Type Of Business:
Holistic medicine business
Marketing Area:
International
Expertise:
Juice fasting; Herbal detoxification
Major Product/SVS:
Holistic healing through organically grown herbal and aromatherapy products; Daily nutritional formulas; Herbal iron and calcium formulas; Herbal detox programs for the colon, liver, kidneys and blood; Beauty and skin care products
Hobbies/Sports:
Playing the piano; Reiki; Yoga; Meditation; Tog Chod
Education Degrees:
MD, UTHSCSA (1996)
Work History:
Vitamin Adviser, Health Food Store; Product Trainer, Multinational Herbal Company; Teacher, Dongguk Royal University
Career Achievements:
Designer of Herbal Products, Dr. Foster's Essentials; Author, "Stop the Medicine"
Throughout the duration of your career, what was the one highlight that stood out the most?:
The highlight of her career was the publication of her book, "Stop the Medicine," in which she shares her healing experiences during her medical training. This book was endorsed by some major names in the natural healing industry: Louise Hay, John Robbins and Howard Lyman. It was sold all over the U.S. and enabled her voice to reach thousands of people, and it almost landed her a movie deal. It also led to many interesting radio and magazine interviews. Years later, she is still getting emails from people as far away as Europe, and even the Philippines, who have read her book and want to learn more about natural healing. At first, the book was so powerful and controversial that it could only be printed in Canada.
Number Of Years In Profession:
15
Number Of Years In Current Position:
12
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
She attributes her success to her hard work, creativity, innovative thinking, communication and careful listening.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
She became involved in her profession because the medical paradigm failed to cure her illness. She originally went to medical school with the intent of helping people through conventional medicine. However, just before her admission to medical school, she developed epilepsy. While she continued her studies, she consulted various physicians, who failed to correctly diagnose the problem or stop the daily seizures. In her third year of medical training, she found a holistic registered nurse who correctly diagnosed her grand mal seizures and taught her the essentials of natural healing. Discontinuing all medications, and forgoing all medical treatments for epilepsy, she began using only natural methods of healing. By the time she graduated from medical school with an MD, the epilepsy had completely disappeared, and it has not returned over the past 15 years. After this life-changing healing experience and seeing so many others with incurable issues being healed by holistic means, she decided to leave conventional medicine behind. She felt there was greater potential for healing through natural methods.
Extended Bio Profile:
Since Dr. Foster was healed from epilepsy, she has become respected for her views on healing the brain and epilepsy. She is well known for her expertise in juice fasting and herbal detoxification, and she has seen all kinds of illnesses, ranging from the very mild to the very severe. Many years ago, Dr. Foster worked in a health food store for about a year as a vitamin adviser for a health food store. She also served as a product trainer for a multinational herbal company, traveling all over the U.S. and Canada, teaching distributors how to heal themselves with herbs. In addition to this, she worked for about a year for a natural healer, preparing written materials for natural healing courses, writing articles for natural healing magazines, and giving lectures. She was also featured in a video called "Medicine Exposed" and did ghostwriting for a few books. She has also taught conventional medicine courses at Dongguk Royal University, a Los Angeles acupuncture university. She taught courses on internal medicine, pharmacology, laboratory diagnostics and medical terminology. With a conventional background in medicine, she has very strict requirements for herbs and is focused on patient results. Dr. Foster's friends sometimes joke that she "has an herb for everything."
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Answering patient questions; Designing products; Maintaining the website and social media; Writing books and other educational materials; Promoting the business
Education Certifications:
Certified Yoga Instructor; Certified Reiki Master
Awards/Honors:
National Merit Scholar
Where Will You Be In 5 Years:
In five years, Dr. Foster intends to make videos and write more books to spread her knowledge of healing. A book is in the works about healing serious and chronic health issues with herbs, juice fasting and other natural therapies.