Donald yance biography

Donald R. Yance Jr., CN, MH, RH(AHG), is a.
Donnie Yance is an internationally known master herbalist and nutritionist.
Donnie Yance is a Clinical Master Herbalist and Certified Nutritionist renowned for his extraordinary knowledge and deep understanding of the healing properties.

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Read more about Donnie's new book, Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism, which is set to release August 2013, at www.AdaptogensBook.com. Donnie Yance is a Clinical Master Herbalist and Certified Nutritionist renowned for his extraordinary knowledge and deep understanding of the healing properties of plants and nutrition. He is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild and the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. He is also professed as a Secular Franciscan, which equips him with the breadth and wisdom to touch on the spiritual aspects of healing. Donnie conducts his clinical practice at the Mederi Centre for Natural Healing in Ashland, OR utilizing his unique integrative model known as the Eclectic Triphasic Medical System, which he evolved over more than twenty years of successful patient care. He is the Founder and President of the Mederi Foundation, a not-for-profit organization for professional education and clinical research in integrative medicine. He is also the President and Formulator of Natura Health Products, a line of advanced botanical and nut

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Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism

Chapter 5
ADAPTOGENS AND THE HEALING RESPONSE
From Surviving to Thriving

All living organisms--including animals, plants, and even bacteria--survive because of their innate or acquired abilities to respond appropriately to the ever-changing environment. Remarkably, many compounds that are vital to a plant’s ability to adapt also help humans adapt to life stressors through an ancient and beneficial relationship that we are just beginning to understand.

Adaptation can be broadly classified into two categories: functional adaptation, which helps the organism to survive, and reproductive adaptation, which ensures the survival of the organism’s genetic material--an organism cannot be considered successful if its type goes extinct. Although the process of adaptation may be easier to observe in animals, adaptation is essential for all living things. Plants have undergone adaptation since they first appeared on Earth, and their survival strategies are exemplified by their amazing variability of adaptive changes. One easily observable example is

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Donald R. Yance Jr. MH, CN, RH (AHG), SFO

Donnie Yance is an internationally known master herbalist and nutritionist. He received his herbal training through Sequoia College and is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. He was trained as a clinical nutritionist through the National Institute of Nutritional Education and holds certification through the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. He is also professed as a Secular Franciscan (SFO), which equips him with the breadth and wisdom to touch on the spiritual aspects of healing.

Donnie is renowned for his extraordinary knowledge and deep understanding of the healing properties of plants and nutrition, as well as epigenetics, laboratory medicine, oncologic pathology, and molecular oncology. He conducts his clinical practice at the Mederi Center in Ashland, Oregon and teaches at Mederi Academy, a world-class online training program in integrative oncology and health optimization. Mederi Academy offers a robust curriculum on the Mederi Care methodology, a unique approach to health and h