Dr Heather ND

Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine

I am a Naturopathic Doctor and award-winning author helping you maximize your body’s potential through medicine, nutrition and lifestyle education... and everything in between!

Dr. Heather Manley, ND, is a practicing physician who received her medical degree from National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She is also the award-winning author of the Human Body Detectives book and curriculum series.

A contributing writer to Dandelion Moms, Organic Eats magazine, Parents Canada, and KIWI magazine, in addition, the Human Body Detectives series won Moms’ Choice Award and is also a Parent Tested, Parent Approved winner. Dr. Heather has been named to the Top 50 Mompreneurs Bloggers List on both Babble, VoiceBoks and blogtrepreneur.

Dr. Heather splits her time between Hawaii and Los Angeles, where her focus is on preventative healthcare for women’s health and providing a resource for families to learn more about preventative health care so that they can be confident and proactive in their everyday health. She lives with her husband and her two daughters, with whom she based her stories’ characters, Merrin and Pearl.

I’m grateful for…
  • Grateful for my Canadian upbringing
  • Baking (one of my favorite hobbies): During childhood, I was known as the neighborhood baker who made the best fudge and muffins
  • Working with Daphne Sheldrick, the amazing woman who saves, cares and then rehabilitates baby, orphaned elephants in Kenya (this took my love of animals to a whole new level)
  • Hanging out with Dian Fossey’s mountain gorillas in Rwanda
  • Riding a motorcycle on the island of Crete
  • Helping sea turtles as an undergraduate in Florida
  • Every single time I get on a plane – and especially when I’m headed to Paris
  • Watching the phosphorescent ocean glow in northern Peru
  • Trusting myself & being courageous enough to go to naturopathic medical school
  • The home births of both of my daughters: Merrin needed to be grounded on the earth and Pearl had to be born in water (reflects their personalities!)
  • My children’s book series, Human Body Detectives (yes, I’m biased, but I adore everything about it, especially the joy and knowledge it has brought so many families)
My Story

It all started when I was in my early teens. To my mother’s dismay, I spent my allowance at the local health food store (buying 10-pound loaves of bread) and gravitated to school projects involving herbs and vitamins. But, it wasn’t until my high school biology class that my interest in health really came into a big awareness: how could the human body possibly do all the things it does?! I was mesmerized.

I went on to receive my Bachelors of Science in pre-med with a special focus on wildlife biology. After working in a conventional doctors’ office and witnessing their approach, I didn't feel aligned with their methods. Luckily, I learned the naturopathic approach to medicine – moving beyond symptoms to treat the whole person while really getting to know each patient. I found my calling. Next thing I knew, I was taking classes at the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon.

I started my practice in Hawaii with a focus on prevention for families, helping them create natural-based, at-home pharmacies for their specific needs. This led me to write the award-winning children’s book and curriculum series, Human Body Detectives, which helps children understand how their bodies work and what foods best fuel them.

I currently practice with an even deeper focus on prevention and have expanded to offer my patients and clients a more holistic approach to wellness with workshops, access to the best supplement and skincare products and remote consultations via phone and video.

During over 15 years of practice, I’ve seen it time and time again: your body doesn’t want to be sick. I utilize a variety of methods, whether lab work or diet and lifestyle recommendations, to find the roots of your symptoms, teach you how to hear the gentle hints your body is giving you and guide you back to health.

My motto is: Be Proactive. Be Healthy. Be Confident.

I’m here to help you live this every day.

Be well,