"Dr. Ann has been invaluable to our administration's effort to encourage people to make healthier choices in their day-to-day lives. Far too many people in our state eat the wrong things and don't get enough exercise, leading to a host of health problems that could be prevented. Dr. Ann is a key part of our work to change those trends." -- Mark Sanford, Governor, South Carolina
"Dr. Ann’s passion and knowledge about improving our health and well-being are contagious. She is a terrific speaker who motivates while she educates." -- Samuel E. "Sandy" Beall, Chairman and CEO, Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
"I have heard many experts talk about nutrition and exercise over the years and she is by far the most inspiring speaker I have ever heard." -- Steven C. Cole, President and COO, Support Services Alliance, Inc., An Excellus Company
"My folks loved the message and the messenger. Dr. Ann presents wellness and a healthy lifestyle with unrivaled passion and energy. She makes you want to swear off french fries for the rest of your life." -- Art Lucas, Founder and President, The Lucas Group
"A presentation by Dr. Ann is a must for the successful start of any company’s wellness program. Her clear, concise and energetic delivery of crucial health information has enabled us to establish a wellness culture throughout our entire organization." --Tim Simmons, Chairman and CEO, Security Federal Bank
As a physician, Dr. Ann Kulze is on a personal crusade to share with as many people as possible the joys of living well. She is a nationally recognized expert and motivational speaker in the areas of nutrition, healthy lifestyles and disease prevention. As a gifted teacher with unrivaled credibility and passion, Dr. Ann transforms all of the “new science” of healthy living into programs that are simple, easy and fun!
With her unique background and formal training in both nutrition and medicine, along with her extensive “hands on” experience as a wife, mother of 4 and trusted family physician, Dr. Ann has distinguished herself as a one-of-a-kind “real world” nutrition and wellness expert. Growing up in a family with a rich heritage in science and medicine, Dr. Ann developed an interest in wellness and specifically nutrition at an early age. Following her passion, she attended Clemson University and graduated with honors with a degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition. She received her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, where she received numerous academic awards and graduated as the Valedictorian of her class. Following her professional training, she worked as a family physician for 14 years and established the wellness consulting firm, Just Wellness, LLC in 2002.
In addition to her private practice, she is a corporate wellness trainer and a highly sought motivational speaker. She has been the national spokesperson for Ruby Tuesday’s highly acclaimed SMART EATING Initiative, and is the current nutrition spokesperson for the Healthy South Carolina Challenge.
Dr. Ann is the author of the critically acclaimed book, Dr. Ann’s 10-Step Diet: A Simple Plan for Permanent Weight Loss and Lifelong Vitality (2004 Greenleaf Book Group) and is currently working on production of DVD's to further leverage her inspirational wellness message.
As a recognized physician expert in nutrition and wellness with contagious enthusiasm, Dr. Ann has been featured by a number of national media outlets including Oprah and Friends Radio, Time Magazine, NPR, WebMD, CNN Radio, Cosmopolitan,Woman's World, Prevention, and Redbook, among many others. She is a regular host of South Carolina’s NPR Your Day radio program, a regular guest on radio across the country, and a wellness columnist for Small-Biz Focus magazine and the Cancer Prevention Works Newsletter.
When she is not writing, researching or motivating others through her public or corporate speaking engagements, Dr. Ann lives her wellness message, enjoying swimming, running, kayaking, cooking and spending time with her wonderful family.
Dr. Ann lives with her husband and four children in her native Charleston, SC. She currently serves on the Medical Advisory Board for the Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA), the Board of Directors for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, the Board of Directors for the Center for Women, the Wellness Council of Ashley Hall School, and the Food Science and Human Nutrition Advisory Board of Clemson University.
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