DrTalks Expert

Donald Yance, Jr., CN, RH(AHG)

Biography

Donald “Donnie” R. 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, as well as epigenetics, laboratory medicine, oncologic pathology, and molecular oncology. He lectures nationally and internationally on his pioneering work in the field of botanical and nutritional medicine in cancer. He is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild and the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. He is the Founder and President of the Mederi Center, a not-for-profit 501 c 3 organization for patient care, professional education, and clinical research in holistic medicine and integrative oncology. He is also the President and Formulator of Natura Health Products, a line of advanced botanical and nutritional products for health care practitioners. Donnie conducts his clinical practice at the Mederi Centre in Ashland, OR utilizing his unitive, integrative model known as Mederi Care, which he evolved over more than twenty years of successful patient care. The Mederi Care model elegantly combines his passion for the latest scientific research with the wisdom of ancient healing traditions, resulting in a compassionate, creative, intelligent, and effective approach to healing. As a visionary leader, mentor, teacher, author, and healer, Donnie’s methodology has transformed thousands of lives and is taught to healthcare practitioners worldwide through the Mederi Academy, an online program of modular courses focused on whole systems, integrative oncology principles, clinical applications, and therapeutics. He is the author of Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer and Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism: Elite Herbs and Natural Compounds for Mastering Stress, Aging and Chronic Disease. He publishes a weekly blog at www.donnieyance.com