Wellness Warrior Coaching proudly brought you a first of a kind event in Ottawa on April 20th, 2013. World-renowned vegan ultra-endurance athlete Rich Roll and Michael Greger, MD came together to help you gain a better understanding of the power of plant-based foods in relation to both health and athletic performance. Those that attended came away empowered to move toward a cleaner, healthier and more powerful lifestyle. If you missed it or if you want to see it again don't worry, it was captured on video.
2:00-3:00 Michael Greger, MD – The Role of Diet in Preventing, Treating, and Reversing the 15 Leading Causes of Death
Dr. Greger has scoured the world’s scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this brand-new presentation on the latest in cutting-edge research. Focusing on studies published just over the last year in peer-reviewed scientific medical journals, Dr. Greger offers practical advice on how best to feed ourselves and our families to prevent, treat, and even reverse our top 15 killer diseases.
3:00-3:30 Amazing Vegan Food, Demos and Exhibitors
Your chance to try some mouth-watering local vegan cuisine from Simply Raw Express, mingle with exhibitors, and check out the strength and mobility training for runners demo put on by John Zahab.
3:30-4:30 Rich Roll – Plant Power Performance
Rich will talk about how plant-based nutrition radically changed his life and empowered him to become a successful ultra-athlete in his forties. He’ll tell his story of transformation from overweight couch potato to middle aged ultra-athlete, let you in on some secrets, and answer all your questions about nutrition, superfoods, fitness and balancing family life and profession against his passion for endurance sports.
4:30-4:45 Demo and Exhibitors
Short break and an opportunity to visit with exhibitors and join Yoga and Wellness expert Donna Davis as she shares one of her most powerful techniques to help you harness the energy and focus to connect to sustained peak performance.
4:45-6:00 Rich Roll and Dr Greger Performance Nutrition Panel
Rich Roll and Dr Greger will get into some of the specific topics we all want to know more about and this is your chance to ask your burning questions.
Physician, Author, and Internationally Recognized Speaker
A founding member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, 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…
Plantpowered ultra athlete; wellness advocate; one of the 25 Fittest Guys in the World, Best-selling author of FINDING ULTRA.
A graduate of Stanford University and Cornell Law School, Rich is a 45-year old, world-renowned vegan ultra-endurance athlete, wellness advocate, husband, father of 4 and inspiration to people worldwide as a transformative example of courageous and healthy living. Rich is also the best selling author of the book Finding Ultra
