Kim Bretz BSc, ND

Dr. Bretz is a 2001 graduate of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) and founder of Fundamentals of Health, a thriving naturopathic clinic in Waterloo, Ontario. She is a public speaker having presented to multiple corporations and agencies, guest lectures for Canadian universities in the areas of health promotion, functional foods and natural health products and runs continuing education for interprofessional health programs throughout North America in the area of GI health and the microbiota.

For six years, Kim was part of Human Nature Network, a nationally syndicated radio program through CHUM radio, speaking in areas of women’s health. She taught gastrointestinal physiology and endocrinology at the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy. She was also on the advisory board for Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ natural health care products. And she is presently involved in research trials through Public Health and the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo, in the areas of antimicrobial resistance, as well as natural health products.