More than 20 years, I reversed crippling arthritis through a whole food, plant-based lifestyle. This experience ignited my passion for healthy living, for sharing my knowledge so you too can heal while you eat nutritiously and deliciously.

I understand the challenges (and triumphs!) of raising healthy eaters. As a mother of three, I have mastered recipes that children love.

A former café owner of Café by Tao, and a graduate of the FRN Plant-Based Coaching Certificate (PBCC), I now share my skills through coaching and teaching plant-based cuisine. For me, this lifestyle is more than a diet—it’s a path to healing, joy, and a healthier planet for all.

Dr. Michael Klaper is a gifted clinician, internationally recognized teacher, and sought-after speaker on diet and health. He graciously accepts patient consults and lecture invitations. He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and served a medical internship at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Klaper received post-graduate training in surgery, anesthesiology and orthopedics at the University of British Columbia Hospitals in Vancouver, and obstetrics at the University of California Hospital, San Francisco.

After a fifty-year career as a primary care physician, Dr. Klaper’s full-time focus is the non-profit, Moving Medicine Forward, which provides education for medical students and physicians on the use of diet and lifestyle practices to prevent and, often, reverse chronic disease. In powerful, often “career-changing” lectures and discussion groups, Dr. Klaper presents effective, diet-based strategies to help resolve hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes and many inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.

A long-time radio host and a pilot, Dr. Klaper has served as nutrition advisor to NASA’s programs for space colonists on the Moon and Mars and on the Nutrition Task Force of the American Medical Students Association. He is the author of Vegan Nutrition: Pure & Simple, producer of the “Master Class in Applied Plant-based Nutrition and Disease Reversal” and has produced numerous health based videos and webinars. He has authored articles for both scientific journals and the popular press and has contributed to the making of two PBS television programs, “Food for Thought“ and the award-winning film, “Diet for a New America” (based on the book of the same name by John Robbins).
Dr. Klaper teaches that “health comes from healthy living” and he is dedicated to the healing and flourishing of all living beings on our planet. Valuable information on nutrition, health and balanced living can be found at his website, DoctorKlaper.com: https://www.doctorklaper.com/.

A diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Klaper currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Plantrician Project and for the “International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention.” You can access helpful information that Dr. Klaper presents at medical schools from Plantrician University.
Dr. Michael Klaper is licensed to practice medicine in California, Hawaii, and British Columbia.
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