Steven G. Pratt, M.D., a world-renowned authority on the role of nutrition and lifestyle in the prevention of disease and optimizing health, will deliver the Manus C. Kraff Lecture on Science and Medicine at the 2007 Symposium of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) in San Diego, 10:00 am, April 29, 2007, it was announced today.
Dr. Pratt’s Presentation: 21st Century HealthStyling
Evidence abounds that total health is achieved via a network of efforts. While diet and exercise are important, other factors like sleep and stress management can have just as much impact on one’s daily health and functioning. Dr. Steven Pratt, dubbed "the Food Dude" by Oprah Winfrey, will discuss many aspects of health promotion. He will cover such topics as:
- How ordinary spices like black pepper and cinnamon can make surprising contributions to health promotion.
- What the latest compelling research shows about how poor sleep habits could be sabotaging efforts at weight control, reducing cognitive abilities, and impairing overall health.
- How achieving "personal peace" can prolong life and improve brain function.
- Why dark chocolate, honey, and kiwi have joined the ranks of Super Foods.
- How the simplest imaginable exercise program can be the most effective.
- Why paying attention to one simple aspect of eating could be the answer to weight control.
Biographical Information: Steven G. Pratt, MD is a senior staff ophthalmologist at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California. He has practiced medicine since 1985. Pratt received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1975, served his internship specializing in Internal Medicine and did his residency specializing in ophthalmology at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. He did his ophthalmology fellowship at Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, and he was Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1981. He lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Dr. Pratt wrote SuperFoods Rx, SuperFoods, and HealthStyle.
