A Conversation with the Expert: Dr. Robert Lustig

101 Morris Street,Sebastopol CA 95472

12 November, 2022

Description

Our speaking events are an opportunity to meet and converse with well-known experts in their field whether that is a doctor specializing in metabolism or mental health, a farmer explaining the difference between dirt and soil, a nutritionist demystifying types of eating plans, a climate specialist, culinary educator, food policy expert, or perhaps a person working with veterans who has front line experience as to what they observed and how we might help. We are health-oriented, with all that means. That’s the purpose of these in-person gatherings. Here’s what we know, we hope this information helps you personally or professionally. With smaller groups of people rather than an auditorium setting, you’ll leave the event feeling a sense of gratitude for the speaker (whom you just met) and the knowledge that they shared, and equally important, a sense of community that is not always felt in large groups. Our first speaker is Dr. Robert Lustig. Robert H. Lustig, M.D., M.S.L. is Professor emeritus of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He specializes in the field of neuroendocrinology, with an emphasis on the regulation of energy balance by the central nervous system. His research and clinical practice has focused on childhood obesity and diabetes. Dr. Lustig holds a Bachelor’s in Science from MIT, a Doctorate in Medicine from Cornell University. Medical College, and a Master’s of Studies in Law from U.C. Hastings College of the Law. Dr. Lustig has fostered a global discussion of metabolic health and nutrition, exposing some of the leading myths that underlie the current pandemic of diet-related disease. He believes the food business, by pushing processed food loaded with sugar, has hacked our bodies and minds to pursue pleasure instead of happiness, fostering today’s epidemics of addiction and depression. Yet by focusing on real food, we can beat the odds against sugar, processed food, obesity, and disease. The fee to attend includes Dr. Lustig’s latest book: Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine Saturday, November 12th from 2:00 to 4:00, doors open at 1:30. Location: Coldwell Banker101 Morris St #100, Sebastopol, CA 95472 Fee: $25.00