Metagenics Institute Podcast

Professor Rima Obeid a holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and a degree in the field of Clinical Biochemistry. She has a special interest in the role of folate, B vitamins and methylation in health and disease. Her passion for this topic has led to the publication of more than 130 papers in the field of metabolism, nutrition and health.

Dr Hyla Cass is a Psychiatrist; integrative medical practitioner; noted public speaker, author and consultant, and educator on complementary medicine and psychiatry, women’s health and natural treatments for anxiety disorders, depression and addiction. Dr Cass is an internationally recognised expert and educator and a former assistant clinical professor of psychiatry, UCLA School of medicine.

Dr Dale Bredesen a clinician and researcher, has been practicing medicine for over 30 years with a focus on neurology and ageing. His lengthy experience includes being the Founding President and CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and the Director of the Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at UCLA. The Bredesen laboratory studies basic mechanisms underlying the neurodegenerative process, and the translation of this knowledge into effective therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease and other similar conditions. Bredesen believes that cognitive decline is a metabolically driven process with multiple causes. His research has led to the publication of over 200 research papers and has made him an internationally recognised expert in the field of Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative processes.

Dr. Adrian Lopresti is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice and senior researcher at Murdoch University, Western Australia. He has over 18 years of clinical experience working with children through to adults, suffering from a range of mental health conditions including depressive and anxiety-related disorders. Dr. Lopresti has completed his PhD and published several articles in peer-reviewed journals on the effects of diet, nutraceuticals, sleep and exercise on biological pathways associated with depression, ADHD and bipolar disorder. He also completed a clinical trial investigating the antidepressant effects of curcumin in people with depression.