Stephen Gislason M.D. is a physician, author, musician and philosopher with wide ranging interests and activities. Dr Gislason is the President and CEO of Environmed Research Inc. 

Dr. Gislason graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1967 and practiced medicine in British Columbia  from 1971 to 1995. His Allergy Practice in Vancouver from 1984 to 1995 was a center of innovation of collaboration with patients and colleagues and lead to the development of the Alpha Nutrition program and the Alpha Elemental Nutrient Formulas. He had been a member of the American College of Allergy and Immunology since 1984.  He has been the President and CEO of Environmed Research Inc since 1984 and currently manages the company full time.

The development of the Core Program,  now the Alpha Nutrition Program, has  been a collective effort and has evolved over the past 20 years. Some of Dr. Gislason's patients have  been contributors to the Alpha Nutrition Program. Dr. Gislason accumulated experience with several thousand patients applying allergy management principles and diet revision therapy. He often was the "physician of last resort" for patients who were chronically and not benefiting from medical and alternative treatments that they tried.  His reputation for compassionate care and getting good results brought patients from far and near, seeking his help. His hard-earned knowledge and wisdom has been incorporated into the Alpha Nutrition Program and the books that connect the program to specific diseases that benefit from diet revision.