Speakers and Topics

Learn about the topics that will be covered during the Tour
Kim Umphrey
Community Through Natural Health
Kim Umphrey, owner of Health Matters in Edmonton, shares her 22-year journey in the natural health i...
Julie Nelson
Healing Restless Legs with Magnesium
Julie Nelson is a holistic nutritionist who discovered natural health through personal struggle. In ...
Dr. Stephen Malthouse
Defending Informed Consent
Dr. Stephen Malthouse is a family physician from British Columbia with decades of experience practic...
Carol Auld
Natural Recovery After Bike Accident
Carol Auld is a cyclist from Victoria, BC, who turned to natural remedies after a devastating biking...
Christine Williams
Ketogenic Diets and Autism Recovery
Christine Williams is a clinical dietician who spent 28 years at the Children’s Hospital in Calgary,...
Udo Erasmus
Redefining Health Through Nutrition
Udo Erasmus is a pioneer in the natural health community, best known for creating Udo’s Choice and f...
Justin Donaldson
Natural Powerlifting and Healing
Justin Donaldson from British Columbia grew up as a dedicated athlete, playing football and competin...
Dan Cooper
Chiropractic and Functional Medicine Remission
Dr. Dan Cooper is a chiropractic doctor from Alberta whose personal and family history shaped his pa...
Jason Watkins
From Healing Research to Industry Leadership
Jason Watkins is a Canadian manufacturer and leader in the natural health industry with over 30 year...
Dr. Bob Dickson
Family Doctor Fighting Water Fluoridation
Dr. Bob Dickson is a retired family physician from Alberta with 35 years of medical practice, a back...
Lana Nicoll
Chiropractic and Wellness Journey
Dr. Lana Nicoll, a former Canadian volleyball hall-of-famer turned chiropractor, shares her inspirin...
Jacqueline Nuesch
From Depression to Natural Healing
Jacqueline Nuesch grew up in rural Saskatchewan in a traditional Catholic farming family, with littl...
Judy Powers
Extending Life and Dignity
Judy Powers shares the remarkable story of caring for her mother, Betty, through the final years of ...
Elizabeth Nowell
Healing After Mystery Illness
Elizabeth Nowell’s health crisis began during a 1988 trip to Venezuela, when a contaminated fish mea...
Esther
Healing from Shingles and Vision Loss
Esther from Ontario shares her powerful story of confronting shingles that threatened her eyesight a...
Michelle Perro
Pediatric ER to Children’s Health Advocacy
Dr. Michelle Perro is a veteran pediatrician with over 40 years of experience in acute and integrati...
Nick Mancuso
From Illness to Natural Healing
Nick Mancuso, the acclaimed Italian-Canadian actor with more than 200 film and television credits, i...
Janice Amirault
From Chronic Fatigue to Healing
Janice Amirault is a registered holistic nutritionist from Nova Scotia whose health journey began af...
Dean Camfferman
Resilience Through Natural Health Retail
Dean Camfferman, owner of Surrey Natural Foods in British Columbia, shares his journey from teaching...
Dr. Marian Laderoute
Recovering Chronic Fatigue Naturally
Dr. Marian Laderoute is an immunologist with a PhD from the University of Alberta who worked for Hea...
Penny Hodgson
Healing Through Nutrition After Surgeries
Penny Hodgson from Alberta was born with congenital bilateral hip dysplasia, a severe skeletal condi...
Eldon Dahl
40 Years in Naturopathic Medicine
Dr. Eldon Dahl, founder of Life Choice, reflects on his nearly 40 years in naturopathic medicine. He...
Natasha Lissos
Restoring Health with Chinese Medicine
Natasha Lissos is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner with over 20 years of experience...
Bruce Pardy
Challenging Health Canada’s Authority
Professor Bruce Pardy is a professor of law at Queen’s University, the executive director of Rights ...
Lorrel Elian
Healing Through Minerals
Lorrel Elian is a holistic practitioner from Alberta who entered the natural health field after pers...
Chantal Ann Dumas
Naturopathic Healing After Typhoid
Chantal Ann Dumas, a Quebec native now practicing from the Dominican Republic, shares her remarkable...
Justin Victor
Healing Skin and Pain Naturally
Justin Victor from Alberta is a former bodybuilder who faced years of physical and emotional struggl...
Kathy van Gogh
High Blood Pressure and Herbal Medicine
Kathy van Gogh from British Columbia is a retired entrepreneur and decorative artist who transitione...
Zoltan Rona
From Allopathic to Natural Healing
Dr. Zoltan Rona was a practicing medical doctor for 44 years, graduating from McGill University in 1...
Eric Arrata
Naturopathic Medicine and Freedom
Dr. Eric Arrata is a naturopathic doctor from Alberta with nearly 30 years of clinical practice. His...
Diane Elms
Healing Disability with Iridology and Homeopathy
Diane Elms, a practitioner based in Ontario, never set out to enter natural health. She was a profes...
Jayne Pritchard
Healing Breast From Cancer Naturally
Jayne Pritchard is a longtime broadcaster from Barrie, Ontario, who spent nearly 40 years with CTV/C...
Barb Bayne
Nutrition Helped Daughter’s Hyperactivity
Barb Bayne from Red Deer, Alberta, grew up in a family restaurant surrounded by sugar and desserts, ...
Sonia Parmar
Defending Natural Health Products
Sonia Parmar is Vice President of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs at the Canadian Health...
Nick Wallace
Living with Type 1 Diabetes Naturally
Nick Wallace, an electrical engineer from Ontario, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age four an...