Conference Speakers

 

CARL GERMANO, MS, RD, CNS, CDN is a registered and certified nutritionist, a frequent radio guest and lecturer and recently has been appointed to the New York State Board of Dietetics and Nutrition.  He holds a master’s degree in clinical nutrition from New York University and has over 28 years experience using innovative, complementary nutritional therapies in clinical practice.  For the past 23 years, he has dedicated his efforts to research and product development for the dietary supplement industry, where he has been instrumental in bringing cutting-edge nutritional substances and formulations to the dietary/medical supplement industry.  Today, he continues his efforts in product development and research and is responsible for providing the industry with the next generation of clinically important nutraceutical ingredients.  In addition, he has served as an advisory board member of The Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists and is the author of the best selling books:  Natures Pain Killers, The Osteoporosis Solution, The Brain Wellness Plan, Artic Root (Rhodiola Rosea: Natures Answer To Stress, Disease & Performance and Advantra Z: The Natural Way To Lose Weight Safely and his latest books SOD/Gliadin: The Ultimate Cellular Defense Against Aging and Disease and Nucleotides: The Building Blocks of Life.  He served as Vice President of Product Development & Research for Solgar Vitamin & Herb Company for many years and recently holds the position of Executive Vice President of Product Development and Research with Millennium Biotechnologies, Inc.


ALAN PRESSMAN: DC, CDN is a chiropractor and a New York State Board certified dietitian/nutritionist.  He has been a Professor of Nutrition Research and Chairman of the Department of Clinical Nutrition at New York Chiropractic College and Associate Professor of Bio-nutrition at the University of Bridgeport.  He has served numerous terms as president for the Council on Nutrition of the American Chiropractic Association and has been their Director of Education and Research. He is also a diplomate and past president of the American Chiropractic Board of Nutrition and a fellow of the International & American Association of Clinical Nutritionists. Dr. Pressman has written 2 textbooks and 10 books for the general public.  He has appeared on the major TV and radio networks and is the Director of Gramercy Health Associates in New York City, where he maintains his private practice.

 


BRYAN MARK RIGG, PhD served as an officer in the Marine Corp and is a professor of history at the American Military University, author of 3 books and currently writing a book on his experience growing up with ADHD entitled Overcoming Learning Disabilities, How a Learning Disabled Kid Conquered the Odds and Graduated from Yale and Cambridge.


ROSEANNE SCHNOLL, PhD, RD, CDN is an associate professor of nutrition at Brooklyn College. She is studying the relationship between nutrition and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and has published two articles in this area. Her other interests include complementary and alternative therapies, functional foods, and phytomedicines; and the effects of blueberries on cognitive function.


LINDA LIZOTTE, RD is a co- founder of Designs for Health, a nutrition supplement company.  She educates physicians and other health care practitioners on nutrition and dietary issues and provides practitioners with a weekly educational conference call.  Linda has personally counseled thousands of individuals and has a tremendous reputation for her excellent results with weight loss and other health conditions.   She has written for national publications and has been interviewed on television and radio segments.  Linda speaks all over the country to help health professionals stay abreast of the latest research in the area of nutrition.   She has become widely respected and sought out by those wishing to make nutrition their career choice.


JERRY HICKEY, RPh is the chairman of the Society of Natural Pharmacy, a national pharmacy organization and is the co-author of the book Dr. Gaynor’s Cancer Prevention Program.  Mr. Hickey has lectured extensively to health professionals and taught in the diplomate in nutrition program at the New York Chiropractic College.  He is the founder of Hickey Chemists, a natural pharmacy and the host of Invite Health a daily radio show on WWRL. He is currently the scientific director at Invite Health.