Barbara Schiltz is a registered nurse, nutrition educator and consultant in private practice who gained experience in the research world as a research investigator at The Functional Medicine Research Center (FMRC) in Gig Harbor, Washington. After mentoring for 8 years with Serafina Corsello, MD, a nutritional medical doctor in New York City, she moved to Seattle in 1995 to attend Bastyr University and began working with Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D. in Gig Harbor at the FMRC where she monitored patients undergoing clinical trials for diabetes, metabolic syndrome, osteoarthritis, irritable bowel disease, fibromyalgia, ADHD, and PMS.

Her passion was expressed in her Master’s Thesis, The Unique Role of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Regulation of Glycemic Index . Subsequently, she was instrumental in the development of the low glycemic index dietary program, initially for the FMRC, and subsequently for FirstLine Therapy. In 2007, after 11 years at the FMRC, Barb attempted to “retire” to her island home on Whidbey Island in Washington. Since then she has been a consultant for the FMRC and also for the Institute for Functional Medicine and Big Bold Health.

Barb has a son and 2 daughters living in New York, Arizona, and Washington. As her three grandchildren live in New York, she travels several times a year to visit them. Gardening is a passion that she is able to express at her new home. She loves to cook and develop healthy gourmet recipes, for herself and her patients, especially using Big Bold Health’s Himalayan Tartary buckwheat in new recipes!

Dana Kay is a Board-Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Practitioner and the CEO and founder of the ADHD Thrive Institute and the creator of the ADHD Thrive Method 4 Kids program. As a mother of a child with ADHD, she knows firsthand the struggles that come with parenting a neurodiverse child, but she also knows the freedom that is possible once parents learn to reduce ADHD symptoms. Dana has been featured in Forbes, Authority Magazine, Medium, Influencive, Thrive Global, and various others. She has also been a guest on multiple parenting and ADHD summits and podcasts. Her mission is to help families reduce ADHD symptoms naturally so that children with ADHD can thrive at home, at school, and in life.

Dr. Ben Weitz, an expert in Functional Medicine and Sports Chiropractic care, who has been practicing in Santa Monica, California, for over 36 years. Dr. Weitz is renowned for his work in managing autoimmune diseases and enhancing gut health using a root cause, Functional Medicine approach. As the host of the Rational Wellness podcast, Dr. Weitz brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our discussion.