Shauna K. Young, CTN, PhD
Shauna K. Young, CTN, PhD is the owner & operator of the Assertive Wellness Center, which first opened its doors in 2001. Since its humble beginnings, her center has now had the distinct pleasure of seeing several thousand clients who have had the confidence to travel from nearly every U.S. state and even from several foreign countries, all solely on the basis of personal referrals made by other healthcare practitioners and clients who have been pleased with the consultation, products and help.
Shauna obtained her initial education and degree as a Naturopath under a regimented correspondence curriculum through the Herbal Healer Academy, a school duly certified by the American Naturopathic Medical Association. Since 2001, she has been practicing as a Traditional Naturopath within the disciplines of her continuing certification with the American Naturopathic Certification Board and as a Certified Biofeedback Specialist with the Natural Therapies Certification Board.
In 2005, after four years of clinical observations and experience, Shauna began specific research regarding her theorized effects of excess manganese on the human neurological and sensory input systems and their possible symptomatic connections to Autism and other neurological, learning and behavioral disorders in both children and adults. The success of this clinical research, originally referred to as “The Popeye Protocol” and currently as the “Spectrum Balance Protocol”, led to her receiving speaking engagements and Distinguished Awards of Excellence in both May of 2006 and May of 2007 from the internationally-recognized Global Foundation of Integrative Medicine.
Shauna holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural Sciences and based on the merits of her research, theories and doctoral thesis on Manganism, was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Sciences from the University of Natural Medicine in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In February of 2008 she was also knighted into the international Sovereign Medical Order of the Knights Hospitaller in recognition of the unique impact of her work with Autism and in positively advancing the field of natural medicine in general. The mission of the Knights Hospitaller is to promote higher levels of international health and to establish, equip, staff and maintain humanitarian and medical treatment centers worldwide.
Shauna maintains additional professional memberships and affiliations with the American Association of Nutritional Consultants and The Coalition for Natural Health, and is a member and serves as Chairperson of the Legislative & Legal Fund of the Colorado Naturopathic Medical Association. Shauna has been an international lecturer on the Spectrum Balance Protocol and many other health-related topics for several years and has recently completed her first book, "If Naturopaths are Quacks, Then I Guess I'm a Duck", which is both an informative and humerous window into the life of a Naturopath practicing in the United States, currently available in audiobook format.