Authors and Editorial Teams
Authors
Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, ND, LAc
Private Practice, A WellSpring of Natural Health, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
President, MedicineWorks.com/Health Resources Unlimited, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
Founder, Editor-in-Chief, IBIS: Integrative BodyMind Information System
Adjunct Professor, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Adjunct Professor, National College of Natural Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Jonathan Treasure, MA, MNIMH, RH (AHG)
Medical Herbalist, Centre for Natural Healing, Ashland, Oregon
Dwight L. McKee, MD
Diplomate, American Boards of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Hematology
Board Certified in Integrative and Holistic Medicine
Certified Nutrition Specialist, Private Practice, Aptos, California
Scientific Director, Life Plus International, Batesville, Arkansas; Cambridgeshire, England
Foreword by Tieraona Low Dog, MD
Director of Education, Program in Integrative Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Chair, United States Pharmacopeia Dietary Supplements Information Expert Panel
Support Team and Reviewers
Project Facilitator
Lori Beth Stargrove, ND
Private Practice, President, A WellSpring of Natural Health, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
Technical Assistance, Icon Design, and Database Management
Raphael B. Stargrove
WebWeaver Design
Contributors
Kimberly Ann Brown, MSAOM, LAc
Research Coordinator, Helfgott Research Institute, Portland, Oregon
Gonzalo Flores, MAcOM, LAc
Private Practice, Groundspring Healing Center, Portland, Oregon
Reviewers
Ruth Bar Shalom, ND, LAc
Private Practice, Holistic Medical Center, Santa Cruz, California
Timothy C. Birdsall, ND, FABNO
Vice President, Integrative Medicine, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Zion, Illinois
Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH
Senior Investigator, Helfgott Research Institute, Portland, Oregon
Research Professor, National College of Natural Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Hyla Cass, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Private Practice, Pacific Palisades, California
Subhuti Dharmananda, PhD
Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD
Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Biophysics and Director of the General Clinical Research Center, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Alena M. Langsjoen, MS
Laboratory Director, Coenzyme Q10 Laboratory, Inc., Tyler, Texas
Peter H. Langsjoen, MD, FACC
Private Practice in Cardiology
Research in Biomedical and Clinical Aspects of Coenzyme Q10, Tyler, Texas
Affiliated with East Texas Medical Center Hospital and Mother Francis Health System Hospital, Tyler, Texas
Rick Marinelli, ND, MAcOM, LAc
Private Practice, Natural Medicine Clinic, Portland, Oregon
Clinical Professor, National College of Natural Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Doctoral Faculty, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Russell B. Marz, ND, LAc
Private Practice, Tabor Hill Clinic, Portland, Oregon
Associate Professor of Nutrition, National College of Natural Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD
Professor, Integrative Psychiatry, University of Arizona,
Department of Medicine, Program in Integrative Medicine, Tucson, Arizona; University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
William A. Mitchell, ND
Co-Founder; Clinical Professor, Advanced Integrated
Therapeutics, Bastyr University, Kenmore, Washington
Private Practice, Seattle, Washington
Shauna Rey, ND
Staff Naturopathic Physician, Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Zion, Illinois
Peggy M. Rollo, ND, LAc
Private Practice, Portland, Oregon
Kia Sanford, MS, CN
Private Practice, Ashland, Oregon
Lori Beth Stargrove, ND
Private Practice, A WellSpring of Natural Health, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
Maret G. Traber, PhD
Professor of Nutrition; Principal Investigator, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Don West, RPh
Lloyd Center Pharmacy, Portland, Oregon
About the Authors
Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, ND, LAc
Editor-in-Chief and lead author of Nutrient monographs
Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, N.D., L.Ac. earned his BA in history and government from Oberlin College in 1979, his acupuncture diploma from Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) in 1987 and his naturopathic degree from National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) in 1988. He is licensed as an acupuncturist and naturopathic physician in Oregon and practices at A WellSpring of Natural Health, Inc. in Beaverton.
Since 1990 he has taught the History of Medicine at NCNM (1990-1993), at OCOM (1990-2022) and at NUNM, College of Classical Chinese Medicine (2022 – present), and History and Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine at University of Western States (2024 – present). Dr. Stargrove was a Senior Fellow of the Center of Excellence in Generative Medicine at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT and member of the board of the Institute for Naturopathic Generative Medicine, AANP affiliate specialty society. He is the editor and co-author of Herb, Nutrient, and Drug Interactions: Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Strategies (MosbyElsevier 2008). He coordinated development of, and compiled the acupuncture section for, the Integrative BodyMind Information System (IBIS), the pioneering multidisciplinary electronic encyclopedia for practitioners of integrative medicine and natural therapeutics, published in 1993, and was Editor-in-Chief of the online interactions database InteractionsGuide. In addition, he is Chief Medical Officer of MedicineWorks, a division of Health Resources Unlimited, Inc., as well as a founder and board member of the Alchemical Medicine Research and Teaching Association (AMR’TA, Inc.). From 2007 until 2019, Dr. Stargrove was lead history editor of and a contributing author to the Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine text and Lead Author and Co-Editor of Naturopathic Medicine History and Professional Formation Timeline. In 2023, he launched the Nature’s Medicine Through Time: A Landscape of People and Practices, Principles and Institutions – Highlighting the Profession of Naturopathic Medicine as Physicians of the Person-Centered Traditions website (naturesmedicinethroughtime.org). In 2023 Health Resources Unlimited, Inc. opened VitalGoods (vitalgoods.com), an online medicinary for natural products.
In August 2012, the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians presented him with the Vis Medicatrix Naturae award in recognition of his activities as a “naturopathic physician who represents the healing power of nature as demonstrated through work, life and community service”. In 2015 Dr. Stargrove was invited to be a founding member of the Naturopathic Council of Elders. The Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians and National University of Natural Medicine honored him with “the prestigious 2017 Living Legend award for his demonstrated leadership, commitment to excellence, and outstanding contributions to the advancement of natural medicine in the state of Oregon”.
Drs. Mitch and Lori Stargrove teach therapeutic strategies in Person-Centered Collaborative Care, host the GaiaStar Temple, and coordinate The Blue Lotus Mystery School as they explore embodied methods of self-healing, cocreativity and respectful living. During 2015 they and a team of community members founded CascadiaFire, a bioregional service group that hosts annual sacred fire circle celebrations.
Jonathan Treasure, MA, MNIMH, RH (AHG), MCPP
Lead author of Herb monographs
Jonathan Treasure holds a Masters in Medical Sciences from Cambridge University; he later graduated in herbal medicine from the UK School of Phytotherapy. He is a member of the UK Institute of Medical Herbalists and the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy. In 1994, after moving to the Pacific Northwest, he became a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild, (AHG) and Editor of their Journal; he has served on the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board of the Life Extension Foundation and the Advisory Board of Dr Peter D’Adamo’s Center of Excellence for Generative Medicine at the University of Bridgeport. He is also a member of The Society of Integrative Oncology.
His dual expertise in traditional herbal therapeutics combined with a fluency in biomedical science results in a developed transdisciplinary perspective – exemplified by the acclaimed collaborative medical textbook Herb, Nutrient and Drug Interactions: Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Strategies. His clinical practice has centered on botanical medicine and nutritional therapeutics for people with cancer for fifteen years; until 2011 he collaborated with fellow oncological herbalist Donnie Yance at the Mederi Center for Natural Healing where he worked both as a clinician and Director of Research.
Dwight L. McKee, MD
Medical reviewer and contributor to Nutrient and Herb monographs
Dr. Dwight McKee’s extensive medical biography includes an academic background in pharmacology, laboratory research and clinical medicine, before undertaking twelve years’ study and practice of nutritional and complementary medicine disciplines as a medical director at the first integrative medicine clinic on the US East Coast.
Working with cancer patients in his practice inspired him to develop his expertise further. He became board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, practicing these disciplines for six years at top clinics across the US, while additionally pursuing advanced studies in Immunology.
Board certified in nutrition by the American College of Nutrition and the American Board of Holistic Medicine, Dr. McKee’s in-depth and wide-ranging experience in specialized medical practice, nutritional science, and complementary medicine make him one of the most knowledgeable researchers and clinicians worldwide.
In this short video, Dr. McKee discusses the lifestyle practices that can help to prevent cancer recurrence. (https://cancerchoices.org/cancer-rehab-with-dwight-mckee-md/)
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