Ryozo Saito
Physician / Director of the Japan Institute of Functional Medicine
Born in 1973, he is the third son of Nobuhiko Saito (Doctor of Medicine), a pioneer in autonomic nervous system regulation therapy using testosterone for women with menopausal symptoms. After graduating from Nippon Medical School in 1998, he became an obstetrician and gynecologist. Subsequently, he established a total anti-aging theory integrating cosmetic dermatology treatment, nutritional therapy, intravenous therapy, and hormone therapy. In 2008, he established the "Japan Institute of Functional Medicine" to promote the dissemination and research of "functional medicine" (incorporated in 2009). In 2013, he established the "Japan Functional Diet Association," a general incorporated association, with the motto "Making Japan healthy through food." In 2017, he opened "Saito Farm," Japan's first grass-fed beef specialty butcher shop, aiming to popularize grass-fed beef as a superfood. In 2018, he established "LifeQuest Co., Ltd.," a software medical device development company. In 2021, he established the "Digital Therapeutics Course," a joint research course between LifeQuest Co., Ltd. and Juntendo University. In 2022, the Saito Clinic was established as a treatment center that integrates functional medicine and regenerative medicine.