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2025 Community of Wellness: Symposium & Gala

Topics include: Transformational Healing with Sound; Living Well, Thinking Well: How Lifestyle Medicine Can Preserve Your Cognitive Health; The Power of Sunlight to Improve Health and Well-being; Move to Thrive: How Exercise Transforms Metabolic Health and Overall Wellness; Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) for Type II Diabetes Reversal and Longevity; Epiphanies From Losing Nearly 300 Pounds
When Apr 17, 2025 08:00 PM to
Apr 18, 2025 05:00 PM
Where Mayo Civic Center / Rochester, MN
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Chuck Carroll
Food for Life Instructor and Podcast Host at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Chuck Carroll is host of the Physicians Committee’s popular “The Exam Room” podcast and known widely as The Weight Loss Champion, a name given to him by an NFL player for losing an incredible 275 pounds. At just 5 feet 6 inch ... Read More
David Kroska MD, FACOG, diplomate ACLM
Director of Reproductive Medicine at CentraCare Clinic
Dr. David Kroska is a board-certified Obstetrician–Gynecologist, and Director of reproductive medicine at CentraCare Clinic in Saint Cloud, MN. As a full-spectrum provider of primary care for women for over 38 years, coupled ... Read More
Brenda Davis
Registered Dietitian
Brenda Davis, registered dietitian, is a world leading plant-based pioneer and an internationally acclaimed speaker. Brenda has been a featured speaker at medical, nutrition, and dietetic conferences in 25 countries on 6 cont ... Read More
Chad Hergott, PT, DPT
Founder and Owner at Relief Physical Therapy and Wellness
Chad attained his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2007 from the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, MN. He has practiced full-time in outpatient orthopedic clinics for 17 years and has also worked part-time in a nursing ... Read More
William Hsu, MD
Chief Medical Officer at L-NUTRA
William Hsu is a visionary innovator working at the intersection of medicine, technology, and business. During his 20-year tenure as an endocrinologist at Harvard’s Joslin Diabetes Center, world-renowned research, clinical ca ... Read More
Jengyu Lai, DPM, DipACLM, FAPWHc
Chief Manager at Rochester Clinic, PLC
Originally from Taiwan, where he earned his college degree in Microbiology, Dr. Jengyu Lai earned his Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine at the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery of Des Moines University in Iowa, where he ... Read More
M. Mark Melin, MD
Wound Care Specialist at Mayo Clinic
Dr. M. Mark Melin has been involved in wound care for 25 years. Dr. Melin's interests involve chronic wound care diagnostics, research and education for both patients and clinician teams. Dr. Melin participates in regional an ... Read More
Eddie Ramirez, MD
Director at Healthwise Lifestyle Medicine
Dr. Ramirez is a medical doctor, research scientist, published author and international speaker. Dr. Ramirez 's major research interest has been how food and lifestyle have the ability to prevent and reverse physical and ment ... Read More
Ayesha Sherzai, MD
Co-Director at Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University
Dr. Ayesha Sherzai is a neurologist and co-director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University, where she leads the Lifestyle Program for the Prevention of Neurological Diseases. She completed a dual train ... Read More
Dean Sherzai, MD
Co-Director at Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Loma Linda University
Dr. Dean Sherzai is a behavioral neurologist / neuroscientist whose entire life has been dedicated to behavioral change models at the community and population level. Dean finished his medical and neurology residencies at Geor ... Read More
Amit Sood, MD, MS, FACP
Executive Director at Global Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing
Dr. Sood is one of the world's leading experts on resilience and wellbeing. He is the creator of the Resilient Option program and executive director of the Global Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing. He was not only a profess ... Read More
Gail Van Kanegan
Healing Arts Practitioner at Hermitage Farm Center for Healing
Dr. Van Kanegan served as Assistant Professor Mayo School of Medicine and a Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner in the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Mary Hospital, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Professor of Nursing & Clinical ... Read More

Hosts

Ron Hanson
Marketing Executive at KAAL TV
Ron is a seasoned veteran when it comes to media with over 30+ years of experience. Ron has been with ABC 6 News (KAAL TV) here in Rochester for a total of 4 years. Ron has almost done it all in media. 11 years in radio, 12 y ... Read More
Mei Liu, MS, MBA
Founder and President at Lotus Health Foundation
Mei Liu, founder of Lotus Health Foundation and Chief Financial Officer of Rochester Clinic, earned her master’s degree in Health Care Administration from Des Moines University and an MBA from Drake University. In her current ... Read More
Kim Norton
Mayor at City of Rochester, MN
Kim Norton became the first woman Mayor of Rochester, Minnesota when she was elected in November of 2018 and took office on January 1, 2019. She was recently re-elected as Mayor for another four-year term. Mayor Kim Norton e ... Read More
Denise Stegall
Longevity Concierge at Healthy Living with Denise
With 25 years of experience in wellness, Denise Stegall is an expert in nutrition, mindset, and coaching. An amateur chef with a professional plant-based certification, she helps women on their menopause journey rediscover en ... Read More

 

 

 

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