Plantrician Education Series – March 2025

Plantrician Education Series #23: Food as Freedom: Empowering Minority Communities Through Nutrition and the HELP Conference

Watch the replay of this inspiring and action-driven webinar with Dr. Columbus Batiste, an interventional cardiologist and lifestyle medicine advocate, as he explores the powerful role of nutrition in addressing chronic disease disparities in underserved communities. Many preventable conditions disproportionately impact communities with limited access to healthy foods and preventive healthcare. This discussion highlights how plant-based nutrition can serve as a transformative tool for reducing these health disparities and fostering long-term wellness.

Dr. Batiste also introduced the HELP Conference, the first national event dedicated to tackling health disparities, chronic disease, and the pivotal role of evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle interventions. Watch the replay now for a robust Q&A portion with Dr. Scott Stoll and Dr. Columbus Batiste.

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Resources:

*Int’l Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference: https://pbnhc.com/

*The HELP Conference: https://thehelpconference.org/

*Dr. Columbus Batiste: https://drbatiste.com/

*Get your copy of Selfish: A Cardiologist’s Guide to Healing a Broken Heart: https://drbatiste.com/product/paperback/

*Healthy Heart Nation: https://myhhn.org/

Please let us know if you have any questions: [email protected]

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Scott Stoll, MD

Chief Medical Officer & Board Chairman, The Plantrician Project

Dr. Scott Stoll is a compassionate and inspiring international leader in lifestyle medicine and a board-certified physician specializing in sports and regenerative musculoskeletal medicine. Throughout his remarkable career, he has cared for Olympic, professional, and collegiate athletes, as well as members of royal families in Europe and the Middle East, embodying a deep commitment to excellence and human potential.

A visionary and innovator, Dr. Stoll co-founded the Plantrician Project, the International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference, and the International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention. He has also served as a founding strategic advisor for the Institute for Healthier Living in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and the creator of the HELP Conference, which develops regenerative lifestyle solutions for underserved communities across the globe. His dedication to transformative health extends to regenerative agriculture, where he serves on the board of directors for The Rodale Institute, bridging the vital connection between human health and the health of our soil and plants.

Dr. Stoll’s life journey reflects resilience and achievement, from competing as a member of the 1994 Olympic Bobsled Team to serving as a team physician for the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Team and Lehigh University. He has consulted with global healthcare organizations to integrate lifestyle medicine solutions, served on the Whole Foods scientific and medical advisory board, and continues to pioneer health education through his popular one-week Total Health Immersion retreats in Florida. At these life-changing events, participants recover lost health, reverse disease, and restore emotional balance.

A gifted communicator and author, Dr. Stoll has written numerous books and scientific articles and speaks passionately at conferences worldwide. His expertise has been featured on major platforms, including The Dr. Oz Show, his 2018 PBS special Food as Medicine, and impactful documentaries like The Game Changers, Eating You Alive, Disease Reversal Hope, Plantwise, and the upcoming Revive TV series. Dr. Stoll’s work continues to inspire and empower individuals to reclaim their health and build a vibrant, sustainable future for generations to come.

Columbus Batiste, MD

Co-Founder, Healthy Heart Nation

Dr. Columbus D. Batiste is a board-certified Interventional Cardiologist, Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine, and Regional Chief of Cardiology for Southern California Permanente Medical Group.

In 2010, Dr. Batiste sought to break-the-cycle of prescriptions and procedures as the sole management of chronic disease and began promoting a long-term solution for his patients through nutrition, stress reduction, and exercise. In 2016 Dr. Batiste led a group that collaborated with Samsung Technologies and developed a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program utilizing a Samsung wearable. Since its launch the program, which applies the principles of lifestyle, has treated over 15,000 patients.

Understanding that the health of an individual is uniquely tied to their community, Dr. Batiste collaborated on the formation of a non-profit organization called the Healthy Heart Nation. The mission of Healthy Heart Nation is to improve the health of the community by narrowing disparities in education, business, justice, and ultimately health otherwise described as social determinants of health.

Dr. Batiste has lectured in multiple countries regarding the power of lifestyle centered in whole food plant-based nutrition. He is awaiting release of his first book entitled SELFish: A Cure for a Stressed & Broken Heart.

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