After some time of connecting and finally being able to sit down together, I’d love to start at the beginning—can you tell me about your early life and where this journey into healing first began?

“Well, I was born in 1942, and I was actually raised by my grandmother. She was the one who first introduced me to healing—natural healing. Back then, it wasn’t called anything fancy… it was just what people did. Plants, herbs, understanding the body—it was part of everyday life.

At the same time, I also had a very different influence. My father was a miner, but he had a machine shop, so I grew up around metal, tools, and fabrication. I learned how to shape metal, how to build things, how to create prototypes. So from a young age, I had both worlds—natural healing and mechanical precision.”

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You’ve had such a unique path—from natural healing to working hands-on in biotech. How did that part of your experience come into your life?

“When I went to the United States, I ended up in Palo Alto working in a biotech factory. We were building machines for the biotech industry—very advanced, very technical work.

I also had a hand in developing components connected to early MRI technology, which was incredible to be part of at the time. It really showed me how far science could go in understanding the body.

That experience gave me a different perspective. I saw how the pharmaceutical and biotech industries operate from the inside. It’s very structured, very controlled… but it also made me start questioning things. I began to see the contrast between natural healing and what was being developed in laboratories.”

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At some point, this pursuit became more than just curiosity—it became deeply personal. If you’re comfortable sharing, what shifted for you during that time?

“Yes… that’s when everything changed. Up until then, it had been curiosity—learning, observing—but this made it personal. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My PSA was 76, which is very high, and suddenly I wasn’t just exploring anymore—I was living it.

At that point, I had to make a decision. The conventional route was surgery, but when I looked into it—the survival rates, the quality of life afterward—it didn’t sit right with me. I felt there had to be another way.

So I went back to what I knew. My grandmother’s herbal formulas. Traditional Mexican healing. That’s where I started.”

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After turning back to your grandmother’s remedies, it sounds like something shifted even further—what led you to take that next step and begin exploring healing practices around the world?

“It really did. The diagnosis pushed me to go deeper, and I began by returning to my grandmother’s remedies. But from there, I realized I wanted to understand healing beyond just what I already knew—to see how other cultures approached it and what I could learn from them as well.

That’s what led me to travel. I went to India and stayed there for about two years studying Ayurvedic approaches to cancer. I watched my PSA levels change over time through different formulations—it was real, measurable.

Then I went to China, where I studied Tibetan medicine. That was a turning point. Through that knowledge and those practices, I was able to reach a point where the cancer went into remission.”

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After everything you’ve experienced—from traditional healing to global study and personal recovery—you’ve gained a unique perspective. How has that shaped the way you see pharmaceuticals today?

“My perspective definitely shifted over time. I’ve come to feel that many pharmaceuticals are focused on managing symptoms rather than addressing the root cause, and in some cases, they can be hard on the body long-term.

What I’ve learned is that the body is incredibly intelligent—it has a natural ability to heal. But it needs the right building blocks to do that.

Plants, for me, have played a big role. What I call ‘aerobiotics’—they seem to work with the body rather than against it.

So instead of trying to override what the body is doing, I’ve learned to focus more on supporting it.”

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That way of looking at the body feels very different—how would you explain what’s actually happening when the body begins to break down, and how it can rebuild again with the right support?

“The body’s first priority is survival. If it doesn’t have what it needs, it starts taking from other areas—that’s what we call sarcopenia. It’s like the body is borrowing just to keep the vital organs going. But when you give it what it needs—the right building blocks—it can regenerate. It can rebuild. That’s the part people don’t always realize… the body is designed to heal when it’s properly supported.”

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After everything you’ve shared—from your journey through healing to the way you work with people today—do you find there’s something people come to you for most often?

“Yes, there’s one called ‘Chilcoatl.’ It’s something people ask for quite a bit. They use it for things like fungal infections, even bad breath—it’s very versatile.

But for me, it’s never really been about just one product. It always comes back to understanding the person, the body, and what’s actually needed.”

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Why Puerto Vallarta—what was it about this place that felt right for you, and if you had to choose again, would you still come here?

“It started with my health. I developed inflammatory arthritis, and the cold just wasn’t something my body could handle anymore, so I knew I needed a change. But coming to Puerto Vallarta became about much more than that. Being here allows me to work directly with the plants. I can go out, collect them myself, see where they grow, how they live in their natural environment.

That connection is everything. It’s not just about using plants—it’s about truly knowing them.

And yes—I would choose Puerto Vallarta again. For the access to the plants, the people, the location, and the vibrancy… it all comes together here in a way that just feels right.”

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After all of your experiences you’ve lived and learned along the way, how would you describe the work you do today?

“I see it as carrying something forward. Not just knowledge, but a way of understanding the body and healing that’s been shaped over time.

I’ve been fortunate to experience a lot—from hands-on technical work to learning from different healing traditions around the world. But what it’s really done is deepen my perspective.

At the core of it all, it still comes back to my grandmother. What she showed me early on—that connection to natural healing—has stayed with me. Everything since then has just built on that foundation.”

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