About Us

Julian Whitaker, MD, is a pioneer in complementary medicine. After graduating from Dartmouth College, obtaining a medical degree from Emory University, and completing a general surgical residency, Dr. Whitaker became interested in nutrition and other therapies not taught in medical schools.

In 1979, he opened The Whitaker Wellness Institute and began using lifestyle changes, nutritional supplements, and other unconventional therapies to treat and even reverse serious health problems. Today, the Whitaker Wellness Institute, located in Newport Beach, California, is the largest and most comprehensive clinic of its kind in North America.

Dr. Whitaker is a respected educator and outspoken advocate of integrative therapies. He is the author of Health & Healing, a popular monthly newsletter that has reached millions of households since 1991, and has written 13 books, including Reversing Diabetes, Reversing Heart Disease, Reversing Hypertension, and Dr. Whitaker's Guide to Natural Healing. He is also a tireless spokesman for medical freedom and founder of the Whitaker Health Freedom Foundation.

Since 2007, Dr. Whitaker has been sharing provocative information on a wide variety of health topics on talk radio. Thanks to his unique perspective, engaging personality, willingness to take on conventional medicine, and ability to answer listeners’ personal health questions, The Dr. Whitaker Show is poised to become the most listened-to, influential health show on the airwaves.

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