Loren Middag
Loren Middag, MPT is the Director of Physical Therapy Education for M.H.P.S. INC.  Loren is a graduate of Loma Linda University and the owner of Jump Start Physical Therapy which involves two wellness centers with a large variety of services that include MetabolicRx Therapy.  He is a clinical instructor for Loma Linda’s School of Physical Therapy providing one-on-one physical therapy education to interns at all levels from assistant level to doctoral level.  He is director of all outpatient post operative education for Los Angeles LAPD and LASD.  He is the director of Functional Capacity Evaluations, a pre-employment evaluation, for Sisco, Merci-Air, Pepsi and Taco Bell.  He is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association and is the appointed physical therapist for the United States National Acrobatic Gymnastics Team.  Loren is an active enthusiast in white water rafting, sky diving, wilderness hiking, black diamond back country snow skiing and a triathlon competitor.  Loren, like Christine, shares the passion for bodybuilding which led to his First Place Title at the San Diego World Gym Classic, Middle Weight in 2006.

Christie Watkins
Christine L. Watkins, CPT  passion to understand her own body through physical exercise and a healthy diet led her to become the 1995 Arizona State Natural Bodybuilding Champion and the 1998 Ms. Fitness West Coast. She holds certificates, the American Council on Exercise, and the International Fitness Professionals Associations. Christine is a public and motivational speaker about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and is the founder of "Living in Victory" for overweight women. She has appeared on Linda Evans Fitness and Spa TV Commercials, the Chicago Bulls AM Radio "Health and Fitness" with Tim Grover, Fox News Fitness with Kurt Brungardt and a magazine article in Self Magazine titled "Workout in the Park." Christine was also Director and Speaker for the Wellness Program at Deloitte & Touché and a representative for Schwinn Fitness Spinner Bicycles. Christine's passion and determination to help people reach optimum health led to the creation of MetabolicRx Therapy Program for Physical Therapy Clinics to fight the health epidemics in the United States. Christine's goal to implement MetabolicRx Therapy into clinics will provide individuals struggling with Obesity, related joint pain and other metabolic disorders a simple, physically obtainable and affordable health management plan.

Michael P. Watkins
Michael P. Watkins, MPH is the Executive Vice President and Director of Business Development for M.H.P.S. Inc. At the University of Southern California Michael worked as a clinical research assistant and reported directly to the principal investigator to help run a five-year NIH funded study on Type-2 diabetes in Hispanic adolescents. This highly publicized landmark analysis of adolescent diabetes added significantly to the body of knowledge on insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome associated with the disease. This led to continuing research in the treatment and prevention of childhood obesity, diabetes, and associated co-morbidities. More recently Michael was selling lab automation workstations (robotic arms, scheduling software, and liquid handling instruments). He was an Arizona licensed contractor and owner of Progressive Energy Management, Inc. a Tucson, Arizona solar company that sold and installed commercial and residential (existing and new construction) solar water and swimming pool heating systems and was recognized by Arizona Governor and Congressman Morris Udall for his contribution to renewable energy resources and as the number two solar energy company for installations in the state of Arizona. Michael is currently working on his MBA at the University of Phoenix in San Diego, California.

Helen Stosel
Helen Stosel, MD is a licensed physician specializing in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from UCLA, followed by a Medical Degree from UC Davis. She completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center/UCLA. From there, she went on to complete her fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. After completing her training, she settled in south Orange County, California where she has been in private practice for over ten years. She has been asked to speak for various programs related to Endocrinology, including both physician and patient education programs and she has served as a consultant in various capacities. She is a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Vascular Biology Working Group, and American Association of Environmental Medicine. She has published articles in the ‘The Endocrinologist.’ She is passionate about her medical specialty and grateful that she is able to help people live longer and healthier lives. She strongly believes in an integrative approach to healthcare, and the importance of addressing the spirit as well as the mind and body.  She is pleased to participate in a program that she feels can make a significant difference in peoples’ lives.

Kristy L. Richardson
Kristy L. Richardson, MPH, RD, CHES is a Registered Dietitian and President of the Orange District of the California Dietetic Association. She has a Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management and she is a Certified Health Education Specialist. Kristy is an adjunct faculty member at UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, and Fullerton College, where she teaches nutrition, health and exercise physiology courses. She provides one-on-one and small group nutrition education to athletes at Cal State Fullerton, including the men's soccer team, dancers in the theatre and dance department, and cadets in the military science department. Kristy also provides nutrition education for private and public employee wellness programs, including the Santa Ana College Wellness Program where she primarily works with firefighters and police officers. Kristy graduated Magna Cum Laude with her B.S. in Nutritional Science from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and received her Master of Public Health degree in Community Health Science from UCLA. She is currently working on her M.S. in Kinesiology at Cal State Fullerton.

David A. Young
David A. Young, PhD, MPH is a licensed psychologist, behavioral health care administrator, and consultant He is currently the co-founder and president of LifePortal, a technology solutions company that uses web-based applications and cell phone technology to help youth and young adults (16 to 25 yrs) obtain access to community services and resources that help them live healthy, independent lives. He also founded and coutinues to be an executive consultant to Health Psychology Associates, a behavioral group private practice in Irvine California. He has been the Administrator for a large community based organization in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties that providcs mental health and educational services to children, youth and families. He has served as an Executive Director for a large non-profit mental health services agency that focused on the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities of the East Bay, as an Associate Vice President for Clinical and Professional Services for a large behavioral health provider organization serving all of Northern California, and as an Associate Professor at the California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles - CSPP-LA (aka Alliant International University) in the Health Psychology proficiency. He was trained as a clinical health psychologist with a PhD from the CSPP-LA and a master’s degree emphasizing health care administration, from the Harvard School of Public Health.