Donna DiMarco has been involved in the area of health and wellness for more than twenty years. She is licensed as a nutrition counselor under the Florida Board of Medicine and is nationally certified as a Clinical Nutritionist. She is a former secretary, treasurer and board member of the Florida Nutrition Counselors Association.
 
She has had her own health talk radio shows which featured well known health and wellness professionals such as Jeffrey Bland, Abram Hoffer, Richard Passwater, John Lee, Dallas Cluoatre, Earl Mindell, Peter D'Adamo, Candace Pert, and many, many others.
 
Donna is a seasoned public speaker and columnist. She has lectured internationally on health, diet and supplements for schools, churches and other organizations including Barry University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University and Nova Southeast University, University of North Carolina, Northridge Hospital Cancer Support Group, Broward Oncology Group, Columbia University Hospital Crohn's and IBS Support Group, Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Florida, State Farm Insurance, and Earth Save International.
 
Her weekly newspaper column has appeared in several publications in Florida. She authored a health book, which is recommended by Great Smokies Laboratories, one of the best-known diagnostic resources for holistic physicians.
 
She is presently in private practice in Pompano Beach and she teaches nutrition at Broward College.

Let me start by saying that I am not a medical doctor. I cannot diagnose, heal, treat, or cure. My job is to assess your diet, and your state of homeostasis (or balance), and to use therapeutic lifestyle changes and nutriceuticals to help you get back into balance.

My Philosophy is naturopathically based; that is, that the body can heal itself if given what it needs to do so. Illness, or disease, is not the result of a drug deficiency, but a deficiency of the nutrients needed to function optimally AND the overwhelming exposure to toxins, which hinder function and deplete energy. If imbalances are identified early, illness may be prevented. If illness is already present, the body may be prompted to move toward health. I am a facilitator and educator. You do the work by implementing the specifically designed program.

How Does Disease Happen?
We overload the body with processed, genetically modified, refined foods.
Food today is genetically modified, cross-bred, planted in nutrient deficient soil with just the basic minerals added as chemical fertilizers. We pick it before it is ripe to allow for shipping, then we gas it and wax it to extend shelf life and appearance. Basically, it is possible that eating a salad isn’t always the healthiest choice.

Let’s talk about packaged and refined foods.
If the food is processed, something has been taken out of it (more than likely, it was a healthy part). When flour or rice is refined to make it white, the nutrients that help process carbohydrates are removed. All that is left is the starch, which changes to sugar and without the minerals, etc, the body has to work harder to use these foods. This same scenario occurs with any refined grain, dehydrated food, powdered food substitute, canned product and even regular table salt.

Toxins
Toxins come in through the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the cleansers we use, the stain resistors on our carpets, the out-gassing of laminated woods and dry cleaning chemicals, the cosmetics, deodorants, and moisturizers we apply, the medications we take and the fillings in our mouths, etc. The list goes on and on. There is no way to avoid them all, and inevitably, the numbers continue to grow. If we eliminate the ones we can, and help the body detoxify the ones we can’t, health becomes more evident.

If the toxic burdens are reduced, by eliminating the processed, nutrient-depleted foods, while wholesome, organic foods are added to provide the necessary nutrients and sensitivities are avoided, then energy and needed nutrients will usually be available for the body to heal itself.

You make the lifestyle changes; I simply guide you through the process.