Swanson Health Center

Specialties

Our list of specialties include: cancer prevention, nutrition during cancer therapy, post-​cancer prevention, prenatal nutrition, asthma, ear infections, chronic colds, menopause, eczema, ADD, autism, anxiety, depression, epilepsy, erectile dysfunction, endometriosis, Epstein Barr, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, infertility, pregnancy, auto-​immune disorders, weight loss, muscle gain, migraines, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

History

Established in 1978.

For over 30 years, Cheri has had a private nutrition practice and has worked closely with doctors at Hoag Hospital. For many of these years Cheri worked from her backyard in Corona del Mar, and moved to a larger space in 2006. Since then, the business has grown exponentially and has a database of over 3,000 clients all over the country.

Alex Swanson became the co-​owner of Swanson Health Center in 2008. He completed a Post-​Bacc program from Bastyr University, a Sustainable Farming certification from Washington State University and an M.S. degree in Applied Nutrition and Business Entrepreneurship from Northeastern University. Alex is also the creator of pale​oedge​.com, and author of the book The New Menu for Diabetes. Currently, Alex is in charge of research, program design, business operations and is available for phone consultations.

Meet the Business Owner

Cheri S.

Business Owner

Cheri Swanson is a nutritionist based in Costa Mesa, California. Her love affair with the study of health and nutrition began at an early age. After years of being chronically ill as a child with ruptured eardrums and digestive problems, Cheri began wondering how poor nutrition might be connected to her illnesses. At the age of twelve she began spending hours upon hours in the local library perusing nutrition books and medical texts, seeking ways to regain her health. She gave up sugar, refined flour, dairy and fried foods, which was a challenge due to the nature of her Midwestern farm-​raised mother’s cooking. After several months of changing her dietary habits, all of her symptoms disappeared. This experience ultimately led her to Loma Linda Medical School, and she began to learn more about preventing disease rather than simply treating symptoms. Cheri has been counseling and lecturing in the field of nutrition for over 35 years.