Welcome to the Southeast
Health Education Initiative
SHEI provides holistic natural health and nutrition education designed for individuals who are ready to take active steps toward improving their well-being. Our approach centers on addressing the root cause of imbalance rather than simply managing or masking symptoms.
We offer comprehensive programs that support all dimensions of wellness—physical, emotional, mental, social, and spiritual. Areas of focus include weight management, stress reduction, pH and acid–alkaline awareness, body energy balance, mind–body healing, fasting techniques, natural nutrition counseling, tissue (hair) mineral analysis, and herbal supplementation.
Our goal is to empower clients to understand their bodies, make informed decisions, and embrace a lifestyle that encourages vitality, resilience, and long-term health.
about OUR FOCUS
- Education of a true healthy diet
- Promoting a whole food, plant-based lifestyle
- Saving our planet and our animals
Organized in 2021 by social entrepreneur and visionary, James Peake, our focus is on the power of plant -based nutrition to help people live their best, healthiest lives, fighting the current epidemic of chronic disease. This group aims to afford people with a wide range of activities to learn and to support one another on their plant-based journey.
Our activities include local group meetings, community education events, plant-based cooking classes, screening documentaries, host guest speakers, organize “jump starts”, etc.
about OUR MISSION
We aim to eradicate chronic
diseases and enhance quality of life by building stronger, healthier, and more sustainable communities, primarily through
effective health and Faith community-based programs. We also help create a healthier planet through the wonders of a
whole food, plant-based lifestyle.
about OUR PURPOSE
Chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity and more are ravaging the population unchecked. We are facing a looming pandemic with incalculable consequences. The same can be said for many of our most pressing global sustainability issues.
A major cause of both and solution for both is one and the same: our food choices. Our industrialized Western diet is the cause.
Humanity’s shift to a predominantly whole food, plant-based diet is the solution. Now is the time to make a change.
about OUR FOUNDER
Holistic HygioPhysician | Functional Medicine Doctor | Board-Certified Holistic Natural Health & Nutrition Practitioner
My Story
I am Dr. James Peake, Ph.D., and my journey into holistic health is deeply personal. My work is driven by a powerful testimony—one shaped by faith, adversity, and a profound transformation of body and spirit.
First and foremost, I give glory to God, who preserved my life and carried me through a series of health crises that nearly took everything from me. My testimony reflects Psalm 26:7: “That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all Thy wondrous works.”
After years of violating the natural laws of life—ignoring rest, consuming unhealthy foods, and allowing chronic stress to take its toll—I found myself battling hypertension, dangerously high blood sugar levels, and ultimately an acute, life-threatening pulmonary embolism. At one point, my blood sugar soared to 770, and my blood pressure climbed over 225. I had hit rock bottom, physically and spiritually.
But from that place of crisis came a new beginning. What followed was a journey “from pills to plants”—a transition to natural living, embracing the healing power of sunlight, pure water, fresh air, nutritional balance, rest, and mental peace. I learned that the human body is wonderfully designed to heal itself when supplied with the proper conditions and freed from harmful practices.
This firsthand transformation fuels my passion to support and guide others. My goal is not only to help people remove symptoms, but to help them uncover the true cause of their discomfort and walk toward a life of health, clarity, and purpose.
Experience and Mission
With nearly two decades of experience in natural health, I specialize in helping individuals overcome chronic conditions by educating them, empowering them, and teaching them to avoid enervating habits that drain the body’s vital force. I serve as a Holistic Health and Nutrition Consultant, HygioPhysician, Functional Medicine Doctor, Christian Holistic Health Minister, Mentor, and Ecclesiologist.
My mission is simple:
Protect your health, uncover the root cause of imbalance, and guide you toward real, lasting wellness.
Education & Credentials
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Doctor of Philosophy in Holistic Health and Nutrition
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HygioPhysician Degree – University of Natural Health
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Doctor of Functional Medicine – Rockwell School of Holistic Medicine
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Board-Certified Holistic Natural Health & Nutrition Practitioner
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Additional training in natural healing, counseling, case management, social services, and mindfulness