Medical Team
Natural Health International’s Medical Team consists of our Medical Advisory Board,
in house medical support team and international presenters. Our team’s skill set
and experience cover the spectrum of health treatment modalities which enables NHI
to provide you with a complete picture of what you need to be aware of when addressing
all areas of your health. Complete health and wellness require us to address our
- physical
- emotional
- spiritual health
And in order to address all of these areas we need to be in control of our
- nutrition
- exercise
- environment
- our own empowerment to understand who we are and how our body works
In line with our company missions we are focused on empowerment
and education, so please feel free to contact our medical team
medical.team@naturalhi.com with any questions, as well as regularly look
at our events calendar for public lectures by leading
doctors and practitioners from around the world.
Dr Tori Hudson N.D.
Dr Tori Hudson, Naturopathic Physician, graduated from the National College of Naturopathic
Medicine in 1984 where she has since served in many capacities including becoming
the first woman full professor of Naturopathic Medicine in the United States, Medical
Director and Associate Academic Dean. She currently is medical director of A Woman’s
Time clinic in Portland, Oregon, clinical Professor at the National College
of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University and Southwest
College of Naturopathic Medicine and Program Director Institute of
Women’s Health and Integrative Medicine.
In 1990, she was awarded the American Association of Naturopathic Physician’s President’s
Award for her research in the field of women’s health care and in 1999 Naturopathic
Physician of the Year.
Dr. Hudson is a national lecturer and author of several books including Women’s
Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine and Gynecology and Naturopathic Medicine, A Treatment
Manual. She has over 24 years of experience and expertise in women’s health utilizing
nutrition, nutraceuticals, herbs, bio-identical hormones and other therapies to
treat all gynecological and primary care conditions. Her experience extends into
research and education where she has been a guest lecturer at Oregon Health Sciences
University, Alta Bates Medical Center, University of North Carolina, Kaiser Permanente,
St. Charles Hospital and other medical schools and institutions. Dr. Hudson also
appears on many local and network radio and TV programs including appearances on
“Good Morning America”, PBS’s “Healthy Living Series”, and Lifetime’s “New Attitudes.”
She has published several research papers on women’s health and writes regularly
for The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Journal of Alternative and Complementary
Medicine and natural health magazines such as Taste for Life and Pilates Style with
additional articles in Health, Good Housekeeping, Prevention, American Health, Vegetarian
Times, Fitness and Healthy Living.
Books available:
Dr. Hudson - Women’s Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine
Henry Meissner Ph.D
Dr. Meissner has over forty years experience in the natural products industry. He has a Bachelor of Science, a Masters in Environmental Physiology and a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry. Achievements include an award for being one of the “2000 outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century" from The International Bibliographical Center, Cambridge, England (2001), and "Five Hundred Leaders of Influence" from American Bibliographical Institute (2000). Through his academic endeavors he has served on a variety of boards throughout his career and has published over 300 research and technical papers in professional journals.
Henry’s diversity of projects has taken him around the world. He has undertaken projects in Poland, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, China, Japan, India, Hawaii and Peru. He is currently the Executive Director of Technology Transfer and Development International a company that specializes in the design of dietary supplements, medicinal herbal products and functional foods. He was also the Chairman of Therapeutic Research Oceania, Chairman of the Greening China Fund in Hong Kong – ZhuHai, China; Project Coordinator for the Therapeutic Research Project on Medicinal Herbs at the Research Institute for Medicinal Herbs in Poznan, Poland and currently he has accepted the position of the Director of Research and Development for Natural Health International. During 40 years of theoretical and technical research on herbal extracts and biochemical and nutritional aspects of their clinical and practical application, Henry has designed functional dietary preparations, health and herbal therapeutic products and established commercial-scale extraction and fractionation facilities. He has implemented technologies for processing medicinal herbs and biomass from a wide range of cultivated plant species and has designed, established and coordinated a multi-disciplinary international environmental project for ecological rehabilitation and sustainable agriculture in China. Over the last ten years Henry has also designed and headed up numerous pharmacognostic and clinical studies on natural therapeutics and medicinal preparations for use as preventive and all-natural dietary supplements for a variety of health conditions.
Dr. Peter Bablis D.C., N.D.
Peter Bablis has been a Chiropractor and specialist health care professional practicing
in Sydney for the past 17 years. He has post-graduate qualifications in Acupuncture,
Sports Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Medical Herbalism,
Iridology and Kinesiology. He is currently completing his PhD. at Macquarie University
in Psychosomatic Medicine. He is well known and respected in his field for his groundbreaking
work in Mind Body medicine, Chiropractic and specialized Kinesiology techniques.
He is a Director and the Research Chair of a Non-Profit Research Foundation investigating
Mind Body Medicine.
Jan Roberts B.Pharm (Hons), Dip. Clinical Nutrition
Jan Roberts has spent almost 40 years in the health care industry, 20 of those working in the area of women’s reproductive health. She is a pharmacist with a postgraduate diploma in Clinical Nutrition and the Australian representative for Foresight the British Association famous for its work in promoting preconception health care. As co-author of the international best selling series The Natural Way to Better Babies …Better Pregnancy … Better Birth & Bonding … and Better Breastfeeding, Jan has presented ‘preconception’ and ‘wellness’ workshops and seminars to the general public and health professionals around Australia and NZ since 1987. She has made frequent appearances on radio and TV and is a regular contributor to various magazines and journals.
Jan was the co-founder of one of the first Wellness Centers in Australia, later becoming the Director of Integrative Medicine at Spa Chakra - Australia’s premier day spa where she developed programs for preconception, anti-ageing, vitality and longevity. Now, as Director of Well4life and Well4work, she provides educational material and complementary programs, services and products that support clients in their quest for total health and wellbeing - work which has great synergy with her role with Natural Health International.
Books available:
Better Babies Books
Christina Garcia N.D.
Dr. Christina L. Garcia received her B.S. from the University of Minnesota and completed
her medical prerequisites at San Francisco State University. A graduate from Southwest
College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Science, she completed a two-year clinical
internship training in all naturopathic modalities, with a focus in Environmental
Medicine. In addition, she has training in Traditional Chinese Medicine and is licensed
to do acupuncture in the state of Arizona. Dr. Garcia also owns a family medical
practice in San Francisco that specializes in Environmental Medicine, Pediatrics,
and Women's Health. Dr. Garcia does guest lectures at San Francisco State University
and around the Bay Area. She is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic
Physicians and the California Naturopathic Doctors Association and is currently
pursuing additional specialization in naturopathic oncology and autism, Defeat Autism
Now (DAN).