Dr. Charles K, Bens
Recent Accomplishments

Florida House of Representatives- Made a presentation to Florida Legislators and department representatives on the Impact of Nutrition on the Florida State Budget.
Lance Armstrong Foundation- Wrote and delivered a series of eight video clips on child nutrition for the new web site Live Strong. Have been asked to contribute 75-100 additional clips on nutrition and natural health.
Long Island University- Wrote and will begin teaching in the Fall a new graduate course entitled Orthomolecular (Nutrition) Medicine. This is the first course of its kind for Long Island University.
The Executive Committee (TEC)- Chosen to be a primary contributor and presenter to TEC groups in Florida. This is a network of small and medium sized businesses whose owners and CEO’s meet monthly to learn about business innovations.

"You can measure your nutritional deficiencies. When you learn the specific nutrient deficiencies that cause diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes you will never want to be deficient again. Over 80% of disease is totally preventable with the right nutrition. "

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation- Wrote an article for the NFFF entitled Twenty Minutes to a Healthy Heart for their web site. The article includes selfassessments and evidence based natural protocols for preventing and reversing heart disease.
Employee Health Coalition (Tampa) - Have been selected as a special advisor on nutrition and wellness for one of the biggest and most progressive health coalitions in America. Will provide presentations and workshops on nutritional/evidence-based prevention and treatment protocols for chronic diseases.
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)- Selected to give a keynote address to the Tampa Bay Chapter of SHRM on the topic of Raising the Bar on Wellness. This presentation will include criteria for evaluating the quality of existing wellness programs.
Goodwill Industries- Chosen as the wellness advisor and consultant for Goodwill Industries of Miami-Dade County. Have provided workshops on the topics of weight loss, nutrition, stress management, heart health and diabetes.
Florida Department of Health-Selected to deliver one of the keynote addresses at the department’s annual meting on workplace wellness. The theme of the presentation will be “How To Ensure Success With the Prevention and Reversal of Chronic Disease”.
Long Island University- Selected as a nutritional advisor to the athletic teams of this NCAA Division I university as well as the autism project, which is underway at the University.