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Food & Nutrition
Health, Medicine & Wellbeing
Mind & Body
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BIOGRAPHY
Dr Simon Poole MBBS DRCOG FBMA MIANE has been a primary care physician and educator in Cambridge, England for more than 30 years with a particular interest in lifestyle medicine and nutrition as well as the management of long-term medical conditions. He has taught and undertaken research with Cambridge University and is a founding member of the British and European Associations of Lifestyle Medicine.

Simon is a council member of The US True Health Initiative, an International Senior Collaborator with the Global Centre for Nutrition and Health in Cambridge and was awarded Fellowship of the British Medical Association for services to the profession in 2018 which included longstanding membership of Council of the Royal College of General Practitioners and Public Health Medicine Committee.

Simon is a recognized international authority and speaker on lifestyle medicine, chairing the Food Values Conference series at the Pontifical Academy of Science of The Vatican, and the author of award-winning books The Olive Oil Diet (2016, Hachette) and The Real Mediterranean Diet (2021, Cambridge Academic). More recently he has written 3 books for the Dummies series on diabetes - Diabetes for Dummies (2023, Wileys), Diabetes Nutrtition and Meal Planning for Dummies (2023, Wileys) and Diabetes Cookbook for Dummies (2024, Wileys).

Simon has regularly published on the subject of nutrition, lifestyle and public health in scientific journals including Nutrition and Food Science and the International Journal of Clinical Practice. He has written articles for the Guardian, magazines such as Cook Vegetarian and Body Language and has presented on national and international radio and television, including the BBC programme “Nadiya’s Family Favourites”.

Click here to visit Simon's webpage >> www.drsimonpoole.com

TALKS
1. The Six Pillars of Wellness – Adding Healthy Years to Life
2. Introduction to Mediterranean Food and Culture; Discover the superfoods that promote a long and healthy life
3. Food and Culture; Discover the Superfoods that Promote a Long and Healthy Life
4. Regional Foods and Cullinary Specialities – Local Secrets for Wellbeing
5. Olive Oil Tasting – A Practical Guide to the World’s Healthiest Oils
6. Greek Island Life; Learn how to live like a centenarian
7. Wines of the World - Discover Flavor and Health in Wine
8. Taking the Mediterranean Diet Home – Recipes for Life.
9. The Power of Spices; Explore the Culinary Influences of Spices and the Search for Flavor and Medicine.
10. The Countries, Foods and Wines of the Mediterranean

Talks cover subjects relating to wellness and lifestyle and are adapted to any region of the world to always be destination relevant.

Examples of more detailed talk summaries as follows;

1. Living Your Best Lifestyle – Ten Steps to Health and Well being
Introducing the most healthy lifestyle in the World, this lecture begins to unlock the secrets of the world's best heritage diets and way of life. Now acknowledged as gold standard diets, we can apply modern scientific understanding to explain the extraordinarily protective effects of the way of preparing and enjoying the wonderful ingredients – nature’s gift for vitality. “Diet” derives from the Greek word “diaita” meaning “way of life” – it is a celebration of positive changes to achieve wellness.

2. The Power of Spices; Explore the Culinary Influences of Spices and the Search for Flavor and Medicine.
Learn about regional cuisines, the common themes, the health-giving ingredients, and how history, empires, exploration and trade shaped those living in all parts of the world . We take a “virtual journey” around the region of travel, looking at the special foods which add health and taste to dishes and explore the origins and properties of exotic herbs and spices.

3. Olive Oil – Old Stories, Modern Myths
Exploring nature’s original superfood, this talk will describe what it is to be extra virgin, when it is safe to cook with olive oil and how to choose the best oils. Is it true that two tablespoons of olive oil a day can halve your risk of heart disease and help sustain weight loss? Can olive oil kill cancer cells, fight Alzheimer's Disease, revive a failing heart and even turn off bad genes? Recent studies have shown that a diet based around olive oil will significantly improve your health, well-being and vitality.

4. Wine, Bread and Oil – How Agriculture, Terroir and Production Affect Health (Plus Optional Tutored Olive Oil Tasting)
Tasting the difference. The way food is grown and produced can have significant effects on sensory qualities and health properties. From naturally low gluten ancient grains to maximizing the antioxidants in wine, finally we explore the best olive oils in the world, and learn to taste the anti-inflammatory compounds in those oils nurtured for their health giving qualities.

5. Taking the Best Lifestyle Home – a Practical Guide to a Long and Healthy Life
Learn how to prepare simple, ultra-healthy Mediterranean meals. How to plan to choose and cook the best ingredients and to put together great tasting dishes which maximize nutritional benefits. Secrets of the great chefs are revealed in this talk with a focus on how to mix and match the best foods, how to plan a weekly shop and incorporate the principles into everyday life for health, well being and longevity. We say good bye to restrictive diets and welcome recipes for life.

In addition, I would be delighted to advise on organising and leading excursions to places of interest which relate to my area of expertise, for example centers of culinary interest, olive oil museums, mills etc
RECENT PAST CRUISES COMPLETED
The following recent Cruise History has been recorded for this candidate.
SHIP REF CRUISE DESCRIPTION NIGHTS SAILING FROM DEPARTURE DATE
Viking Sea SE231022 Mediterranean Odyssey 12 Venice Sunday, October 22, 2023
Viking Star ST190910 Empires of the Mediterranean 9 Venice Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Viking Sun SU181204 Western Mediterranean Explorer 12 Civitavecchia (for Rome) Tuesday, December 4, 2018