American Program Bureau’s (APB) alternative medicine speakers offer an in-depth understanding of the alternative medicine field -- ranging from self-care according to folk principles, to care rendered in an organized health care system based on alternative traditions or practices. They also share insights into the complexities and benefits of these approaches.
Tonya Pinkins
Oprah described Tonya Pinkins as one of the “Ten Women in America Who Will Take Your Breath Away in 2004.” This Tony Award-winning actress and modern day Renaissance woman most recently starred in Tony Kushner’s critically acclaimed, hit Broadway musical “Caroline, or Change.”
Shirley MacLaine
A dancer, singer, author, and highly regarded actress, she is certainly among Hollywood's most unique stars. A five-time Academy Award nominee, she won a Best Actress Award for playing quirky matriarch “Aurora Greenway” in Terms of Endearment. She showcases her indefatigable essence, advocating for personal ...
Jane Seymour
Truly a modern Renaissance woman, award-winning actress Seymour has found success in all aspects of her rich life. Recently a hit on Dancing with the Stars, she has gone from leading roles in films, on Broadway and on television in Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman to tapping into her talent as accomplished artist, ...
George Lundberg
Having served as editor-in-chief of both JAMA and Medscape, Dr. Lundberg is the author of Severed Trust: Why American Medicine Hasn't Been Fixed. A charismatic and inspirational speaker, he offers a professional insight on quality, cost and access to care, ethics, strategic management, and health ...
Sherwin Nuland
Renowned surgeon and author of the monumentally successful books, How We Live and How We Die, and The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being, Dr. Nuland continues to contribute greatly to the medical world. He offers a unique perspective on healthy aging and medical ethics, as well as an ...
Isadore Rosenfeld
Widely recognized as one of the most effective proponents in the education of the American public in medical matters. His books include Live Now, Age Later; The Best Treatment; and Dr. Rosenfeld's Guide to Alternative Medicine, Second Opinion, Modern Prevention, and his most recent Dr. ...
Joan Borysenko
A world-renowned spokesperson for the mind-body approach to health, Dr. Borysenko combines the latest research, practical exercises, and personal anecdotes in her pioneering work to distinctively blend science, medicine, psychology, and spirituality as a service of healing.
Pamela Peeke
Dr. Peeke is a regular medicine and science commentator for CNN and is a featured medicine and health commentator on National Public Radio. She has also appeared as in-studio expert on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Ted Koppel's Nightline, Public Broadcasting's Health Week, CNN Headline News, Good ...
Richard Carmona
As the 17th Surgeon General, Dr. Carmona developed comprehensive knowledge of the environmental influences on healthy living today. He offers a close look at the epidemic of asthma in young children as well as other issues directly related to the state of our environment and how we can work towards not only a healthy body, ...
Wayne Dyer
One of the most popular authors and speakers on motivational topics, Dyer is often credited with beginning the self-development movement. Author of "Your Erroneous Zones", "You'll See It When You Believe It" and "What Do You Really Want for Your Children".
Alice Domar
Domar is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to women's health issues. As the founder of the first Mind/Body Center for Women's Health, her research focuses on the relationship between stress and different women's health conditions, and creating innovative programs to help women decrease physical and ...
Patch Adams
Founder and director of Gesundheit Institute, a free health facility in operation for over 20 years. Only health facility in U.S. addressing four major issues in health care delivery by action including: the rising cost of care, dehumanization of medicine, malpractice suits and the abuses of the third party system. ...
Christine Dumas
Dr. Christine Dumas appears regularly as a medical reporter on Weekend Live on Fox News Channel, and is often featured on the Sirius Stars Network, where she comments on topical issues ranging across medicine, lifestyle and the currency of conversation. She has been featured on both Oprah and The View.
Christiane Northrup
Internationally known for her lectures and articles, and co-founder of Women to Women, Dr. Northrup shares a combined vision that acknowledges the blending of the best of conventional medicine, alternative medicine, feminism, global ecology, and spirituality.
Jesse Dylan
Jesse Dylan isn't the first director to make the jump from music videos to feature films, but he's certainly one of the most creative and successful. His recent project with will.i.am for Barack Obama led to the video/speech, "Yes We Can." The viral sensation has since been seen by tens of millions and won an Emmy Award.
Kelly Corrigan
The New York Times best-selling author of The Middle Place and Lift, Corrigan has a way of connecting with readers and audiences alike. Sharing life experiences from battling breast cancer at the young age of 36, to learning of her father's late-stage cancer, to the emotional struggles and personal ...
Mary Ann Bauman
Medical Director for Women’s Health and Community Relations at Integris Health Inc., author of Fight Fatigue—Six Simple Steps to Maximize Your Energy, and pioneer of “On Your Own” program, which focuses on health issues facing teens, Dr. Mary Ann Bauman provides medical information without the confusing ...
Naomi Judd
Described as the "star next door" for her extraordinary talents and "tell it like it is" candor, Country music icon Naomi Judd provides an authentic voice to communicate complicated issues that touch upon subjects ranging from health and wellness, aging, parenting, and the power of the mind/ body/spirit connection.
Miguel Nicolelis
Dr. Miguel Nicolelis is one of the leading brain scientists in the world, and is author of the acclaimed book Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines—and How It Will Change Our Lives. He shows how the long-sought merger of brains with machines is about to become a ...