Vincent Pedre, M.D. is a cutting-edge Functional Medicine Certified Doctor who is known as a wellness influencer, out-of-the-box thinker, medical sleuth, teacher and engaging speaker. Recognized for his ability to connect with an audience, he has participated in innovative programs, such as the Bouley Botanical’s Chef and the Doctor Series, where food meets medicine, and was selected to give the keynote speech at the Health Coach Institute’s live event in the spring 2017. In the past year alone, he has crisscrossed the globe, teaching functional medicine to practitioners in Peru and Australia for the Institute for Functional Medicine, as part of their select international faculty team.
His bestselling book, Happy Gut®—The Cleansing Program To Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy and Eliminate Pain, featuring his proprietary Gut C.A.R.E.® Program, was born out of his work helping countless patients resolve their gut-related health issues. It started with his own personal journey growing up with IBS, from which he developed a system for healing the gut and creating total body wellness. Dr. Pedre’s book guides readers on his unique approach to wellbeing by balancing gut health through diet, movement, yoga, breathing exercises and mindfulness.
Dr. Pedre has a breadth of TV/media experience, having appeared onDr Oz, Good Morning America, Fox News, The Martha Stewart Show, The Early Show, SiriusXM Doctor Radio, and ABC News Healthy Living. He started his health writing career as a contributor to the “Food and Health” blog of Ecomii.com, a natural health and living website, which was the stepping stone to writing his first book, Happy Gut. Now he captivates readers of the popular blogging website, mindbodygreen (MBG), with regular posts, covering a range of topics from gut health to inflammation to intermittent fasting. He is also part of the MBG Collective – a group of select health influencers who share their knowledge on how to live a healthy lifestyle on MBG. He was part of the faculty, which included NYTimes Bestsellingauthors Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Frank Lipman, for the inaugural MBG course: Advanced Functional Nutrition Program for the layperson and health coaches alike.
Dr. Pedre currently lives in New York City, where he is the Medical Director of Pedre Integrative Health, a private practice established in 2004. The focus of his practice is on root-cause resolution, health prevention and wellness promotion. He is also the CEO of Dr. Pedre Wellness, a growing wellness platform, offering health-enhancing programs, dietary supplements, and informative social media and lifestyle products. Beyond this, Dr. Pedre serves as a Clinical Advisor to two health tech start-ups: Fullscript, an online doctor-to-patient supplement prescription platform;and MBody360, a healthy lifestyle implementation app. He is also the Clinical Expert for Orthomolecular Product’s GI Pillars of Health Program under its practitioner education arm, known as The Lifestyle Matrix Resource Center. On any given weekend, you may find Dr. Pedre running along the East River, buying fresh produce at an NYC Grow Farmers Market, or cooking up his version of healthy Cuban cuisine.