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I have seen dramatic clinical and metabolic improvements in multiple patients, friends, and family members in the 2 years since embarking on my own personal journey towards plant based eating. In that time I have become certified in plant based nutrition through the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies and have become a diplomat of the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine to expand my knowledge and clinical skills necessary to effectively educate, council and help transform the llives of my patients. My husband and two young sons have transitioned to a plant based diet and have embraced this new way of life. My husband and I quickly noticed a big difference in our fitness levels achieving a higher level of fitness at age 41 than we both had as collegiate athletes. In addition to improved fitness, we have noticed improved flexibility, less muscle soreness, improved energy, and improved immune function.
 
As a non-invasive cardiologist practicing at large academic centers for the past 11 years I have watched my patients progressively suffer with recurrent myocardial infarctions, strokes, atrial fibrillation, and more frequent hospitalizations for heart failure despite my attempts at optimizing goal directed medical therapy and referrals for repeat invasive procedures and surgeries.  Since I have incorporated lifestyle medicine and plant-based nutrition counseling into my practice over the past 2 years I have seen dramatic improvements in my patients health and well being while decreasing the amount of pharmaceuticals they take.  As I enter the middle part of my career I have a new passion to cure and heal my patients with a combination of lifestyle intervention and traditional medicinal and procedural approaches when necessary. I look forward to sharing the wisdom I have gained not only with my patients, but with colleagues, friends and family, through my own personal journey towards plant based eating and the formal knowledge I have gained through formal plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine training. 

I am a board certified physician right outside of Atlanta in Sandy Springs, GA. I am board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. After losing my parents at an early age and having my own medical concerns, I was inspired by a family friend to research a plant based diet.  Afterwards I decided to adopt a plant based diet and become board certified in Lifestyle Medicine. I use Lifestyle Medicine principles in my everyday practice of medicine. I just opened a practice, Flourish Pediatrics, which focuses on providing pediatric care from the age of birth to college and implementing a plant based/plant positve dietwith lifestyle medicine principles such as physical activity, stress management, sleep improvement strategies to prevent chronic or preventable medical conditions in my patients and families that I treat.  

I am a Doctor of Oriental Medicine in Clearwater, Florida. Initially trained in acupressure, then in massage therapy, I finally ended up with a Master's degree in Oriental Medicine in 2004 from the East West College of Natural Medicine in Sarasota. My approach combines acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine and high quality nutritional supplements, if needed, with a whole-foods, plant-based nutrition recommendation. I also utilize massage therapy and cupping therapy for musculo-skeletal pain conditions. In practice since 2004, I see many women for endometriosis and fertility related health conditions, as well as cancer patients who are currently undergoing conventional cancer treatments, or who have recently completed their treatments. Of course, plant-based nutrition is a top recommendation for all of my patients, especially those with any sort of chronic and/or degenerative health condition. 

Carol D’Anca is a licensed dietician nutritionist, nutrition practitioner, author, speaker and founder of the Academy of Plant Based Nutrition. She is certified as a nutrition specialist by the national board of nutrition specialists and has recently been picked as one of the top 16 nutritionists in the Chicago area by Expertise Corporation.
She specializes in Medical nutrition for prevention and reversal of chronic illness, lifestyle medicine and longevity solutions. Carol incorporates her Mediterranean background applying the best of current research plus ancient and proven lifestyle solutions that work.

Thank you Drs Campbell, Esselstyn, Greger, Barnard, Ornish and others for providing the high quality literature that enlightened me to the undeniable healing power of plant-based nutrition for cardiovascular diseases. Thank you Dr Kim Willams for bringing it to the forefront of topics at American College of Cardiology. And thank you to my many patients who have shown me the actual real case examples of the amazing results as they have embraced the proven benefits of a whole food plant based diet and made life altering changes to their diet and eating habits. My knowing them and their testimonies has meant the world to me, and has helped me be a more complete physician. And opened my mind to a new universe of knowledge.  The exploding wonder of our microbiome is next!!