Cynthia Thurlow | Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique

Two-thirds of women 40-59 years old are overweight and more than 1/2 are obese. Intermittent fasting can help women lose weight effectively. And can have profound impact on bio-physical profiles, but also improved self esteem and interpersonal relationships. It is easy to implement, it is inexpensive and flexible.   ABOUT CYNTHIA Cynthia is a Western
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Dan Weidenbenner | Community Revitalization through Gardening

Dan Weidenbenner is the executive director of Mill Community Ministries, the umbrella organization for Mill Village Farms. Through this work he leads a network of urban farms while delivering and marketing produce in low-income, “food-desert” communities where there is often little-to-no access to fresh and affordable food. His focus has been on employing and empowering
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Jessica Sharp | The Brain on Poverty

Jessica Sharp is the Director of Volunteer Services for a local food distribution nonprofit. Jessica has served as the Diversity Manager for a regional health care system, the Greenville Chamber, Junior League, the United Way of Greenville Leadership Greenville and the Riley Institute.
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Jaime Firecoat | Remove the Fear from Honest Living

Jaime Fivecoat is a retired manager at an international tire manufacturer. Jaime is a Board Member of the Obesity Action Coalition, Upstate Pride SC, a writer for NY Times and a cancer survivor.
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Luigi Boccuto | Personalized Medicine: A New Approach

Luigi is a clinical geneticist who trained for several years under Professor Neri in Rome with a focus on hereditary cancer, overgrowth syndromes and intellectual disability (ID) syndromes.
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Jon Evans | Social Media Saved My Life: My Weight Loss Journey

Jon is on a journey to lose 300 pounds and so far he has lost 230 lbs in 13 months. He speaks about his weight loss journey and how social media saved his life. About Jon Jon Evans is native to Greenville, South Carolina. He has lived all over the country but always ends up
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Nicole Livengood | Mental Health to Shout About

Nichole’s bipolar diagnosis didn’t stop her life, in fact, it gave her something to shout about. A successful life with mental illness is possible and she’s proof of that. About Nichole Nichole Livengood’s enthusiasm is contagious. She’s a freelance writer, a publicist, writes the popular Greenville food blog, GapCreekGourmet.com, produces Greenville Small Plate Crawl, and
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Fire-Brown | Healing Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

Hear Fire-Brown discuss how she turned a childhood of abuse and tragedy into triumph and advocacy. She shares how healing oneself can help start a movement of healing others.
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Megan Johnson | The Porn Paradox

Porn is legal. Sex trafficking is not. They are completely unrelated. Right? This talk is a paradigm shifting concept that has you asking, “Am I part of the problem? Or will I be part of the solution?”
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Leo Ferguson | How Sciences Build Healthy Communities

What do you get when you mix systems engineering and social science? You get a formula useful in helping communities leverage individual and corporate resources so no one is left behind.
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Marta Carvalhal | Self-Harm: What’s It All About

Self mutilation. Cutting. Self harm. Van Gogh is notorious for this. The idea brings up vivid negative images to most people. How can negative physical behaviors like cutting be explained and transformed into a formula for hope, rebuilding, and personal rebuilding?"
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Benjamin Caldwell | Binges into Benches

Addiction is a tough, very personal topic for Benjamin. This globally recognized artist shares how he’s harnessed this emotional struggle to deliver vivid commentaries. About Benjamin Benjamin has dual degrees in art and business from Westmont College in California. After completing his degrees, he returned to his home state of South Carolina and worked as
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