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Denise Furness
PhD
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Denise Furness, PhD is a molecular geneticist and global leader in nutrigenomics and epigenetics, with over 20 years of experience. Her award-winning research during her academic career focused on gene-nutrient interactions, DNA methylation, and DNA damage.
In 2012, she founded Your Genes and Nutrition, bridging scientific expertise with clinical practice. Specialising in fertility, thyroid health, and healthy ageing, Denise has shown how to slow biological aging by optimising DNA methylation through nutrition and lifestyle interventions.
Her personal journey overcoming autoimmune thyroid disease and inherited susceptibility to Dementia drives her mission to empower others to achieve better health and longevity.
Benita Perch
ND
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Recognised for two consecutive years as a leading ‘Woman of Wellness’ in Hong Kong, Dr Benita Perch is IMI’s Managing Director, Senior Partner, and highly sought-after Naturopathic Physician. For over eighteen years, she has helped thousands of clients from all over the world achieve optimal health and wellbeing. She offers consultations in-clinic in Hong Kong, as well as online appointments for HK and international clients.
Benita takes a truly integrated approach to healing. With her clients’ unique needs and challenges in mind, she combines significant expertise in conventional pathology, modern diagnostic testing, functional medicine, pharmacology, homeopathy, herbal medicine and clinical nutrition to treat the root causes of health issues for long-term healing.
Thomas G. Guilliams
PhD
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Tom earned his Ph.D. in molecular biology and immunology from the Medical College of Wisconsin and is a recognized expert in nutritional and non-pharmacological interventions. He has authored widely used educational “Road Maps” for functional and integrative medicine clinicians, including his work on HPA axis dysfunction and stress.
Tom also teaches at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy as an Adjunct Associate Professor and lectures nationally on lifestyle and natural agents as first-line therapies.
Today, he consults with organizations in the natural products and integrative medicine fields where he endeavors to continue making a real difference in the health and lives of millions.
Clare Pemberton
MSc, MHKPCA
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Clare Pemberton is a registered psychotherapist (MSc, MHKPCA) and certified breathwork practitioner based in Hong Kong. Founder of Ember Wellness, she integrates verbal psychotherapy with somatic tools, offering a trauma informed, evidence based approach to healing and growth.
Clare specialises in supporting clients through stress, transition and relational challenges by honouring the nervous system’s role in shaping behaviour and resilience. She believes somatic practices like breathwork are essential within a holistic framework for wellbeing, not optional add ons.
Passionate about equipping practitioners with accessible, nervous system literate strategies, Clare brings warmth, rigour and practical wisdom to every space she holds.