Joel Fuhrman

Joel Fuhrman, MD, is a board-certified family physician, six-time New York Times best-selling author and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional methods. He is president of the Nutritional Research Foundation and on the faculty of Northern Arizona University, Health Sciences division. Dr. Fuhrman coined the term “nutritarian” to describe a nutrient-dense eating style, designed to prevent cancer, slow aging and extend lifespan. For more than 25 years, Dr. Fuhrman has shown that it is possible to achieve sustainable weight loss and reverse heart disease, diabetes and many other illnesses using smart nutrition. In his medical practice and through his books and TV specials, he continues to bring this lifesaving message to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Dr. Fuhrman