BriteAGE® Scientific Advisory Board

To support our commitment to providing superior quality information and products focused on complete Brain health and function, BriteAGE® has gathered the leading minds in Neuroscience, Cognitive Performance, and Total Brain Health.

Oz Garcia, Ph.D.

Oz Garcia, Ph.D., a highly regarded nutritional counselor and life extension specialist, is also the best selling author of The Balance and Look and Feel Fabulous Forever (ReganBooks/HarperCollins). Oz was twice voted best nutritionist by New York Magazine and is frequently consulted by some of the most respected names in medicine for his up-to-the-minute views on nutrition and its role on human health. Dubbed the "Nutritionist to the Stars," Oz has worked with some of the highest-ranking Fortune 500 CEOs and many of film and fashion's elite A-list. Featured in publications like Vogue, Self, Elle, Travel and Leisure, W, Allure, People Magazine, New York Magazine, The New York Times, and Sports Illustrated, he has also made numerous television appearances on 20/20, 48 Hours, The View, and VH1 Rock Bodies, and a variety of news segments on ABC, NBC, CBS, and cable.

Oz is also the head of health and nutritional services for Equinox Fitness Clubs worldwide, consultant to the East Coast Alliance of Trainers (where he has trained and worked with more than 10,000 trainers over the past 10 years), Nutrophy Inc, and the world renowned Life Extension Foundation.

Rita R. Ellithorpe, M.D.

Dr. Ellithorpe founded and is the Medical Director of the Tustin Longevity Center located in Tustin, CA. She is Diplomate of the Board of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine; Diplomate of the Board of Chelation Therapy, holds the Doctor of Integrative Medicine from Capital University and Certified Nutrition Specialist.

Dr. Ellithorpe has been associated with Institute for Progressive Medicine, Irvine, CA; South Coast Medical and Anti-Aging Institute, Tustin, Ca; Great Smokies Medical Center, Ashville, NC; and the Whitaker Wellness Medical Institute, Newport Beach, CA. She is a certified Flight Surgeon having served in the United States Army. Dr. Ellithorpe received her B.S. in Chemistry and Biology from Austin Peay University; and an M.D. from The Chicago Medical School.

James F. Lineback, M.D., F.C.C.P.

Dr. Lineback is Medical Director of the Newport Beach Anti-Aging Center. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Anti-Aging Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and a Qualified Medical Examiner for the State of California.

His academic appointments include Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine for the Department of Biomedical Services, UCLA; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine for the Department of Internal Medicine, UCI College of Medicine; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine for the Department of Internal Medicine, USC College of Medicine. Dr. Lineback received a B.S. in Chemistry from Illinois State University, an M.S. in Anatomy from the University of Illinois and his M.D. degrees for the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

Vijay Mahant, Ph.D.

Dr. Mahant has been involved in Research and Development in the medical industry for the past 28 years. Working in the FDA regulated medical industry, he has headed R&D activities for several bio-medical companies as well as being the founder, CEO & Chairman of MediLite, Inc. Dr. Mahant has specialized in the areas of assay development, has numerous patents to his credit and has published extensively. He is also associated with a worldwide network in the nutraceutical field and has significant working knowledge of natural ingredients.

Dr. Mahant received his B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Salford, UK; a M.S. in Medicinal Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Medical Biochemistry from Lougborough University of Technology, UK. He was the recipient of a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas.