Dr. Angela Goldstein's     

Personal Background

Becoming a doctor is the realization of a lifelong dream for Dr. Goldstein. Her first introduction to natural medicine was by a wise old lady, an amateur herbalist, at the age of six. Dr. Goldstein received her nursing training in Moscow, Russia, where she also worked as a cardiosurgical ICU nurse. Following her emigration to the USA, she received her B.Sc. in Medical Cytogenetics technology from the Univ. of Conn.

Realizing the constraints of allopathic medicine, Dr. Goldstein decided to attend the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, OR. Here she earned her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and gained extensive clinical experience during her 2 year internship at the NCNM’S Natural Health Clinics. Dr. Goldstein has served as an Adjunct faculty member for Chapman University and National University, and lectured extensively around Orange County.

Dr. Goldstein is a member of the California Naturopathic Doctor Association and a Fellow of the Institute for Human Individuality. Dr. Goldstein is certified in blood type specific diets & therapies.

Dr. Goldstein stays up to date on new research in alternative medicine and continually incorporates new findings in the therapies that she prescribes.

When not busy with seeing patients, Dr. G spends time with her husband and teen-age daughter and loves traveling, theater, art, music, dancing, and reading.

         Steve Cogan's             

             Personal Background               

Steve is no stranger to adversity and is well qualified to inspire those who are confronted with ADD and physical disability to face those challenges successfully.  At the age of 7, he was diagnosed with a bone tumor in his right upper femur.  While ultimately losing a leg and adapting to a prosthesis would be daunting for many, it didn't hold him back. He went on to compete as a  swimmer in high school, became an accomplished snow skier, even serving as a volunteer ski instructor at Mammoth Mtn ski area during college to teach other handicapped individuals how to ski. All the while, he continued to successfully pursue his academic goals.

Steve’s experiences adapting to the challenges of life without his right leg forged an initial interest in medicine that influenced both his intellectual and professional development.  After earning a Bachelors Degree in Biological Sciences from UC Irvine he went on to achieve a Masters in Public Health: Epidemiology from San Diego State University.  He took on a Health Analyst role for Columbia Healthcare for 1 year in Los Angeles in 1995. 

As fruitful and as challenging as these experiences were, he realized that his heart lay in teaching. In 1996 he decided to go into teaching full time.  By the fall of 1997 he was teaching high school science at the Capistrano Unified School District in Orange County where he has remained for the past 11 years. Steve now teaches Biology, Health, & General Science full-time at Tesoro High School in Rancho Santa Margarita California.  

Seeking yet more educational challenges he became an adjunct faculty member for National University in 2001, teaching classroom management as well as an online health course for professional educators.  Even with these extra challenges, he felt a hunger to contribute more to society, particularly for those who faced special educational challenges.  He took courses on the brain and learning styles through UC Irvine's Gifted Learning Program.  But it was at the Learning Brain Expo in January 2007 that his sense of mission began to crystallize.  It was here that he felt called to enroll in the ADD Coaching Academy.  After successfully completing this specialized program, Steve began to coach both teens and adults one-on-one in meeting the special challenges that ADD carries such as learning to focus on strengths versus negative thought patterns, improving organization, academic performance and life skills for work and healthy relationships.

When he is not busy teaching or coaching, Steve spends time with his wife, Angela & teenage daughter, Sheineh, and enjoys singing and playing guitar, woodworking, traveling, snow skiing, cycling, swimming, kayaking, & exploring nature.