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Samuel Shepherd is an award winning physicist, inventor, and
engineer with 42 patents and over 50 years of breakthroughs
across biochemical, environmental, and medical engineering. His
career has taken him from developing technologies for NASA and
the Beijing Olympics to pioneering solutions in alternative energy
and environmental remediation. But it was a deeply personal
health challenge that led him to his most life-changing discovery.
In 2003, Samuel was diagnosed with a rare, untreatable bone
marrow cancer. Conventional medicine offered no viable path
forward, so he turned to his lifelong expertise in science and
innovation. After years of research, he developed ValAsta, the
only patented glycosidic form of astaxanthin designed specifically
to target inflammation, the root cause of most chronic disease.
His unique delivery system makes astaxanthin far more
bioavailable than typical supplements, producing remarkable
results for energy, mobility, sleep, and overall vitality in both
people and pets.

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Dr. Andrew Holman's CloudHRV platform is the first FDA-cleared test that measures stress biology through the autonomic nervous system, in just 5 minutes. It's already tripled remission rates in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Most people with autoimmune disease have never heard why stress plays such a big, overlooked role in whether their treatment actually works, and that's exactly what Dr. Holman can explain.

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Dr. Ricky is a physician, geriatrician, husband, father of four, award-winning author—and an occasional stand-up comedian. After more than thirty years caring for patients and raising a family, he's learned that some of life's most important lessons are also the funniest.

His newest book, Spaceship Parenting, challenges today's culture of helicopter parenting with a refreshing, science-based approach to raising resilient, confident children. Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, biology, and decades of clinical experience, Dr. Ricky explains why parents often do exactly the opposite of what helps children thrive—and how a few practical changes can transform family life.

His book is available on Amazon 

Reach him at https://drrickyarenson.com/

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Dr. Tom Mitchell is the clinical director of the Chicago Institute of Health and Wellness, and Co-founder of Cerium Medical. 

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Dr. Brandi Muilenburg is an author, olive oil educator, and founder of Cesira Olio D'Oliva, a brand dedicated to preserving the living culture of extra virgin olive oil through education, storytelling, and immersive experiences in Tuscany. With a PhD in Integrative and Functional Nutrition, she combines science, history, and tradition to inspire a deeper appreciation for the Mediterranean lifestyle. Through her forthcoming book, If Trees Could Talk, exclusive Chianti retreats, and the Heritage Grove initiative, Dr. Muilenburg invites others to reconnect with the land, the people who cultivate it, and the timeless wisdom of the olive tree.

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Hadley Ott, is a Clarksville, TN native currently publishing a health book to help other young people with autoimmune disease. Specifically, to help those suffering learn to use nutrition, fitness, and faith to overcome their health challenges naturally. 

Find Hadley's book : Drug-Free Crohn's on Amazon 

Find Hadley on social media @HadleyOttdf

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Dr. Ian Justl Ellis is the Founder, CEO, and Lead Physician at Voafit. He specializes in helping individuals achieve their optimal physique while maintaining balance in their family, work, and social lives. His approach focuses on creating sustainable, real-world nutrition and exercise habits that can be maintained long-term without obsessive or unhealthy behaviors.

Dr. Ellis has spent much of his life addressing what he describes as the "appetite problem." As a teenager determined not to follow the path of out-of-shape adults around him, he immersed himself in athletics, amateur bodybuilding, professional dance, and became a certified personal trainer. Despite achieving the desired outward appearance, he found himself caught in cycles of restriction, bingeing, and frustration.

During medical school, marriage, and raising children simultaneously, he experienced significant personal weight gain and burnout, finishing residency sixty pounds overweight. In 2022, he was introduced to GLP-1 weight management medications, which helped address persistent hunger for the first time. However, using them in standard recommended dosing approaches resulted in muscle loss, weakness, and poor nourishment.

In response, Dr. Ellis developed a precision-based approach to GLP-1 therapy that combines strength training, protein-first nutrition, hydration, and individualized dosing strategies. He also incorporated advanced peptide therapies to support hormonal optimization, muscle retention, and recovery.

Website: Voafit.com

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Mickey Trescott, MSc, is an author, nutrition professional, and leading voice in the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) community. She holds a Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine and has supported autoimmune clients in private practice since 2013.
As co-founder of Autoimmune Wellness, she helped grow AIP from a small online community into a globally recognized, research-supported protocol. She has collaborated with medical researchers studying AIP for conditions including inflammatory bowel disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriasis, and co-created the AIP Certified Coach Practitioner Training Program, which has trained more than 1,000 providers worldwide.
She is the author of four award-winning and best-selling books, including The New Autoimmune Protocol, which introduces the first major update to AIP in over a decade. She lives near Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Noah.

https://autoimmunewellness.com/

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Haresh Patel is a Silicon Valley CEO turned HealthTech innovator who has spent his career solving complex systems across technology, finance, and human health.

Born in India and raised in New Hampshire, Haresh earned his electrical engineering degree from the University of Notre Dame before beginning a 25 year journey in Silicon Valley. His leadership spanned semiconductor and technology companies including Texas Instruments, PMC Sierra, Agilent, and WJ Communications, before culminating in the founding of Mercatus. What began as a kitchen table startup grew into the global standard for private market investment technology, supporting over $1.5 trillion in assets under management before being acquired by State Street.

Haresh's most profound breakthrough did not happen in a boardroom but in a healing room.

For 55 years, he lived with unexplained health symptoms that twelve specialists could not diagnose. Refusing to accept that there were no answers, Haresh applied the same systems thinking and pattern recognition that powered his business success to his own body. By connecting the dots conventional medicine had missed, he uncovered the root causes behind his condition, an experience that fundamentally reshaped his life and purpose.

Today, he is the founder of Diagnostic MD AI and a leading advocate for integrating conventional medicine with proven alternative approaches through patient-centric, AI-driven diagnostics. He believes the future of healthcare lies not in choosing between Eastern and Western medicine, but in intelligently combining their strengths to understand the whole system.

His forthcoming book, The Ghost in My Body, chronicles this journey from medical dead ends to healing breakthroughs, offering both a deeply personal story and a vision for how healthcare can evolve.

https://hareshpatel.ai/

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