About SelfHacked

As a physician scientist with expertise in genomics, biotechnology, and nutraceuticals, he has made it his mission to bring precision medicine to the bedside and help transform healthcare in the 21st century. He received his undergraduate education at the University of California at Irvine, a Medical Doctorate from the University of Southern California, and was a Resident Physician at Stanford University. He then proceeded to serve as a Clinical Fellow of The California Institute of Regenerative Medicine at The University of California at Irvine, where he conducted research of stem cells, epigenetics, and genomics. He was also a Medical Director for Cyvex Nutrition before serving as president of Systomic Health, a biotechnology consulting agency, where he served as an expert on genomics and other high-throughput technologies. His previous clients include Allergan, Caladrius Biosciences, and Omega Protein. He has a history of peer-reviewed publications, intellectual property discover (patents etc.), clinical trial design, and a thorough knowledge of the regulatory landscape in biotechnology. <br /> <br /> He is leading our entire scientific and medical team in order to ensure accuracy and scientific validity of our content and products.

Ana has many years of experience in clinical research and health advising. She loves communicating science and empowering people to achieve their optimal health. Ana spent years working with patients who suffer from various mental health issues and chronic health problems. She is a strong advocate of integrating scientific knowledge and holistic medicine.

Aside from having spent 15 years in biomedical research and health sciences, Nattha is also a registered holistic nutritionist, a certified personal trainer, has a precision nutrition level 1 certification, and is a certified functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner. As a holistic practitioner with a strong science background, Nattha is an advocate of science literacy in health topics and self-experimentation.

Jonathan is a licensed pharmacist and an experienced scientist in pharmacology, neuroscience, developmental neurobiology, and physiology with clinical experience in pharmacy, therapeutics, natural products, psychopharmacology, oncology, and toxicology. He was an avid SelfHacked reader before joining the team, appreciating the care we take to reference every statement. He is committed to helping individuals achieve optimal health and wellness through education and self-empowerment. He believes that personalized nutrition and medicine is the key to unlocking one's maximum potential.

Matt holds multiple degrees in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. He has over a decade of experience in academic research and has published a number of articles in scholarly journals. He currently works as a neuropsychologist in Montreal, where he performs research on the links between personality traits and the development of clinical disorders such as addiction, compulsive gambling, and disordered eating.

Before joining SelfHacked, she was a research scientist with extensive field and laboratory experience. She spent 4 years reviewing the scientific literature on supplements, lab tests and other areas of health sciences. She is passionate about releasing the most accurate science and health information available on topics, and she's meticulous when writing and reviewing articles to make sure the science is sound. She believes that SelfHacked has the best science that is also layperson-friendly on the web.

Mathew is a licensed pharmacist with clinical experience in oncology, infectious disease, and diabetes management. He has a passion for personalized patient care and believes that education is essential to living a healthy life. His goal is to motivate individuals to find ways to manage their chronic conditions.

Carlos spent 9 years in the laboratory investigating mineral transport in plants. He then started working as a freelancer, mainly in science writing, editing, and consulting. Carlos is passionate about learning the mechanisms behind biological processes and communicating science to both academic and non-academic audiences. He strongly believes that scientific literacy is crucial to maintain a healthy lifestyle and avoid falling for scams.

Aleksa is passionate about herbal pharmacy, nutrition, and functional medicine. He found a way to merge his two biggest passions—writing and health—and use them for noble purposes. His mission is to bridge the gap between science and everyday life, helping readers improve their health and feel better.

Jasmine loves helping people understand their brains and bodies, a passion that grew out of her dual background in biology and education. From the chem lab to the classroom, everyone has the right to learn and make informed decisions about their health.

As a scientist, Matt believes his job is not only to produce knowledge, but to share it with a wide audience. He has experience in nutritional counseling, personal training, and health promotion.

Evguenia was an academic scientist for eight years, and currently she is a certified Editor in the Life Sciences (ELS). She is passionate about communicating scientific advances both to the scientific community and to the public. She lives a healthy lifestyle and her mission is to make the world a healthier place by delivering scientific research to a broad audience.

As a fellowship-trained integrative medicine MD, she practiced clinical medicine for 18 years and owned and operated her holistic adult and pediatric practice. During these years, she recognized the lack of accessibility to accurate, in-depth health information and began passionately writing for her patients and the community. Now, she devotes all of her time to building the natural health movement through writing, editing, educating, speaking and consulting. As a business consultant, she helps medical providers create or transform offices into financially successful, patient-centered holistic models of care. Dr. Nicole received her MD from Tulane University. She completed her Pediatric Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. The most influential aspect of her training was her completion of the Integrative Medicine Fellowship, Tucson, AZ with Dr. Andrew Weil. She is pleased to review and advise for SelfHacked to support our mission to combine scientific research, critical thinking, personal experience, and an open mind to empower the community to live in natural health.

Eli has spent the last nine years researching how genetic variations between people affect health and treatment options. For his PhD thesis, he developed safer ways to use CRISPR gene editing to treat people with rare genetic diseases. He then worked as the senior scientist in a start-up creating a "clinical trial in a dish" to test how cells from genetically diverse people responded differently to new medicines being developed. Eli has authored or co-authored more than a dozen scientific publications, which have been cited more than 3,000 times.

Currently, he researches stem cells and epigenetics at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is also the president of AJ Consulting Company which provides personalized diet, sleep, and training programs based on DNA. Dr. Jay is the author of a best selling book on artificial estrogen chemicals called “Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile.”

In the fall of 2016, he made the decision to leave academia and pursue entrepreneurship a transition he completed on January 1, 2017. He is currently conducting independent research, consulting, working on information products, collaborating on information and technology products, and producing tons of free content to help people gain better health. He has deep and personal experiences with the power of food, movement, and mindfulness to support health and well being. Chris wants to take what he's learned and pay it forward. He is constantly learning from his own challenges, failures, and successes, and by scouring the scientific literature, whether uncovering long-forgotten and neglected evidence from yesteryear or following and deciphering the latest findings.

Dr. Grable was trained in chelation through the American College for the Advancement of Medicine in 1996. Since then, he has supervised thousands of chelation infusions. In addition to keeping current with traditional medicine, he has had extensive exposure to a variety of alternative techniques and is a student of Lee Cowden, MD. He has studied extensively under Dr. Jeff Bland, a biochemist who ran Dr. Linus Pauling’s laboratory, and his training includes subjects such as frequency specific microcurrent, electrodermal screening, PEMF, IV therapy, Alfa thermometry, homeopathy, and homotoxicology. He has numerous certifications in these areas. He started a complementary medicine practice in 1996. This involves the combining of traditional western medicine and alternative medicine. Dr. Grable’s philosophy is to try and discover the physical, mental and spiritual roots of a patient’s illness. By utilizing generally non-toxic therapies such as acupuncture, nutrition, herbs, homeopathy, energetic medicine and others, many can be helped. Medicine is used when needed.