Learn From India’s Leading
Functional Nutritionists
Receive unparallel guidance from experienced faculty members at iThrive Academy
Scroll down to know more about them.


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Meet our Amazing
Faculty
iThrive Academy instructors are experts in their own field and passionate about spreading their knowledge.

Mugdha Pradhan
Mugdha’s vision is to create healthier, happier, lifestyle-disease free communities across the world every single day. With her expertise in Functional Nutrition, her ability to build strong teams and beautiful cultures and her passion for scientific research and evidence-based work, her company- iThrive has recently raised 350k pre-series A funding round. Mugdha is currently working on helping people solve not just their physical health issues but also complex mental health issues with assorted modalities such as meditation, subconscious reprogramming, counselling and therapy.

Ria Jain
Ria Jain is the head of department, iTHRIVE Academy. She has a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics and comes with strong academic leadership. She is in charge of managing and developing the courses offered as part of iTHRIVE academy. She also ensures achievement of highest standards of excellence in all the activities. She is also one of the instructors for the Functional Nutrition Mastery course. Her love for data and analytics makes her a huge asset in team iTHRIVE.

Suyash Bhandari
Suyash has a Master's in Food Science and Nutrition, is a certified sports and clinical nutritionist, a certified nutrigenomics counselor and a certified holistic lifestyle coach. His ability to teach his patients about their mind-body connection and the root causes of their health problems makes him a key member of team Thrive.

Avinash Deshmukh
He is our success story, who 10 years ago, tried and tested our program and transformed himself from an obese, anxious person who had hypertension and gout to a healthy mentally strong person who got rid of all his health problems including symptoms related to it. Now he coaches others to improve their physical, psychological, emotional and physiological problems. Avinash can relate to people's issues and heal them through the power of Functional Nutrition.

Padmashri Shanmugaraj
Padmashri Shanmugaraj is a Registered Dietitian, a Certified Diabetes Educator, Nutrigenomics Counsellor and a Functional Nutritionist with 17+ years of progressive experience in patient counseling, Corporate Wellness Programs, content writing, Academics as well as Recruitment and Training of dietitians. She is a Post Graduate Diploma holder in Clinical dietetics and hospital food service. She also holds Life Memberships of IDA (Indian Dietetic Association) and IAPEN. She is the founder and managing partner at Prime Health Consultants.

Riya Sugandhi
Riya is a people's person who knows that Food is the way to one's heart, and with right knowledge and qualification in food and nutrition she now knows that Food is also the right key to mind and a person's good health . With a goal for improving and looking after the well being of all she believes that it's her duty and passion to make the community a better place for people to live in.

Manali Chindarkar
Manali has a Master's in Nutrition and Dietetics with a specialization in Nutrigenomics and Bachelor's in Biochemistry. Her determination to solve problems makes her an approachable nutritionist and an integral part of iThrive's research team. She also has extensive knowledge on research papers; how to read and write them, and is keen on educating others about it.

Shagun Arya
With a Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Shagun has a strong belief in being nutritionally and sustainably mindful. Her quest for knowledge drives her to chase her passion of lifelong learning and teaching. She is a goal-driven person who is passionate about healing people through food.

Aditya Sangore
Aditya holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and is currently working on his master's in Clinical Psychology. He has a keen interest in functional nutrition & has been researching health supplements for the past 2 years. He approaches nutrition through a bio-energetics' perspective & specializes in his research of toxins and detox. He is also currently working on solutions to optimize mental health through an ideal nutritional plan & nootropics.

Kashish Arora
Kashish is a chartered accountant turned personal trainer who helps people by teaching them the art of correct movement. His core expertise lies in helping people reestablish their stability, mobility and strength by changing their poor posture and movement patterns. His focus area includes correcting injuries and spinal misalignment arising out of faulty lifestyles and increasing strength and mobility.

Sahara Sarang
Sahara has a Master's in Biotechnology. She is passionate about Molecular Biology and Biochemistry research. She aspires to grow every single day and contributes to iTHRIVE through her brainy research skills.
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Wilson Kenneth Suchitha
Hello, I'm Wilson Kenneth Suchitha and Kenny is the name my friends call me. I'm a professional musician and a chef. I've traveled the world performing music.I'm a graduate of Ithrive Academy's batch 10.
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Mayank Kohli
Hi, I'm Mayank Kohli. I’m a professional Mixed Martial Arts competitor. I have been teaching MMA and have been competing in various martial arts for many years. I am also an alumnus of iThrive academy, batch 5. As an instructor at ITHRIVE academy, I teach the module on ‘functional movement’.
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R. Gowthami
Hi, I am Gowthami and I'm a naturopathic physician and an alumni of ithrive academy, batch 13. As an instructor at IThrive academy I teach the module ,' Anatomy and Physiology '
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Natasha Jha
I’m Natasha, a Functional Nutritionist and graduate of Batch 8 at iThrive. I will be taking you through the Functional Nutrition Therapy module where we will discuss food as a crucial aspect of healing.
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Pratishtha Khan
Pratishtha Khan started her journey with iThrive as an early client and decided to study nutrition with the iThrive Academy, after experiencing firsthand, the power of Functional Nutrition. She has 20+ years of varied experience as a corporate communications writer, media professional, content creator, and marketing lecturer. Having learned about the power of nutrition through her own healing, she is now on a journey to uncover eclectic healing modalities that take into consideration the body, spirit, and mind. She sees teaching as the means to help people live their best life, by filling the gap between where they are now, and where they want to be.
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