Milton R. Mills, M.D. graduated in 1991 from Stanford University School of Medicine and did his internship at the University of California-San Francisco, and completed his residency training at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

In the past, Dr. Mills has volunteered as Associate Director of Preventive Medicine for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a North American group of doctors and laypersons dedicated to promoting improved health care, better and more appropriate nutrition, and higher standards in medical research. Dr. Mills currently works as a Critical Care physician and Internist in Washington, D.C. His broad experience specializing in Internal Medicine, Critical Care and HIV disease, and in the relationship between nutrition and chronic diseases has made him knowledgeable about the unique healthcare needs of all Americans including minority populations and people facing the unique challenges of dealing with HIV infection.

As an African-American physician focusing on preventive medicine, Dr. Mills has delved into some of the environmental and societal influences affecting the health of African Americans and other racial/ethnic minorities, as the general population. Dr. Mills has lectured and given research seminars across the United States and in Mexico, Canada, Ireland and the UK on such topics as the negative impacts of meat and dairy consumption on human health; nutrition and HIV/AIDS; nutrition and cancer; and the dietary needs of all humans.

Dr. Mills' papers on race and diet have appeared in the Journal of the National Medical Association.

Dr. Mills' Website: https://drmiltonmillsplantbasednation.com/

Dr. Columbus D. Batiste is a board-certified Interventional Cardiologist and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine. From 2008 until 2020 he served as Chief of Cardiology. Over the years Dr. Batiste has been recognized for his work in the community and abroad by multiple organizations.

In 2010, Dr. Batiste sought to break-the-cycle of prescriptions and procedures as the sole management of chronic disease and began promoting a long-term solution for his patients through nutrition, stress reduction, and exercise. As a result, in 2011 Dr. Batiste established the Integrative Cardiovascular Disease Program (based at Kaiser Permanente). This program sought to prevent the re-occurrence of major adverse cardiac events in patients who were diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease by focusing on lifestyle modification. In 2016 Dr. Batiste led a group that collaborated with Samsung Technologies and developed a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program utilizing a Samsung wearable. Since its launch the program, which applies the principles of lifestyle, has treated nearly 10,000 patients.

Dr. Batiste’s mission is to share information so that “each-one can teach-one” about the benefits of plant-based nutrition, daily exercise, and stress reduction and therefore, provide everyone with the opportunity to take control of their health. This mission and his passion for the community has led to the formation of a non-profit organization called the Healthy Heart Nation, which provides education through lectures, newsletters, social and digital media.

Dr. Batiste's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SlaveFoodProject