b'Home Again, But Not for LongCurious about how clinicians treated health problems in other countries, Danwith his practical working knowledge of French and German as welltrained in Europe for several weeks at a time during the years fol-lowing his return from Japan. As Dan once said about those years, If there were a guiding principle, it was the quest for inexpensive and eff ective treatment without using toxic, synthetic substances. In his quest, he be-came acquainted with doctors who never used antibiotics to treat infections, doctors who never used conventional chemotherapy or radiation for cancer treatment, and doc-tors who had successful protocols for intractable diseases like multiple sclerosis.Throughoutthoseyears,Danbecameincreasingly familiar with German Biological Medicine and French phyto-aromatherapy, and gradually integrated both into his private practice in Santa Rosa, California. In fact, his early study of French phyto-aromatherapy led in 1994 to his fi rst published book, Botanical Medicine: A European Professional Perspective.Dr. Kenner attending to a patientKnowledgeable Consultantat a healing center in SonomaBut writing was not Dans only strength. In 1998, he County, California began consulting work, writing, teaching, practitioner training, and lecturing internationally (in Germany, Japan, Japan, being more Western, was actually a better loca- China, the Netherlands, and the U.S.) while continuing his tion anyway because it was the land of stomach ulcers andclinical work part-time. Having already consulted nation-high blood pressure while China was the land of malariaally for various clients, including for Warner Communica-and schistosomiasis (both parasitic diseases). Those moretions as its acupuncture consultant for the 1990 fi lm Hard Western diseases were the medical areas of practice thatto Kill, starring Steven Seagal and Kelly LeBrock as well as would prove most practical for Dans career once back infor Kaiser Permanente in developing an acupuncture-based the United States. chronic-pain program, consulting came naturally. For Kai-So it was that in 1976, Dan went to Japan to train in Ori- ser, Dan initiated a research project on using acupuncture ental Medicine. Dan was determined to study Orientalto augment the local Kaiser tobacco-cessation program. By Medicine in an Asian language and, amazingly, he did so,the end of the 1990s, though, Dan had expanded his con-graduating from the Meiji College of Oriental Medicine insulting practice globally.1979. He then trained in internships at Osaka Medical Uni- Dans consulting not only had global reach but substan-versity Pain Clinic and Kindai University Medical Train- tive breadth as well. He consulted clinics and spas that ing Hospital, both in the Osaka area. At Kindai University,wanted to integrate alternative health care into their off er-Dan translated some of the research of Dr. Shigeru Arichiings in the U.S. and Europe, and also consulted on product on using traditional botanical medicine for the treatmentdevelopment for companies that produce natural medi-of hepatitis and for the side eff ects of steroid withdrawal,cines. Not surprisingly thengiven his depth of knowledge which were then sent to UCLA in a sister school arrange- and skills in Oriental Medicine and other natural practices ment. In Japan, the National Licensing Examination for Dans consulting profi le spanned a wide range, includ-Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is in Japanese; anding product development, product registration, product Dan was one of the fi rst foreigners to ever be licensed byresearch protocols for marketplace development, liability the Japanese government. After the medical internships,protection, educational program development and collab-Dan trained in a busy private clinic in downtown Osakaorative planning to open the door to alternative medical for two more years before returning to the United States. services, and clinical program development.18 H ealtHF reedomN ews /w iNter202318 H ealtHF reedomN ews /w iNter2023'