Dr. David Thompson, is a cardiologist and Board Certified Lifestyle Medicine physician. Dr. Thompson attended Loyola Medical School and found the diversity of cardiovascular disease and the advances in treatment options exciting. He completed his cardiology fellowship and advanced training in cardiovascular imaging at Loyola. As his career continued, a new passion for lifestyle medicine emerged. After reviewing evidence-based research showing a way to help prevent and reverse chronic diseases like heart disease, Dr. Thompson utilizes lifestyle medicine in treating patients with cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Liebenson is the Founder of First Principles of Movement and Director of L.A. Sports & Spine, a pain management, rehabilitation & performance enhancement center providing one-on-one musculoskeletal care. He is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Chiropractic, Division of Health Sciences at Murdoch University, Perth Australia and consultant for the Anglo-European Chiropractic College M.Sc. programs in Chiropractic Rehabilitation. He is the first health care provider in California to receive a Certification of Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) on Achievement of Recognition for Delivery of Quality Back Pain Care. Dr. Liebenson has engaged in research as a Visiting Scholar at Pr. Stuart McGill’s Spine Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Waterloo, Department of Biomechanics & Kinesiology. He is also the first ever chiropractic member of the McKenzie Institute (U.S.) Board of Directors, he serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals including the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation; the PM&R Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation; the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy; and Journal of Manual Therapy.

Dr. Duggal Stephens is a champion of health. As a Health and Nutrition Strategist, she keeps us on the cutting edge of nutritional advice and health initiatives. Trained in medicine at Manipal University and the University of the West Indies, Dr. Duggal Stephens has always been drawn to healing through food. She went on to study nutrition science after completing her medical degree, and since then, her extensive knowledge has allowed her to help many patients manage their illnesses for which food was often a common denominator. She acts as a wellness guide both within our community and in the wider world. Dr. Duggal Stephens and her husband, Arjan Stephens, co-created Love Crunch granola and spearheaded Nature’s Path’s “Bite4Bite” initiative, through which up to $1 million is annually donated to food banks in need. In March, 2025, she received the King Charles III Coronation Medal, which is awarded once in a reign to recognize those community leaders who have made significant contributions through service, mentorship, and advocacy.  A skilled teacher and writer, Dr. Duggal Stephens is also a lifelong meditator and has contributed to Meditation as Medication for the Soul. In her spare time, she mentors a global young adult group that focuses on ethical leadership, service, and conscious living.

Andreas Michalsen, MD, PhD, is professor of internal and integrative medicine at the Charité University Medical School Berlin, the largest university hospital in Europe. He is also director of the department of internal and complementary medicine at Immanuel Hospital Berlin. Dr Michalsen is board certified in internal medicine, critical-care medicine, nutritional medicine, complementary medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation. He has published more than 250 scientific articles in top medical journals and has collaborated with Stanford University, Harvard University, the University of Southern California, and many others institutions. He is one of the leading international researchers in the field of fasting and healthy nutrition and is author of the international bestsellers The Nature Cure and The Fasting Fix.

Dr. Alejandro Rodas is an Ecuadorian doctor with an outstanding career in the academic and professional field. His training includes studies in Medicine, a Higher Specialty and Master’s Degree in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is a professor of Morphofunction, Pharmacology and Integrative Medicine at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE). He has been Professor of Acupuncture, Phytotherapy and Moxibustion at the Simón Bolívar Andean University (UASB), where he has published research on the study on acupuncture and acua-puncture in women in the Tiangui cessation phase. He has been a guest professor at the Diploma of Bioregulation Medicine at the San Francisco University of Quito (USFQ). In addition to his academic and professional work, Dr. Rodas has participated in international events, such as the International Congress of Bioregulation Medicine or the Ibero-American Congress of Integrative Medicine and Marine Therapy.

Deepa Deshmukh (MPH, RDN, CDE, BD-ADM, Functional & Integrative Nutrition Specialist) is co-founder of DuPage Dietitians LLC and has been recognized as a “Top Ten Dietitians” in the country! For almost 20 years, Deepa has helped hundreds of people lose weight, reverse and manage their diabetes, and reduce their cholesterol and blood pressure levels. Deepa’s overarching goal is to help her patients be more productive at work and at home, have energy to enjoy life, eat foods without feeling guilty and sick, and no longer depend solely on medications to manage their health. She has been working with the underserved communities and minorities to help improve their nutrition literacy and self-care skills!

Dr. Fior has been practicing Family Medicine and Homeopathy in the Chicagoland area since 1988. He is the co-founder and current president of the Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association, a founding partner for the Center for Integral Health, and Adjunct Faculty at National University of the Health Sciences in Lombard, Illinois. Dr. Fior is a contributor to the book, Meditation as Medication for the Soul, and has been meditating and a lacto-vegetarian for over 35 years.

Dr. Gruft is one of the most forward-thinking pain management specialists. He is the author of From Pain to Wellness: Getting Help and Finding Freedom from Chronic Pain and founder-director of From Pain to Wellness, LLC based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Dr. Gruft is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (P.M.& R, F.A.A.P.M.R) and Pain Medicine (D.A.B.P.M.). Voted as Best Doctor by a nationwide survey of doctors, Dr. Gruft is respected by physicians throughout the country as one of the premier pain specialists practicing today. Dr. Gruft is a vegetarian, and his health center is vegetarian friendly. He is versed in functional medicine which uses nutrition to address medical issues. A gifted and highly sought-after guest lecturer and speaker, Dr. Gruft has presented to the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation on “Comparison of the MOMC (Modified Orientation Memory Concentration)” and as guest lecturer for the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Cincinnati on “Comprehensive Management of Chronic Pain,” (among other engagements). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a Diplomat of the American Board of Pain Medicine, and member of American Academy of Pain Medicine. As assistant professor at Rush Medical College, he received a Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Teacher of the Year for exhibiting the highest quality of teaching to physical medicine and rehabilitation residents. He earned the Golden Apple Award in recognition for excellence in teaching and training at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife and their two children.

Linda Kordich (co-founder of the Juiceman Company with her husband Jay Kordich, Wellness Coach, and author) has been a vegetarian since 1966 and Vegan since 1990. She has been coaching and teaching juicing since 1974 and was the co-founder of the Juiceman Company which was responsible for inspiring millions of people on television for several decades.  She married Jay Kordich in 1981, known by millions as the Juiceman and Father of Juicing for 36 years until his death at 93 in 2017. She was also the co-author of Jay’s #1 New York Time’s best-selling book, the Juiceman’s Power of Juicing which sold several million copies as well as being responsible for selling millions of juicers throughout the USA. She’s been on many national tv talk shows and radio programs inspiring others to juice and live a plant-based diet.  Since then, she’s produced, designed and published their beautiful book, Live Foods / Live Bodies and their multimedia Living Health Program, as well as producing her Juicing Masterclass to help inspire others to become juice therapists.

Dr. Matthew Raider has been a practitioner and teacher of geriatric medicine for over 40 years. Aside from the aging process and its modification, Dr. Raider’s special interests include endurance fitness training, vegetarian nutrition, and the health benefits of meditation. Over the last few decades, he has worked as the medical director of several health care facilities in Connecticut. Currently, he teaches medical residents at Middlesex Health in Middletown CT and geriatric nurse practitioners for Optum Health Care in the greater NYC area. He is board certified in geriatric medicine and family medicine.

Arjan Stephens (President of Nature’s Path Organic Foods, Artist and Conservationist) serves as the President of Nature’s Path Organic Foods, North America’s largest certified organic plant-based breakfast and snack food company. Arjan is dedicated to promoting conscious consumerism, particularly in the realm of food. He believes that our forks and wallets are powerful tools for positive change, with regenerative organic agriculture serving as the catalyst to transform the world for the better. Arjan has been instrumental in driving Nature’s Path mission including initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, protect biodiversity, and support organic farming communities. He loves gardening and volunteering at the Science of Spirituality Meditation & Ecology Center in British Columbia.

Dr. Jeanneth Aexandra Rangles Iza, is an Ecuadorian physician with an outstanding career in the academic and professional field. She is a professor of Morphofunction and Integrative Medicine at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE). As a Professor of Acupuncture, Phytotherapy and Moxibustion at the Simón Bolívar Andean University (UASB), she published research papers on Alterations of the energy of the Shen spirit in medical students of the Catholic University of Quito, syndromological grouping, characterization and relationship with academic stress and socioeconomic process. She has been a guest professor in the Postgraduate College of Palliative Care of PUCE, dealing with topics of Bioregulation Medicine and Acupuncture. Her mission is to support the community through education, promoting a holistic approach to health and disease, implementing integrative medicine.