DR. IAN SMITH, former host of THE DOCTORS & author of new diet book PLANT POWER
Summary: Dr. Ian Smith is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling books, SHRED: THE REVOLUTIONARY DIET, SUPER SHRED: The Big Results Diet, BLAST THE SUGAR OUT, The Clean 20, THE ANCIENT NINE, CLEAN & LEAN, FAST BURN along with ten other books with millions of copies in print. His newest book, PLANT POWER, will be released in April of 2022. <br>Dr. Smith’s detective novels, The Unspoken and Wolf Point, have been picked up for an upcoming television series. <br>He served as the solo host of the nationally syndicated Emmy award-winning television show, THE DOCTORS, and is a longtime medical contributor to The Rachael Ray Show. His podcast, Conversations with Dr. Ian Smith, is popular and informative. <br>He served as the medical/diet expert for six seasons on VH1's highly-rated Celebrity Fit Club. He is the creator and founder of the national health initiatives The 50 Million Pound Challenge and The Makeover Mile. Dr. Smith is the former medical correspondent for NBC News Network and NewsChannel 4 in New York, where he filed reports for NBC Nightly News and The Today Show, as well as WNBC's various news broadcasts. He has appeared extensively on numerous broadcasts, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, Dr. Oz, Steve Harvey Show, The Talk, Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper 360, CNN, MSNBC, HLN, and many more. He has written for various publications, including Time, Newsweek, Men's Fitness, and the New York Daily News. He has been featured in several other publications, including People, Redbook, Details Magazine, Essence, Ebony, Cosmopolitan, and Black Enterprise.<br>A highly sought-after speaker, Dr. Smith's work has been honored by several organizations, including the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, for his coverage of the momentous events of September 11th, 2001. He is also very active in charitable causes. In addition, Dr. Smith has served on the boards of the American Council on Exercise, the New York Mission Society, the Prevent Cancer Foundation, The New York Council for the Humanities, and The Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity.<br>Dr. Smith graduated from Harvard College with an AB and received a master's in science education from Teachers College of Columbia University. He attended Dartmouth Medical School and completed the last two years of his medical education, graduating from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.<br><br><br><br><br>Social Media:<br>Twitter: @DrIanSmith <br>Instagram: @DoctorIanSmith <br>Websites: <a href="http://www.shredlife.com" rel="noopener">www.shredlife.com</a> and <a href="http://www.doctoriansmith.com" rel="noopener">www.doctoriansmith.com</a> <br>Podcast: <a href="https://www.meanolelionmedia.com/" rel="noopener">https://www.meanolelionmedia.com/</a>
