NW Academy of Practical Nutrition

About the Faculty

Dr. Richard O. Brouse

Dr. Brouse received his Master’s Degree in Biochemistry from Western States College of Colorado in 1970.  He was appointed by the U.S. Surgeon General to conduct metabolic research at the Army Burn Research Center in San Antonio, Texas from 1970 through 1972 on the effects of burn stress upon the immune system.  His work was published and coauthored with Dr. Eurenius in the September, 1973, issue of the American Journal of Clinical Pathology.  Dr. Brouse, in 1977, received his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Western States Chiropractic College located in Portland, Oregon.  He taught Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and served as a Professor of Clinical Nutrition at Western States Chiropractic College for 14 years.

He is a Diplomat of the American Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition and was appointed as Legislative Director for this national organization.  He is a diplomat of the American Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition and is a Fellow of the International and American Certified Clinical Nutritionists.  He is a Board eligible as a Diplomat of the Amercian Chirpractic Council on Family Practice.

Dr. Brouse has served as Professor of Sports Nutrition at the Los Angeles Chiropractic College post-graduate school, Professor of Clinical Science at Northwestern College of Chiropractic of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Adjunct Preceptor Professor of Clinical Science at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Besides his active nutritional practice, he has been an instructor of Minor Surgery and Proctology at Western States Chiropractic College.

Memberships include:  The American Medical Informatics Association, The Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine, The American Chiropractic Association Councils on Nutrition & Diagnosis and Internal Disorders, the International and American Association of Clinical Nutrition and he is a member of the National Health Federation.

Dr. Brouse has authored numerous books, training programs and video documentaries on health and wellness.  He has lectured to numerous organizations throughout the world and is a frequent guest on local and national public television and radio host shows.  He is married to Jennie, they have 3 children and 9 soon to be 10 grandchildren.

Dr. Brouse has presented over 500 lectures to Shaklee groups throughout North America since 1975 and has been on select product advisory committees, a featured speaker at product training workshops as well as a clinical trials participant within the Shaklee field service.  He is recognized as a leader in the clinical application of Shaklee nutritional supplements by both the U.S. and Canadian Shaklee organizations and is a frequent speaker at their national functions.   Above all, while teaching Clinical Nutrition at Western States Chiropractic College, Dr. Brouse received mentoring from Dr. Shaklee, beginning in 1976, when he had the privilege of spending a day with Dr. Forrest Shaklee, Sr. in his office in San Francisco where he was given a copy of Dr. Shaklee’s book “A Study Course in Nutrition.”  Since that time, Dr. Brouse has embraced the Shaklee philosophy and attempted to further the work of Dr. Shaklee in his chiropractic practice and in his research.  There isn’t anyone more qualified to teach a series such as this to interested students.  Dr. Brouse’s educational library is unequalled in the nutritional field both in content and subject matter.

Dr. Brouse has been on the teaching faculty at three Chiropractic colleges, and a naturopathic college and maintains certification as a Diplomat in Clinical Nutrition through the American Chiropractic Association council on Nutrition (ACACN) and through the International and American Association of Clinical Nutritionists (IAACN) which makes him recognized as an authority in all 50 states and all provinces in Canada.

Dr. Lon Brouse

Dr. Lon Brouse is a chiropractic physician, environmental chemist, industrial chemical engineer, and a professional educator.  Dr. Lon received his B.A. in Analytical Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics from Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, CO in 1972.  He then earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, OR in 1979.  Dr. Brouse worked with his brother, Richard, at Sunnyside Health Center in Portland for a time before he started his own chiropractic practice in central Oregon and in then in northwestern Colorado.

After several years, he returned to a career in analytical chemistry in the electrical power industry.  Dr. Lon served as a chemical engineer in various industrial areas for the next 24 years.  To reach more young people with information about health issues, human interactions with the environment, and our use of energy, he returned to school.  In 2004, he earned his Masters of Education degree from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ.  He currently holds Master Teacher licenses in Arizona and Colorado.  Dr. Lon has taught in Arizona K-8 charter schools, Arizona and Colorado district high schools, and in Oregon and Colorado colleges from freshman through graduate level chemistry courses.  Dr. Brouse currently teaches Technology and College Physics at Cedaredge High School at Cedaredge, CO.  He is married to Karen.  They share 7 children aged 24 to 35 years, and to date, 23 grandchildren.

Dr. Lon Brouse has lectured to Shaklee groups in Canada and U.S. since 1980 and uses Shaklee products in his home.   He is co-authoring a book with his brother, Dr. Richard Brouse, titled “The MetSys Project: Health Can Be Measured And Improved”, to be published soon.

Dr. Daniel Brouse

Daniel Brouse received his Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry and Biophysics at Oregon State University.  His study program included one year of studies (in biochemistry) at Lancaster University in England.  Daniel minored in chemistry, and studied nutrition, and psychology as significant portions of his curriculum. He received his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Western States Chiropractic College.

Daniel spent his first year as a chiropractor in a primary-care holistic practice in La Grande, Oregon.  During that time he advised and treated awide variety of patients.  He was accepted as a Certified Clinical Nutritionist by the International and American Association of Clinical Nutritionists and became board certified in minor surgery and proctology by the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

When it became time to move on from his associateship in LaGrande, Daniel joined the practice at Sunnyside Health Center.  At Sunnyside Daniel had the opportunity to work with patients with an even wider variety of health conditions.  He also had the opportunity to collaborate with Dr. Richard Brouse (his father) on projects involving software and multimedia to help education patients about their health condition.   During that time he started teaching physical examination procedures to students at Western States Chiropractic College.

After a few years into practice Daniel realized that, although practice was exciting and rewarding, his heart was in teaching.  He continued his teaching at the chiropractic college and started teaching biological science at Mt. Hood Community College.  He also started looking for a more permanent teaching position in an area that would be ideal for raising a family.  Daniel was hired as the lead instructor of Human Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology by Southwestern Oregon Community College in 2002.  During his tenure at Southwestern he has developed and taught the Human Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, and Nutrition courses and become a leader in using technology for teaching.

During the holiday season of 2005 Richard and Daniel started discussion how they could use the educational technologies, that Daniel had been using to teach college courses, to educate people about nutrition.  Since then Daniel has been developing Health Education Corporation's online store and the online version of the Practical Nutrition Classes.