Indiana Healthy Choices Initiative
IHCI is an Indiana based, non-profit organization. IHCI's mission is to empower Hoosiers to take control of their health ~ living longer and happier lives.
Join IHCI at the 5th Annual Heartland Health and Wellness Conference. Don't wait another second to live the good life you deserve!
Executive Culinary Chef AJ
Boasting an IQ higher than her cholesterol, Chef AJ’s presentations are filled with wit, charisma and excellent content. She’ll take you on a real food adventure as you explore the world of whole foods. You’ll leave her table looking at food in a whole new light. She’ll teach you how eating healthy really is yummy, fun and enjoyable.
Rip Esselstyn
Rip Esselstyn has saved many lives as a firefighter. Now he is saving millions more with The Engine 2 Diet- his groundbreaking nutritional program with indisputable, dramatic results in lowering cholesterol and losing weight in just 4 weeks! The Engine 2 Diet was created and implemented by Rip, a former world-class professional triathlete and the son, grandson and great-grandson of renowned physicians, after he discovered the dangerously high cholesterol level (344!) of one of his fellow firefighters at the Austin (TX) Engine 2 Station. The results of his revolutionary, plant-based diet were so dramatic – and the food so delicious and easy-to-prepare -- that Rip’s program received media coverage at the time on NPR, in the New York Times and in several newspapers across the country. He has since appeared on the Today Show and CBS Morning. Rip’s website is www.theengine2diet.com.
Dr. Pam Popper
Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, an internationally recognized expert on nutrition, medicine and health, and the Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. Dr. Popper is the author of several books; her most recent is Solving America’s Healthcare Crisis. She is the Founder of The Wellness Forum Foundation, which offers programming in schools designed to improve children’s health through better nutrition. Everyone who is interested in health should hear her speak. For some, their lives may depend on what she has to say! Visit her site www.wellnessforum.com.
John Pierre
John Pierre is a nutrition and fitness consultant who has devoted more than a quarter century to improving the lives of others through his expertise in the areas of geriatrics, nutrition, fitness, women’s empowerment, green living, and cognitive strength and improvement. A dedicated activist, John works with people of all ages promoting the benefits of a plant-based diet, stress reduction, physical fitness, and the importance of compassion in life. John is widely recognized in the area of geriatrics for enhancing cognitive function in our senior population. John has been lecturing for over 20 years at various venues that reach thousands of people. Learn more about John by visiting www.johnpierre.com
Dr. Greger
Dr. Michael Greger is a founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He is a physician, author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. He has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, testified before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the infamous "meat defamation" trial. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. Currently Dr. Greger serves as the Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture at The Humane Society of the United States. Hundreds of his nutrition videos are freely available at NutritionFacts.org, with new videos uploaded every other day.
Dr. Tanner
A successful high-tech entrepreneur, John Tanner, PhD, was struck down with unexpected sudden cardiac arrest at age 52. Since then, he has studied intently the causes and prevention of heart disease. He will share with you his experience with the scary realities of today’s health care system and the surprising and life-saving nutritional guidelines that can prevent not only heart disease, but a host of other fatal and non-fatal illnesses. John founded and directs NuSci, The Nutrition Science Foundation, to further the mission of saving lives through nutrition education (www.nusci.org). John’s presentation will include a gift for each attendee of your choice of one of the top books on the relationship between nutrition and health.