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His MD degree is from Louisiana State University and his Family Medicine residency was at Duke. He practiced 4 years in the Smoky Mountains before moving to Central Florida to practice for 16 years. In 1996, he was named America's Outstanding Family Medicine Educator by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Larimore is now a full-time author and medical journalist. He has written seventeen medical text book chapters on topics ranging from maternity care, prenatal care, sports injuries, endoscopy, rural health economics and ethics. Dr. Larimore was the General Editor for Updates in Maternity Care (2000) and served as a contributing author for the Mayo Clinic's Complete Book of Pregnancy and Baby's First Year and Focus on the Family's Complete Book of Baby and Child Care. From 1996 to 2001, Dr. Larimore hosted over 850 episodes of the daily, live Ask the Family Doctor show on Fox's Health Network -- being awarded the prestigious "Gracie" Award by the American Women in Radio and Television. From 2002 to 2004, he hosted the Focus on Your Family's Health syndicated radio and TV features. He is a frequent guest on a wide variety of television and radio programs including The Today Show, CBS's Morning Show, several Fox News programs and CNN. Joe Maddox, the past-President and COO of America's Health Network, said that Dr. Larimore had more "…actual on-air TV experience than any physician in the history of television." He is also the author of more than a dozen books, including the bestsellers
Bryson City Tales: Stories of a Doctor's Practice in the Smoky Mountains
and Alternative Medicine: The Christian Handbook. His most recent
books include Why ADHD Doesn't Mean Disaster, God's Design
for the Highly Healthy Child, God's Design for the Highly Healthy
Teen, and God's Design for the Highly Healthy Person. His
website is www.DrWalt.com.
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Her life made a dramatic change in college when she took a required course in health education and got hooked. She knew immediately her calling in life was to guide adults and children to healthier, happier lives. This passion led her to complete her Masters in Public Health (M.P.H.) at Loma Linda University. While there, she also received her credentials as a registered dietitian (R.D.).
Her career path soon brought her to Florida Hospital, where she has spent the past fifteen years helping Central Florida--and its children--become healthier. During her tenure at Florida Hospital, Sherri has presented hundreds of seminars, participated in numerous health fairs, and has worked with countless children, families and individuals to achieve optimum health. For the past three years, she served as head of Florida Hospital's Center for Nutritional Excellence. Since arriving at Florida Hospital, Sherri has seen a dramatic increase in the number of children referred to her for obesity and other related medical problems. After seeing first-hand the massive issues children struggle with, Sherri became actively involved with Florida Children's Hospital and is part of the team developing a pediatric obesity program. Sherri is also on the Childhood Obesity Taskforce in Central Florida. Whether being interviewed by the media on the problem of childhood obesity or talking with reporters about children's school lunch issues, Sherri is passionate in her belief that change is possible.
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