SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jeffrey Bland, PhD, Chief Science Officer for Metagenics, Inc., a nutrigenomics and lifestyle medicine company dedicated to reducing chronic illness and improving health, has been selected for the New Hope Natural Media 2012 Hall of Legends, honoring 13 individuals who have made unique and significant contributions to the development of the natural products industry. Dr. Bland is being honored for his career achievements and groundbreaking work in the field of nutrigenomics—the study of the effects of foods and food constituents on gene expression—and his leadership in the growing specialty of lifestyle medicine, helping people make lifestyle changes to promote lifelong health and avoid chronic illness.
