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:

• 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.

Educational Background:

• B.S. Youngstown State University
• Ph.D., Naturopathy Clayton College of Natural Health 2011
• Certified Natural Health Practitioner
• Certified in Plant-Based Nutrition eCornell 2009
• Completed the Diet and Lifestyle Intervention Course in 2010

Lana Kontos is a Certified Facilitator with The Wellness Forum and offers Wellness Forum programming to individuals and groups in northeastern Ohio. She also offers one-on-one consultations for those interested in further education and support, both in-person and by telephone. In addition to offering classes locally, Lana offers almost all Wellness Forum programs via telephone conference calls, and helping women to regain and maintain their health is one of her major interests. She is currently taking new members and clients.

Lana is currently serves as a board member for her local school district's foundation board and is passionate about sharing information about how to improve nutrition in schools.

Lana is an accomplished professional public speaker and trainer who can motivate and excite people, and inspire them to want to improve their health.

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.

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.

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.