Meet Dr. Ed Bauman
Dr. Ed Bauman has been at the forefront of the holistic health and nutrition renaissance for the past 55 years. He holds an M.Ed. from the University of Massachusetts, an M.S. in Nutrition from Heartwood College, and a Ph.D. in Community Health Promotion from the University of New Mexico. After studying traditional health and nutrition systems for more than 30 years, he created the Eating for Health™ approach, which forms the basis of his professional and community nutrition programs and consulting practice. He is the founder of Bauman College: Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Arts (1989-Present).
Holistic Nutrition Consultant
Dr. Bauman is the founder and director of Bauman Wellness, which is a community wellness provider that nourishes cultures of wellness through healing foods, arts, and community learning. He consults with individuals, families, and organizations on how to adopt self-care practices to build resilience and support recovery from illness, injury, trauma, despair, and loneliness. He invites us to envision a future where local and world leaders collaborate to create sustainable systems for the common good with communities of practice based on co-creating joy and growth based upon the principles and practices Eating for Health™ and Nourishing Wisdom™ To Activate Well Being.
Integrative Wellness Facilitator Trainer
Dr. Bauman is a tireless champion for wellness, which he sees as an innate human right. He motivates, inspires, and leads by example how we can reclaim our individual, and social well being by mentoring the five integrative wellness practices: eating, moving, reflecting, relating, and serving. Together we learn, practice, share, and heal!
This website focuses on training health and wellness practitioners, educators and advocates to bring his catalog of Holistic Nutrition, Culinary Arts, and Integrative Wellness programs to groups and individuals worldwide. Dr. Bauman collaborates with influencers from diverse cultures to offer bi-lingual evidence-based, local, and affordable workshops, courses, and trainings to achieve holistic health and nutrition certification.
Culinary Nutrition & Healing Arts Book Author
All of Dr. Bauman’s books are co-authored as he enjoys collaborating with others to provide a balanced approach to principle and practice, art and science, traditional, modern, and visionary ways to create a culture of well-being accessible to all. His writings have a clarity and integrity that make them timeless treasures that can be revisited time and time again.
- Nourishing Wisdom™ To Activate Well Being, 2025
- Affordable Nutrition™: Healing From the Ground Up (Third Edition), 2019-2023
- Spice for Life™: Self-Healing Recipes, Remedies and Research, 2020
- Nutrition Essentials for Everyone™, 2020
- Flavors of Health™ Cookbook: Your Guide to Eating for Health™, 2012
- Whole Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors, 2012
- KIDZ Culinary Academy™ Cookbook, 2008
- The Holistic Health Handbook™, 1981
“Dr. B has great life wisdom and strong intuitive and intellectual gifts. His relaxed manner and strong compassionate nature is an incredible catalyst in achieving healing results and creating a joyful wellness community.”
— Vidhu Singh, Ph.D., Theater Director and Professor
Nourishing Wisdom™ To Activate Well Being
Dr. Ed Bauman with Preface by Mira Dessy
Photography by Christine Bauman
Nourishing Wisdom™ To Activate Well Being is a beautifully illustrated wellness guide of over 100 articles and features. It offers insights and practical advice on nutrition, health, personal and societal well-being. Dr. Bauman has gathered insightful and beautifully illustrated pearls of traditional healing practices from diverse cultures, promoting a holistic approach to health building and recovery from chronic disease. The Baumans provide practical empowering ways to reconnect individuals with traditional organic practices for body, mind, spirit and culture supported by the latest evidence-based research. READ MORE IN THE LIBRARY…