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2 - Sedona VegFest Greetings from Healthy World Sedona! On behalf of the incredibly dedicated VegFest planning team and all members and volun- teers of Healthy World Sedona, welcome to our fi rst annual Sedona VegFest—a two-day learning adventure and culinary experience! We are so glad that you have joined us. Together with our expert speakers, we will explore both the science and compassion that support the adop on of a whole food plant- based (WFPB) lifestyle for human, environ- mental, and animal health and well-being. The benefi ts that fl ow naturally from this inten- onal way of living include the building of sustainable, caring communi es at the local, na onal and interna onal levels. This VegFest will emerge each January, a me of year that speaks strongly to renewal. Let’s embrace the spirit of renewal together as we explore physical and emo onal well- ness, ethical alignment with our fellow terres- trial and marine animals, and vibrant plane- tary health. Sedona VegFest Planning Commi ee (l-r): Bev Bow, Don - Don Fries, Chair, Health World Sedona Fries, Juliana O’Brien, Jon Thompson, Chris Kalinich Proud Partner of Sedona VegFest SupportingSupporting HealthyHealthy LifestylesLifestyles Thank you to the Sedona VegFest for bringing the latest in healthy living alternatives, helping move us toward a bright future of which we can all be proud. Partnerships like these are why Sedona is the Most Beautiful Place on Earth in So Many Ways. VisitSedona.com Sedona VegFest - 3 Image courtesy of Beverly Roff ey Davis. Healthy, Humane, Sustainable What used to be a small, niche movement has exploded all over the globe, and especially in the U.S., as a mainstream social shi . People from all walks of life, but especially the young, educated, and open-minded, are turning to a whole-foods, plant-based (WFPB) diet and lifestyle. Their reasons? • Healthy. The medical evidence is over- whelming that a WFPB diet provides all the Eco-Luxury Accommodations nutri on necessary for a longer and much healthier life. • Humane. By elimina ng meat, dairy, and Award-winning Vegan Dining eggs, they are rejec ng the cruel and unethi- cal treatment and slaughter of animals. Canoeing & Biking • Sustainable. They realize that animal agriculture is the number one cause of green- house gases and that by returning to a WFPB Massage in the Forest lifestyle the world’s popula on will not only slow the eff ects of climate change but can Wellness Center featuring even reverse the damage already done and achieve a sustainable future for all life on the Cooking, Nutrition & Yoga planet. The irresis ble force of this movement has created a desire for those curious about a Organic Demonstration WFPB lifestyle to gather at VegFest events Farm & Gardens all over the world for focused educa on, support, and celebra on. And now there’s a VegFest in Sedona, which is already known for its emphasis on healthy minds and bodies, mendocino . california respect for life in all its forms, and reverence for the natural world. 800.331.8884 It’s the perfect place for such a life-changing stanfordinn.com experience! 4 - Sedona VegFest Your VegFest Master of Ceremonies I’m Josh LaJaunie, an unabashed WhoDat, a registered coonass, and a plant-based running advocate. I grew up on, and s ll live on the banks of Bayou Lafourche in Thibodaux, LA. There, they “live to eat!” yet, ironi- cally, they, I realized as I embarked on my transforma on journey, are doing the opposite; they are dying at Josh LaJaunie, Sedona VegFest 2017 Master of Ceremonies. Before an alarming rate due to what we eat. and a er. Heart disease alone is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths per year running miles. And now I spend most of my in Louisiana, and I now realize I was well on waking moments trying to pound the drum of my way to a probable similar fate at a fairly plants and running as a way to achieve a nat- young age. I found myself weighing in at 400 ural, non-diseased, fulfi lling human existence; lbs. by the me I was in my early 30’s. and swinging a giant sledge hammer at the However, in the past few years I have lost current health/nutri on paradigms. over 200 lbs. and turned the de on my health Granted, I may be a layman, but I am also trajectory via the power of ea ng plants and the product of my own primary research. We take care of our guests, and our community Consider Sedona Reãl your home away from home the next time your journey brings you here. Enjoy resort-like amenities and an HDJHUWRSOHDVHVWD Sedona Reãl proudly 800-353-1239 supports VegFest 2017 sedonareal.com Sedona VegFest - 5 VegFest Speakers [Note, see other pages in this program for bios of our Master of Ceremonies Josh LaJaunie and our Keynote Speakers Dr. Joel Fuhrman and Dr. Richard Oppenlander.] Ken Beller desired results. She received a BS degree from Ken is an award-winning au- Millikin University, her Consul ng Prac ces thor, speaker, and workshop Cer fi ca on from the Meridian Ins tute, and facilitator. From a ca le ranch- has completed graduate studies at University ing family (Ken’s grandfather of Kentucky, Lexington. Andrea resides near homesteaded a ca le ranch Phoenix. in Northeastern New Mexico), he grew up as an avid hunter, fi sherman, and Ted Crawford, DO meat eater, who turned enthusias c vegan “The #1 Killer of Americans is and animal rights advocate over 15 years ago. the Food they elect to con- Ken is CEO of Near Bridge, Inc., which special- sume!” izes in helping people get along be er, and is “The medicine should be on lead author of The Consistent Consumer and your plate.” –Ted Crawford Great Peacemakers, which was the winner of Ted Crawford is a board-cer- more than 30 awards and has been endorsed fi ed family prac ce physician who believes that most of our health problems are caused by three presidents and three Nobel Peace by what we choose to put into our bodies. He Prize winners. also believes that even if you have been treat- ing your body horribly for years, you can re- Gene Baur verse most, if not all, of the deleterious eff ects Gene is currently Farm Sanctu- you have caused by poor lifestyle choices. Dr. ary’s president. With shelters Crawford prac ces family medicine in Tucson, in New York and California, AZ. He is featured in the fi lm “Ea ng You Alive, Farm Sanctuary provides res- which is about to be released na onwide. See cue, refuge, and adop on for more at drherbivore.com. hundreds of farm animals each year. He has been hailed as “the conscience Hugh Dorigo of the food movement” by Time magazine. Hugh became a documentary He has traveled extensively around the coun- fi lmmaker in 2005 while try, campaigning to raise awareness about researching farmed animal the abuses of industrialized factory farming welfare, prompted by his and our current food system. In 2008, Gene’s family’s involvement in book, Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and pig farming in New Jersey Minds About Animals and Food, became a since the mid-1900’s. The na onal bestseller. synthesis of his research became the 2007 See more at farmsanctuary.org documentary fi lm “Beyond Closed Doors.” It received a number of accolades, including Andrea Chilcote Best Film in Animal Advocacy at the 2007 Andrea, the founder and CEO Ar vist Film Fes val. His next fi lm, “Dogs, Cats of Morningstar Ventures, is an and Scapegoats,” aims to explore the o en accomplished author, speak- ignored root causes of companion animal er, and execu ve coach. She homelessness. Both fi lms draw from the has extensive experience in principle that solu ons to the problems that assis ng teams and organiza- aff ect animals originate from our collec ve ons to communicate eff ec vely to achieve a tudes about them. 6 - Sedona VegFest Julieanna Hever, MS, RD, CPT cludes health coaching and classes at a Health Author of The Vegiterranean Training Center and, in addi on to in-person Diet and The Complete Idiot’s care, provides medical care via video and Guide to Plant-Based Nutri- email. McDougall is a board-cer fi ed internist on. Nutri on columnist for and formerly worked as a primary care doctor VegNews Magazine and co-au- at Kaiser Permanente in Portland, where he thor of The Complete Idiot’s developed a Healthy Living Program. Guide to Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking. Host of Z Living Network’s “What Would Julieanna Victoria Moran Do?” Julieanna received her Masters of Sci- Victoria is a vegan of over ence in Nutri on at California State University, three decades, an obesity Northridge, where she also completed her Di- survivor, and the new winner ete c Internship. She has taught as part of Dr. of the “Peta’s Sexiest Vegan T. Colin Campbell’s eCornell Plant-Based Nutri- Over 50” compe on. Listed on Cer fi ca on Program, worked as a clinical by VegNews among the Top die an at Century City Doctors Hospital, and 10 Living Vegetarian Authors, she has writ- has consulted for numerous businesses. ten twelve books, including The Love-Pow- ered Diet, The Good Karma Diet, and Main Renee King-Sonnen Street Vegan, with fans ranging from Bill Renee is a na ve Houstonian Clinton to Ellen Degeneres. Victoria hosts the and the Execu ve Director and award-winning Main Street Vegan podcast Founder of Rowdy Girl Sanc- and directs Main Street Vegan Academy, the tuary in Angleton, Texas.