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Professor Dr Pelin Aribal Ayral completed her medical education at the Ankara University Faculty of Medicine between 1987 and 1993. Following this, she worked at the Baylor College of Medicine, the Methodist Hospital Gastroenterology Department and the Texas Heart Institute in the USA.
She was appointed Assistant Professor in 2001, Associate Professor in 2003 and Professor in 2009 in the Department of Pathophysiology, Division of Internal Medicine at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine.
She is a founding member of the Wellbeing Association and serves on the Board of Directors of the Microbiome Association and the Wellbeing Association as a Wellbeing Specialist.
Dr. Arıbal Ayral is a lead instructor in the Longevity Nutrition and Supplements certification programme, which is run under the umbrella of a university. She provides training in functional and holistic medicine. She has authored numerous national and international publications and book chapters. Taking a functional medicine approach to disease, Prof. Dr. Pelin Arıbal Ayral provides consultancy on obesity, chronic autoimmune diseases, intestinal problems, menopausal hormone replacement therapy, and healthy longevity. As the founder of the Idealsen Health Consultancy Centre, she currently treats patients online or at her centre in Ankara.
