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Nita Bishop practiced as an herbalist in Phoenix, Arizona before entering the Naturopathic program at Bastyr University where she is in her third year of medical school. Ms. Bishop holds undergraduate degrees from Pepperdine University in Biology and English. Ms. Bishop has an extensive background in natural medicine and working with traditional healers and is actively dedicated to enthusiastically elevating the awareness and validation of herbal medicine via the lecture circuit.