T. K. Chou, who doesn't come from a medical background, has become an unlikely promoter of the American Naturopathic Medical Association in East Asia as a result his friendship with Julia J. Tsuei, a pivotal figure in Taiwanese naturopathic medicine.
另一位原先並無醫學背景的周德愷，因為與台灣自然醫學標竿人物崔玖醫師的私人情誼，意外成為美國自然醫學會在遠東區的重要推手。