FMTown Author Bios
Dr. Wayne L. Sodano is a Board Certified Chiropractic Internist, Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and Board Certified in Traditional Naturopathy, who has practiced and taught post graduate programs since 1985. He is a former instructor with the American Board of Chiropractic Internists, currently dedicates his time to research and development in the areas of integrative and functional medicine, and teaches distance learning and live post graduate programs nationwide....keep reading
Dr. Melissa Grill-Petersen, is the the Founder of Functional Medicine Marketing Solutions. Over a decade ago after being in practice since the mid 90's, Dr. Melissa recognized that too many of her peers were struggling in practice, herself included. She took her passion for helping people be healthy and implemented the same strategy to her business. "The missing piece in business is that many of us manage our practice like disease, symptomatically, only looking at a piece or a part vs caring for our business as a whole integrative system. Each component must work in harmony together for optimal results" says Dr. Melissa. From there her consulting company was born and she has been helping integrative and wellness based businesses THRIVE ever since....keep reading
Dr. Steven Sandberg-Lewis has been a practicing naturopathic physician for 35 years, previously on Orcas Island in Washington state and now exclusively at the National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM), a 4-year residential medical school in Portland, Oregon. He is considered one of the leading experts in the field of Functional Gastroenterology and teaches courses in GI physiology, GI pathology, gastroenterology and Functional Analysis to students at NCNM and supervises clinical rotations at the NCNM clinic. Dr. Sandberg-Lewis is also an investigator at NCNM's Helfgott research Institute....keep reading
Dr. Dicken Weatherby is a graduate of National College of Naturopathic Medicine, a 4 year residential Naturopathic Medical School in Portland Oregon. He graduated in 1998 and has spent the better part of his carreer working in the field of Functional Diagnostic Medicine. He is the author of 7 books in the field of Functional Diagnosis and is the creator of the "Foundations of Functional Diagnosis Training Program" at FMTown. Best known for his pioneering work in Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis Dr. Weatherby...keep reading
Dr. John W. Brimhall has lectured with the world's greatest health and wellness advocates. He holds two patents, is an inventor and formulator of over 100 nutritional products and is a researcher and consultant for Nutri-West. He holds a Doctorate of Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic, a B.A. degree in Humanities from New Life College of California, a B.S. degree in Nutrition from Donsbach University, and completed his F.I.A.M.A. (Fellow of the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture). He is a diplomate of the International College of Applied Kinesiology and a member of the American Chiropractic Association and the Arizona Chiropractic Association....keep reading
Dr. Nikolas Hedberg is a board certified chiropractic internist by the American Board of Chiropractic Internists. Dr. Hedberg is the founder of the Immune Restoration Center in Asheville, NC where he focuses on autoimmune diseases and infection-related chronic illnesses. Dr. Hedberg is the author of the book, "The Thyroid Alternative" which is a comprehensive guide to diagnosing and treating thyroid disorders. Dr. Hedberg created the Infection Connection training course for practitioners who want to master infectious diseases and functional medicine approaches to chronic illness....keep reading