Sid Garza-Hillman, VICNW student, publishes "Approaching the Natural: A Health Manifesto."

Sid Garza-Hillman was born in Los Angeles, and was raised in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Houston. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Philosophy. For the next 15 years, he worked as a Screen Actors Guild actor, appearing in principal roles in Arlington Road, City of Angels, Men in Black 2, ER, and Freaks and Geeks among others. During that time, he was also the principal singer/songwriter for the critically acclaimed alternative-western band, the Sid Hillman Quartet. He is currently studying with the Vancouver Island College of Natural Wellness in the Weight Management Coach Practitioner certificate program. He works with private clients all over the USA and teaches nutrition and healthy living classes to children and adults through his practice Transitioning to Health. He is also the Staff Nutritionist and Programs Director at the Mendocino Center for Living Well located at the Stanford Inn Eco-resort in Mendocino, California. He currently lives on the Mendocino Coast with his wife, three children, two dogs, and two guinea pigs, White Rose and Pink Rose. This past year he spent writing a philosophy of health book that has been published by Roundtree Press.  The book Approaching the Natural: A Health Manifesto  is on the shelves and is online at  http://www.amazon.com/Approaching-Natural-A-Health-Manifesto/dp/1937359352/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359810093&sr=8-1&keywords=Sid+Garza+Hillman in both hard copy and Kindle.