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Health And Wellness Business Association
Against allopathy Alternative medicine |
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Clinically unproven |
Woo-meisters |
The Health And Wellness Business Association (HAWBA) was created in 2017, their mission statement is ...
“”…to promote initiatives that support better collaboration, interaction and ethical business practices within the health and wellness business community.
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The qualifications of the founders of HAWBA include "Holistic Health Coach",[1] "Holistic Nutritionist",[2] "Certified Yoga Teacher", and "degree in Quantitative Economics".[3] Other HAWBA board members include a lawyer-marketer, a public-relations person,[4] a promoter of Rupert Sheldrake,[5] and an excrement expert,[6] (whose book is recommended by Deepak Chopra).[7]
The HAWBA seal-of-approval on a website is intended confer an air of respectability: the illusion that they have been validated by some independent agency. The HAWBA seal also unintentionally serves as a red-flag: any website displaying it is part of a group engaged in quackery. Current HAWBA members as of 2019 include …
- "The Truth About Cancer™" [8]
- Dave "bulletproof" Asprey [9]
- "JJ Virgin™" [10] [11]
- "American Institute of Integrative Oncology Research and Education™" [12]
- Ryan "The Stern Method" Sternagel [13]
- Acupuncturist Brodie Welch [14]
- Chiropractor "Dr Phyllis Books" [15]
- The Institute for Functional Medicine® [16]
- LoveBug Probiotics [17]
- Paleo f(x)™ [18]
- "holistic health practitioner Monica Hershaft" [19]
- Robyn "Green Smoothie Girl" Openshaw [20]
- Jack "The Herbal Healing Man" Alley [21][22].
- Feng Shui practitioner Amanda "House Mystic" Gates [23]
- "Breast Cancer Conqueror" "Dr. Veronique Desaulniers" [24]
- "Samina Sleep" (makers of earthed beds) [25]
- "Dr. Debi Silber" [26]
- Functional Medicine Health-Coach Elynn "NutriBullet" DeMattia [27][28]
- "Bonebroth.com" [29]
- Holly "Pink Fortitude" Bertone [30]
- "Dr. Christine Maren" [31][32]
- Chiropractor "Dr. Jason Piken" [33]
- Health Coach and Certified Fermentationist Elissa Arnheim [34]
- White Lotus Clinic (naturopaths) [35]
- "Dr Keesha Ewers" [36]
- "Carmen Hunter (certified health coach)" [37]
- "Stress and Weight Loss Expert Veronique Cardon" [38]
- "Shannon Garrett BS,RN,CNN" [39]
- "Functional Diagnostic Nutrition®" [40]
- Boxout Marketing [41]
External links
References
- ↑ HAWBA founding-member Lara Adler, "Holistic Health Coach".
- ↑ HAWBA Founding-member Mira Dessy, "Holistic Nutritionist".
- ↑ HAWBA Founding-member Desiree Lawn, "degree in Quantitative Economics".
- ↑ HAWBA board member Andie Crosby, "marketing, and PR", for Institute of Functional Medicine.
- ↑ HAWBA board member Razi Ann Berry & Rupert Sheldrake
- ↑ HAWBA board member James Maskell claims to know his shit.
- ↑ James Maskell's book "Evolution of Medicine™" is recommended by Deepak Chopra
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on thetruthaboutcancer.com
- ↑ Archive copy of Dave Asprey's HAWBA membership.
- ↑ J.J. Virgin's autobiography on IMDB,
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on mindsharecollaborative.com
- ↑ An archive copy of the HAWBA seal on aiiore.com
- ↑ An archive copy of the HAWBA seal on Ryan Sternagel's cancer website
- ↑ HAWBA seal on brodiewelch.com
- ↑ Currently there is a HAWBA seal on drphyllisbooks.com
- ↑ Archive copy of The Institute for Functional Medicine's HAWBA membership.
- ↑ An archive copy of "LoveBug Probiotics" HAWBA membership
- ↑ An archive copy of Paleo f(x)™'s HAWBA membership
- ↑ An archive copy of HAWBA seal on monicahershaft.com
- ↑ Archive copy of Robyn Openshaw's HAWBA membership.
- ↑ When not healing Jack says he teaches ballroom dancing
- ↑ Archive copy of Jack "The Herbal Healing Man" Alley's HAWBA membership
- ↑ Archive copy of Amanda Gates's HAWBA membership.
- ↑ Archive copy of Veronique Desaulniers's HAWBA membership.
- ↑ An archive copy of Samina Sleep's HAWBA membership
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on pbtinstitute.com
- ↑ Elynn DeMattia works for NutriBullet
- ↑ An archive copy of Elynn DeMattia's HAWBA membership
- ↑ An archive copy of Chef Lance Roll's HAWBA membership
- ↑ Archive copy of Holly Bertone's HAWBA membership.
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on drchristinemaren.com
- ↑ Christine Maren PLLC Paleo Physicians Network (archived from 13 Jul 2020 03:04:10 UTC).
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on drjasonpiken.com
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on coachelissa.com
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on whitelotusclinic.ca
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on drkeesha.com
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on carmenhunterhealth.com
- ↑ Says member of "The Health and Wellness Business Association" on her Linkedin autobiography.
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on holisticthyroidcare.net
- ↑ Archive copy of HAWBA seal on functionaldiagnosticnutrition.com
- ↑ Boxout Marketing, who created the HAWBA website, are of course a member.
- ↑ An archive copy of https://hawba.org/board-of-directors