Doctor, Researcher and Author –

(18 October 1928 – 3 September 2009) She was a naturopath (N.D.), author, and practitioner of alternative medicine. She began her studies in biology at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, where she was awarded the Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, and the Master of Arts with a High Honors major in biology. After two years of study at McGill University, she attended the University of Minnesota, studying biophysics and cell physiology. She received her doctorate degree in 1958 from the University of Minnesota.

In 1979, she left government-funded research and began private consulting and her own research. She became increasingly interested in gut flora and her studies eventually focused on that. After years of research, she concluded that disease was related to harmful gut flora. She wrote and published several books describing her work, conclusions, and recommendations.

Her published writings not only received attention from her colleagues, but also the FDA and FTC. After many legal battles with these government agencies, her research and practice was relocated to Mexico, where she was free to pursue her goals.

Granted, the majority of the conservative medical community did not see eye to-eye with her on the subject of harmful microorganisms and their relationship to disease. However, current research shows she was perhaps ahead of her time… and on the right track. Regardless, most professionals agree that she was one of the world's most knowledgeable experts on the subject.