Karlene Karst, RD

Karlene Karst, RD, is a leading health specialist in nutrition and natural medicine and is dedicated to improving the health of society by sharing her knowledge.

Karlene is author of The Metabolic Syndrome Program: How to Lose Weight, Beat Heart Disease, Stop Insulin Resistance and More; co-author of the national best seller Healthy Fats for Life; and author of her latest book, Belly Fat Breakthrough. Karlene is also a regular contributing writer for health and nutrition publications and appears on radio and television shows across North America.

A frequent guest speaker at nutrition trade shows and educational events around North America, Karlene has dedicated almost a decade to educational efforts in serving as a spokesperson in helping people realize the importance of nutrition.

Karlene earned a BSc degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Stephen Douglas Anton, Ph.D.

Dr. Stephen Anton, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aging and Geriatric Research at the University of Florida, has dedicated close to a decade of his impressive career to disciplines surrounding nutrition, metabolic disease, obesity, and cognitive-behavioral interventions for weight loss.

Dr. Anton has written more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, many in top clinical journals, and has co-authored five book chapters on interventions for obesity. He is also a regularly invited speaker at national and international scientific conferences.

As an instructor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, affiliated with Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Dr. Anton helped conduct two multi-site National Institute of Health (NIH)-funded studies including POUNDS LOST Trial and the CALERIE Trial. As an Intern/Research Assistant at Charleston Health Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Anton was a collaborator for a NIH grant to study the effects of dietary regimens on emerging cardiovascular risk factors.

Dr. Anton earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Florida, and his B.A. degree from Florida State University.

Heather Hausenblas, Ph.D.

Dr. Heather A. Hausenblas, PhD, earned her Doctorate degree at The University of Western Ontario, Canada, and has served on the faculty of the University of Florida since 1998.

Acclaimed early in her career for her outstanding research, she has been honored with several awards and was recognized by the President of the International Olympic Committee for her research achievements in health behaviors.

Dr. Hausenblas is the co-author of four scientific books; has published more than 80 scientific journal articles; and has been awarded several research grants to examine the psychological effects of physical activity across the lifespan and its relationship to "healthy aging."

Dr. Hausenblas is a noted educator, trainer, and media spokesperson for ReBody and Reserveage Organics. She is currently helping to direct SafSlim clinical trials to further demonstrate this product’s effects on omentum fat reduction.

In addition, Dr. Hausenblas is a principal investigator on two National Institutes of Health research grants longitudinally examining the effects of physical activity during motherhood. Her ultimate research goals are to identify and promote myriad opportunities that contribute to instilling healthy lifestyle practices for people in all stages of life

Rob Maru, B.S., Nutritionist

Vice President of Innovation for ReBody and Reserveage Organics, Rob Maru has more than 15 years of experience in the natural products industry and has helped hundreds of clients transform their health through sound diet, lifestyle and quality nutritional supplement programs.

Rob was instrumental in developing, launching, and marketing some of the fastest-growing brands and most successful products in the vitamin and supplement industry and was part of a winning merchandising team that helped fuel the The Vitamin Shoppe’s growth from 17 to 465 outlets.

At Reserveage Organics and ReBody, Maru has led the development of leading nutritional supplement brands based on groundbreaking science with unmatched quality ingredients and pioneering processes that have resulted in numerous top industry awards. In less thant three years, Reserveage Organics has won 13 awards for its products and is acknowledged as one of the fastest growing and innovative companies in the natural products industry.

Maru is a frequent guest on health talk shows and is considered an expert resource in the health and nutrition media arena. Maru earned his B.S. degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Montclair State University in Upper Montclair, NJ.