TEDxFremont 2012 provided a platform for leading and creative minds in the fields of health, science, psychology and education to share their unique insights about health and habits.

www.tedxfremont.com Why does the great male shrike kill bugs and poke them on thorns? Why is it so hard for humans to make the right choices? Douglas Lisle shows us how the answers are related. One of psychology's most innovative and curious minds, Lisle is the Director of Research for TrueNorth Health Center and coauthor of The Pleasure Trap.

www.tedxfremont.com Currently 100 million Americans are pre-diabetic or diabetic, and one in three kids born after the year 2000 will develop diabetes. Neal Barnard, clinical researcher and founder of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), identifies the causes of this serious issue and advises us how we can fight these statistics.

www.tedxfremont.com Kathy Freston shares her personal philosophy of 'leaning' into change, and how it helped her transform her life and particularly her food choices. Freston is a NYT bestselling author with a concentration on healthy living and conscious eating in an increasingly busy world. She has appeared on shows like Oprah & Ellen.

www.tedxfremont.com A fateful blizzard on a drive to Tahoe led to a conversation about food and nutrition, which inspired bodybuilder Joshua Knox, a Google employee, to go vegan for a week. One week turned into a 1.5 year lifestyle experiment with bodybuilding and diet.

www.tedxfremont.com After embarking on a juice fast, it took Kabir Kumar 60 days to make juicing a way of life. What followed was not only a physical change, but a lifestyle transformation. During the day Kumar is a senior development officer at Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

www.tedxfremont.com Rip Esselstyn, a former firefighter and author of The Engine 2 Diet, advocates a plant-strong diet to combat chronic diseases. Esselstyn inspired his fellow firefighting crew at the Austin Engine 2 station to follow a plant-based diet and dramatically heal their health. In 2012, Engine 2 and Whole Foods Market unveiled the Engine 2 food line.

www.tedxfremont.com Former Ironman Brendan Brazier believes that excellent nutrition is the key factor in building and maintaining a highly competitive athletic edge. Brazier is a performance nutrition consultant, author of the popular Thrive series and formulator of the award-winning line of Vega nutritional products.

www.tedxfremont.com What food habits do all great civilizations have in common? John McDougall suggests that starch-based diets are the foods humans were born to eat. He has been studying, writing, and speaking out about the effects of nutrition on disease for over 40 years and is a bestselling author of several titles, including The Starch Solution.