Alissa Segersten received her bachelor of science in nutrition from Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington. She is the previous owner of a personal chef business in Seattle, Washington, that successfully addressed the health and lifestyle needs of many families with her delicious, healthy cooking. She is currently a cooking instructor, empowering people with cooking skills and knowledge of whole foods so that they may reconnect with the pleasure in eating delicious, nourishing food. Her popular recipe blog, www.NourishingMeals.com is filled with healthy, wholesome gluten-free recipes.
Tom Malterre MS, CN holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nutrition from Bastyr University. Tom is a faculty member of the Autism Research Institute and a clinical nutritionist for Whole Life Nutrition. He has been invited to speak at the Washington Association for Naturopathic Physicians, the Ontario Association for Naturopathic Physicians, the British Columbia Association for Naturopathic Physicians, the International College of Integrative Medicine, the National College for Naturopathic Medicine, Boucher Institute for Naturopathic Medicine, the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, and Bastyr University. Tom has trained with the Institute for Functional Medicine for over 7 years. Tom specializes in whole body wellness—looking at all factors of a person’s life to bring about healing. Stress, environmental toxicants, nutritional deficiencies, and epigenetics all contribute to a decline in health. Whole Life Nutrition encompasses all aspects of life to get to the root of the health issues.