The Ultimate Sugar Detox Summit Speaker Dashboard
JULY 7-11, 2025
JULY 7-11, 2025
Summit Speakers
Dr. Holly Donahue
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Dr. Lara Zakaria
Integrative Pharmacist & Board Certified Nutritionist
Dr. Tara Coppola
Naturopathic Physician
Elizabeth Mintun
Psychotherapist & Mindful Life Coach
Heather-Ann Ferri
Speaker, Author, Self Mastery Coach
Jen Yundt Coles
The SIBO Coach
Dr. Uma Naidoo
Harvard Nutritional Psychiatrist
Dr. Kenneth Mittelstadt
Functional Medicine Practitioner, Acupuncturist
Dr. Stephany Porter
Naturopathic Doctor, FABNO
James LaValle
B.S.Pharm, CCN, MT, DHM, DHPh Chairman-Metabolic Code Enterprises, Inc
Dr. Maria Azizian
MD, FACS, IFMCP
Summit Schedule
Monday, July 7 – LIVE
All times are EST
| 10:00 AM | Dr. Stephany Porter |
| 10:45 AM | Lara Zakaria |
| 11:30 AM | Elizabeth Mintun |
| 12:15 PM | Heather Ann-Ferri |
| 1:00 PM | Dr. Holly Donahue |
| 1:45 PM | Dr. Holly Donahue |
| 2:30 PM | Dr.Maria Azizian |
| 3:15 PM | Dr. Tara Coppola |
| 4:00 PM | Jen Yundt |
| Closing | Dr. Holly Donahue |
Tuesday, July 8
| Dr. Kenny Mittelstadt |
Wednesday, July 9
| Dr. Uma Naidoo |
Thursday, July 10
| James Lavalle |
Speaker Details
Dr. Holly Donahue
Licensed, board-certified Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
INTERVIEW:
Are You Ready to Live in A Body You Love? Ditch the Fatigue and Sugar Cravings
About Dr. Holly Donahue
Dr. Holly Donahue is a New Hampshire–licensed, board-certified naturopathic doctor with over two decades of experience helping highly driven, goal-oriented individuals heal from the root. As founder of Simple Health, Inc. and Cura’ Naturale Therapeutic Healing—a nature-cure clinic offering over 40 naturopathic healing modalities—Dr. Donahue specializes in deep cellular detoxification and whole-body restoration.
Her work integrates the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual pillars of health, with a strong focus on personalized nutrition, hormone balance, sleep, stress regulation, and reconnecting patients to their true way of being. She’s known for guiding patients through a transformative, individualized healing journey based on their genetics, lifestyle, and purpose—so they can reclaim energy, clarity, and long-term vitality.
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Dr. Lara Zakaria
Integrative Pharmacist & Board Certified Nutritionist
INTERVIEW:
Eat the Rainbow, Ditch the Crash: Your Morning Fix for Sugar Cravings
About Dr. Lara Zakaria
Dr. Lara Zakaria is a pharmacist turned nutritionist who helps people use food and lifestyle to get to the root of their health concerns. After 20 years in pharmacy, she realized prescriptions were just one piece of the puzzle—and that most people were missing the big picture when it came to things like energy, hormones, digestion, and blood sugar. That realization led her to study nutrition and integrative medicine, where she found a better way to help people actually feel better—starting with the way they eat, sleep, move, and manage stress.
Now, Lara works with individuals and healthcare teams to turn science into simple strategies that actually fit into real life. Her approach focuses on reversing the patterns behind chronic conditions like fatigue, bloating, brain fog, hormone imbalance, and autoimmunity—without fad diets or restriction.
She’s also a university professor, speaker, and clinical mentor—but more than anything, she loves teaching people how to take charge of their health, one colorful breakfast at a time.
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Dr. Tara Coppola
Naturopathic Physician
INTERVIEW:
Your Brain on Sugar
About Dr. Tara Coppola
Hi! I’m Dr. Tara Coppola, ND, MS, CES—a licensed naturopathic physician, homeopath, and nutritionist who helps high-achieving women and health-conscious individuals break free from sugar’s grip and address chronic health concerns like digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, and emotional overwhelm. At Rising Phoenix Naturopathy, I specialize in guiding, educating, and empowering you to achieve self-healing, increase longevity, and improve your quality of life—all by focusing on the body’s innate ability to heal, with care plans rooted in the latest peer-reviewed research.
My approach blends science-backed naturopathic medicine with deep listening, nervous system support, and sometimes, delightfully weird but effective remedies. We’ll laugh, we’ll learn, and yes, we’ll talk digestive health—because it matters! If you’re looking for someone who honors both science and spirit, who will meet your pain without fear, and who believes laughter belongs in every treatment plan—you’ve found her. Healing here isn’t always light, but it’s honest, it’s held, and it’s yours.
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Elizabeth Mintun
Psychotherapist & Mindful Life Coach
INTERVIEW:
A New Way to Break Old Habits: Gentle, Consistent, and Rooted in Self-Respect
About Elizabeth Mintun
Elizabeth Mintun, MA, MSW, LISW-S is a psychotherapist and mindfulness coach. Elizabeth has a psychotherapy private practice in Columbus, Ohio. She also facilitates online coaching, courses, and offers a self-care membership called The Calming Ground, which supports and guides women to move from feeling depleted, overwhelmed, and exhausted to feeling energized, confident, and inspired.
Elizabeth infuses her psychotherapy and membership with her knowledge of meditation, her love of nature, and her value of providing a safe and sacred space through compassionate presence.
Elizabeth is the creator and host of The Calming Ground Podcast and she is a certified Qigong teacher and Forest Therapy Guide.
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Heather-Ann Ferri
Speaker, Author, Self Mastery Coach
INTERVIEW:
From Rage to Sweet Soul Healing My Generational Sugar Addiction with 3 Ancient Sciences
About Heather-Ann Ferri
Heather Ann Ferri’s childhood fascination with turning and movement led her to earn a Guinness World Record in tap dancing in New York City. Yet, no amount of sugar or dissociation could permanently silence the echoes of childhood trauma.
Her career took a profound turn when she returned to Pittsburgh—only to lose her ability to walk for two years. Forced to confront pain in its rawest form, she discovered that her mastery of the arts, combined with eight ancient sciences, was leading her toward something far greater than performance. She set aside her tap shoes to step into her voice.
Now, as a trauma-informed healer and visionary speaker, Heather Ann bridges the worlds of theater arts, resilience, and soul transformation, guiding others toward deep healing.
Her work explores the physical psychology of healing, reclaiming the inner child and voice, and rewriting generational patterns—offering profound insights for those seeking self-mastery and authenticity. Whether sitting with a mother, nurse, or business owner, three themes emerged time and time again:
The inner child longs to be seen, heard, and valued.
In this talk, Heather Ann shares the roots of her sugar addiction, the 3 ancient sciences that got her in the game of feeling pain to release bloodline and childhood traumas to come into her angelic warrior sweet soul self. www.heatherannferri.com
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Jen Yundt Coles
The SIBO Coach
INTERVIEW:
Gut-Brain-Performance: The Hidden Cost of Sugar on Focus, Energy, and Leadership Drive
About Jen Yundt Coles
Jen Yundt Coles is a leading expert in gut-brain-performance and functional health strategy- best known for her premium programs helping high-performing women break free from the leadership drain of chronic gut dysfunction, including SIBO.
As The SIBO Coach, Jen works with clients and practitioners worldwide, bringing a bold, system-level approach to gut-brain resilience, nervous system regulation, and sustainable performance.
Her work is grounded in both clinical expertise and personal experience- helping women reclaim clarity, drive, and vitality when conventional approaches have failed.
Jen’s signature message: stop building big outcomes on small energy.
True gut work is about restoring system intelligence- so your body fuels the focus, drive, and resilience required to lead at the highest level.
Dr. Uma Naidoo
Harvard Nutritional Psychiatrist
INTERVIEW:
Calm Your Mind with Food – Foods that Drive Anxiety
About Dr. Uma Naidoo
Dr. Uma Naidoo is a Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef, nutritional biologist, and international bestselling author of This is Your Brain on Food and Calm Your Mind with Food. Described by the late Michelin-starred chef David Bouley as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food and medicine space, Dr. Naidoo is a pioneer in the field of Nutritional Psychiatry and Culinary Psychiatry—an emerging discipline that integrates nutrition and cooking into mental health care.
She is the Founder and Director of the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry service in the United States at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where she also serves as Director of Nutritional, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Psychiatry and Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at the MGH Academy. On faculty at Harvard Medical School, she developed the first CME-accredited program on nutrition for brain health.
Cooking Show for Mental Health Professionals Nutritional Psychiatry Primer
Dr. Naidoo is also co-founder and CEO of Tiarra, a women’s mental health chatbot, and co-founder of Vitality Nexus, a personalized longevity program at Amrit Ocean in Palm Beach. She was also named one of the Top 100 Women in Health Tech in 2024 by Parity. She serves on a national task force focused on transforming the Bronx into a certified Blue Zone community.
Recognized globally, she was the 2024 recipient of the Rundle-Lister Lectureship in Transformative Nutritional Medical Education by the University of Toronto and is a media contributor for CNBC and Harvard Health Publishing. She advises the World Economic Forum (New Frontiers of Nutrition), serves on a United Nations task force for mental health, and was appointed U.S. Ambassador for Mental Health by the UK College of Medicine, where she leads the international Food for Mood Campaign. Dr. Naidoo is also an instructor on @MasterClass. US News has featured her as America’s Nutritional Psychiatrist.
Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Today Show, Live with Kelly & Ryan, ABC, and more.
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Dr. Kenneth Mittelstadt
Functional Medicine Practitioner, Acupuncturist
INTERVIEW:
Burnout, Blood Sugar & the Hidden Costs of Hustle Culture
About Dr. Kenneth Mittelstadt
Dr. Kenny Mittelstadt is a functional medicine practitioner and acupuncturist that serves as a health detective dedicated to helping people uncover the hidden causes behind stubborn symptoms. He blends advanced functional lab testing and strategic supplement & lifestyle medicine to help support the systems behind issues that fall through the cracks of conventional care.
With dual doctorates in Chiropractic and Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine and advanced training through the Institute for Functional Medicine, Functional Medicine Academy, and Kalish Institute, Dr. Kenny combines deep clinical expertise with a human-first approach.
Based in San Antonio, he works virtually with patients across Texas, California, and Florida, supporting them through their root cause health transformations.
Dr. Stephany Porter
Naturopathic Doctor, FABNO
INTERVIEW:
Sweet freedom! The sugar reset.
About Dr. Stephany Porter
Dr. Porter is a naturopathic oncologist, functional medicine practitioner, and transformational coach known for helping individuals achieve lasting physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation. She specializes in longevity, awakening the body’s inner pharmacy, and identifying the root causes of health blocks. Passionate about innovation, she continually explores emerging approaches in integrative medicine to guide her clients toward vibrant, purposeful living. Visit www.BodhiClinic.com or call 410-923-8888.
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James LaValle
B.S.Pharm, CCN, MT, DHM, DHPh Chairman-Metabolic Code Enterprises, Inc
INTERVIEW:
The Gut-Brain-Pancreas Intersection. Breaking down why we crave and how to beat it.
About James LaValle
James B. LaValle, B.S.Pharm, CCN, MT, DHM, DHPh is an internationally recognized clinical pharmacist, author, and board-certified clinical nutritionist, with over 40 years of clinical experience in natural products, lifestyle, drug/nutrient depletion, compounding pharmacy and peptides.
He has served thousands of clients, using a metabolic model for health, at his facilities in Orange County, CA, Austin, TX and formerly at LaValle Metabolic Institute, in Cincinnati Ohio..
He is the founder of Metabolic Code Enterprises, (www.metaboliccode.com) that pinpoints the metabolic roadblocks to health using a symptom survey, lab markers, biometrics, and wearable data.
He taught for 18 years as an appointed adjunct faculty member at the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy served as faculty at the College of Medicine at U.C. He is Adjunct Faculty for the Masters of Integrative Medicine program at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
As the clinical co-chair at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine(A4M), he has trained thousands of health care professionals on the value of integrative health programs.
He is Chair of the International Peptide Society where he educates allied health care professionals on application of peptide therapies.
LaValle gained national recognition as National Clinician of the Year in 2012 by the Natural Products Association for his pioneering work in furthering the professional standards of integrative care, and in 2017 as Educator of the Year for American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Jim was named one of the “50 Most Influential Pharmacists” by American Druggist magazine.
He is author of more than 26 books including, “Cracking the Metabolic Code,” and has authored 20 e-Books and four databases and well over 200 articles, as well as being published in peer-reviewed literature.
He is currently Chief Science Officer at Life Time “the healthy way of life company”.
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Dr. Maria Azizian
MD, FACS, IFMCP
INTERVIEW:
The Secret to Clear Skin: Uncovering the Gut–Skin Connection
About Dr. Maria Azizian
Dr. Maria Azizian is a board-certified general surgeon and an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). She is the author of The Clear Skin Diet: Unlocking the Secret Link Between Food Sensitivities and Skin Health and the creator of the YouTube channel Dr. Maria Azizian, MD, where she shares expert insights on gut health, skin conditions, and integrative medicine. Dr. Azizian sees patients both in person and virtually through her clinic, Mindful Medical Functional Clinic (www.mindfulmedicalfunctionalclinic.com), where she focuses on personalized, root-cause approaches to chronic health issues.
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