Rachel Riggs is a former specialty food shop owner and business development consultant. For the last six years, she has held a volunteer position with a world-renowned mitochondrial researcher at University of California San Diego, and she serves as a consultant for the nutritional team at UCSD Cardiac Rehabilitation Center. She is deeply connected to several patient communities and has founded and continues to serve as the admin for multiple online support groups. She launched her monthly Substack recipe newsletter last October and was recently awarded “Top 100 in Food & Drink.”