Medical Advisors
Swathi Varanasi-Diaz
Pharm.D.
Swathi Varanasi-Diaz, Pharm.D., known to audiences as Dr. Swathi, is an award-winning healthcare professional recognized for her trailblazing work at the forefront of personalized medicine and healthcare innovation. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and became the first pharmacist in the U.S. to complete a postdoctoral residency in integrative medicine and preventive health. Following this achievement, she co-founded the Integrative Health Pharmacy Residency Program. Her credentials also include a postdoctoral fellowship in biotech and nutrition from Cornell University.
With experience spanning patient care, biotech, clinical research, academia, and consumer product goods, Dr. Swathi is a scientific and medical advisor and consultant with many innovative companies including MYOS MD. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals and she has served as faculty and guest lecturer at numerous academic institutions. In 2023, was honored as one of 50 Most Influential Leaders in Pharmacy.
Chris Meletis
ND
Dr. Chris Meletis is an educator, international author, and lecturer. His mission is “Changing America’s Health One Person at a Time.” Dr. Meletis has authored 18 books and over 200 national scientific articles in journals, including Natural Health, Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Life Extension, NDNR, Natural Pharmacy, and articles on PubMed.
Dr. Meletis served as Dean of Naturopathic Medicine and Chief Medical Officer for seven years for the National College of Naturopathic Medicine (now the National University of Natural Medicine). The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians awarded him the 2003 Physician of the Year. He has a deep passion for helping the underprivileged and spearheaded the creation of 16 free natural medicine healthcare clinics in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon.