Joel "Rauch" Rauchwerger, known as Dr Longevity, is also an author with a focus on preventative medicine and a modified ketogenic, paleo lifestyle and diet. Alexia and Joel are co-founders of the 10TRAITS Leadership Institute. Dr. Rauch (Rauchwerger) worked in the department of well-known cardiologist and heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey (1970's), and was on the faculty at the Baylor College of M
edicine, Division of Experimental Biology in the Department of Surgery, Houston, Texas. He was also part of the team of medical doctors who worked on the case of the “Baby in the Bubble”, the baby born without an Immune System. This event was turned into a movie: The Baby in the Bubble, starring John Travolta. What makes Joel Rauch unique in the field of whole body health, is his vast knowledge of science, medicine, brain function, nutrition, biochemistry and physiology, as well as the fundamentals of basic, good digestion, human psychology, stress management and biofeedback. Because of this, he has had a life long interest in how to strengthen the Immune System to prevent, reduce or reverse most disease. Known as Dr Longevity, Joel is the star of a 10 DVD series on Whole Body Heath, produced by The Education Exchange (now 10TRAITS Leadership). Topics range from Feeding Your Miracle Brain, and Tuning Up Your Digestive System, to How to Get a GREAT Night’s Sleep, to Nutrition for Seniors. Alexia Parks is an author, a United Nations Mentor, and Founder/CEO of 10TRAITS Leadership. She an inspirational speaker, named "One of 50 people who matter most on the NET," by Newsweek Magazine (1995), formerly wrote for the national desk of The Washington Post, is a Huffington Post blogger, educator, and the author of 14 books, including Parkinomics, a business and motivational bestseller on Amazon.com. Over the years, she has written for The Washington Post, been a New York City magazine publisher, and served as Director of Communications for network of 100 major daily newspapers at the Sunday Newspaper Network in New York City. In 2007, she became the first accredited BLOGGER at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali, Indonesia. She currently blogs for the Huffington Post, magazines, and is working on two new book projects. She is also director of The Education Exchange Network.