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CEO & FOUNDER

Chris Shade, PhD

Dr. Christopher Shade, PhD, founder and CEO of Quicksilver Scientific®, specializes in the biological, environmental, and analytical chemistry of mercury in all its forms and their interactions with sulfur compounds, particularly glutathione and its enzyme system.

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Chris Shade, PhD

CEO & FOUNDER

Scientific advisors

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Davis Brockenshire, D.C.

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Davis Brockenshire, D.C.

SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR

Dr. Brockenshire is a graduate of Logan University, runs a thriving functional medicine clinic in Plymouth, MI, and has over 20 years of clinical experience under his belt. He is a post-graduate instructor in Applied Kinesiology, Naturopathy, Herbal Therapy, Clinical Nutrition, Athletic Injury Management, Pediatrics, Homeopathy, Rehabilitation, and is a Certified Blood Type practitioner. Dr. Brockenshire is also Board Certified in Physical Therapy. Currently, he enjoys specializing in Advanced Functional Medicine, Functional Nutrition and Vital Functional Neurology.

Dr. Brockenshire is a faculty member and on medical advisory boards for several international institutions. He also lectures globally which keeps him current with the latest research in human wellness and performance.

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Lauren Bramley, MD

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Lauren Bramley, MD

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Dr. Lauren Bramley is a Canadian trained and licensed medical doctor with a focus on functional and anti-aging medicine. She holds a Master's Degree in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. She has helped countless people of all ages improve their health and quality of life using bioidentical hormones, genomics, nutraceuticals, peptides and meaningful lifestyle hacks. She is well known for her TedxTalk: "Know Your Numbers" based on her philosophy of improving your health by empowering yourself.

After a 20 year history with her thriving practice in Hong Kong, Dr. Lauren Bramley now practices with The Better With Age Club. Better with Age offers a one year program, using Truage Trudiagnostic testing aimed to reduce the pace of biological aging to Feel Better, Look Better and Age Better. Dr. Bramley is pleased to share her know-how of how at chronologically 53 she discovered she is biologically 31.

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Robert Slovak

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Robert Slovak

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Robert Slovak is a degreed Mechanical and Aeronautical & Astronautical engineer best known for co-founding Water Factory Systems in the early 1970’s. He and his brother were among the early developers of Reverse Osmosis (RO) technology and its many applications. Their successful innovations encompassed home and office RO drinking water systems, bottled water production, laboratory purification, hemodialysis, seawater desalination, microchip production, bottled water production, water vending, spot-free vehicle washing and scores more.

As a result of the rapid growth of RO applications, Robert’s ongoing seminars and a best-selling industry book on the subject of POU (Point of Use) Reverse Osmosis, he became a well-known figure in the water industry. In 1989 Water Factory Systems was purchased by CUNO Inc, a global leader in fluid treatment. Since then, it was acquired by the 3M Corporation, which continues to market many of their original products.

Robert officially retired from the US water industry in 1996 and went on to bring his knowledge and experience to Brazil, Asia and other international markets. He put together a team and published Agualatinomerica magazine to establish a legitimate water equipment and education infrastructure in Brazil and South America. His “students” continue to play a major role in Brazil’s water industry.

In 2004, while in a remote location of Brazil, Robert became seriously ill and was introduced to an obscure 1897 medical discovery known as Quinton Marine Plasma (after the famous revolutionary biologist René Quinton). Robert attributes his survival to its remarkable healing properties. This ocean-harvested nutraceutical contains the entire Periodic Table of organo-complexed minerals & trace elements as well as essential and rare micronutrients and has been continuously produced for more than a century. Having been an avid student of health and nutrition science for decades, Robert recognized the remarkable history and efficacy of Quinton Marine Plasma in supporting a wide range of the most difficult health conditions and introduced it to leading-edge clinics and health practitioners in north America in 2006. Robert continues to be involved with the training, marketing and distribution of Quinton Marine Plasma worldwide.

For the past nine years Robert’s focus has been on bringing a new nutraceutical breakthrough called “Molecular Hydrogen” (H2) to the medical profession and health-minded consumers. This “smallest molecule in the Universe” has been overlooked for its remarkable health benefits until now. With more than 800 worldwide health studies on the subject, physicians, researchers and clinicians have been proclaiming Molecular Hydrogen (H2) as the most unique and versatile antioxidant and signaling molecule. In 2010 Robert co-developed a practical way for everyone to benefit from this discovery by creating the first reactive hydrogen tablet that infuses water with a supersaturated concentration of molecular hydrogen (H2) gas. This proven nutraceutical is now in its 9th year of distribution in both professional medical and consumer markets.

In 2011 Robert became a founding investor in the Quicksilver Scientific Corp. that was developing a groundbreaking new technology to deliver nutrients and nutraceuticals to the cells. It is referred to as nano-encapsulated liposomes. In just a few years, Quicksilver Scientific established its scientific dominance in this growing field and is currently expanding its product scope and global distribution. Recently, several of the key formulas offered by Quicksilver Scientific have become a cornerstone in the ongoing battle against the Coronavirus.

While attending medical and wellness conferences throughout North America, Robert recognized the persistent minefield of water-related misinformation encountered by doctors, patients and consumers alike – that’s after spending nearly 50 years in the water technology industry. This unsettling experience soon turned into the motivation to do something about it and Water & Wellness LLC was established in 2017. A team with more than 150 years of combined experience was assembled to create a product line of advanced Point of Use (POU) and Point of Entry (POE) water treatment systems for health and wellness minded consumers. In addition, a line of synergistic water additives was formulated for the consumer market including Quinton and QuintEssential minerals & trace elements, Active pH Restore alkalizing mineral powder, Active H2 ULTRA molecular H2 tablets and Active Ribose C high-bioavailability vitamin C.

Recently, Robert’s 20-year interest in Deuterium Depleted Water (DDW) took a new direction forward. With the revival of Soviet-era research from the 1960's and recent announcements explaining the profound health benefits of DDW, Robert and his associate acted quickly in creating a new company, Litewater Scientific. Their strategy is to offer a more advanced and affordable brand of DDW for consumers and health practitioners. The Litewater brand of DDW is now available on www.drinklitewater.com in 1/2-liter (5 ppm) and 2-liter (10 ppm) bottles throughout North America.

Robert continues to be a very active figure in the rapidly expanding role of water in the wellness and anti-aging community, making appearances and presentations worldwide.

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Todd LePine, MD, IFMCP

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Todd LePine, MD, IFMCP

SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR

Dr. LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine. He is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center, he worked as a physician at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, for 10 years. Dr. LePine’s focus at The UltraWellness Center is to help his patients achieve optimal health and vitality by restoring the natural balance to both the mind and the body. His areas of interest include optimal aging, bio-detoxification, functional gastrointestinal health, systemic inflammation, autoimmune disorders and the neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders.

Dr. LePine teaches around the world, and has given lectures to doctors and patients at American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM), Age Management Medicine Group (AMMG), the University of Miami Integrative Medicine Conference, The Kripalu Center in Lenox, MA, and is on the faculty for American Academy of Anti-Aging  Medicine (A4M). Dr. LePine is the head of the Scientific Advisory Board for Designs for Health and a consultant for Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory.

He enjoys skiing, kayaking, hiking, camping and golfing in the beautiful Berkshires, and is a fitness enthusiast.

Clinical Advisors

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Carol Petersen, RPH

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Carol Petersen, RPH

CLINICAL ADVISOR

Carol Petersen is an accomplished compounding pharmacist with decades of experience helping patients improve their quality of life through bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.

Her passion to optimize health and commitment to compounding is evident in her involvement with organizations including the International College of Integrated Medicine and the American College of Apothecaries, the Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), American Pharmacists Association and the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding. She was also the founder and first chair for the Compounding Special Interest Group with the American Pharmacists Association.

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Dale White, L.AC

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Dale White, L.AC

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Dale White is a California State Licensed Acupuncturist with over 40 years of clinical health care experience in body work, nutrition, herbal, homeopathic, acupuncture and functional medicine studies.

Always the eclectic pragmatist Mr. White has studied with numerous different American, European, Chinese and Japanese masters of various traditions and modalities and woven these into an unique skill set to address the evolving needs of a diverse patient population.  Employing logic and insight Mr. White utilizes common diagnostic and therapeutic principles underlying disparate healing arts emphasizing fundamentals and prioritizing cause while addressing symptoms.  He has worked in a wide variety of clinical settings including half way houses for the mentally ill, AIDS clinics during the epidemic, a hospital chronic pain clinic as well as private practice.

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Matt Reddy, ND

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Matt Reddy, ND

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Dr. Matt Reddy has over 20 years of health care experience. He completed Naturopathic medical school at the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, Oregon where he focused on complex digestive issues, environmental toxicity, and immune system dysregulation. A Colorado native, Dr. Reddy moved out of the Oregon rain, back to the sun of Colorado, where he opened Reddy Natural Medicine in 2002. Since then, Reddy Natural Medicine has provided Naturopathic care to thousands of patients.

In addition to his Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine Degree, Dr. Reddy earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Colorado with an emphasis on Chemistry and Biochemistry. His love of these foundational sciences served him well as a professor at Southwest Acupuncture College, in Boulder CO where he developed and taught the western medicine and basic science courses of the curriculum until 2013, helping hundreds of students graduate, pass board exams, and obtain acupuncture licenses.

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Mindy Pellegrino, MNT

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Mindy Pellegrino, MNT

HEAD OF EDUCATION

Mindy is the Head of Content and Education at Quicksilver Scientific, the super-premium dietary supplement brand specializing in nanoformulated delivery technology serving both consumers and practitioners since 2006. In this role, she is responsible for crafting game-changing protocols, programs and education based on the science and innovation of Quicksilver’s founder and CEO, Dr. Christopher Shade.

Mindy has been deeply seeded in the wellness industry for over a decade and in this space, she has worn the hats of group fitness instructor, functional nutritionist, business owner, and dietary supplement product specialist.