Professional Testimonials

I’m fortunate to travel extensively, connecting and learning from like-minded health-care professionals at various national and international events. Many have kindly provided professional recommendations. Here is some feedback I’ve received from leaders and experts in natural and functional medicine over the years. These recommendations are from my Linkedin page  

Professional Endorsements From Experts In Medicine

Dr. Giselle Cooke  Certified Fitgenes Practitioner

“I had the privilege to share the conference podium with Eric last year (2014) and was immensely impressed with his knowledge in the field of natural medicine. He is a consummate researcher and prolific author of health articles, some of which which I have found very useful in managing my own clients. I am grateful for some specific insights Eric has given me into my patient management and it is a privilege to have a colleague who shows such professional generosity”. Dr. Giselle Cooke

Dr. Joachim Fluhrer, Medical Director, Genostics

“I have known Eric Bakker for over 15 years. His influence through practising Natural Medicine, teaching, representation and writing is beyond the area of New Zealand and Australia, where he lives and works, but throughout the world.

Eric combines the rare talent of high intelligence, compassion, spirituality and practicality in all his endeavours. This has made him a successful practitioner, writer, supplement formulator and business man.
I recommend Eric Bakker in any of these areas and you will find an esteemed professional. I value his collegueality, friendship and advice.”

 John Coombs Director at Global Health Clinics, Auckland, New Zealand

globalhealthclinics.co.nz

“I have pleasure in recommending and have known naturopath Eric Bakker for several years. I can vouch for his expertise in natural and integrative medicine. His many years of experience is broad and vast and he is renowned in Australia and New Zealand for his technical as well as clinical naturopathic skills helping thousands of people.

Eric is passionate about helping those with chronic illness overcome their health challenges by natural and drug-free methods, utilizing the best of science yet preferring the healing power of nature. With decades of experience, Eric is likewise passionate about teaching other practitioners these very same skills he has acquired to help them improve their own patient outcomes. His company Nutrisearch provides an excellent training service for our team of practitioners and outstanding products to help our clients through many difficult phases with chronic health conditions.

Eric is a very successful author, clinician and businessman and has the highest level of integrity. I can therefore highly recommend Eric to anybody who is interested in natural health on any level, whether to see him as a private patient or to partner with him in any natural health business.”

Dr. Pradeep Chadha, Psychiatrist, Stress & Anger Consultant, Professional Coach, Author, Speaker

drpkchadha.com

“I have found Eric to be a genuine human being. He is caring and is interested in learning new skills to help his clients. He is honest in his approach.He is able to integrate various modalities of treatment to give the best to his clients. I wish him all the best in his ventures.”

Monica Moritz, Naturopath, Director at Mt Taranaki Holistic Health Centre.

“I have known Eric for 6 years professionally and in that time I have come to respect him both as practitioner and teacher. At the time of meeting Eric, I have already suffered 30+ years of Chronic Fatigue. He introduced me to adrenal fatigue and how to treat it, which literally saved my life….due to my own success story, I have started to implement these protocols into my own treatments for my patients which brought amazing results for my patients. Eric’s knowledge of the intricate workings of the body is incredible, he really understand the concepts of bringing ancient knowledge into modern workable medicine. I highly recommend his book and can recommend him absolutely as a practitioner and teacher.”

Stacey Hancock, Nutritionist, Personal Trainer & Holistic Lifestyle Coach

“I have known Eric for a few years now and find his knowledge and experience to well surpass many in natural health.  I have been lucky enough to meet with Eric regarding professional practice along with my own personal health and at our last meeting, he confirmed for me just how good he is but shining a new light on a very stuck problem.  If you are in professional practice in the natural health field and have NOT made use of his role, you are missing out on a wealth of knowledge.  If you are suffering a long term, unsolved health issue or simply looking for a well established, top naturopath, Eric is well worth contacting, his lateral thinking abilities are a huge asset to natural health in New Zealand, and the rest of the world.” Stacey Hancock

Hamish Tailyour B.Sc. (Hons.) B.Sc. (Nutr.) B.Sc. (Hons.) M.B.O.A. M.C.Th.A.R-T.

hamishtailyour.com

“I first met Eric in 2005 and since that time I have been regularly impressed with his dedication towards the promotion and practice of naturopathic medicine. A value that I always hold high in practitioners is their wish to keep learning and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the modern delivery of sustainable health care; challenging conventional practices and developing viable alternatives to symptom management, not in the lab but with real patients with real lives. Eric has personified and far exceeded this value as a practitioner.

His recent commitment to print of his extensive work on candida and more recently on psoriasis is sure evidence of this. He is not afraid of the status-quo and will constantly put his head above the parapet to confront those who are afraid of change. The practice of naturopathic medicine is a demanding discipline, requiring a simultaneously broad and deep level of knowledge, coupled with the ability to deliver this information in a patient specific way to encourage and support change. Eric is one of only a few practitioners I have worked with who I can confidently say achieves this balance and this is reflected in the success of his practice internationally.”

Hamish is a registered Osteopath with the General Osteopathic Council; the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council as a Naturopath, and is a registered Colon Hydrotherapist with The Association and Register of Colon Hydrotherapists. He is also a member of the British Osteopathic Association and the Complementary Therapists Association.

Phillip Dowling, Senior Head of Faculty – Naturopathy and Nutrition, MA(Live Food Nutrition)/Naturopathic Practitioner/BA(Econ)/BHSc/Nat Dip/Herb Dip.

Phillip Dowling 

“I have known Eric for 14 years in my role of head of faculty for naturopathy and nutrition at Wellpark College, New Zealand’s leading provider of natural health education. He was always been a very dependable person and his presentations are very well received with students at the college. His knowledge on all matters naturopathic is excellent, and I would be happy to recommend him to others for talks, consultations, and general naturopathic advice.”

Glenn White BSc., MSc. MBIBH Buteyko Institute Practitioner/ Practitioner Trainer

buteykobreathing.co.nz

“I first became aware of Eric’s work over 10 years ago reading his articles in the pages of Healthy Options, New Zealand’s leading health magazine. Reading and collecting Eric’s wisdom on all aspects of health was my principle motivation for buying the magazine each month back then.

I first met Eric in person when he gave a truly excellent presentation on the subject of adrenal fatigue at an AIMA meeting in 2009. Eric revealed with forensic detail the methods he uses in his clinical practice to diagnose and successfully treat this most difficult of conditions. I have kept up contact with Eric since this time and am grateful for the professional advice he has given me over the years and which I have used in my own clinical practice.

Eric brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from his 25 years in practice and we, the readers of his many and well written articles and his professional clients and colleagues, are the lucky beneficiaries.

I have also benefited directly from consultations with Eric. Despite the success of the programme I teach in overcoming a lifetime of asthma and allergies I have nevertheless suffered from bouts of fatigue at times. Eric diagnosed adrenal fatigue, probably resulting from 20 years of asthma medications and countless courses of antibiotics over those years. From the advice I received and from the first consultation over a year ago my energy levels improved dramatically and this has been sustained. Naturopathy as practised by Eric Bakker is medicine of the future now”.

Kim Chenery, Dip Acupuncture & TCM., Cert Acup. (China)

hastingsacupuncture.co.nz

“I’ve known Eric in his capacity as a naturopath for about 8 years. He is extremely knowledgeable and thorough. If I have a client who I feel needs to see a naturopath or asks if I know of one, I only refer people to Eric as I know they are in good hands, someone I can trust to be thorough and give the very best care.”

Dr. Paul Butler, BSc (Bio.), MBCHB., Dip. Obstetrics., FRCNZCGP. MSc. Holistic Science.

“Eric has been a great teacher and advisor in the area of natural therapies over the years and I have a great deal of respect for his professionalism and his expertise.”

Dr. Roger Leitch

” Eric has organised several yearly seminars on the diagnosis and treatment of adrenal fatigue in New Zealand for a large number of health professionals. He has been very helpful indeed with his expertise and his advice.”