Educational Background:

• BSc Hons Degree in Applied Biology
• MA Degree in Health Psychology
• Certified Health Coach
• Certified Professional Cancer Coach
• Cancer Guide
• Trained in Massage Therapy, Guided Imagery, and Biofeedback
• Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Course through The Wellness Forum Institute for Health Studies in 2012

Description of Practice:
There are three main aspects to my practice:

1. Educating clients about diet and lifestyle so they can make informed decisions about their health;
2. Helping clients find their motivation for change;
3. Through hands-on cooking sessions, empowering them to make changes by showing them that they can do it.

General hours of operation: Monday - Friday

I work one on one with clients and in groups offering support and coaching to achieve a healthier lifestyle, with a large focus on nutrition. I specialize in helping cancer patients through their different stages of disease and treatment.

In addition to diet and lifestyle medicine, when appropriate, I also include mind-body medicine techniques in my practice.

Currently accepting patients and email correspondence is welcome.

Educational Background: Doctor of Medicine
Degree: 1986, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA
Board-certified in Emergency Medicine by American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)

Dr. Carney is a family practice doctor in private practice with an emphasis on disease prevention with a whole foods nutrition and lifestyle intervention. She is currently accepting new patients. In addition to office visits, Dr. Carney will consult with patients by telephone. She accepts credit cards for telephone consultations, and also accepts insurance with the exception of Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare.

Lectures, DVD sessions, cooking demonstrations and one-on-one counseling sessions are incorporated into the practice in order to help patients to make diet and lifestyle changes.

Dr. Carney does correspond with patients out of the office via email through their own patient portal.

General hours of operation:
Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m Monday - Friday
Closed from Noon - 1:30 p.m. daily and on weekends
Evening telephone consultations by appointment.

Educational Background:

• Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition through eCornell
• Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Course for healthcare practitioners through The Wellness Forum Institute for Health Studies
• Successful completion of several courses as part of the Nutrition Educator Program through The Wellness forum Institute for Health Studies
• Clayton College of Natural Health

Description of Practice:
Nutrition education, cooking demonstrations, shopping tours and kitchen "detox"

General hours of operation: By appointment

Currently accepting new clients; sessions can be scheduled in person or via telephone conference.
Correspondence via email is accepted.

Educational Background:

• Business Degree, Alfred University
• Master Degree Accounting Georgetown University
• Denver Institute for Nutritional Therapy
• Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Course in 2010

Walt's practice involves teaching people how to change their diet and lifestyle habits in order for them to achieve excellent health and disease-free longevity. He currently is accepting new clients, and does telephone consultations. It takes about one week to schedule an appointment with him.

After graduating from Keith Academy in Lowell, Massachusetts, Dr. Griffin attended Boston College where he received a B.S. in Biology. He then entered Tufts University School of Dental Medicine where he later completed his D.M.D.

Dr. Griffin is Chair of the Department of Periodontology at Tuft University, a large department at Tufts with forty-two faculty members and twenty-five residents. Dr. Griffin has academic appointments at two other universities. He has served as a Professor at the Forsyth Institute of Dental Research in Boston, and as an external examiner and consultant at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia and currently is a visiting professor at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and Jiaotung University in Shanghai.

Dr. Griffin's private practice offers a full repertoire of dental services, ranging from standard dental care to reconstructive surgery. His most interesting procedure involves an alternative to grafting tissue from the roof of the mouth in order to treat gum recession. This procedure is extremely painful, and the tissue does not match in color.

Instead, Dr. Griffin performs a procedure he developed at Tufts in which he uses platelet concentrate gel applied to a collagen membrane as the graft instead of using tissue from the roof of the mouth. The graft is soaked in the patient's platelets, using blood drawn in the same visit. Placed over the receding tooth root, the graft is then surgically secured.

In follow-up studies this procedure has been proven to be just as effective as grafting. Dr. Griffin has published numerous papers in dental journals about this and other topics.

General Hours of Operation:
Monday: 9AM to Noon; 3PM to 5PM
Tueday: 9AM to Noon
Wednesday: 9AM to Noon; 3PM to 5PM
Thursday: 3PM to 5PM
Friday: 9AM to Noon

Educational Background:

• B.S. Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
• Doctor of Naturopathy (ND) Studied at Clayton College of Natural Health
• ND completed at Trinity College of Natural Health 2010
• Certification in Plant- Based Nutrition The T. Colin Campbell Foundation at Cornell University 2009
• Certified Natural Health Professional 2010
• Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Program through The Wellness Forum Institute for Health Studies in 2011
• Currently studying Masters Program in Herbal Medicine (MH) at The School of Natural Healing Springville, Utah Completion 2013
• Enrolled in continuing education classes at The Wellness Forum Institute of Health Studies

Description of Practice:
Education-based health consulting practice
Areas of study: Cardiovascular, Type 2 Diabetes, G.I. Disorders, Weight Loss
Currently accepting new clients; generally appointments can be scheduled within one to two weeks. Telephone consultations available. Cash, check, major credit cards and debit cards accepted. Email correspondence welcome.

General Hours of Operation:
Tuesday thru Friday: 9AM to 5PM
Saturday 9AM to 1PM

Education:

• Duquesne University B.S. and M.A. in Music Ed
• Clayton College PhD in Holistic Nutrition
• Life Christian University Doctor of Ministry in Theology
• Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Course through The Wellness Forum Institute for Health Studies in 2012

Description of Practice:
Education based services that teach nutrition and how to implement healthy practices into everyday living. "Ask the Food Coach" is for people who know they need to make changes in order to positively affect their health. This is an education based program to guide clients to better choices, give them reasons to make particular choices, ideas for incorporating better choices and offer some accountability and support for their efforts.
Currently accepting new clients and email correspondence is welcome.

Two locations:
844 Poinsettia Ave
Sebring, FL 33870
(863) 385-8890
and
201 US Highway 27, South
Lake Placid, FL 33852
(863) 465-6200

Educational Background: B.S. in Exercise Science, minor in biology, graduated with High Distinction
MMS in Physician Assistant Studies and certified as a Physician Assistant
Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Course in 2010

Description of the practice: Led by Dr. Antonio Roa, a primary care office with a large emphasis on wellness, nutrition, and lifestyle. We like to wean patients off medications as they become healthier, happier and more energetic.

Stephanie sees patients with chronic diseases for longer office visits during which she emphasizes diet and lifestyle improvement.

Programs: The practice offers plant-based nutrition courses throughout the year as part of CHIP (Coronary Health Improvement Project). Additionally, lectures on reversing diabetes, heart disease, obesity and GI disorders, as well as improving bone health, functional fitness, and overall quality of life are also presented regularly. The practice plans to offer cooking classes featuring whole plant foods with no-oil preparation.

General Hours of Operation:
9:00AM - 3:30PM
Some training from 7-8 AM via Skype, and can do late afternoon 2x a week (Monday and Wednesday )

Educational Background::

• Bachelor's Degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1984)
• Master of Business Administration from City College of New York, Baruch College, 1991
• Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Course through The Wellness Forum Institute for Health Studies in 2011

Description of Practice:
Nutrition educator, personal trainer and weight loss coach.
Currently accepting new clients, email correspondence welcome.

Educational Background: B.S. Gamily and Consumer Science Education with a minor in Health Education.

Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Program in 2010.

Tammy is currently accepting new clients. She is a Certified Health Educator with The Wellness Forum and a Certified Health Coach. She conducts nutrition classes for groups and also offers health coaching for individuals interested in further support and education.

Health coaching is conducted via telephone, and Tammy offers a free 15-minute sessions to determine if coaching and/or educational programs are a fit.

General Hours of Operation:
By appointment

Education and background:

Registered Nurse with 32 years of experience mostly in the care and rehabilitation of cardiac patients.

• Completed a Master Herbalist's certification in 2008
• Currently teaching Herbal Nutrition and Herbal Medicine as part of the Nutrition Educator Program through the Wellness Forum Institute for Health Studies

Description of Practice:
I conduct phone (or Skype) consultations in nutrition and herbal counseling for those who seek a more natural alternative to modern health care practices. Correspondence via email is welcome.

General Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday: 9:30AM - 4:30PM

Education:

• Graduated Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel in 1986.
• General 12 months internship at Souraski Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv. (1986-1987)
• 2.5 years residency in OB/GYN at Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel. (1987-1990)
• Arrival in the USA in 1990, followed by ECFMG/FMGEMS und licensing exams.
• In 1993:12 months internship at St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA as part of a 4-year residency program in emergency medicine. The residency training was done at Boston Medical Center, and ended in 1997.
• Worked as emergency medicine attending physician at North Shore Medical Center, Salem Hospital from 1997-2007. From 2001-2007 worked as acting Chief of Emergency Services at North Shore Medical Center Salem and Lynn campuses.
• Left EM practice in August 2007 to pursue nutrition and lifestyle medicine.
• Certificate in plant based nutrition from the TCCF at eCornell.
• Certified Food For Life Instructor with PCRM
• Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Course through The Wellness Forum Institute for Health Studies in 2011
• Currently in my second year (three year program) at UMass Amherst, towards a Masters in public health in nutrition.
• Member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine
• Member of the American College of Preventive Medicine
• Member of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
• Member of the American Society for Nutrition
• Worked with Dr John McDougall during the June 2012 residential patient program in Santa Rosa, CA

Description of Practice:
Dedicated solely to nutrition and lifestyle medicine. The core concept is: utilization of the Food For Life curricula as the central approach to educating individuals and prospective patients. Anyone can take the classes, but individuals who wish to become patients must attend one or more class series, depending on their medical background.

An exercise physiologist will evaluate patients, in order to produce an exercise prescription, as well as in order to establish an ongoing relationship for future re-evaluation of the patient's progress.

A dietitian who is experienced in plant- based nutrition will provide follow up care and additional one-on-one education for patients who need additional information and support, beyond the physician encounter and the classes.

In addition to the mandatory classes and EP evaluation (see above), patients will have the options of attending group classes in

• Stress management techniques (a range of classes offered to address the various levels of patient competence and desire: breathing techniques, stretching class, yoga etc)
• Coping skills around food issues: food addictions, emotional aspects of eating etc.

Patients will be encouraged to attend such classes.

While anyone can attend/register for the various classes we offer, those who wish to become patients, will complete a 14 -page questionnaire and a seven day food journal at the beginning of the encounter. Basic laboratory tests will be reviewed (chem.-7, CBC, LFTs, TFT, lipid profile, UA), as well as available medical records, specific to the patient's medical history.

All types of chronic disease that are not infectious or traumatic in etiology, are eligible for evaluation and treatment.

Currently accepting patients and email correspondence is welcome.

Educational Background: BA Science, Music Education
Licensed Massage Therapist, North Carolina
Certified Fitness Trainer ISSA
Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Course 2011

Description of practice: Massage therapy, nutritional counseling. Massage practice focuses on therapies for muscle and connective tissue; posture, gait, mechanics, and ergonomics. Nutrition practice is oriented around a whole foods plant-based diet.

Currently accepting new patients. Telephone appointments available for patients outside of the Boone NC area. Normally, appointments can be scheduled within 24-48 hours.

General hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday

Cash, check and credit cards are accepted; no insurance reimbursement.