Speakers’ Details  Dr. Akil Taher is a practicing medical doctor, an author, eternal optimist, explorer, adventurer, and a strong advocate for a whole food, plant-based vegan lifestyle. He is a Septuagenarian athlete who after surviving heart bypass surgery went on to become an extreme athlete in his 60’s and 70’s and has educated thousands to understand a way out of the pain of chronic illness and disease. He believes that what you eat is the most important pillar of the 6 Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Taher knows and shares through his incredible story, the lifechanging benefits of living a WFPB vegan lifestyle and it’s more than what you may think.