Barbara Ford, B.A., M.H., is committed to holistic healing of the body, mind and spirit as she utilizes various traditional healing systems to help others achieve optimal health and well being. This includes a commitment to ensuring that health freedom is available to all who seek holistic choices in their health care.
Barbara became a Master Herbalist in 2001 with a Diploma in Herbal Studies from the American College of Health Sciences (formerly Australasian College of Herbal Studies) and has been a Reiki practitioner since 2000 and received Amanohuna attunements in the Hawaiian tradition in 2007. She received certification in Nutritional Response Testing in 2016.
Barbara teaches classes and speaks to large groups on herbal medicine topics, and consults with clients who desire to incorporate herbs and supplementation into their wellness program. Areas also studied and practiced include iridology, homeopathy, flower essences, aromatherapy, natural pet care, and nutrition and Ayurvedic diagnostic techniques. Areas of herbal expertise include Lyme’s Disease, Women’s reproductive issues, herbal preparation and immune system health.
Barbara has also studied related healing systems, including Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine. Her belief is that aspects of all healing systems can be integrated into a wellness program for individuals.
She previously served on the Board of Directors of the National Health Freedom Coalition and the North Country Herbalist Guild in 2005. She currently serves on the advisory board for the Anoka-Ramsey Community College Integrative Health and Healing department.
In 2002, she received a Small Business Innovative Research Grant from the University of Wyoming to submit a research grant to the National Institutes of Health to research essential oil herbal remedies for preventing the West Nile Virus. Her work was featured on a newscast on KCNC-TV in Denver, Colo., in July 2004.
She edited the “Health Freedom Reporter” for the National Health Freedom Coalition for several years. She has written articles for newsletters, the Edge Magazine, and was the editor of Natural Lifestyles, a free publication with articles and advertising for holistic health care distributed in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Barbara received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire in 1981. 