Dave Feldman is the originator of the Lipid Energy Model and the Lean Mass Hyper-Responder (LMHR) phenotype, reshaping how we understand cholesterol and metabolism. As founder of the Citizen Science Foundation, he leads groundbreaking research into lipid metabolism, cardiovascular health, and metabolic responses to ketogenic diets. Dave’s work includes spearheading the Keto-CTA study, which investigates how diet influences plaque progression and regression using advanced imaging. A passionate advocate for open science, he engages with researchers, clinicians, and the public to challenge assumptions, foster transparency, and drive innovative, data-driven insights into cardiovascular risk and human metabolism.

Dr. Nadir Ali is a practicing Interventional Cardiologist in the Clear Lake and Houston community area for over 30 years.

He has several years of experience in the Low Carbohydrate High Fat (LCHF) diet in the treatment of metabolic disease, diabetes, heart disease and to improve the quality of cholesterol. He and his team give free diet seminars for his patients once a month on the last Wednesday of every month at 6 pm at the Searcy Auditorium in the Clear Lake Heart and Vascular Institute. This class has had more than 100 attendees for each session consistently for the last 4+ years.

Founder Revero Health, Physician, Father, Author, Athlete, Steak enjoyer

Matt Baszucki is a patient advocate and co-host of the Bipolarcast podcast, along with Iain Campbell. Matt struggled with type 1 bipolar disorder for five years. He was hospitalized four times for manic psychosis, saw dozens of psychiatrists and specialists, and attended multiple treatment centers. In 2021, Matt used the ketogenic diet to treat and cure his disorder. Now, on their podcast, he and Iain interview other patients who have used metabolic therapies to treat their illnesses. They also discuss general metabolic interventions, including physical exercise, circadian rhythm management, and meditation. In his free time, you can find him digging into biographies, playing chess, practicing piano, or pushing weight at the gym.

Amy Berger, MS, CNS, is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Certified Nutrition Specialist who helps people do “Keto Without the Crazy.”™ She writes about a wide range of health and nutrition-related topics, such as weight loss, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, thyroid function, and more.

She has presented internationally on these issues and is the author of The Alzheimer's Antidote, The Stall Slayer, and co-author of End Your Carb Confusion (written with Eric Westman, MD). She is the Lead Nutritionist for Adapt Your Life Academy, where she creates course content and coaches people through implementing low-carb keto diets safely and effectively. She contributed to the American Nutrition Association’s Ketogenic Nutrition Training Program and served on the BCNS exam review committee, which writes the credentialing board exam for Certified Nutrition Specialists.

Dr. Ken D. Berry is a board-certified family physician, best-selling author of Lies My Doctor Told Me, and co-author of the updated & expanded Second Edition of Common Sense Labs. He educates millions through his 3M+ subscriber YouTube channel and champions a nutrient-dense, low-carb Proper Human Diet. He lives in Holladay, Tennessee, with his wife Neisha and their children.

Dr. Ben Bocchicchio has been a pioneering force in health and wellness for nearly 50 years, focusing on effective, science-based interventions for degenerative diseases. His approach emphasizes the need to shift from illness to wellness through safe, evidence-backed behavioral strategies.

In 1974, Dr. Ben introduced slow resistance training to promote safe, high-intensity exercise for all populations. He was the first to incorporate resistance training into Phase II cardiac rehabilitation in 1982, a practice now standard. In the mid-1980s, he also pioneered high-intensity training for endurance athletes and later for weight loss, including the OptiFast protocol used by leading bariatric physicians.

Dr. Ben has critiqued the reliance on pharmaceuticals in treating chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity, pointing to the lack of solid scientific backing for conventional medical practices. His work underscores the link between lifestyle choices—particularly diet and exercise—and the rise of degenerative diseases.

He has authored over 200 articles and reports, and his acclaimed book, 15 Minutes to Fitness, has contributed to his global impact. Dr. Ben's SMaRT DVDs have sold more than 300,000 copies in 31 countries. He continues to serve as an investigator and consultant for Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, ASU, and other health institutions, offering practical, universally applicable solutions for improving public health.

Annette Bosworth, M.D., (Dr. Boz), is an internal medicine physician, and an authority on optimizing brain health. Throughout her medical training and career she has taught her patients through storytelling and practical application. Author of the bestseller, ANYWAY YOU CAN, Dr. Boz, has helped patients overcome long-term chronic conditions such as obesity, depression, autoimmune problems, & addiction. Being born into a farming family in rural South Dakota, she witnessed first-hand the value and importance of individual contribution to strengthening a community. She has been featured on CNN, Time, US News & World Report, Fox News, & more.

Dr. Dominic D’Agostino is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). In addition to his teaching responsibilities, his laboratory develops and tests nutritional strategies and metabolic-based therapies for neurological disorders, cancer and metabolic optimization. He is conducting basic science research and human clinical trials. He has a personal interest in environmental medicine and methods to enhance safety and physiological resilience of military personnel in extreme environments. His research is supported by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Department of Defense (DoD), private organizations and nonprofit foundations.

Craig Emmerich graduated in Electrical Engineering who has spent the last 16 plus years researching nutrition and working with thousands of clients along side his wife Maria Emmerich. He is an international best selling author of the “Keto: The Complete Guide” and “The Carnivore Cookbook” and had a part in writing over 25 books. He uses his knowledge of how our bodies work to help clients heal and lose weight leveraging their biology to make it easy. Craig has helped hundreds of thousands of people regain their health and vitality with a strong focus on the science of human nutrition.

Dr. Stephen Hussey is a Chiropractor and Functional Medicine practitioner. His story of personally healing heart disease using light and environmental health strategies has become an inspiration to many and a calling for change in healthcare. In addition to Chiropractic clinical practice, Dr. Hussey is a health consultant, speaker, and the author of three books on health: The Health Evolution, Understanding the Heart, and Pain Sense. Dr. Hussey guides clients from around the world back to health by using the latest research and health attaining strategies.

Dr. Lily Johnston is a double board-certified vascular and general surgeon with advanced training in public health. She earned her medical degree from the University of California, San Diego, her Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins, and completed her general surgery residency at the University of Virginia followed by a vascular surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic.

Her surgical practice focuses on treating the end stages of atherosclerosis—limb- and life-threatening expressions of cardiovascular disease that expose the downstream cost of metabolic dysfunction. As founder of CorSight Health, Dr. Johnston leads a preventive cardiometabolic clinic dedicated to early detection and reversal of disease through advanced imaging, metabolic assessment, and lifestyle-first interventions.

She is an active author and national speaker, with over 25 peer-reviewed publications. Her current focus explores both the science and the culture of medicine—how clinicians’ environments, incentives, and disconnection shape the care they deliver. Her mission is to restore medicine’s roots in meaning, connection, and prevention.

Dr. Johnston’s work bridges disciplines—cardiology, endocrinology, obesity medicine, women’s health—to advance preventive cardiometabolic care and reimagine how medicine addresses chronic disease.

Chris is a Stanford-educated earth scientist who spent 17 years in the field before joining Steve Jobs to build the operating system that became both OS X and IOS. His interest in nutrition began at age 14 when he got a job as Jack LaLanne's caddy, who lectured him on diet and exercise during many rounds of golf. He became devoted to the science of longevity, organizing TEDx conferences on the topic. His own popular YouTube channel is Plant Chompers.

Nick Norwitz MD PhD is a researcher-educator whose mission is to“Make Metabolic Health Mainstream.” He graduated Valedictorian from Dartmouth College, majoring in Cell Biology and Biochemistry, before completing his PhD in Metabolism at the University of Oxford and his MD at Harvard Medical School. Nick has made a name for himself as a clinical research and metabolic health educator, speaking and writing on topics ranging from brain health, the microbiome, mental health, muscle physiology, mitochondrial function, cholesterol and lipids, and so on.

His mantra is “Stay Curious.”

Amber has been studying (and eating!) low carb diets of some form or other for the last 25 years, the last half of which has been almost entirely the Carnivore Diet, which she helped bring into modern awareness by giving the first conference talks on the diet in 2017, organising the first Carnivore conference in 2019, and writing the first scientific paper with "Carnivore Diet" in the title in 2020. As such, she has unique insight into the history of this trend and the common pitfalls of new adopters and influencers. Amber is a free speech maximalist and advocate of privacy-enhancing and censorship-resistant technologies.

Dr. Scher is a board-certified cardiologist, lipidologist, and leading expert in metabolic and ketogenic therapies, and is the Director of Metabolic Mind, a non-profit initiative of Baszucki Group.

Dr. Scher was the medical director at DietDoctor.com before becoming the director of Metabolic Mind. He also runs a preventive cardiology telemedicine practice at lowcarbcardiologist.com.

Bret has spent most of his 20-year career as a preventive cardiologist, helping people improve their metabolic health and prevent heart disease using low-carb nutrition and lifestyle interventions. Now Dr. Scher creates educational videos and podcasts regarding the connection between metabolic and mental health and how metabolic and ketogenic therapies can play a key role in mental health treatment. He believes we can revolutionize the mental health field through a greater understanding of metabolic therapies and therapeutic ketogenic interventions. You can find his content on The Metabolic Mind YouTube page and podcast and at www.metabolicmind.org.

Darius has spent 23 years in emergency medicine. First as an EMT, then paramedic, and now as an ER nurse. Over that time he's watched astonishing improvements in emergency medical care while simultaneously seeing our population get fatter and sicker. This has led him down the path of nutritional science and to even take a closer look at his own health so that he can better educate his patients and the public.

Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, host of the Everyday Wellness podcast, author and international speaker, with over 15 million views for her second TEDx talk (Intermittent Fasting: Transformational Technique).

With over 25 years experience in health and wellness, Cynthia is a globally recognized expert in perimenopause/menopause and intermittent fasting, and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, Medium, Entrepreneur, and The Megyn Kelly Show. Her mission is to help empower women to live their most optimal lives in perimenopause and beyond.

Dr. Eric Westman is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University. He is Board Certified in Obesity Medicine and Internal Medicine, and founded the Duke Keto Medicine Clinic in 2006 after conducting clinical research regarding low carbohydrate ketogenic diets. He is Past-President and Master Fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association and Fellow of The Obesity Society. He is an editor of the textbook: Obesity: Evaluation & Treatment Essentials, and author of the New York Times Bestseller The New Atkins for a New You, Cholesterol Clarity, and Keto Clarity, and End Your Carb Confusion. He is co-founder of Adapt Your Life, an education company based on low carbohydrate concepts: https://adaptyourlifeacademy.com/