One of the expert consultants for Authentic Health Association is Nancy Hicks view Nancy's Blog who is actually the owner and director of Authentic Health Association and also the co-ordinator of the Authentic Health Network dedicated to educating with solutions for preventive and environmental sustainable living. ‘Health From The Ground Up’ for plants, animals, and people is the association's main focus.Nancy is a renowned internationally known health consultant and medical intuitive who has been quite successful in her private practice for several years. Nancy is also a retired nurse and school teacher. Through many years of her own life's experiences, research, and dedication to her own inner search for health a well-being, she began to realize that she was able to 'intuitively know' what was going on inside with an animal or person's health. Nancy often comments that by working with animals, she has learned a great deal about human health. "Nutrition being extremely important", as she has stated in articles for Mountain Valley Center visit Mountain Valley's website. In Critter Magazine , Nancy has written about 'Vacation Dog Camps' in which she invited and facilitated alongside with several holistic veterinarians and practitioners from all around the country. She and others taught about homeopathics, Bach Remedies, acupuncture, prolotherapy, and other natural therapies helping animals to regain and maintain health. Nancy often comments on how interesting it is that people will do natural health for their animals and then realize that they could do it for themselves. On internet radio the co-hosts talked to Nancy about her many articles that have been published in several magazines and newspapers. They said Nancy was an expert in talking about and showing people the spiritual connection that humans have with one another and their animals. Nancy has photographed and written articles for the Highlands NC newspaper on events that the Humane Society holds for their local animal lovers. She has also participated in Adopt a Pet days educating people about assisting their animals with several different natural therapies. She remarks how animals help people laugh and have fun which results in better health. Therefore Nancy believes that animals are 'preventive health' for their human stewards.