Dr. Matea has worked with many leaders in the field of holistic medicine, including three best-selling authors. She began her training at the age of sixteen with Doris Rapp, MD, New York Times best-selling author and a pioneer in the field of allergy and environmental medicine. Dr. Rapp's books, Is This Your Child and Is This Your Child's World, became international best sellers and a wonderful resource for parents. Her work has brought awareness of the problems of chemicals in our food and environment effecting children's behavior and mood. Dr. Rapp has appeared on Oprah, Donahue, Larry King Live and others. As a lifelong friend and mentor, Dr. Rapp instilled in Dr. Matea a love for medicine, ecology and natural healing therapies.

Dr. Matea worked with Joseph Mercola, M.D. at the Optimum Wellness Center in Schaumburg, Illinois, for three years serving as Director of Allergy. Dr. Mercola has one of the top rated natural health websites in the world. He is a New York Times best-selling author of the No Grain Diet and Take Control of Your Health and has been featured on CNN, the Today Show, TIME magazine and others.

Dr. Matea currently works with Dr. Young, best selling author of The pH Miracle. Dr. Young is the world's foremost authority on nutritional microscopy and alkalinity. Dr. Matea started working full time at The pH Miracle Center in December, 2008 and recently opened up an office in La Jolla, California. Dr. Matea offers live blood analysis, supervised detoxification programs, teaches classes and leads workshops. She treats people of all ages and conditions but has a special emphasis on fertility enhancement and pediatrics.

In addition to teaching the alkaline diet and lifestyle, Dr. Matea offers a wide variety of healing modalities including mind-body medicine, music therapy and sound healing. She is also the founder of Exquisite Aromatherapy products, a full line of exceptional quality essential oils. For more information on her medical practice, visit her on the web at www.drmatea.com

"I have profound gratitude for being able to study and work with Dr. Young. He is truly a pioneer and I believe one of the most learned men about medicine and the human body. I have witnessed many so called medical miracles while working at the pH Miracle Center. These were actually not miracles at all, but merely the results from the application of the principles of health which Dr. Young teaches. If you learn these principals and apply them to your life, you can have vibrant health. " Dr. Matea