Meet the Team
Natural Heart Doctor Practitioners
Dr. Jack Wolfson DO, FACC
Dr. Jack Wolfson is a board-certified cardiologist, Amazon best-selling author, husband, father, and the nation’s #1 Natural Heart Doctor.
For more than two decades, more than one million people have enjoyed the warmth, compassion, and transformational power of his natural heart health courses and events.
Dr. Wolfson is the founder of Wolfson Integrative Cardiology, his heart health practice in Arizona, and Natural Heart Doctor, an online resource center with natural health information. Doctors from across the globe reach out to Dr. Wolfson for training and education in holistic health practices.
He has been named one of America’s Top Functional Medicine Doctors and is a five-time winner of the Natural Choice Awards as a holistic M.D. Dr. Wolfson’s work has been covered by more than 100 media outlets, including NBC, CNN, and the Washington Post. His book “The Paleo Cardiologist: The Natural Way to Heart Health” was an Amazon #1 best-seller.
Dr. Wolfson and his wife Heather have four children and are committed to making the world a better place to live. They provide for those in need (including animals) and support natural health causes through their philanthropic efforts.
Dr. Lauren Lattanza, NMD
Dr. Lauren Lattanza is a licensed naturopathic physician, podcast host, public speaker, writer, nature enthusiast, and all-around health enthusiast.
Her goal is to optimize your health and prevent, decrease, or eliminate the need for pharmaceuticals. She will strive to understand your health concerns and treat your unique needs through in-depth conversation, physical exam, and appropriate testing.
Dr. Lattanza is passionate about helping patients find and treat the cause of disease and offering interventions to improve health rather than simply treating symptoms.
When she is not helping patients achieve optimal wellness, she can be found spending time with her husband, Tanner, and her son, Landon, hiking local trails, taking a HIIT class, or tending to her family garden.
Dr. Tonia Rainier, NMD
Tonia Rainier, NMD is a is an Arizona board-certified Naturopathic Physician. She obtained her doctorate from Sonoran University of Health Sciences in Tempe, AZ, and has pursued advanced training in Functional Medicine (IFM.org), including completion of the Institute for Functional Medicine’s “Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice” (IFM-AFMCP) program, as well as the “Hormone Advanced practice module” (APM) and the “Gastro-Intestinal APM”. With a solid foundation in Naturopathic Medicine and specialized expertise in Functional Medicine, Tonia provides a distinct approach to patient care. Her focus is on identifying the cause of health issues through root-cause medicine, herbal medicine, and nutritional therapy.
In addition to her naturopathic qualifications, Tonia holds a master’s degree in Exercise Science and a bachelor’s degree in Wellness Promotion. She has more than 20 years of experience as an ACSM-certified Exercise Physiologist.
Outside of her professional life, Tonia enjoys hiking, mountain biking, and exploring paleo cooking.
Natural Heart Doctor Health Coaches
Ashley Swanson, MS, BS
Education: B.S. in Culinary Science, M.S. in Nutritional Science.
What do you like to do in your free time?
I spend my free time with my fiancé (a chef- we love good Paleo meals), our English creme golden retriever, and my family. We all live close to one another, so we often get together for dinners filled with good food and games. I love road trip adventures, daily sunshine, reading new books, and walking with my dog.
What do you like most about working with Natural Heart Doctor?
My favorite aspect of working for NHD is working with patients and giving them hope. So many patients tell me the best gift they get when they come to NHD is hope, something not given with conventional medicine. Hope to heal naturally without pills or procedures. Once they have hope that their body can heal, they can tackle root cause issues, put the work in, and finally get well.
Lara Hill, CIHC
Education: AA Business, Certified Integrative Health Coach
What do you like to do in your free time?
I love spending time with my family and friends. I have two adult children that still keep me very busy. I enjoy reading and learning new things in the holistic world and cooking with my husband every night. We love taking daily walks with our mini Goldendoodle, working outside in our garden in the summer, and spending time on the beach or in the mountains — anything to get as much sunshine as possible.
What do you like most about working with Natural Heart Doctor?
I feel blessed every day to work with such a knowledgeable and caring team in a field I am truly passionate about. It’s a privilege to connect with people worldwide and work together to find the root cause of their health issues. I love inspiring and motivating clients/patients to achieve their goals and make long-term changes. I am very grateful to be at Natural Heart Doctor. Here’s to the 100 Year Heart!
Ali Richmond, FNTP, FBCS, BA
Education: BA in English, Certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Functional Blood Chemistry Specialist
What do you like to do in your free time?
Most of my free time is happily spent with my four children and husband. I enjoy reading books about health and fiction novels set in WWII, walking with my two dogs, attending Hotworx classes (working out in a sauna), cooking, gardening (herbs and a few fig trees), and traveling. I live in TX and enjoy the sunshine almost year-round.
What do you like most about working with Natural Heart Doctor?
Everyone at Natural Heart Doctor is passionate about helping others, dedicated, compassionate, and highly knowledgeable. The collective energy is inspiring and will allow us to help everyone worldwide know true health and achieve the 100 Year Heart. I am privileged to be a part of this team and connect with individuals daily to help them achieve their health goals.
Angeline Karigan-Winter, CHC, MA, BA
Education: BA in Sociology, BA in Spanish, MA in Spanish, Certified Integrative Health Coach
What do you like to do in your free time?
In my free time I love to read, spend time outside hiking, camping, and canoeing. I also adore traveling and practicing my foreign language skills. I live in the country with creeks, ravines, bluffs, and caves – my son and I like to go on outdoor adventures! I’m also obsessed with yoga and love to dance.
What do you like most about working with Natural Heart Doctor?
I love working with a team in a clinical setting that truly understands holistic health and practices medicine from this perspective. Everyone here walks the walk, and lives what they recommend to people that work with us. I love talking to people all over the country and world, and offering them hope and a different (and more logical) path toward true health. Being a health coach is a very fulfilling job and a daily mirror of natural, healthy ways of living.
Aubry Merkel, MS, BS
Education: BS in Health Promotion, MS in Healthy Aging
What do you like to do in your free time?
In my free time I like to do anything outdoors. I enjoy hiking and camping and gazing at the stars from my hammock. I love road trips and travel, with a special passion for visiting state and national parks. I love cooking as well and enjoy time spent with friends and family.
What do you like most about working with Natural Heart Doctor?
I enjoy being in an environment and part of a team fully committed to natural health and wellness. We work to facilitate the healing process through education and guidance on how to live a healthier lifestyle. When people can achieve optimal health through their own efforts it’s an incredibly powerful feelings and impacts all aspects of their life in the most powerful and profound way. I love being a part of a team dedicated to such transformations.
