Medical College of Wisconsin Center for Disease Prevention Research Resources

What you eat affects your body and your mood [Healthy Living | Friday, February 25, 2022 | No. 1]

Celebrating Nutrition Month [Healthy Living | Friday, March 25, 2022 | No. 2]

Farmers market season in Wisconsin [Healthy Living | Friday, June 24, 2022 | No. 5]

Plant-based during the holidays [Healthy Living | Friday, November 18, 2022 | No. 10]

Navigating the childhood obesity epidemic [Healthy Living | Friday, April 21, 2023 | No. 13]

The science behind the new obesity medication craze [Healthy Living | Friday, May 19, 2023 | No. 14]

Nutrition and maternal health [Healthy Living | Friday, June 23, 2023 | No. 15]

Erectile dysfunction: A canary in a coal mine [Healthy Living | Friday, July 21, 2023 | No. 16]

The danger of trans fat [Healthy Living | Friday, August 25, 2023 | No. 17]

Produce prescriptions [Healthy Living | Friday, September 29, 2023 | No. 18]

Improving nutrition education [Healthy Living | Tuesday, November 28, 2023 | No. 20]

Nutrition misinformation [Helping You Be Healthy in 2024 | Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | No. 3]

You are what you eat [Helping You Be Healthy in 2024 | Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | No. 5]

Exercise is not the antidote for a poor diet [Healthy Living | Friday, August 26, 2022 | No. 7]

Exercise as medicine [Helping You Be Healthy in 2023 | Friday, January 6, 2023]

How does your lifestyle impact your heart? [Healthy Living | Friday, February 17, 2023 | No. 11]

The health benefits of sleep [Healthy Living | Friday, July 29, 2022 | No. 6]

How can you sleep better? [Helping You Be Healthy in 2023 | Friday, December 30, 2022]

Sleep for your health [Helping You Be Healthy in 2024 | Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | No. 4]

Music: Magic or Medicine? [Healthy Living | Friday, April 29, 2022 | No. 3]

Coping with burnout and stress [Healthy Living | Friday, May, 27, 2022 | No. 4]

Spending time in nature improves your health [Healthy Living | Friday, October 28, 2022 | No. 9]

The hows & whys of mindfulness [Helping You Be Healthy in 2023 | Friday, January 13, 2023]

Keeping up healthy habits [Helping You Be Healthy in 2023 | Friday, January 27, 2023]

Body positivity and psychological wellness [Healthy Living | Friday, October 27, 2023 | No. 19]

Hidden benefits of habits [Helping You Be Healthy in 2024 | Tuesday, January 2, 2024 | No. 1]

Social check-up [Helping You Be Healthy in 2024 | Tuesday, January 9, 2024 | No. 2]

Effects of alcohol on your health [Healthy Living | Friday, September 30, 2022 | No. 8]

Alcohol and your health [Helping You Be Healthy in 2023 | Friday, January 20, 2023]

Lecturers: Brian Hart, MEd; Ann Crile Esselstyn, MEd; Jane Esselstyn

Critics often argue that a plant-based diet is too expensive…is this actually true? By popular demand, we are diving into how to eat a whole food, plant-based diet on a budget! Whether you are a prince or a pauper, you can enjoy the benefits of the diet that science shows optimizes our health and reduces our risk of dying prematurely. Join us for a two-part presentation: (1) Plant-based on a budget: 30 minutes with Executive Director Brian Hart; and (2) Budget-minded cooking demo: 30 minutes with Ann and Jane Esselstyn.

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Lecturer: Brian Hart, MEd

Master educator Brian Hart identifies roadblocks to change and develops onramps to healthy solutions. Through lecture and discussion, his presentation reveals challenges and creates strategies to best implement a plant-based lifestyle. Special consideration is given to “how we got here” as a species and culture, as well as how to overcome “the pleasure trap.”

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Lecturers: Ann Crile Esselstyn, MEd; Jane Esselstyn

Ann and Jane, co-authors of the Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook, will explain and demonstrate the principles of cooking to prevent and reverse heart disease. This lecture and cooking demo will explore some of the many whole foods, plant-based ingredients that have shown to lower cholesterol levels, reduce blood pressure and improve blood glucose numbers. Special attention will be paid to the oats, flats, and bowls approach.

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Lecturer: Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS

Join CDPR to learn about the benefits of a fruit and veggie prescription. Dr. Ruffalo is an Associate Professor and the Co-Director of Medical Student Education in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at MCW. Dr. Ruffalo’s research approach has been applied to veteran health, food security, school-based health and wellness, and rural health.

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Lecturer: Michael Klaper, MD

Michael Klaper, MD is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. He has practiced acute care medicine in Hawaii, Canada, California, Florida, and New Zealand. For the past 35 years, Dr. Klaper has focused on health-promoting food and lifestyle choices to help reverse disease and prevent the need for hospitalization and surgery.

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Join Dr. Stuart Wong, medical oncologist and director of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Disease Prevention Research Center, as he chats with Dr. Rania Dempsey, lifestyle medicine physician and mom, about the science behind plant-based nutrition and tips on how to get started with some simple lifestyle modifications to improve your overall health.

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Host: David Nelson, PhD, MS
Medical College of Wisconsin

Guest: Kenneth Jacobsohn, MD, BS
Medical College of Wisconsin

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Join Stuart Wong, MD, medical oncologist and director of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Disease Prevention Research Center, and Ken Jacobsohn, MD, professor, as they explore the science-driven nutrition plan that can prevent disease, promote good health, and change our bodies and our communities for the better.

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