Entheos 2014 - The Calorie Myth

Join us as author of the revolutionary book The Calorie Myth, Jonathan Bailor, and 21 of the world’s top nutrition and exercise experts take you out of the dietary dark-age and reveal the shocking and simple modern science of eating more and exercising less to burn fat and boost health—forever! What if everything you were taught about eating, exercise, weight loss, and health was proven wrong? When it comes to most things in life, we welcome the latest advances in science: from the convenience of our smart phones to the life-saving technology in our hospitals, scientific advancement allow us to be more efficient, more productive, and lead better, happier lives. We value science. We celebrate innovation and progress. We seek to be in the know. So why are we following eating and exercise advice from the 50s? Why haven’t we ever questioned the very foundation of every diet, exercise, and weight loss plan—an approach that, not coincidentally, has coincided with decades of escalating and record-breaking levels of obesity and diabetes? It's time for a change! That's why we assembled 20+ of the world's top experts on the *modern* science of nutrition and exercise to show you exactly how you can leverage the revolutionary new model for weight loss—and lifelong health–to forever free yourself from calorie counting and endless hours of exercise.Join us and learn exactly how to eat more, exercise less, lose weight, and live better. When you learn the new science of eating and exercise, slim is simple.

Is Today’s “Balanced Diet” Horribly Unbalanced?
with Barry Sears, MD
Dr. Barry Sears is one of the world’s leading experts on the use of diet to alter hormonal responses not only to treat chronic disease, but also to promote and maintain wellness. A former research scientist at the Boston University School of Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Sears is a widely published author and has written extensively about his hormonal control technology for the general public. His books on his Zone technology have sold more than 8 million copies, and have been translated into 22 languages in 40 countries.

Are Whole Grains More Harmful Than Sugar?
with William Davis M.D.
Dr. William Davis is author of New York Times #1 Bestseller, Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health and the Wheat Belly Cookbook. Dr. Davis speaks on how and why agribusiness changed familiar "amber waves of grain" into something that—now an ingredient in virtually all processed foods—wreaks havoc on our bodies from head to toe. The changed components of modern wheat stimulate appetite and contribute to a wide range of other common health conditions . . . and it's not just about gluten.

What If You Tried Every "Health" Fad?
Discover What Really Works from the Man Who Did!
with A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs is a human guinea pig and the author of four New York Times bestsellers. A.J.is the editor at large of Esquire magazine. He is a correspondent for Upwave health and fitness. He has also written for The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, New York magazine and Dental Economics magazine, one of the top five magazines about the financial side of tooth care. He has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America. He is a periodic commentator on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, where he discusses important trivia.

How to Make Your Biology Bulletproof
with Dave Asprey
Dave Asprey, founder of The Bulletproof Executive, is a Silicon Valley investor and technology entrepreneur who spent 15 years and over $300,000 to hack his own biology. Dave lost 100 pounds without counting calories or excessive exercise, upgraded his brain by more than 20 IQ points, and lowered his biological age while learning to sleep more efficiently in less time. Learning to do these seemingly impossible things transformed him into a better entrepreneur, a better husband, and a better father.

Counterproductive Calorie Counting and the Hormone Holy Grail
with Sara Gottfried, MD
Dr. Sara Gottfried is a wife, mother to two incredible girls (ages 8 and 13), friend, scholar, seeker, yoga teacher, Harvard-trained MD with 20+ years of experience, and author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Hormone Cure. Her mission at The Gottfried Institute – and in life – is to help women feel sexy, vital and balanced from their cells to their souls. That means getting your weight right where you want it, getting your energy and sex drive maximized, and doing it all naturally and safely. To learn more about Sara, visit www.saragottfriedmd.com.

Could Any Quantity of the Wrong Quality of Food Make You Fat and Sick?
with JJ Virgin
JJ Virgin is one of the nation’s foremost fitness and nutrition experts, an accomplished public speaker and media personality. Her 25 years in the health and fitness industry, the past 10 in holistic nutrition and functional medicine, have earned JJ recognition as the go-to weight loss expert who can unlock the door to lifelong weight management through her sensible, no-fail approach to nutrition and fitness. JJ is author of NY Times bestseller The Virgin Diet: Drop 7 Foods, Lose 7 Pounds, Just 7 Days. The Virgin Diet has also been a bestseller in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, and numerous other media outlets. JJ is also the author of Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy, published by Simon and Schuster Gallery, and co-starred on the TLC reality series, “Freaky Eaters."

What If Slim Became Simple and Healthy Was Delicious?
with Abel James
Abel James is a #1 best-selling author, fat loss coach, musician, radio show host, and veritable health crusader. Within its first year, Abel’s Fat-Burning Man Show rose to the #1 most popular health podcast in the United States and United Kingdom and went on to top the charts in Australia, Canada, Finland, Greece, and other English (and non-English) speaking countries with more than a million listens. A former strategic advisor to the food and beverage industry, Abel now acts as a consumer advocate who exposes the truth behind deceptive marketing practices, misleading corporate propaganda, and powerful special interests that have accelerated the worldwide obesity epidemic and health crisis. Abel harnesses the techniques he developed for the LeanBody System to achieve extremely compelling results in fat loss and health for his clients and the community

Does Counting Calories Miss the Point Completely?
with Mark Hyman, M.D.
Mark Hyman, MD has dedicated his career to identifying and addressing the root causes of chronic illness through a groundbreaking whole-systems medicine approach known as Functional Medicine. He is a family physician, a five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, Chairman of the Institute for Functional Medicine, Linus Pauling Award recipient, and an internationally recognized leader in his field. Through his private practice, education efforts, writing, research, advocacy and public-policy work, he strives to improve access to Functional Medicine, and to widen the understanding and practice of it, empowering others to treat the underlying causes of illness, tackling the roots of our chronic-disease epidemic. The Blood Sugar Solution book and companion PBS special addresses the global epidemic of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Please join him in helping us all take back our health at www.drhyman.com, follow him on twitter @markhymanmd and on Facebook at facebook.com/drmarkhyman.

Are Nutrition Labels Misleading You?
with Dr. David L. Katz
David L. Katz MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, is the founding (1998) director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center. He received his BA from Dartmouth College in three years (1984; Magna Cum Laude); his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health (1993). He is a two-time diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and a clinical instructor in medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.

What if Your Physician’s Advice About Weight Loss Was All Wrong?
with Dr. Michael Rafael Moreno
Dr. Michael Rafael Moreno, better known as “Dr. Mike,” is a graduate of the University of California at Irvine and Hahnemann Medical School (now Drexel University). Following his residency at Kaiser Permanente in Fontana, California, Dr. Mike moved to San Diego, where he now practices family medicine and sits on the board of the San Diego Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians. In 2008, Dr. Mike launched “Walk with Your Doc,” which he participates in every Tuesday and Thursday morning before his workday begins. The program began when Dr. Mike offered to walk with a patient to motivate her to exercise and has since grown into a thriving community.

Could more Sleep and Sex Be the Keys to Breakthrough Your Weight Loss Plateau?
with Dr. Lauren Streicher
Lauren Streicher, MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University’s medical school, The Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago and is the founder of Gynecologic Specialists of Northwestern, SC. She is a Fellow in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the Association for Gynecologic Laparoscopists, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgeons, and The Sexual Medicine Society of North America. She is also a Certified Menopause Practitioner of The North American Menopause Society. Her clinical interests include all aspects of gynecology but Dr. Streicher has a particular interest and expertise in menopause, sexual health, laparoscopic hysterectomy and alternatives to hysterectomy.

Will Thinking About Calories Destroy Your Ability To Think?
with Daniel Amen, MD
Daniel G. Amen, M.D., is a physician, double-board certified psychiatrist, teacher and eight-time New York Times bestselling author. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on applying brain imaging science to everyday clinical practice. Dr. Amen is the founder of Amen Clinics in Newport Beach and San Francisco, California; Bellevue, Washington; Reston, Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; and New York City. Amen's Clinics have the world’s largest database of functional brain scans relating to behavior, totaling 80,000 scans on patients from 90 countries.

200,000 People Later: This One Thing is Your #1 Predictor of Weight Loss Success
with Dr. John Berardi
As an elite nutrition coach and exercise physiologist, Dr. Berardi has coached hundreds of elite amateur and professional athletes. In fact, in the last two Winter Olympics alone, his athletes have collected over 25 medals, 12 of them gold. Further, for the last 3 years, Dr. Berardi has acted as the director of the world's largest body transformation project. This one-of-a-kind fat loss coaching program has produced more total weight loss than all 10 seasons of The Biggest Loser combined.

How Counting Calories Completely Misses the Point –
Micro-nutrients, Common Sense, and Simple Success
with Jayson and Mira Calton
The Caltons are among the world's leading experts on the topics of weight management, lifestyle medicine and micronutrient deficiency. Their high success rate working with adults and children to achieve sustainable weight loss and reverse health and disease conditions has made their consultancy highly sought after by celebrities, athletes and top corporate executives around the world. It is their belief that becoming micronutrient sufficient is the first step towards preventing and reversing many of today's most prevalent health conditions and diseases.

Is Everything You’ve Been Told About Athletic Performance Wrong?
with Ben Greenfield
Ben Greenfield is a coach, author, speaker, ex-bodybuilder and Ironman triathlete. His science-based approach to discovering a potent balance between health and performance has revolutionized the way thousands of athletes and exercise enthusiasts around the world live, train and eat. Ben now works with athletes, CEO’s and soccer moms from around the world to achieve amazing feats of physical endurance without destroying their body in the process.

Is Counting Calories Downright Degrading?
with Lily Myers
Lily Myers is a writer and slam poet from Seattle, Washington. She studies Sociology at Wesleyan University. Among other things, she writes about the intersection of body image, gender, and self-love.

Is There A Simple Primal Path Out of Complex Calorie Math?
with Mark Sisson
Mark Sisson is the author of a #1 bestselling health book on Amazon.com, The Primal Blueprint, as well as The Primal Blueprint Cookbook and the top-rated health and fitness blog MarksDailyApple.com. He is also the founder of Primal Nutrition, Inc., a company devoted to health education and designing state-of-the-art supplements that address the challenges of living in the modern world.

How to Be Slimmer Without Willpower – The Simple Surprising Science
with Darya Rose
Darya is the author of Foodist and creator of Summer Tomato, one of TIME's 50 Best Websites. She received her Ph.D in neuroscience from UCSF and her bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley. Darya spends most of her time thinking and writing about food, health and science. She eats amazing things daily and hasn't even considered going on a diet since 2007.

10 Revolutionary Ways to Avoid Getting Sick, Fat and Depressed
with Pilar Gerasimo
Pilar Gerasimo is the founding editor of Experience Life, the award-winning healthy-living magazine that reaches more than 3.2 million people nationwide. An engaging public speaker and vibrant media presence, Pilar writes, speaks and presents widely on topics related to healthy, happy, authentic living. She appears regularly on a variety of radio and TV shows, and has been a guest on Dr. Oz’s Oprah and Friends radio program. She presents regularly at national conferences and retreat centers. In addition to her widely read column for Experience Life, she writes regularly for The Huffington Post and is the author of a chapbook, "Being Healthy Is a Revolutionary Act: A Manifesto for Thriving in a Mixed-Up World."

Could Your “Healthy” Diet Be Ruining Your Life?
with Alex Jamieson
Alex Jamieson is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor accredited through the Columbia University Teacher’s College and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. She has completed the professional chef training at The Natural Gourmet Institute, and is the author of The Great American Detox Diet, Vegan Cooking for Dummies, and Living Vegan for Dummies. Her approach to holistic health undid the damage Morgan Spurlock’s 30-Day McDonald’s binge did to his body in the Oscar-nominated documentary Super Size Me, and she has spoken on Oprah, CNN, and MSNBC. Learn more about Alex and her work at alexandrajamieson.com

From Calorie Myths to Cholesterol Clarity -
One Great Man’s Inspirational Journey into Modern Nutrition Science
with Jimmy Moore
Jimmy Moore catapulted onto the health scene in 2004 after a phenomenal 180-pound weight loss success enabled him to come off of prescription drugs for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and respiratory problems. He is the energetic personality behind the uber-popular Livin' La Vida Low-Carb blog and host of one of the top-ranked iTunes health podcasts, The Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Show. He has interviewed well over 700 of the world's top health experts and dedicated his life to helping people get the best information possible so they can make the right decisions about their health. Learn more about Jimmy and his work at: http://www.livinlavidalowcarb.com.

About Your Host Jonathan Bailor
Collaborating with top scientists for over 10 years, analyzing over 1,300 studies, and garnering endorsements by top doctors from Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins, Yale, and UCLA, Jonathan Bailor is a New York Times Best Selling nutrition and exercise expert and former personal trainer who specializes in using high-quality food and exercise to simplify wellness. He has registered over 25 patents and authored the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling book The Calorie Myth (HarperCollins). Jonathan serves as a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, hosts a popular syndicated wellness radio show, blogs on The Huffington Post, and consults for organizations around the world. His free 28-day quick-start eating and exercise guide is available at BailorGroup.com.