engineering & Science Bldg. – Room 241 tricks from an Integrated Medicine perspective, Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned: Life, including bioelectrical impedance analysis, Love and Laughter as a 32-Year Vegan (A lot helping you determine where the problems (and has changed since Patti went vegan in 1986, solutions) can be found in YOUR body!) and she has changed a great deal, too. Discover – Kerrie Saunders, PhD and John Pierre ten things she’s learned about relating to others, cooking, advocacy, kindness and balance after University Room living half her life as a vegan. There will be time for It’s All in the Family: Coping with Challenges you to share your own story of growth and change when Everyone in the Family is not On-board as well.) – Patti Breitman the Vegan Train (In today’s world, there are more blended families than ever. Diverse backgrounds, Scholar’s Room multiple households, and conflicting parental Food by Food, Ingredient by Ingredient, the ideas about food choices can result in conflict Nuance and Detail of Whole-food Plant- within a family. This presentation will explore based (WFPB) Nutrition (Overall health/ techniques to deal with these conflicts in a loving environmental/compassion benefits of vegan manner without compromising your vegan ideals. eating are clear. However, some choices of Presentation will be followed by a discussion non-animal foods/ingredients can sabotage period.) – Sharon Jacks expected health benefits. A foodstuff as harvested from earth may be used/abused/processed in Scholar’s Room ways that worsen our health outcomes. A zillion All You Need is Love (“I love my dog. I love my essential or helpful substances are scattered cat. I loved the vacation I took. I love a good steak.” through plant foods, & eating a narrow diet can How often do we hear these expressions of love? miss many. Lecture and question/answer about Yet they each have a different connotation of what food specifics.) – Bob LeRoy, MS EdM RDN love is. We will look into this briar patch of what love means, how to make sense of it, and how to deal Campus Room with the variances with a deeper understanding of From Average Joe to “Joe-Vegan” (Do you want love. A handy tool for any activist!) – Harold Brown to become a vegetarian or vegan (or want to help someone) but you don’t know how? “I could never Campus Room give up (meat, cheese, fish, pizza, etc)”, right? What “But It’s Too Expensive to be Vegan!” - NOT you need is a reason, motivation, and effective (The healthiest diet for everyone and is also strategies to get you started. Hear how a meat- the cheapest. We will talk about making meals eater became vegan, lost 50 lbs, and 9 years later affordable and also the hidden cost of bad food.) says - “it was easy!”) – Blake Tumbleson Learn affordable ways to incorporate healthy, whole plant foods into your diet and budget.) President’s Room – Kathy Pollard, MS What the Bible has to Say About Plant-based Diets & Animal Rights (There is strong and College Room extensive support for a vegan diet and animal Veganically Grown Food: Planting a Seed rights in the Judeo-Christian Bible. This session for a New Movement (Learn about the what, explores that evidence in a open discussion why, and how of veganic farming - growing food format.) – Milton Mills, MD, Roberta Schiff and without animal inputs such as manure and Jeffrey Cohan slaughterhouse by-products. This workshop is for those who eat, garden, or farm. We’ll talk about why veganically grown food is the “missing link” for vegans, and why it’s time to start a new movement.) – Amie Hamlin

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Meet in front of Laurel Hall People are Leaving Animals Off Their Plates. OUTDOOR COOPERATIVE GAME: (Fun and – Jenny Brown (30 min) friendly active games. Hackey sack, tracball, miyachi, netball, Waboba Flyer, paddleball. You will What’s Wrong with Welfarism: Pragmatically get tips and coaching to help you learn.) and In Principle – Alan C Clune, PhD (30 min) – Chip Ballew The Keys to Healing in the 21st Century 4:10 PM – PLENARY – Michael Klaper, MD 40 min) Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center Emcee: Maribeth Abrams 9:10 PM (or immediately after the plenary session) Essential Fatty Acids – Health Effects, Heritage Hall - Living Learning Center Controversies, and Recommendations for Plant EVENING SOCIAL Based Diets – Tim Radak, RDN DrPH MPH (30 min) Time to meet and socialize with other attendees. Refreshments available. The Private Lives of Birds: Presenting Highlights of the Lives of Birds, and Their 9:45 PM – EVENING SKY WATCHING Remarkable Cognitive, Social and Emotional Meet at the Front Entrance of the Living Capacities – Jonathan Balcombe, PhD (30 min) Learning Center All four Galilean moons are west of Jupiter 7:00 PM - MUSICAL PRELUDE Thursday evening, in order outward, Io, – Performed by Olivia Rivers Samson Ganymede (brightest), Europa, Callisto Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center (faintest). After close-up views of Saturn’s rings, 7:15 PM – PLENARY we’ll depart for the athletic fields at 10:45 PM for Emcee – Maribeth Abrams dark skies, a tour of summer constellations and the Milky Way, and to catch the Red Planet rising. More Than Meats The Eye: the Impact Bring binoculars if you can, for enhanced views of a of Our Food Choices on Animals and the variety of stellar groupings. – Led by Robert Victor Environment, and Why a Growing Number of

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6:00 – 6:40 AM – EXERCISE yoga practice. Students of all levels of Yoga Meet in Front of the Living Learning Center practice are welcome. You may want to bring a Exerstriding, (A total upper body workout while mat, blanket or towel.) – Ariel Jing Xu you walk - walking with specially designed poles to build total upper body strength, fitness, 6:30 – 7:30 AM – FOREST BATHING balance, and stability.) – John Bolus Meet in front of the Living Learning Center Forest Bathing (Based on the Japanese shinrin- 6:00 – 7:15 AM – BIRD WALK yoku technique to beat stress, boost immune Meet in front of the Living Learning Center function, kick-start creativity and improve mood, Emphasis will be on identifying birds by sight we will “amble” on the trails through the natural and sound (Binoculars optional, but desirable.) areas of the campus, stopping to meditate, – Ted Barnett indulge our senses and even hug some trees. Wear walking shoes and protective clothing (to 6:30 - 7:30 AM – YOGA shield from poison ivy and insects). Heritage Hall A – Eileen Crone, RD, MS, ERYT500, ACSM Yoga - Mindful Movement and Meditation (This slow and gentle Yoga and meditation 6:50 – 7:20 AM – EXERCISE class, students are introduced to breathing Lobby Living Learning Center techniques, foundational Yoga postures, and Chinese Wand Exercise: This Ancient Sun Salutations, with detailed attention to Practice is Stimulating, Gentle & Safe (You proper anatomical alignment, body mechanics, may want to bring a mat, towel or blanket) – functional movement, and mindful practices, that John Bolus help to prepare the body and mind for clarity, health, and meditation. This class provides the groundwork for a safe, sustainable, and life-long

VEGETARIAN SUMMERFEST 2018 | 11 FRIDAY, JULY 6 (con’t)

8:45 – 9:45 AM Campus Room Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium Planning and Organizing Vegan Restaurant and – Can We Afford Dinners (Does you local vegan group plan Not to Include at Least the Recommended events at restaurants? Or would you like to but Intake Levels in Our Diet? (Most Americans are unsure about getting started? Learn how to consistently fall short of achieving recommended begin. The selection, work with owners/managers levels of fruits and vegetables and even following in choosing a menu and making sure that all plant-based diets, this can be a challenge for ingredients are vegan. We will discuss publicity some. We will discuss reasons and benefits for and payments. A well planned event not only meeting the recommended amount, why this is pleases your members, but shows restaurant one of the most important disease prevention staff that there is a demand for vegan dining.) parts of our diet, and share many useful tips – Roberta Schiff and cost saving strategies to pack in the fruits and vegetables into our daily routine and not Scholar’s Room break the bank account in doing so.) Self-care for the Compassionate Soul (So – Tim Radak, RDN DrPH MPH much of what we do is focused on energy moving outward to help others. This is an Heritage Hall A important part of advocacy, and yet to be You’re Not Dead, Yet: Nutrition for the sustainable ambassadors for compassion, it’s over 50 crowd (Will help you understand the crucial that we first fill our own cups so that nutrition changes as you become a vintage we’re able to give from a source of strength. human.) Allison will share some of the self-care tools and – Marty Davey, MS, RD practices she uses on a regular basis.) – Allison Rivers Samson Heritage Hall B The Joy of Soy: Debunking the Myths and President’s Room Learning the Varieties and Uses for this Why Vegan? Vegan for Your Health, for Amazing Food! (Soy has gotten a bad rap over Environmental Healing, for Fair Food Sources, the years and it’s time to set the record straight for Animal Liberation (On the vegetarian about this healthy, delicious, versatile food! pathway? Interested in compelling reasons to Come learn about soy in all it’s delicious and “take the full journey”? Here’s the presentation for nutritious forms: tofu, , , and others. you. Lee Hall, vegan author who made the shift in Additionally, learn the research-based facts about 1983, now has more reasons than ever to keep the positive effect this food can have as a protein the commitment. Find out how you are likely to source, as well as on hormonal health. Tasting feel the same in time—and how other Summerfest samples will be available.) – Sharon Jacks participants already do.) – Lee Hall, JD, LLM Engineering & Science Bldg. – Room 241 Studio Theatre Vegan for One (Research shows more of us are Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center choosing to live alone for all kinds of reasons. The 15-Minute Strength Workout (Resistance But going solo can present challenges for vegans training can be mysterious, and many of us have to get enough balanced nutrition and not waste heard for years that building muscle on a plant- food, which is so common in our throwaway based diet is difficult if not impossible. Even for culture. Learn tricks of the trade to spice it up the knowledgeable, finding time to get enough while getting lots of variety.) – Ellen Jaffe Jones of this type of exercise is a daunting prospect. Yet regular resistance training can improve your University Room life by correcting your posture, helping you lose “You Don’t Win Friends With Salad”: weight, and keeping you injury-free — even Vegetarian TV Characters at Odds With as you age. You will walk away with a workout Carno-normativity (I profile Lisa Simpson from designed to correct postural problems and “The Simpson’s” and Phoebe from “Friends” structural imbalances while building strength and how these popular comedic shows both and stamina, that can be done in as little as challenge carnism (ideology of meat-eating) 15 minutes.) – Derek Tresize & Marcella Torres in some ways but reinforce it in others. I end with recommendations for media-makers on 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – PLENARY how vegan character portrayals could help Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center challenge carno-normativity. The presentation Emcee: Maribeth Abrams offers humorous excerpts but also has a serious cultural message.) – Carrie Freeman DOCUMENTARY SCREENING EATING YOU ALIVE: Revealing the Truth Behind Why Americans are so Sick and What We Can Do About it.

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Question and answer session after the difference. I explore ways to make our altruistic showing – Kerrie Saunders, PhD (Moderator) efforts more effective. When we do good, while John Pierre, Derek Tresize and Miyoko Schinner. refraining from making things worse, we multiply Plus, Paul Kennamer, Jr (Director / Co-Producer) our positive impact, benefitting humans, animals, Merrilee Jacobs (Co-Producer) and the environment.) – Mylan Engel Jr. PhD 1:45 – 2:45 PM – PLENARY Scholar’s Room Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center The Tipping Point: Learning from Historic Emcee: Sharon Jacks Near-Misses to Recognize a Major Shift (Is the vegan idea now mainstream, or is it about Beating the Blues With Greens: Hope for to be? Recent cultural phenomena like “the Depression and Anxiety through Lifestyle Seaworld Effect,” closed and banned animal Medicine – Linda Carney MD (40 min) circuses and a newly vegetarian Chewbacca point to a shift in public attitudes. But will this Letter to Oprah, The Meat Paradox, and How be The Shift? We’ll look at these and other signs to Stay Calm in a Crazy Carnivorous World of change, as well as at how previous historic – Lani Muelrath, (20 min) advances got deflected or dissipated, and how market/tech forces still may blunt the ascent of 3:00 – 5:00 PM – FOOD DEMONSTRATION veganism worldwide.) – Vance Lehmkuhl Heritage Hall B & C Healthy Made Delicious (In this lively demo Track at the Athletic Fields Chef AJ will demonstrate 7 delicious, nutrient BOOT CAMP: Fun & Effective Sports and rich SOS recipes) – Chef AJ Conditioning for all Fitness Levels - Let’s move and laugh together! (Please bring water 3:00 – 4:00 PM and appropriate footwear) – John Pierre and Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium Anne Dinshah Healthy Bones: Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis – Michael Klaper, MD Owen Library Field CIRCUS TRICKS PLAYSHOP Heritage Hall A Learn to balance on a rola-bola, spin a How Vegans Fail -and How Not To (Why do diabolo, juggle (those who can juggle could some people adopting a plant diet not reach learn rings and/or clubs), do juggling stix and goals for weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and spin poi – Led by Chip Ballew blood sugar? A review of why this happens and what can be done about it will be presented.) 4:15 – 5:15 PM – Joel Kahn, MD Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium Caloric Density: A Simple Yet Powerful Engineering & Science Bldg. – Room 241 Concept (Caloric density is one of the most How Dietary Plant Fiber & the Microbiome important concepts for a person to understand Modulate Human Physiology and Psychology not just for effective weight loss, but also for (Discuss how dietary fiber lowers cholesterol, optimal health. In this presentation we will review and risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancers, what caloric density is and apply it to various depression and dementia.) – Milton Mills, MD real-world examples.) – Anthony Lim, MD University Room Heritage Hall A How Pure is Your Veganism? Idealism in an The Inner Lives of Animals (The past half- Economic Landscape of Vegan Businesses century has witnessed a revolution in our (Acquisitions of vegan companies by large, scientific understanding of animals’ lives. How non-vegan conglomerates has risen steeply do dogs view us? Do lizards anticipate a good lately, creating shockwaves throughout the vegan meal? Can a fish find stress relief? Why do community where loyal fans suddenly stop dolphins slide down whales’ backs? Would a buying certain products that they perceive no prairie dog call you out for carrying a gun? Can longer to be vegan. What are the ethics around a crocodile use tools? Come learn the answers vegan business growth and what scenarios will to these and other alluring questions from the best insure a vegan future? A presentation and inner world of animals.) – Jonathan Balcombe discussion.) – Miyoko Schinner University Room Campus Room How to Ditch Big Diet and Practice Mindful Effective Altruism and Animals (Most of us Eating (The diet culture hooks our urgent want to do good. We want to alleviate suffering desire to lose 20 pounds yesterday only to where we can. Yet, we wonder whether our time, cause short-term success and long-term weight charitable contributions, and efforts will make any gain. Find out how regimented diets stimulate

VEGETARIAN SUMMERFEST 2018 | 13 FRIDAY, JULY 6 (con’t) the three sources of cravings, while driving and sensations of our journey. If rain, gather up hunger and your weight. Discover how the at the meeting point for an indoor meditation unique properties of mindful eating—grounded session. Note: Portions of this activity may not in specific mindfulness practices and plant- be wheelchair accessible.) – Mark Agrusti sourced nutrition—lower stress, cut through cravings, put an end to an obsession with food Studio Theatre and dieting, restore the pure joy of eating, and Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center help you find your naturally healthy body and Barefoot FusionFIT (Nia Technique) (Allison weight.) – Lani Muelrath returns with this popular and easy-to-follow fitness class that includes Dance + Martial Arts Scholar’s Room + Yoga. Experience FUN and JOY through holistic Basics of Plant-Based Eating (A hands-on movement.) – Allison Rivers Samson workshop intended for the novice seeking basic, practical information or those wanting 5:00 – 11:00 PM – WEEKEND PACKAGE a refresher on plant-centered eating. Includes: REGISTRATION What a plant-based diet is and is not. Why Living Learning Center Lobby eating plants is important for overall health· Simple steps for preparing plant-based meals, 7:00 PM – MUSICAL PRELUDE including shopping lists and convenience tips· – Performed by Sandy Yagendorf Resources for continuing your plant-based Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center journey.) – Sally Lipsky, PhD 7:15 PM - PLENARY Campus Room Emcee: Maribeth Abrams These Are A Few of My Favorite Things (There is a whole world of support available to anyone Ketogenic Diets: What are the Pitfalls? What walking the vegan path. Discover and share is the Science? Can it be done Vegan? What favorite shortcuts, products, podcasts, books, is the Outcome of a Vegan Ketogenic Diet? films, web sites and other sources of inspiration – Joel Kahn, MD (40 min) and support on the vegan journey.) – Patti Breitman Vegan on a Jet Plane Original song performed by David Madow, DDS Presidents Room (7 min) Promoting Plant-Based Diets In The Work Place (Will provide information on various Emotions and Eating: The Key to Success programs offered for the community and at – Stephan Esser, MD (40 min) work. Will share tips on making them fun and interactive. This will include interactive 9:00 PM (or immediately after the plenary discussion with the attendees.) session) – Myriam Parham, RD, CDE EVENING SOCIAL & DANCING College Room Heritage Hall Looking Back and Forward: The National Living Learning Center Vegetarian Museum (Today the vegetarian Music provided by vegan, DJ Shamrock. movement is exploding: gaining adherents, Light refreshments available. strength, respect. We’ll examine why unearthing, recording, and preserving our history matters, 9:15 PM – EVENING SKY WATCHING especially in today’s world. Although the Nightly evening sky watch begins with naked- Museum retells vegetarian history, we promote eye views of Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, veganism today.We’ll discuss some highlights of and bright stars including Summer Triangle; Chicago’s vegetarian history and some highlights Arcturus, and three bright zodiacal stars in my life that led me first to vegetarianism and Regulus, Spica, and Antares. Enjoy telescopic then, to opening the Museum.) – Kay Stepkin views of Jupiter with just three of its four bright satellites on Friday, as Europa hides behind the Meet in front of Living Learning Center planet or in its shadow all evening; and Saturn Mindfulness Nature Walk (This pleasant nature with rings tipped more than 26°. at 10:45 p.m., walk is an invitation to step back from the bustle we’ll walk to athletic fields for mars rising, dark and to enjoy the peace found when living fully sky views of milky way, and a tour of summer within our present-moment experiences. Walking constellations. Bring binoculars if you can, for mindfully through nature, we are reminded of enhanced views of stellar groupings. – Led by our interconnection with all things. This hike Robert Victor includes simple, guided mindfulness practices that assist us in experiencing the sights, sounds,

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6:00 – 6:40 AM – EXERCISE love, and much more. And there is a special Meet in front of Living Learning Center ending. Great for everyone, no matter what your Exerstriding, (A total upper body workout age is or where you may be in life’s journey) while you walk - walking with specially designed – David Madow, DDS poles to build total upper body strength, fitness, balance, and stability.) – John Bolus Heritage Hall B Cravings & Food Addiction: (What it looks 6:00 – 7:15 AM – BIRD WALK like, and how to beat Join us for an interactive Meet in front of the Living Learning Center discussion on cravings, feelings, thinking patterns, Emphasis will be on identifying birds by sight physiology, neurochemistry, and scientific and sound (Binoculars optional, but desirable) principles related to addiction. We’ll explore – Ted Barnett behavioral similarities between individuals addicted to alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and 6:30 - 7:30 AM - YOGA foods – especially processed foods. Get back your Heritage Hall A game!) – Kerrie Saunders, PhD & John Pierre The Yoga Lab: An Exploration of Strength, Balance, and Joy. Join Mark in the “Yoga Lab” Engineering & Science Bldg. – Room 241 for a mindful practice session that combines A Vegan World: The Change is Now! (As a traditional Yoga with elements of Western society we have reached a point where the kinesiology. Through the course of the practice, exploitation of animals is clearly manifesting in you will learn more about your human experience critical, negative impacts upon the sustainability as you explore your body, mind, & spirit through of our planet, our health, and especially the core movement & stillness. We will investigate common values of compassion, justice and equality. This muscular imbalances and learn to strengthen presentation celebrates the positive changes that them in order to realize more comfort & veganism and animal rights activism are bringing integration in life and yoga.You may want to bring to the world.) – Dr. Joanne Kong a mat, blanket or towel) – Mark Agrusti University Room How to Put on a VegFest in Your Community 6:50 – 7:20 AM – EXERCISE (Panel) – Hal Hamer, moderator — Jen Kaden, Lobby Living Learning Center Dave Norris, Bill Drelles, Jack McMillan, Kimberly Chinese Wand Exercise: This Ancient Practice Hosler, Leila Sleiman and Natalie Fristick is Stimulating, Gentle & Safe (You may want to bring a mat, towel or blanket) – John Bolus Campus Room Framing Farming: Communication Strategies Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center for Animal Rights & Vegan Advocacy (I review the findings of studies of the collective action 8:40 AM – PLENARY frames of “go veg” materials from five animal Emcee – Sharon Jacks rights groups, including my own recommendations for how to frame problems, solutions, and Nutrition and Cardiovascular Mortality motivational values that foreground an animal – Kim Allan Williams, MD (40 min) rights ideology.) – Carrie Freeman Expectations and Assumptions: Steering our Scholar’s Room Relationships – April Lang, LCSW, SEP (20 Min) Vegan in the Newsroom (It’s no surprise that mainstream reporting on vegans and vegan topics 10:00 – 11:00 AM comes out skewed and often inaccurate. But Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium decades at a top regional daily newspaper have What I Do Every Day (As a doctor following a plant shown it’s not some meat-grocer’s ad-dollars that diet for 41 years, and as a certified integrative are pulling the strings, it’s simple . How cardiologist, I have a routine to maximize my health can that best be challenged by the public and by and longevity. What I do every day to accomplish vegan journalists? Some answers will be offered this goal is of relevance to the attendees and is not to this as well as to questions about maximizing simply: eat plants.) – Joel Kahn, MD media coverage of veg groups, and about the value of localized social media.) – Vance Lehmkuhl Heritage Hall A Dare to Change - Ten Ways to Supercharge President’s Room Your Life (In this talk, Dr. David Madow shares How to Create a Kids’ Terrific Cooking TEN very powerful things that you can incorporate Experience (Secrets of getting kids enthusiastic into your everyday life that will increase your about spending quality time in the kitchen.) happiness, strength, health, success, confidence, – Freya Dinshah

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11:15 – 12:15 PM Campus Room Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium Local Vegetarian/Vegan Groups: Starting Essential Fatty Acids: Health Effects, One and Keeping It Alive (Panel) – Ted Barnett Controversies, and Recommendations for (moderator) Carol Barnett, Roberta Schiff, Amie Plant Based Diets (Be able to define types and Hamlin, and Jennifer Greene sources of EFA2 We will discuss omega-3 and 6 pathways, what they make; health benefits Terrace Room of omega 3 and 6 and controversies; omega- Hackeysack Playshop (Hackeysack (or footbag) 3 and omega-6 ratio and conversion rates is a fun and cooperative game and is also one of and controversies; Be able to define current the oldest around. It has been in many cultures intakes for vegetarian/vegans and controversies. and forms around the world. Challenging to learn Guidelines for suggested intakes and proposed and takes much practice, but tips and coaching recommendations will be discussed and address make it easier.) – Chip Ballew the question: do vegans/vegetarians need to be concerned with the lower EPA/DHA Omega 3 Studio Theatre status?) – Tim Radak, RDN, DrPH, MPH Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center Barefoot FusionFIT (Nia Technique) Allison Heritage Hall A returns with this popular and easy-to-follow Exercise as Medicine (Movement is truly fitness class that includes Dance + Martial Arts medicine. Review the science of exercise + Yoga. Experience FUN and JOY through holistic and develop a evidence based approach to movement.) – Allison Rivers Samson incorporating more exercise into your daily life.) – Stephan Esser, MD 1:50 – 2:50 PM Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium Heritage Hall B The Scientific Rationale for Whole Foods Decrease Dementia Risk Through Dining Plant Based Eating for the Prevention and (Registered Dietitian Marty Davey will share the Management of Obesity (I will discuss how a latest information on how our food choices can Whole Foods plant based approach to eating help prevent and/or treat Alzheimer’s and other helps maintain normal physiology, maintains (or forms of dementia.) – Marty Davey, MS, RD improves) insulin sensitivity and can help with neurondocrine function and circadian rhythms that University Room guide metabolism and weight.) – Jamie Kane, MD Vegan; Striving to Live a Morally Consistent Life (There are serious question we are not Heritage Hall A only asked but we ask ourselves about being Vegan Sex (Erectile dysfunction is the leading vegan. Different people seem to have different indicator of heart disease by as much as 30 definitions of what a vegan is yet at the core years. What’s good for the heart is good for there are principles and values we can all agree other parts. Come learn how sex with vegans is upon. Farmer Brown struggled for years trying to different, discover a rich life full of joy and avoid understand what being vegan means. Together we the pitfalls, and how animal abuse is rampant in will explore this wide ranging topic and learn that the 14 billion dollar sex toy industry.) none of us are perfect and that we are all in this – Ellen Jaffe Jones together.) – Harold Brown Engineering & Science Bldg. – Room 241 Scholar’s Room Animal Abolition Activism: Philosophical Plant-Based Pooches: Why it’s Important for Foundations for Distributing Our Resources (I Your Dog’s Health and the Planet (Feeding will argue, using John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice, meat-based diets to dogs causes unnecessary that there is a best ethical practice for how slaughter of farmed animals, is unhealthy for the we spend our effort and money to bring about dogs and unsustainable for our environment. abolition. It will require radical changes to how Scientific studies show that meat-based diets we ordinarily think about categories of exploited have dangerously high levels of cancer-causing animals.) – Alan C Clune, PhD heavy metals and a vast array of other harmful chemicals. Switching dogs from meat to plants University Room will help preserve our planet’s natural resources Practical Mindfulness & Stress Reduction and significantly reduce animal suffering.) for our Busy Lives (This experiential workshop – Armaiti May, DVM explores the fundamentals of using Mindfulness for stress-reduction, with an emphasis on integrating these skills into our everyday lives. Mindfulness is the practice of fully “being here” now; simply observing present-moment

16 | VEGETARIAN SUMMERFEST 2018  PLEASE VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS AND THE NAVS BOOKSTORE  experiences with an attitude of openness and Heritage Hall A non-judgement. These practices are proven to Then Inner Lives of Fishes (This richly illustrated reduce stress and can help us find clarity and presentation focuses on the most underestimated ease during the challenges of our busy, productive and maligned vertebrates on Earth. Fishes are lives.) – Mark Agrusti sentient, aware, social, even Machiavellian. Highlighting discoveries from fish scientists and Campus Room enthusiasts around the world, and pondering his Sustaining Plant-Based Eating: Navigating own encounters with fishes, Jonathan will present Family, Friends, and Social Situations (The main a fresh look at these remarkable creatures in all reason vegans and vegetarians revert to eating their breathtaking beauty and diversity.) animal foods is feeling isolated in their social and – Jonathan Balcombe family networks. This workshop includes: • Role of food in families and communities • Practical Engineering & Science Bldg. – Room 241 tips for dining out, family traditions, and social The 10 commandments for Overcoming Your situations • Common scenarios—how would you Weight Loss Obstacles (Did you know that 98% react? • Participating in plant-based communities— of people who lose weight, usually through a face-to-face and online • Resources for support, great deal of deprivation and suffering, gain it all information, and sharing.) – Sally Lipsky, PhD back within 2 years? Almost everyone can lose weight, but most people have trouble maintaining Scholar’s Room their lost weight long term, and it’s usually due Creating Muscle-Building Menus (How can you to certain obstacles that they experience. Chef AJ make sure you’re getting “enough” plant protein has worked with thousands of people who have to support a fit lifestyle? Retaining and building achieved their ideal weight and health and will muscle isn’t just for bodybuilders! Having lean share with you many of the common obstacles mass on your frame will protect you from injury, that they experienced and how you can overcome boost your metabolism, and enhance your function them.) – Chef AJ in all daily activities, not just sports. We will cover how to plan daily meals that not only support the University Room health-promoting muscle you already have, but MIndfulness Meditation Training with The make it easier to build more if that is your goal!) Mindful Vegan (Mindfulness is a specific – Derek Tresize and Marcella Torres form of mental training and a particular kind of awareness you bring to your daily activities. President’s Room Together, these practices lead to reductions in Climate Change: Is It More a Fossil Fuel reactivity and the cultivation of positive brain Problem, or a Diet Issue? (Most people regard states. Getting started with mindfulness training climate change as a fossil fuel issue. Some - a practical, non-sectarian, science-based think it’s a farming problem. Few talk about both practice for decreasing reactivity - is as simple as together. Let’s compare these emissions sources. implementing four simple steps.) – Lani Muelrath Lee Hall holds an environmental law degree with a focus on climate change, and will encourage you to Campus Room talk about climate and how personal actions can The Best Medicine is Still Laughter (With help preserve our atmosphere.) – Lee Hall, JD, LLM animal abuse so thoroughly embedded in our troubled world, and the planet itself in dire stress, 2:00 – 4:00 PM – FOOD DEMONSTRATION finding reasons to laugh and techniques to Heritage Hall B & C regain equanimity are more important than ever. As American as Vegan Pie – A Vegan Twist on This interactive workshop will help us rediscover American Summer Classics – Miyoko Schinner sources of joy, balance, connection and laughter.) – Patti Breitman 3:00 – 4:00 PM Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium Scholar’s Room Plant Based Nutrition and the End of Type Two Issues in Raising Vegan Children (Panel) Diabetes (Learn how the food we eat is the most – Maribeth Abrams, MS, CNC (moderator) JoAnn radical and powerful preventive and treatment for Farb, Amie Hamlin, Allison Rivers Samson and Type Two Diabetes. Develop a personalized Diabetes David Samson prevention and reversal program through evidence based, tangible steps.) – Stephan Esser, MD Track at the Athletic Fields Boot Camp: Fun & Effective Sports and Conditioning for all Fitness Levels – Let’s move and laugh together! (Please bring water and appropriate footwear) – John Pierre and Anne Dinshah

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4:10 – 5:10 PM President’s Room Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium Walking a Fine Line: Finding And Using Health Reversing Heart Disease: Food vs Pills and Care as a Vegan (Physicians and other primary Procedures (A whole-foods, plant-based diet providers typically receive very little training in is the only diet ever shown to have the ability nutrition, and many of us are concerned whether to reverse heart disease, the #1 killer of both and how to utilize such professionals in our men and women both in the United States and healthcare. Are there times we should simply worldwide. This presentation will review what agree to disagree? When should we separate? coronary artery disease is, how western medicine We’ll discuss how and why responsible vegans tends to treat symptoms rather than the root cause, can and should engage the mainstream health and the evidence supporting a plant-based diet as care system - and find that proper sense of one of the most effective treatment strategies for balance.) – Mark Rifkin, MS, RD reversing heart disease.) – Anthony Lim, MD Studio Theatre Heritage Hall A Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center Are Humans Designed to Eat Meat? – Part 1 Find Your Fitness (Ever wonder how fit you really (Comparative anatomy looking at carnivores and are? Learn the five health-related components of herbivores.) – Milton Mills, MD fitness and participate in several fun and basic individual assessments of cardiorespiratory, Engineering & Science Bldg. – Room 241 muscular, flexibility and body composition Combating Climate Change with Your Fork status. Wear work-out clothes and bring a yoga (The most immediate and effective way to control mat or towel. Tips will be offered on planning a climate change is personal, through dietary personal fitness regimen.) – Eileen Crone, RD, MS, choices. By eating a plant-based diet you not only ERYT500, ACSM lessen your impact but can lose weight and get healthy at the same time - The attainable, solution 5:30 – 7:00 PM to climate change depends on what you eat.) FAREWELL DINNER (Serving until 7:00 PM) – Kathy Pollard, MS 7:15 PM – MUSICAL PRELUDE University Room – Performed by Vance & Slyler Lehmkuhl Animal Lovers Support Group (Being an ethical Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center vegan and animal advocate can be challenging at times. Being around people who don’t understand 7:30 PM – SPECIAL PRESENTATION or worse, dismiss, our deep connection to all Emcees – Maribeth Abrams and Vance Lehmkuhl sentient beings can bring up feelings of anger, sadness, and alienation. Sharing and processing Musical Performance by the Summerfest these feelings with those who really “get it” can Children (5 min) contribute to an improved state of mind and Trash Fashion Show – Summerfest Children better overall functioning - This support group will (10 min) be moderated by a professional psychotherapist.) – April Lang, LCSW, SEP Vegetarian Hall of Fame – Induction Ceremony Campus Room A special performance by some of our Blue Zones, How to Apply the Principles in Summerfest Speakers – coordinated by Beth Your Community (Blue Zones, a look at where, Ertz. (15 min) how and why these areas that include healthy centenarians work and how you can apply these From Paleo to Pomegranates: Sense and principles in your community. Also will share how Nonsense in Nutrition – Michael Klaper, MD presenting information about these zones can (40 min) help open doors to sharing the Plant-based diet message.) – Myriam Parham, RD, CDE 9:15 PM (or Immediately following the Special Presentation) – UNTIL 1:00 AM Scholar’s Room EVENING SOCIAL & DANCING Decolorizing Veganism (This class will discuss Heritage Hall the obstacles, stigmas, and stereotypes that Living Learning Center minority groups experience when transitioning It’s our last night together, so you won’t want to veganism. We will seek to discuss solutions miss this chance to mingle, dance and see the on how to be more effective in reaching these new friends you’ve made this week. cultures.) – Chef GW Chew Music provided by vegan DJ Shamrock. Light refreshments available.

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Immediately Following the Special Presentation Titan farthest to the west tonight! Dark sky watch EVENING SKY WATCHING begins at 11:00 PM as we depart for athletic Jovian system early this evening, from E to W: fields for Mars and Milky Way viewing and a tour of Ganymede (brightest), Europa, Jupiter, Io (until summer constellations. Bring binoculars if you can, it ducks behind Jupiter soon after 11:00 PM), for enhanced views of stellar groupings. and Callisto (faintest and far out). Don’t miss – Led by Robert Victor telescopic view of Saturn’s rings, with satellite

SUNDAY, JULY 9

6:00 – 6:40 AM – EXERCISE low-fat, whole foods plant-based diet can help to Meet in front of Living Learning Center prevent or reverse heavy bleeding, PMS, infertility, Exerstriding (A total upper body workout while menopausal symptoms, and breast disease? you walk - walking with specially designed Come hear Linda Carney MD share the secrets poles to build total upper body strength, fitness, that may save your uterus from a preventable balance, and stability.) – John Bolus hysterectomy.) – Linda Carney, MD 6:30 AM – MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE Heritage Hall B ANIMALS Barry, the Transgender Superhero Rooster Whalley Memorial Chapel (Why does Barry, the hen-turned-rooster, always (Inter-religious/Non-denominational) save me from Miles, the mean rooster who Inspirational readings and music attacks? Why did Snookie, a hen, take a sentry – Frank Hoffman and Beth Ertz. position to warn others of predators while other hens cowered? These and other barnyard 6:30 – 7:30 AM – YOGA superheroes have made me think about the Heritage Hall A meaning of life from their perspective and why we Yoga - Mindful Movement and Meditation all matter.) - Miyoko Schinner (This slow and gentle Yoga and meditation class, students are introduced to breathing techniques, Engineering & Science Bldg. – Room 241 foundational Yoga postures, and Sun Salutations, Compassion & Self-Compassion Meditation with detailed attention to proper anatomical (This session is an invitation for you to expand the alignment, body mechanics, functional movement, capacity of your heart by cultivating compassion, and mindful practices, that help to prepare the gratitude, and self-compassion. Several body and mind for clarity, health, and meditation. meditation practices and experiences of authentic This class provides the groundwork for a safe, human interaction will be presented including sustainable, and life-long yoga practice. Students loving-kindness meditation, deep listening, and of all levels of Yoga practice are welcome. You may speaking from the heart. Self-compassion is want to bring a towel or blanket) – Ariel Jing Xu shown to improve emotional well-being and can help us become kinder and more forgiving of 6:50 – 7:20 AM – EXERCISE ourselves.) – Mark Agrusti Lobby Living Learning Center Chinese Wand Exercise: This Ancient Practice University Room is Stimulating, Gentle & Safe (You may want to Are Humans Designed to Eat Meat? – Part 2 bring a towel or blanket) – John Bolus (comparing human anatomy and physiology to carnivores and herbivores to show that humans 8:30 – 9:30 AM are STRICT herbivores and NOT omnivores.) Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium – Milton Mills, MD Cancer 101 (A primer and review. Learn the basics of Cancer. Explore the science behind Campus Room cancer preventive lifestyle measures and develop Trusting Our Hearts, Living With Joy (We are a program for reducing your cancer risk and all confronted with people and situations that enhancing your vitality.) – Stephan Esser, MD challenge us to remain centered and sometimes true to our values and principles. Together we Heritage Hall A can learn how to be true to ourselves, the planet, Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know about and all life in a way that brings joy and peace. Women’s Health (But Were Too Hot to Ask!) (What Farmer Brown will share the universal challenges does science say about the ways that an oil-free, that have confronted him in being true to his core

VEGETARIAN SUMMERFEST 2018 | 19 SUNDAY, JULY 8 values. Come share your experiences and together University Room we can come to be better in tune to our hearts.) Psycholinguistics & Ethics in Vegetarianism – Harold Brown (A heart-felt discussion on how we can extend our compassion to all living things, and celebrate Scholar’s Room ways to be part of something greater than 10 Tips to a Healthy Diet That Will Save The ourselves. You can help change the world by Planet (Learn the most effective ways to get simply changing - choosing - the words you use!) healthy and save the planet from devastating – Dr. Kerrie Saunders, PhD climate change at the same time.) – Kathy Pollard, MS Campus Room The of Religion (If our religions President’s Room teach us to be merciful and compassionate, Discovering Veganism: Personal Journeys and why is the vast majority of clergy members still Fascinating History (Insights and guidance consuming animal products? This presentation concerning the importance and practice of squarely answers the question.) – Jeffrey Cohan choosing a compassionate lifestyle.) – Freya Dinshah Scholar’s Room To Buy Or Not To Buy: Vegan Consumer (Your 9:45 – 10:45 AM favorite little vegan company got bought out by a Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium big conglomerate with strong meat and dairy ties Health Q & A with Dr. K – Michael Klaper, MD - should you still support them? What about that big-box store with five varieties of low-price vegan Heritage Hall A hot dogs vs. the ol’ mom-and-pop health food Very Low Fat Diets: Are Your Bones and Joints store with one pricey one? How do our choices as Sending an SOS? (Very low fat diets (10% consumers work reinforce, or to limit the ill effects of calories) have been promoted by some as of, consumerism? How can we help drive positive an essential part of a healthy vegan diet, but product trends? Come and discuss these issues substantial evidence suggests that this picture and get some new ideas on putting your money is not accurate. Such diets show significant where your mouth - and your heart is.) potential to increase risks for bone loss and – Vance Lehmkuhl osteoarthritis. A proper sense of balance will help us maintain the optimal health of our bones President’s Room and joints—and heart, with no sacrifices in either Playwright Rynn Berry’s Act (up) with a direction.) – Mark Rifkin, MS, RD Famous Vegetarian (Class volunteers will get to perform supporting roles in 4 one act plays about Heritage Hall B The Buddha, Leonardo da Vinci, Leo Tolstoy, and Mindful Fat Loss on a Whole Foods Plant- Dr .) – Chris Abreu-Suzuki and Based Diet (As competitive physique athletes, Roberta Schiff Derek and Marcella are intimately acquainted with fat loss strategies used by the pros to 10:45 AM – MUSICAL PRELUDE maintain a lean body year round. We combine – Performed by Nathaniel Barnett that practical knowledge with a whole foods Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center plant based diet, and the latest clinical results presented at obesity conferences and in peer- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – PLENARY reviewed research to give you a practical guide Emcee: Maribeth Abrams to successful, long-term fat loss. We’ll talk about goal-setting, assessing your progress, tracking The Meaning of Food — What it Means to Eat calories and macronutrients, optimal exercise in the 21st Century – Miyoko Schinner (25 min) strategies to complement a diet, and how to maintain fat loss long-term without damaging DRAWING: Would you like to attend your metabolism.) – Marcella Torres and Vegetarian Summerfest 2019 for free? – At Derek Tresize today’s drawing we’ll give away one free package that includes room, meals and registration. Engineering & Science Bldg. – Auditorium Entering the drawing is totally free Diabetes & the Vegan Diet (Will discuss why the vegan diet is the best option for the person with Compassion Without Burnout: Practical Skills diabetes and share information from personal for Sustaining Kindness and Perspective experience in studies & programs looking at in Everyday Life (We’ve just spent 5 days results of those on the vegan diet.) together in the enthusiastic and supportive – Myriam Parham, RD, CDE vegan environment of Summerfest. How can we transition back into our “everyday” lives while retaining this energy?) – Mark Agrusti (25 min)

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CLOSING REMARKS sacrifice their ethical beliefs in the process.) Maribeth Abrams – Armaiti Khorshed May, DVM 2:00 – 3:00 PM Scholar’s Room Heritage Hall A Food Security and World Hunger From Global Chemistry for Understanding Nutrition to Local Aspects (A summary of current (Overview of protein metabolism, structure and and past world hunger realities, a method for function and review how plant proteins are better improving food security, and what the actions for human health and reduce disease risk) countries with limited food security are doing – Milton Mills, MD will be discussed. Global dispersion of major food crops: their impact in improving global food Heritage Hall B security; and aspects of food security in the The Power of Veganism (Veganism is a powerful, United States will be offered.) – Juan Deguara growing movement with deep potential to impact the direction of the world and our personal lives. President’s Room This illuminating talk will motivate listeners to Stress Resiliency and Relaxation for Greater realize the power of their lifestyle choices in Health and Happiness (Discover the meaning creating a more sustainable, healthier and more and causes of stress and how to master compassionate world. Our individual choices are techniques to prevent, manage and cope with part of a collective voice that is truly changing the daily and chronic stress.) – Eileen Crone, RD, MS world.) – Dr. Joanne Kong Please take the time to fill out our Campus Room questionnaires. Veterinary Humane Education: Making Vet School Accessible to Vegans (Humane ALL ATTENDEES MUST BE CHECKED OUT OF anatomical and surgical teaching methods allow THEIR ROOMS BY 4:00 PM students who don’t want to hurt or kill animals to pursue their dreams of becoming veterinarians Thank you for joining us! Have a safe trip home! or other health professionals without having to

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