Knowledge is power, understanding is super power.
Professional career
Today, I am a nationally recognized and licensed naturopathic doctor, educator, natural products consultant, and television and radio host and the author of several books including Creating and Maintaining Balance: A Women’s Guide to Safe, Natural, Hormone Health and The Healing Power of Trauma Comfrey.
An acclaimed expert in the field of integrative medicine, I have lectured internationally on a variety of natural health topics and have had appearances on national media programs and networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Dr. Oz, The Doctors, Lifetime, and the Discovery Health Channel.
I am currently on the editorial advisory board of Alternative Medicine, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Advances in Mind -Body Medicine and Natural Practitioner. I have been regularly quoted as an expert in both consumer and peer journals, and in 2007, I was listed in Time magazine’s “Alt List” as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People.” In 2012 I launched my own talk show, “Myth-Defying with Dr. Holly” on the Z Living network and today, I host the “Mindful Medicine” Podcast.
I hold a position as a senior medical advisor to Fullscript and currently the secretary of the Institute for Natural Medicine. As the past president of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association, I helped to ensure the availability of safe naturopathic health care by spearheading a lobbying effort to have naturopathic doctors licensed in the state of California. I was awarded the “SCNM Legacy Award” for my “contribution to the advancement and development of the field of naturopathic medicine.”
A little history
As the daughter of two pharmacists, I am well versed in the Western medical approach: “You don’t feel well? Here, take this pill.” Even at a very young age I was troubled by this approach to health and always wanted to know “WHY?” I would ask question after question hoping things would make more sense to me. My dogged pursuit of all the “whys” eventually led me to naturopathic medicine, well over two decades ago.
Education
As a graduate from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ, Dr. I was honored to receive the prestigious Daphne Blayden Award for my “commitment to naturopathic medicine, academic excellence, compassion, perseverance, a loving sense of humor and a positive, supportive outlook.”
In the summer of 2022, I completed a 250-hour Oncology Nutrition Certificate course through the Oncology Nutrition Institute and also graduated from the Practitioner Masters Course through the Metabolic Terrain Institute for Health to specifically help support the oncology population.
“I believe in the science, art and mystery of healing and have a heartfelt passion for the individual wellness of all people. Built on this foundational belief, I strive to really make a difference and empower people to truly be their own ‘primary care providers’ and heal. I currently practice in Los Angeles where I focus on comprehensive naturopathic medical and individualized care following the rigor of science, the power of nature and the essence of care.”