We are privileged to have the following health care professionals as advisors to the Canary club. They lend their knowledge and expertise in support of the health and wellbeing of our community and our world.  We sincerely thank them for their time and energy!

Richard Shames, MD is a Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, and NIH trained practicing physician who has specialized in hormone treatment for thirty years.  This master practitioner has co-written several very popular books including "Thyroid Power" and the recently released "Feeling Fat, Fuzzy or Frazzled?".  He has also appeared as an expert on both radio and television.  For more information please visit his web site: http://www.feelingfff.com/

Karilee Shames, PhD, RN, has served as Assistant Professor of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University, and is currently in private practice as a clinical specialist in psychiatric nursing.  She is also a certified holistic nurse. This master practitioner has co-written several very popular books including "Thyroid Power" and the recently released "Feeling Fat, Fuzzy or Frazzled?" She has also appeared as an expert on both radio and television. For more information please visit her web site: http://www.feelingfff.com/

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD is Medical Director of the national Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers (www.fibroandfatigue.com ) and author of the popular free iPhone application “Natural Cures.”

Senior author of the landmark studies “Effective Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia -- a Placebo-controlled Study” and “Effective Treatment of CFS & Fibromyalgia with D-Ribose.” Author of the best-selling book From Fatigued to Fantastic! (3rd revised edition, Avery/Penguin Group) and Pain Free 1-2-3—A Proven Program for Eliminating Chronic Pain Now (McGraw- Hill). His newest book Beat Sugar Addiction NOW!  (Fairwinds Press; March 2010) will be out soon. Dr. Teitelbaum does frequent media appearances including Good Morning America, CNN, Fox News Channel, the Dr Oz Show and Oprah & Friends with Dr. Mehmet Oz. He lives in Kona, Hawaii. Web site: www.endfatigue.com 

John Robbins is widely considered to be one of the world's leading experts on the dietary link with the environment and health, John's work has been the subject of cover stories and feature articles in many leading newspapers.  His life and work have also been featured in an hour long PBS special titles Diet for a New America.  He is the author of "Reclaiming Our Health: Exploding the Medical Myth and Embracing the Sources of True Healing"  He has also written the highly successful "Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth".

Additional advisors will be joining us periodically.