Jane Esselstyn RN is a fresh, charismatic voice who brings her perspective and passion as a nurse, researcher, mother, and teacher to the forefront of the plant-based movement. She presents her work, research and high energy demos all over the country. Her annual conference, Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease for Women, focuses on the power of a plant-based approach to eliminate this #1 killer of women and other preventable, lifestyle related diseases. Jane says, “Prevention is the New Cure”, and the most powerful, relevant, and protective tool known today is a plant-based diet.

Jane is an avid and inventive designer of plant-strong recipes and the co-author of The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook. She created the recipe sections of #1 NYTimes bestseller, Plant-Strong and The Engine 2 Seven Day Rescue, by Rip Esselstyn. Jane brings her high energy and straight forward message to her presentations, research studies with kids, food demonstrations, and cookbooks with clarity, hilarity, and a can-do attitude.

She and her husband Brian Hart live in Cleveland Ohio with their 3 plant-based children. Jane graduated from the University of Michigan, where she competed as a nationally recruited swimmer and varsity rower.

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Brought to you by the Coalition for Healthy School Food and PlantPure, our main goal for the Healthy School Food Summit (HSFS) is to educate school administrators, teachers, parents, food service workers, legislators and others on ways they can add more healthy food options in their schools to help students grow and excel while also motivating and inspiring them to also eat better at home. We've invited top experts in nutrition and program development to provide their insights through interviews with co-hosts Amie Hamlin, of the Coalition for Healthy School Food, and Ron Gandiza, of PlantPure. Please visit http://www.schoolfoodsummit.com for more information on the Healthy School Food Summit and see a list of all the guest experts.

Coalition for Healthy School Food - http://www.healthyschoolfood.org

PlantPure - http://www.plantpurenation.com