John La Puma
Keynote Speaker: Physician on Burnout, Sleep and Focus; Two-Time New York Times Bestselling Author of "Indoor Epidemic"
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John La Puma Biography
John La Puma, MD is a board-certified internist, professionally trained chef, and two-time New York Times bestselling author. He founded the field of Culinary Medicine, now taught in roughly 80 percent of U.S. medical schools and worldwide, and developed the first skills-based Nature-as-Medicine CME course in the United States, at UCLA. His latest book, "Indoor Epidemic: 93% Inside Steals Sleep, Focus & Years—The 7% Outdoor Rx Restores Them," hit #1 in Sleep Medicine on Amazon and won the 2026 International Book Award in Health: Alternative Medicine and was the subject of a wildly popular August 2026 episode of "The Oprah Podcast."
With Leeza Gibbons and Joan Lunden, Dr. La Puma co-hosted the national cable weekly series "Health Corner" for Lifetime TV for five years and 120 episodes. He currently stewards La Puma Farms, his USDA Certified Organic regenerative farm in Santa Barbara, and always brings a treat from the garden to share.
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John La Puma Speaking Topics
Your people are tired, foggy and short-tempered. They call it burnout. They also spend 93% of their lives indoors. No horizon, stale air, a box. Dr. John La Puma shows what that does to sleep, attention and mood, and gives the smallest dose of outdoor time the evidence supports: 17 minutes a day, or 2 hours a week. After one short talk, Edelman put all five of its New York offices outside every Wednesday at noon.
The New York Times adopted his phrase. Ultraprocessed time is the hours spent indoors and on screens, without daylight, distance or other people. It is convenient. It costs sleep, attention and decision quality. Leaders learn to spot it on a calendar, and what to change without changing work hours.
The objection is time. Nobody has any. This asks for 17 minutes. Built on a review of 2,200 studies: morning daylight, distance for the eyes, a walk at noon. No new apps. No guesswork. In a four-week pilot with a desk workforce, burnout scores dropped significantly (p = .018). Dr. John La Puma shows how to change the environmental conditions that contribute to burnout, poor sleep, brain fog, and declining mental health.
What if just 7% of your day spent outdoors could reset your nervous system, improve sleep quality, and sharpen mental clarity? Dr. John La Puma shares the neuroscience behind nature's restorative power and provides actionable protocols that busy professionals can implement immediately to combat stress, enhance performance, and build lasting resilience.
Burnout has a biological signature: chronic inflammation, disrupted circadian rhythms, and metabolic dysfunction—all driven by our indoor environments. Dr. John La Puma exposes the physical toll of modern work life and offers evidence-based interventions that address the root causes, helping leaders and teams recover energy, focus, and health from the inside out.
John La Puma Videos
Indoor Epidemic: 93% Inside Steals Sleep, Focus & Years—The 7% Outdoor Rx Restores Them
Refuel: A 24-Day Eating Plan to Shed Fat, Boost Testosterone, and Pump Up Strength and Stamina
ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to: Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, Getting Really Healthy
How do I book John La Puma to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like John La Puma for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for John La Puma, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for John La Puma or any other speaker of your choice.
How much does it cost to book John La Puma for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for John La Puma, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book John La Puma are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire John La Puma, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
What topics does John La Puma speak about?
John La Puma is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Health & Wellness, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Empowerment, Medicine, Nutrition, Aging, Stress Management, Mental Health, TED, Fitness, Author, Bestselling Authors, Human Resources, Future of Work, Futurism, Leadership and Change Management.
Where does John La Puma travel from?
John La Puma generally travels from Santa Barbara, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
Who is the agent for John La Puma?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like John La Puma for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805, and one of our agents will assist you to book John La Puma for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host John La Puma or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
John La Puma is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Health & Wellness, Peak Performance and Personal Growth. The estimated speaking fee range to book John La Puma for live events is $20,000 - $30,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. John La Puma generally travels from Santa Barbara, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Dr. Joel Selanikio, Bob Harper and Kristen Johnson Brogan. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling John La Puma for an upcoming event.
SPEAKING TOPICS
John La Puma Speaking Topics
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You're Living Like a Zoo Animal: Captivity Biology and the Real Cause of Burnout
Your people are tired, foggy and short-tempered. They call it burnout. They also spend 93% of their lives indoors. No horizon, stale air, a box. Dr. John La Puma shows what that does to sleep, attention and mood, and gives the smallest dose of outdoor time the evidence supports: 17 minutes a day, or 2 hours a week. After one short talk, Edelman put all five of its New York offices outside every Wednesday at noon.
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Ultraprocessed Time: Why Smart Teams Cannot Focus
The New York Times adopted his phrase. Ultraprocessed time is the hours spent indoors and on screens, without daylight, distance or other people. It is convenient. It costs sleep, attention and decision quality. Leaders learn to spot it on a calendar, and what to change without changing work hours.
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The 17-Minute Prescription: An Outdoor Rx a Team Can Start on Monday
The objection is time. Nobody has any. This asks for 17 minutes. Built on a review of 2,200 studies: morning daylight, distance for the eyes, a walk at noon. No new apps. No guesswork. In a four-week pilot with a desk workforce, burnout scores dropped significantly (p = .018). Dr. John La Puma shows how to change the environmental conditions that contribute to burnout, poor sleep, brain fog, and declining mental health.
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The 7% Outdoor Rx: How Small Outdoor Habits Restore Sleep, Focus, and Resilience
What if just 7% of your day spent outdoors could reset your nervous system, improve sleep quality, and sharpen mental clarity? Dr. John La Puma shares the neuroscience behind nature's restorative power and provides actionable protocols that busy professionals can implement immediately to combat stress, enhance performance, and build lasting resilience.
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Burnout Isn't Just Mental: The Hidden Health Cost of Indoor Work—and How to Reverse It
Burnout has a biological signature: chronic inflammation, disrupted circadian rhythms, and metabolic dysfunction—all driven by our indoor environments. Dr. John La Puma exposes the physical toll of modern work life and offers evidence-based interventions that address the root causes, helping leaders and teams recover energy, focus, and health from the inside out.
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BOOKS
Indoor Epidemic: 93% Inside Steals Sleep, Focus & Years—The 7% Outdoor Rx Restores Them
Refuel: A 24-Day Eating Plan to Shed Fat, Boost Testosterone, and Pump Up Strength and Stamina
ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to: Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, Getting Really Healthy
REVIEWS
John La Puma Reviews
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We had a very good response about the conference and Dr. La Puma. He was a great speaker!
Advocate Aurora Health Lutheran General Hospital - Oct 05 2022
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How do I book John La Puma to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like John La Puma for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for John La Puma, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for John La Puma or any other speaker of your choice. -
How much does it cost to book John La Puma for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for John La Puma, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book John La Puma are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire John La Puma, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does John La Puma speak about?
John La Puma is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Health & Wellness, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Empowerment, Medicine, Nutrition, Aging, Stress Management, Mental Health, TED, Fitness, Author, Bestselling Authors, Human Resources, Future of Work, Futurism, Leadership and Change Management. -
Where does John La Puma travel from?
John La Puma generally travels from Santa Barbara, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for John La Puma?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like John La Puma for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805, and one of our agents will assist you to book John La Puma for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host John La Puma or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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