About The Naturopaths
 Mr. Eric Bakker is the clinical director of The Naturopaths, and holds a Bachelor Degree of Science majoring in Complementary Health Care, as well as separate diploma qualifications in Naturopathy, Herbal Medicine and Homeopathy. Eric has 17 years clinical experience in natural medicine, and received post-graduate natural medicine training in Australia, India, America as well as New Zealand.
The Naturopaths philosophy is to embrace integrative medicine, the integration of natural and conventional medicine. Mr. Bakker has practiced in conjunction with various medical doctors for over a decade in medical clinics in both NZ and Australia. Eric has gained an extensive knowledge of Western medicine, particularly the way conventional doctors practice with pharmaceutical drugs and is well known for solving various complex drug-induced (iatrogenic) diseases with patients over the years, in both Australia and New Zealand.
Mr. Bakker has been a technical advisor for various natural medicine companies in both NZ and Australia for almost ten years, helping to train both natural therapists and doctors in areas of both nutritional medicine and functional medicine testing. In 2006 Eric he became the technical director of a company called Nutrisearch, which offers unique natural medicines, including the "Naturopaths Own" label, researched and produced to his exacting standards. Eric attends the latest natural medicine conferences and health expos both nationally and in America annually to keep up with the latest science and trends, and follows the cutting edge in New Zealand natural medicine.
Eric lectures at natural medicine colleges throughout NZ, as well as researching and writing for several journals and health publications, including New Zealand’s Healthy Options magazine since 2001.
Patients with chronic and complex disease now travel from all over NZ to receive treatment at The Naturopaths, situated in Havelock North, Hawke’s Bay. Eric enjoys clinical practice, particulary challenging people to adopt a healthier diet and lifestyle. His vision through The Naturopaths and this website is to be a small part of the larger global movement to transform the current drug-based healthcare paradigm, as well as to be part of a team of those at the cutting edge of professional natural healthcare in New Zealand: by providing excellence in naturopathic medicine, in terms of services, products and education to both the public as well as practitioners.
Eric Bakker is past Vice President of the New Zealand Natural Medicine Association, and is now on their editorial committee.
He is a professional member of the:
|
