About the Authors
Blake Frino received a B.A. in English from San Francisco State University. Her focus in college was in creative writing, but her passion for writing started at the early age of 14 with songs and poetry. At that time, Blake also became a vegetarian and developed a strong commitment to protecting animal rights and the environment. She writes for magazines such as LA Splash, OC METRO, Irrigation & Green Industry and Soil Erosion on numerous topics from food reviews to health, fitness and environmental issues. Blake is also working on a children’s book which she hopes will influence children to embrace greener choices that affect the animals living on our planet.
Dr. Thaddeus Jacobs received his medical degree from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine and has two masters degrees in Oriental medicine. Dr. Jacobs is licensed in California as both a primary care naturopathic doctor and an acupuncturist, and he practices a blend of progressive, conventional and ancient, traditional medicine. Co-founder of the Santa Barbara Center for Natural Medicine, Dr. Jacobs specializes in pain management, regenerative injection therapies, hormonal and immune-system imbalances and digestive disorders. Dr. Jacobs has co-authored two editions of Interactions Between Drugs and Natural Medicines which brings complex information to consumers and health professionals in an easy-to-use manner regarding the safe use of pharmaceutical drugs and natural medicines. Dr. Jacobs chooses to reduce his carbon footprint by driving a Prius and eating a vegan diet.
Greg Hardwick started his writing career communicating environmental and social issues after obtaining a Degree in Environmental Science in 1998. After travelling extensively throughout Southeast Asia, the South Pacific and Australia, Greg wrote several articles based upon culture, people and their natural environment. He currently edits and contributes to a local environmental newspaper called Econews and has been published in various national and international magazines. Currently based near the town of Noosa Heads, on the Queensland coast in Australia, Greg lives on a 5-acre property of native bushland, where he maintains a solar-powered house and enjoys growing his own food and hiking when between writing assignments.