Dr. Gina L. Nick, NMD, PhD is a licensed Naturopathic Medical Doctor, President Emeritus of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association and a recognized leader in the field of Integrative Medicine. She is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles; where she received College and Latin Honors and a graduate of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences where she was awarded her Doctorate Degree at the age of 23 and received Distinguished Honors for her work in nutritional biochemistry, homeopathy and herbal medicine.

Dr. Nick is a featured expert on the cable TV show Fine Living Network (HGTV) and is often quoted as an expert in popular magazines such as Woman’s World, First for Women, Yogi Times, Better Homes and Gardens, Remedies, Diet & Fitness Magazine and Woman’s Day. She has been interviewed, along with one of her patients, for a seven-part PBS special on KOCE where she discusses chronic pain and ways to treat it using Naturopathic Medicine.  Dr. Nick is the researcher and formulator of a variety of highly reputable, clinically researched nutritional supplements. She is the author of hundreds of published and peer-reviewed scientific documents on natural medicine, and is the inventor of several formulation techniques specific for the natural products industry.

Her most recent patent projects involve the formulation and use of nutraceuticals and herbal medicines designed to treat Sickness Syndrome/Inflamed Brain, a new depression syndrome discovered by Dr. Nick. She designed and researched a natural treatment for depression and anxiety that is safe, clinically effected and backed by clinical research. Author of the sought after medical text, Clinical Purification and the recently published Yogic Nutrition, Dr. Nick also maintains a long-standing, well-respected column in the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients entitled Therapeutic Nutrition.

During the past 10 years, she has taught over 10,000 Medical Doctors, Naturopathic Medical Doctors, and other healthcare professionals about natural detoxification therapies, natural treatments for anxiety, depression, prostate disease, inflammatory and autoimmune challenges, ADHD, and natural approaches to hormone balance.  Dr. Nick is a member of the American College for the Advancement of Medicine, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, the UCLA Alumni Scholar Association, the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and the California Naturopathic Doctors Association. She serves on the Scientific Review Board for the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association and the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is an active member of several Scientific Advisory Boards within the Integrative Medical field. Dr. Nick is on the Board of Directors and Chair of the Healthcare Committee for Angel Light Academy, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that teaches leadership, communication and problem-solving skills to children and adults.