Articles by Janet Poveromo
Marge Roberts BSN, Mshp, DAHom, President & CEO, Newton Laboratories Inc.
Marge Roberts earned a BS in nursing from the University of Wisconsin (1974) and an MS in Health Professions with an education and administration focus from Southwest Texas State University (1981). She studied classical homeopathy and acupuncture in the U.S. and Sri Lanka, becoming a registered NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) trainer. Roberts co-founded and ...
Katie Reneker, Founder, Carmel Berry Company
Katie Reneker is the founder of Carmel Berry Company, a certified woman-owned business, based in Carmel Valley, CA, making fresh pressed elderberry goods from 100 percent American-grown elderberry and elderflowers. Reneker has emerged as an advocate and mentor for elderberry farming in California, with grants and education for new elderberry growers’ part of the company’s ...
Tyrone Faverey, CEO & Co-founder, RevolutionaryFitness USA LLC
Known for his innovative approach and commitment to community empowerment, Tyrone Faverey is the founder and CEO of RevolutionaryFitness USA. He recently launched the New History supplement line, which has become an emerging name in sports nutrition with a special focus on serving the underprivileged and communities of color. A former Big East champion in ...
Dr. Matthew Budoff, Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Endowed Chair of Preventive Cardiology Co-chair, International Garlic Symposium https://kyolic.com/about-us/science/ https://kyolic.com/is-aged-garlic-extract-safe/ Matthew Jay Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, is a professor of medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and the endowed chair of preventive cardiology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Budoff is a graduate of University of California at ...
Nicole M. Avena, PhD, Dr. Nicole Avena, LLC, Nutrition Consulting
Dr. Nicole Avena is an associate professor of neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY, and a visiting professor of health psychology at Princeton University. She is a research neuroscientist and expert in the fields of nutrition, diet and addiction, with a special focus on nutrition during early life and pregnancy, ...
Retailer of the Year 2024: Healthy Living Market
Maintaining the highest standards in retailing for 38 years makes this family-owned business a shining star in Vermont and upstate New York. In 1986, with no knowledge of business, Katy Lesser started a tiny market in South Burlington, VT. The store went from Lesser and one other person on staff to currently more than 300 ...
John Travis, Principal Technical Manager, NSF Certified for Sport
As Principal Technical Manager, NSF Certified for Sport, John Travis built and maintains the NSF Certified for Sport program, which certifies that what is on the label of products is in the package and that the product does not contain unsafe levels of contaminants, prohibited substances or masking agents. Travis has more than 25 years ...
Kenneth Lee & Caryl Levine, Co-founders of Lotus Foods, Inc.
Kenneth Lee, co-founder and former co-CEO of Lotus Foods, has more than 25 years of experience creating supply chains with and for small holder rice farmers in developing countries. He has placed an emphasis on organic, fair trade and regenerative practices to mitigate climate change, preserve rice biodiversity and promote farmer prosperity. Lee co-led the ...
Sid Shastri MSc, Director of Research, Kaneka Nutrients
Sid Shastri MSc is Texas-based Kaneka Nutrients’ director of research. An alumnus of University of California, Berkeley, he received his undergraduate degree in human biodynamics, and obtained his Master of Science degree in human nutrition. Shastri’s background includes formulating nutritional products in a variety of different combinations and formats. At Kaneka, Shastri applies expertise in ...
Clark Bartram, Fitness Expert, Creator, Maximized Man Elite
Renowned as “America’s Most Trusted Fitness Professional,” Clark Bartram is a devoted advocate for empowering individuals to achieve their best selves in physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. His journey began as a U.S. Marine, instilling in him the ethos of always being prepared. Over a career spanning more than three decades, Bartram has been featured ...
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