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ORACLE – This fall, Sun Life’s own Dr. Ted Crawford will be among 18 other well-renowned speakers at the International Plant-Based Nutrition Healthcare Conference from Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in Anaheim, Calif.
Dr. Ted Crawford is a board certified family practice physician who is the Associate Medical Director for Sun Life Family Health Center, and works with patients in Oracle. Dr. Crawford was born, raised, and educated in Iowa having graduated from medical school at Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. He did his post graduate residency training in the U.S. Air Force and moved to Arizona in 1988.
After adopting a whole foods, plant-based lifestyle himself four years ago and experiencing the many positive benefits on his own health, he began promoting and advocating this way of eating to his patients. He has given several presentations to groups and at conferences, often bringing patients of his along to share their testimonials.
He will be joining other voices on the subject including those of Dr. T. Colin Campbell (co-author of The China Study), Dr. Jimmy H. Conway, Dr. Hans Diehl (founder of the Lifestyle Medicine Institute in Loma Linda), Dr. Dean Ornish (founder and president of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute), Dr. Brooke Goldner (founder of VeganMedicalDoctor.com, SkypePsychiatrist.com, and author), and many more.
The conference is organized by The Plantrician Project (Planting the Seeds of Change), a 501c3 tax exempt, nonprofit corporation.
To learn more about the conference, visit http://pbnhc.com/, or visit http://plantricianproject.org/ to learn more about the initiative to empower clinicians with the knowledge of whole foods and a plant-based diet.
ABOUT SUN LIFE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
Sun Life Family Health Center is Pinal County’s largest primary care provider, and was one of the first community health centers in the state to have received accreditation from the Joint Commission (the gold standard of quality in healthcare). Sun Life serves both insured and uninsured Pinal County patients, and provides health services in family practice, dentistry, women’s health, pediatrics, diabetes education, and much more.
Sun Life has several area family practice offices, located in Casa Grande, Eloy, Coolidge, Maricopa, Oracle, San Manuel and Apache Junction. The Casa Grande general health facility (located on N. Arizola Road) houses management operations, as well as family dentistry and orthodontics, and provides in-house radiology, pharmacy and laboratory services. The Center for Women & the Center for Children on Florence Boulevard in Casa Grande offer women’s wellness/maternity care and pediatric care (respectively). Our San Manuel family practice also offers radiology, diabetes education, and pharmacy services. Our Eloy, San Manuel, and Apache Junction locations offer family practice and a public pharmacy. Coolidge, Maricopa, and Oracle are all family practice locations.
To learn more about office locations and hours, visit www.sunlifefamilyhealth.org. Sun Life…Excellence in Health Care.
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