HOST: Greetings, vibrant viewers, to another episode of Healthy Living. Today we present Part 1 of a two-part interview with vegan naturopath, herbalist, neuromuscular therapist, Doctor of Holistic Health and author from the United States, Dr. Steve Blake, who will provide expert advice on nutritionally sound eating and discuss the benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet.

Dr. Blake devotes his life to teaching others about achieving optimal health through natural medicine and proper diet. For seven years he served as director of the Maui Holistic Health Center, and recently he and his wife Reverend Catherine Blake, who has an extensive background in herbal medicine, established the College of World Health in Hawaii, USA.

The institution’s goals are to inform others about the most effective approaches to natural nutrition, healing and health from around the world, and to become “the first place to look for understandable,accurate information about natural health.”

Dr. Blake has written a number of outstanding health books including “Vitamins and Minerals Demystified,” “Understanding Dietary Fats and Oils” and “Healing Medicine.”

He has also produced a comprehensive nutrition software program called the “Diet Doctor,” which enables users to analyze their daily nutritional intake, and gives suggestions on improving their diets based on input about their meals.

Another of Dr. Blake’s remarkable programs is “GlobalHerb 2009,” an extensive database that suggests natural remedies for many health conditions.

Dr. Blake says it is one of the largest databases of its kind, and features over 128,000 book and journal references from around the world. 

We begin our discussion with Dr. Blake on the subject of bone health. Osteoporosis, an illness in which the bones become porous and weak, affects an estimated 200-million people worldwide. Respected US nutritional biochemist Dr. T. Colin Campbell has found that the condition is associated with the intake of meat and dairy products.

Books and other media by Dr. Steve Blake are available at www.NaturalHealthWizards.com