Physician on Burnout, Sleep and Focus; Two-Time New York Times Bestselling Author of "Indoor Epidemic"
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.
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 team crashes at 3 PM. You call it burnout. It is captivity. Americans spend 93% of life indoors, and the body reads a sealed building the way it reads a cage: bad sleep, burnout, brain fog, belly fat. The fix is 17 minutes a day outside, on purpose, and Dr. John La Puma shows the room how to take it: a ventilation protocol, walking meetings, and permission from the top. Why it works: conference-room CO₂ near 1,000 ppm cuts decision-making about 15 percent, dim indoor light shrinks the hippocampus, and loneliness carries the risk of fifteen cigarettes a day. In Dr. La Puma's four-week pilot with 31 desk workers, Maslach burnout fell from 50.9 to 45.3 (p = .018). After his town hall, Edelman put all five of its New York offices outside every Wednesday at noon. The audience leaves knowing that intentional outdoor time, at the right time in the right place, treats the whole cluster: burnout, anxiety, low mood, poor sleep.
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You Cannot Sleep Indoors: Light, Not Melatonin, Runs the Night
You cannot sleep. The problem is not at 11 PM. It is at 7 AM. Indoor light is too dim to set the body clock, and the screen at night is bright enough to hold it back. Dr. John La Puma explains what the clock controls and how to take control of it, in six moves: the morning light dose, the caffeine window, the afternoon walk that protects deep sleep, the core-temperature drop at bedtime, the dark room, and what to do at 3 AM. Audiences leave with a seven-day plan with times on it, and what to do tonight.
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John La Puma is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Aging, Author, Bestselling Authors, Change Management, Empowerment, Fitness, Future of Work, Futurism, Health & Wellness, Human Resources, Leadership, Medicine, Mental Health, Nutrition, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Stress Management, TED -
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John La Puma is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as You're Living Like a Zoo Animal: Captivity Biology and the Real Cause of Burnout, You Cannot Sleep Indoors: Light, Not Melatonin, Runs the Night and The Outdoor Dose: Longevity Medicine You Did Not Know You Had. The estimated speaking fee range to book John La Puma for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. 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 Kien Vuu, MD, Dr. Joel Selanikio, Bob Harper, Kristen Johnson Brogan and David Agus. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling John La Puma for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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