Jim Painter
Inspires wellness. Demonstrates how to lose weight without dieting by changing the dining environment. Teaches science-tested ways that provide a healthy path to weight loss, Health by stealth.
Dr. Painter gives science-based information about living a whole life, spirit, soul, and body, in health. He inspires people to live a life promoting wellness. He conducts wine tastings demonstrating the culinary appreciation of wine, along with the health benefits. He has earned a PhD. from the University of Illinois, is Professor Emeritus from Eastern Illinois University, and is currently the Director of the MS in Functional and Integrative Medicine at John Patrick University and adjunct Professor at the University of Texas, School of Public Health. His recent research areas include reducing the risk of heart disease through phytonutrients and dietary intervention, mindless eating, and stealthy calorie control to reduce calorie intake. He speaks nationally and internationally on various nutritional, leadership, and inspirational topics. Jim has been a Registered Dietitian since 1980 and has served as the Director of Nutrition research for the California Raisin Marketing Board, and nutrition adviser for Sun-Maid Raisin Growers of California and Paramount Farms Wonderful Pistachios. He is the Chair of Sugar-wise and consults for the National Dairy Council. He has served on the American Heart Association's Healthier Diet Business Committee and is a member of the American Society for Nutrition.
He worked for Marriott Corporation in the 1980s, taught nutrition at the University of Illinois during the 1990s, and Chaired the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University until 2013. After 2013, his focus has been on presenting and consulting in the areas of nutrition and wellness.
Jim has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and presentations to his credit and has authored the textbook, Nutrition You Can Use and his latest book Let's Eat Mindfully!
Jim's experience in leadership and scholarship along with his affable speaking style makes complicated subjects understandable. His interest in wholeness body, mind, and spirit translate into inspiring presentations.
Dr. Painter gives science-based information about living a whole life, spirit, soul, and body, in health. He inspires people to live a life promoting wellness. He conducts wine tastings demonstrating the culinary appreciation of wine, along with the health benefits. He has earned a PhD. from the University of Illinois, is Professor Emeritus from Eastern Illinois University, and is currently the Director of the MS in Functional and Integrative Medicine at John Patrick University and adjunct Professor at the University of Texas, School of Public Health. His recent research areas include reducing the risk of heart disease through phytonutrients and dietary intervention, mindless eating, and stealthy calorie control to reduce calorie intake. He speaks nationally and internationally on various nutritional, leadership, and inspirational topics. Jim has been a Registered Dietitian since 1980 and has served as the Director of Nutrition research for the California Raisin Marketing Board, and nutrition adviser for Sun-Maid Raisin Growers of California and Paramount Farms Wonderful Pistachios. He is the Chair of Sugar-wise and consults for the National Dairy Council. He has served on the American Heart Association's Healthier Diet Business Committee and is a member of the American Society for Nutrition.
He worked for Marriott Corporation in the 1980s, taught nutrition at the University of Illinois during the 1990s, and Chaired the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois University until 2013. After 2013, his focus has been on presenting and consulting in the areas of nutrition and wellness.
Jim has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and presentations to his credit and has authored the textbook, Nutrition You Can Use and his latest book Let's Eat Mindfully!
Jim's experience in leadership and scholarship along with his affable speaking style makes complicated subjects understandable. His interest in wholeness body, mind, and spirit translate into inspiring presentations.
Food Psychology: Why We Eat More Than We Think
Health by Stealth
For far too long we've been trying to sell nutrition as an incentive to eat healthier foods. The problem comes when we try to sell nutrition over taste. Taste always wins. Instead of trading flavor and visual appeal for nutritional benefits, why not create dishes with all three components? Dr. Painter describes how you CAN have all three by concentrating on taste and appearance and adding the nutrition by stealth. He shows his audience the importance of selling to the senses as...
Wellness for the Whole Person
Wellness is more than just avoiding disease, it means to live in vibrant health. Wellness is achieved by more than just eating the right foods. We are not simply a body but also mind and spirit. This synergistic triad is inseparable. A poor diet may not just affect the body but also how we think and our disposition toward others. Similarly, anxiety in your spirit may affect health in your body. Therefore, for you to truly achieve TOTAL wellness, your efforts must...
Herbal Supplements for Diabetes
Despite the insufficiency of evidence to draw definite conclusion regarding the use of herbals supplements for diabetes management, approximately 31% of individuals with diabetes use herbal supplements, and yet few consumers actually know how truthful the claims are behind these supplements, and Certified Diabetes Educators may not be addressing these potential tools in their educational sessions. This talk gives the scientific, evidence-based truth on the effectiveness and safety of some...
Foods to Help Reduce the Incidence of Heart Disease
Dietary advice on preventing heart disease seems to change daily and this can be disconcerting and confusing for dietitians and consumers alike. This talk gives the scientific, evidence-based truth about preventing heart disease.
This presentation will briefly describe heart disease and lipoprotein's function in the body, and review of the research why dietary cholesterol and total fat intake are not important to reduce the risk of heart disease, even though these were frequently...
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