meet the founders

Here at FoodEmpowerment we are firm believers that FOOD IS MEDICINE and want to help you find out which foods are the best to keep you healthy and happy!

Dr. Ali Bonville

Dr. Ali is a licensed naturopathic physician who practices primary and family medicine. She is the founder and owner of Spring Integrative Health, a busy, multi-disciplinary medical clinic in beautiful Bozeman, Montana. She has a passion for naturopathic medicine and nutrition, believing deeply in the ability of food and herbal medicine to create vibrant health.

Dr. Ali trusts in the body’s ability to heal itself and that healthy eating and living create vitality. She holds a special interest in creating individualized food plans for people based on their personal health history and nutritional needs. She also treats many digestive complaints naturally and believes that the best medicine is food!

While she enjoys all aspects of family healthcare, Dr. Ali is especially adept at treating women’s health issues, hormone/thyroid imbalances, and gastrointestinal disorders.

Dr. Ali graduated with a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Prior to NUNM, Dr. Ali completed a postgraduate internship at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, earning a license in Medical Technology. For seven years she worked as a medical technologist at Norwest Cancer Center in Portland, Oregon, where she worked directly with cancer patients and specialized in hematology and oncology. Dr. Ali earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology/Medial Technology from Montana State University.

Currently, Dr. Ali is the medical and resident director (she loves teaching other naturopathic doctors!) at Spring Integrative Health.

Dr. Ali prides herself on having a passion for nature and the environment. She balances her career with yoga, rock climbing, and connecting with nature at every opportunity. She enjoys spending her free time with her husband and sons in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.

Learn more about her practice at springintegrativehealth.com and Ignitelifeproject.com.

Jennifer Erickson, M.S., MCLC.

Welcome to Food Empowerment! My name is Jen and I am here to help you achieve your specific health focus.

How I came to Food Empowerment, is through my own personal experience with food intolerances and food sensitivities. My son when he was 12 months old, received his first MMR shot, and experienced a latent anaphylactic response to the egg that the vaccine was cultured in. It was the scariest time of my life as we struggled to figure this out.

After many trips to the ER and his allergy test showing a possible allergy to eggs, however; nothing definitive which was ultimately frustrating. Myself, I had a massive reaction with welting hives, to potatoes but was also told that it was a possible allergy but did not show on my allergy test. I was instructed to take two Zyrtec daily to manage symptoms. I was not ok with this for myself and especially my son. I spent many hours researching our symptoms, and found information on food intolerances and sensitivities, researched many naturopathic doctors and found Dr. Ali. The change in not only my health but my son’s was dramatic, even with my thyroid auto-immune issues, I was helped immensely. As a busy working mother, I was looking to find answers with my own experience with sensitivities to potato and dairy, but also my son’s to eggs, and get this information out to other’s going through the same. I knew there had to be a better way to get this information out to everyday people who are also suffering in a synthesized way that makes it easy to navigate the vast amount of food ingredients and food products in our grocery stores everyday.

Thus, you have the birth of Food Empowerment and my mission to help as many people as I can to overcome the process of eating foods that are hurting your body, but to empower to heal using foods they are able to digest, instead of inflaming their bodies. Inflammation is the number one cause of many terminal and auto immune diseases so if we can help people eat for health, and sustain that health, our mission will have been completed. As a master certified coach, I am here to help you gain focus and training in the area that will most impact your personal health journey.


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