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Dr. Josh Klapow

Dr. Josh Klapow was a keynote speaker at the Southern Womens’ Show in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 4-6, which was attended by approximately 20,000 women and their family members.  His talk was ttitled “Living SMART- HOW to Live a Healthier, Happier, More Fulfilling Life.”  Before the Show, the talk was promoted by both Magic 96.5 and ABC 33/40, and book signings were well attended throughout.

He is doing a learning session on the Living SMART program on March 12th, 2008 for the Registered Dieticians of Alabama.

Dr. Klapow will discuss “Living SMART: Helping Seniors Make Healthy Lasting Lifestyle Change” at the Alabama Gerontological Society’s Annual Training Conference ” in Birmingham, April 2 - 4, 2008.

He was quoted in the October 13 issue of “Men’s Health,” both online and in print,  in an article titled “Think Your Way To Thin: Can’t-miss strategies for outwitting the 5 leading weight-loss traps for guys.”

Check out his comments on how not to let a diet fail in:
Plan for Diet Failure at Lifescript

Dr. Sheri Pruitt

Dr. Sheri Pruitt was a featured presenter at Life on the Edge: Personal and Professional Strategies for Success conference for physicians and managers of Kaiser Permanente on October 21 at Lake Tahoe.  Her lectures include, “Living SMART:  Five Essential Skills to Change Health Habits Forever” and “Exposing and Transforming Adherence:  Changing Patient and Provider Behavior.”

In early December, she is lecturing at the 23rd Annual Society of Cardiology meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, on the topics “Living SMART: Proven Behavioral Skills to Change Health Habits Forever,” “Long-Term Weight Loss Maintenance: What works?,” and “On-line Health Coaching to Increase Physical Activity: An Initial Investigation of Effectiveness.”