Dr. Janice-Ann Priest
Kn., N.C., Dip & MHerbDegree, D.Sc. D.Dv.
Chartered Natural Health Practitioner
Dr. Janice Priest, is a natural health consultant, author, publisher and lecturer, with over 50 years experience in the holistic field and is well versed in many clinical areas of traditional health and education from nutrition, herbalism, homeopathy, astrology, chinese diagnosus, hair analysis systems along with her international publishing company, Healthy Options Ltd that printed the ‘Healthy Options’ magazine, mind, body and spirit magazine ‘Rainbownews’, ‘Healthnews’ booklets and several lifestyle books.
Some of her achievements are as follows
* 1964. Graduated in childhood nursing
* 1985 Establised the Herbal Education Centre gardens & teachings
* 1987 Launched Healthy Options Ltd publishing company and magazine ‘Healthy Options’
- 1994 Graduated Herbal Diploma :
- 1995 – Women in Business Award
- 1996 – Launched New Zealand’s first international Alternative Cancer Congress
- 2001 – Lifetime Achievement award by the Charter of Natural Health Practitioners and was granted an Honorary doctorate by Associate Minister of Australian MP for Health for her community work that same year
- 2003 – Gained her Doctorate in Religious Studies so she could literally be called a Priest
- 2005 – Granted ‘Earth Mother’ status by the International Marae Association
- 2005 – Her Healthy Options Charitable Trust wrote the infamous ‘Te Ora’ document for the Labour Government to protect flora and fauna from trade patenting processes, all the while lobbying for twelve years on industry committees to fiercely protect sovereignty rights over the right to choose ones own form of health treatment and remedies
- 2011 – Contracted to run a health programme for a local Marae sponsored by the Maori Trust board, all the while managing her Herbal Education Resources Centre, clinic and educational facility under her company Herbal Ltd., which was established in 1985 to provide cost effective Correspondence Courses for those interested in natural health and herbalism
- * 2024 gained Master Herbal degree
