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Who Are We?

Hi! I'm Dr. Rick Sawyer, The Herb Doc.™ Welcome to our Web Site!

I am not a physician; I do not practice medicine; I do not offer medical opinion or advise; I do not diagnose, recommend, prescribe for, or offer treatments or cures for any disease conditions or illnesses.

"OK," someone might say. "Then why do you call yourself 'doctor'?"

The first annotation in the dictionary defines "doctor" as teacher (not as physician, as most of them would have us to erroneously believe)[1], and the word is appropriate for use as a title by any person who holds a doctoral degree (I hold two earned doctoral degrees). A "naturopath" is a teacher of natural means for enhancing health, wellness, and longevity. Naturopathy is not a system of medicine, diagnosis, or treatments such as are held by the medical societies, but a lifestyle of practices which builds immunity, improves mental health, and enhances body function. Our belief is that every person has the right to learn of the natural God-given, life-enhancing practices embodied in naturopathy which will help him/her maintain physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

I am a Naturopathic Practitioner, Certified Natural Health Professional (CNHP), and a member of the National Association of Certified Natural Health Professionals. I am also an herbalist, iridologist, electromagnetic therapist, and Nature's Sunshine Herb Specialist.² My doctoral degrees are in Theology (Th.D.) and Ministry (D.Min.), and not in any of the physical sciences.

First and foremost, I am a messenger of the Good News that Adonai Yeshua HaMashiach (Who is know to most non-Jewish people as the Lord Jesus Christ) loves you, and has a plan for your life that includes health and happiness, both in abundance. (For more information on the Messianic Restoration, please click here to visit our ministry web site.)

My wife, Barbara, is a Naturopathic Practitioner, Nature's Sunshine Herb Specialist, nutritionist, herbalist, iridologist, and aromatherapist. She is also a member of the National Association of Certified Natural Health Professionals. Every year, on an ongoing basis, we each spend well over 300 hours in continuing education to enable us to provide you with the best health information that we can. Our clinical practice includes naturopathy, Western, Chinese, and Ayurvedic herbology, iridology, nutritional counseling, aromatherapy, natural electromagnetic therapy, body reflexology, kinesiology and Contact Reflex Analysis, and Biblical family counseling. Please click here for more important information about our online services.

We are dedicated to helping you live a full and abundant life by providing education, information, and resources based upon the life principles found in the Word of God, foods from God's own storehouse, adequate exercise, rest, and relaxation in their proper balance, Biblical counseling, and techniques that allow God's most complex creation, the human body, to heal itself naturally. And we proudly offer what we believe are the two finest lines of all-natural nutritional supplements that money can buy: Nature's Sunshine Products and  Pure Herbs liquid herbal extracts.

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This information on this web site is for religious, educational, and informational purposes only. If you are ill, we recommend that you consult a competent holistic health practitioner before beginning any course of treatment.

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[1] In fact, in England and Australia, surgeons are are very frequently referred to as "Mister" or "Miss" and non-surgical physicians are referred to as "Doctor". [RETURN]
[2] "Herb Specialist" is a Service Mark of Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., and refers to an Independent Distributor of Nature's Sunshine products who has completed Nature's Sunshine's School of Natural Health.  [RETURN]
 
 

"Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers."

-- Rabbi Yochanan ben Zevdai
Emissary of Yeshua HaMashiach
[a.k.a. Apostle John the Beloved] (3 John 2)

"Do you not know that you are the temple of God?"

-- Rabbi Sha'ul of Tarsus
Emissary of Yeshua HaMashiach
[a.k.a. Apostle Paul] (1 Cor. 3:16)

"I want to know what GOD thinks. All else is commentary."

-- Albert Einstein
Jewish/American Scientist

"I have come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

-- Rabbi HaMelech Yeshua HaMashiach
[a.k.a. Jesus of Nazareth] (John 10:10)

"A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession."

-- Hippocrates
The "Father" of Medicine

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."

-- Thomas Edison
American Inventor

IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE: The information and products on this website are not intended to be used for the diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any disease. Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission regulations prohibit the use of therapeutic or medical claims in conjunction with the sale of any product not approved by the FDA. We therefore make no specific medical claims for herbs, other nutritional supplements, or techniques, nor do we offer medical opinion or advice in any form. Neither our information nor our products are intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, and no guarantee of results or suitability is either expressed or implied. We assume no responsibility for those who choose to treat themselves. Please read our entire disclaimer before applying this information. No product on this website has been approved by the FDA, and no statements on this website have ever been submitted for evaluation by the FDA. [Click here to find out why we believe the FDA is not qualified to evaluate nutritional information or products.]
   Abundant Life Herb Shop is an Independent Distributor of Pure Herbs, Ltd. and Nature’s Sunshine products and no person affiliated with Abundant Life Herb Shop or TheHerbDoc.com is now, or has ever been, an employee of either Pure Herbs, Ltd. or Nature's Sunshine Products.
   No individual affiliated with TheHerbDoc.com or Abundant Life Herb Shop is a medical doctor or is in any way licensed or qualified to practice medicine. The information and services we provide are for educational and/or religious purposes only, and are an expression of our religious belief that (a) all healing is from God, (b) that we can expect to have good health when we live a lifestyle that is in harmony with God's Torah (His divine instruction and universal laws), and (c) that He has provided mankind with certain foods and techniques that help the body's natural healing processes.
   The information on this website is intended to supplement, not replace, your personal responsibility to take charge of your own health with appropriate advice from a licensed health care professional. It should not be used to diagnose or treat diseases. All serious health conditions should be treated by a competent health practitioner.
   Pure Herbs, Ltd. requires the additional specific disclaimer: The information provided about Pure Herbs, Ltd. products “(a) is not intended to be a substitute for medical advise from a licensed physician; (b) an individual should consult a physician regularly in all matters and especially in matters of diagnosis, treatment, or cure of diseases or other physical or mental conditions; (c) this information has not been verified by or submitted for review to either the American Medical Association or the Food and Drug Administration; and (d) Pure Herbs, Ltd.  products are food or flavorings and cannot be used to treat or cure diseases.”

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