Luanne Pennesi, RN, MS

Luanne's work has been called the missing link between gathering sometimes confusing, overwhelming and conflicting information about "new age" or "alternative" approaches to health and anti-aging and the practical application of real-time, commonsense, scientifically based information to help you take full control over your health and longevity and often save your own life naturally.

Having had an extensive clinical and administrative background in Adult medicine and Oncology (cancer) nursing, Luanne knows first hand the devastating effects of chronic stress, leading a toxic lifestyle, developing chronic illnesses and enduring the long term, debilitating side effects of many conventional medical therapies. She also has a solid background as a nursing leader, serving as a nurse administrator for 18 years at a major New York City Medical Center as well as the founder and executive director of one of the fastest growing wellness centers in the Tri-State area.

Luanne: " I believe that the technology and diagnostic wisdom of conventional medicine is essential to utilize, and I also believe that emergency medicine and reconstructive surgeries help people to live longer, more quality lives. What I object to is the arrogance of a system that does not honor time tested, scientifically documented therapies that do not originate from their sacred halls, those that they cannot assert political and fiscal control over. It is time we offered the public alternatives to many standard medical therapies that just plain don't help people to heal. I have witnessed people who have reversed dozens of conditions that conventional medicine has failed miserably at reversing in spite of the millions of dollars of research that go into studies controlled by the very pharmaceutical companies that are selling the drugs to suppress the symptoms that our bodies manifest in order to beg our attention."

Her extensive credentials and experience include:

• Masters of Science in Natural Health

• Nursing license in NY, NJ, Florida, California

• Certified Nurse AMMAâ„¢ therapist, which is a comprehensive and sophisticated Oriental diagnosis and massage therapy with acupressure point treatment

• Certified Neurolinguistic Healer

• Level IIB Healing Touch practitioner

• Founder of the Metropolitan Wellness Group, a NYC-based wholistic wellness center, which is now Metropolitan Medical HealthCare & Wellness. Luanne is now the Executive Director of the center as well as their premiere Lifestyle Counselor.

• She was the NYS coordinator for The American Holistic Nurses Association for 5 years

• She was the Program Coordinator of Stress Management and Esteem Building for the Wholistic Nursing Programs at the New York College for Wholistic Health, Education and Research in Syosset, NY.

• She is trained in the use of high dose vitamin C and bio-oxidative therapies as well.

• She was recognized in "Who's Who Among Young American Professionals" in 1988 and "Who's Who in American Nursing" in 1994.

• A regular guest on local talk radio, Luanne co-hosted the radio program "The Tri-State Healing Hour" with Gary Null on WEVD in 1997 and "Creative Wellness" on WHPC from Nassau Community College in 1996 and 1997.

• In 2000, she hosted her own show, The Healing Hour, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

• She was a founding member and was a broadcast affiliate for The People's Network, a revolutionary television network devoted exclusively to providing motivational, instructional, inspiring and success-oriented programming.

• You can see her on Staten Island Cablevision's The Thinking Mind with George Stern and the Metro Channel's Health Styles with Mary Mucci.

• Luanne often shares the stage with health and nutrition expert Gary Null at his health support groups all around the country and assists him with updating his world famous, highly effective natural protocols for chronic illnesses.

Luanne is a dynamic, energizing individual who makes learning fun as she presents wholistic health concepts in a manner that is easy to understand and to integrate. To prove her authenticity, she personally lives the healthy, positive, adventurous life that she prescribes for others. She successfully reversed herpes, hepatitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, acne (and the pock marks that resulted from it), polycystic breast disease, cystic ovaries, PMS, menopause, chronic mycoplasma pneumonia, restless leg syndrome, chronic yeast, nail fungus, severe myopia, hypothyroidism and addictions to caffeine and sugar.