Joel Fuhrman M.D. is a board-certified family physician, nutrition researcher, best-selling author, and one of the country's leading nutritional medicine experts. 

Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and he is presently involved in research trials of his high micronutrient, plant-based diet with physicians and scientists at the University of Pennsylvania health system as well as other researchers. 

Dr. Fuhrman is a co-founder and chief medical officer of Eat Right America, with the mission of bringing nutritional excellence as a primary health care intervention to America's corporate and public workforce.  Dr. Fuhrman created the Aggregate Nutrient Density Index (ANDI) scoring system that evaluates the levels of micronutrients and antioxidants in food to aid people in making healthier food choices.  Dr. Fuhrman is on the medical advisory board of Whole Foods Market.  

Dr. Fuhrman is the author of six books, including Disease-Proof Your Child and his best-selling book, Eat To Live which has gone through 18 printings and several foreign language translations.  His most recent book, Eat For Health was published in April 2008. 

Dr. Fuhrman teaches nutrition excellence is not only preventative, but is also the safest and most effective therapeutic interventions for most chronic medical conditions.  Dr. Fuhrman is on the board of directors of the American Academy of Lifestyle Medicine and active in educating physicians and health professionals on nutritional medicine. His lectures have been approved for CME credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

To learn more about Dr. Fuhrman, visit his website at DrFuhrman.com and blog at Diseaseproof.com.

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