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September 21, 2011 – Georgianna Donadio Selected to Chair Clinical Advisory Board for Wellceuticals

September 23rd 2011; Published in News & Press Releases

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Georgianna Donadio Selected to Chair Clinical Advisory Board for Wellceuticals

The National Institute of Whole Health’s Program Director, Dr. Georgianna Donadio, has been selected by Nephroceuticals to Chair Clinical Advisory Board for new Wellceuticals division.

September 21, 2011, Wellesley, MA – The National Institute of Whole Health (http://www.niwh.org), pioneers of the first patient education and health coaching model developed and utilized in clinical settings, today announced the organizations Program Director, Georgianna Donadio, DC, MSc, PhD, has been selected by Wellceuticals to oversee the formulation of the company’s line of supplements.

Creators of clinically-based, pharmaceutical-grade supplements that encourage overall wellness and skin health, Wellceuticals products uses 40 years of clinical research to optimize an individual’s nutrition and treat deficiencies. The company is a division of Nephroceuticals, creators of supplements that fulfill the nutritional needs of kidney and heart patients in partnership with the National Kidney Foundation and the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN). In 2012, Wellceuticals intends to release the first and only general multivitamin for overall wellness and skin health.

“We are delighted to be appointing Dr. Donadio to the newly created role of Chairperson for our Clinical Advisory Board,” said John Wigneswaran, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Nephroceuticals. “Not only will we be relying on Dr. Donadio’s over 35 years of experience in nutrition and research to help formulate our supplements, but she will be forming a clinical and strategic advisory board consisting of experts from various disciplines, such as dermatology and obstetrics and gynecology.”

Founded by Donadio and established in 1977, NIWH is the pioneer of Whole Health Education® and Behavioral Engagement™. The Institute’s programs provide integrative, evidence-based whole health program and courses for medical, allied health, education, fitness and wellness professionals. This model has been recognized as a Best Practice by a Harvard Medical School affiliate hospital, and nominated for the Fetzer Institute’s Norman Cousin’s Award for Best Practice in Relationship-Centered Care.

September, 2011 – NIWH Program Director Now Blogging for teenDailyStrength

September 15th 2011; Published in News & Press Releases

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sharecare teenstrength 300x60 September, 2011 NIWH Program Director Now Blogging for teenDailyStrength

September 15, 2011 – teenDailyStrength, in partnership with HealthCorps.org, an organization founded by Dr. Oz, has tapped the expertise of NIWH Program Director, Dr. Georgianna Donadio. Through her new blog, Donadio is now sharing holistic health information she has learned in over 35 years of private practice treating teens and as the mother of three young adults.

“Georgianna has a unique way of making complex subjects understandable by young people without talking down to them,” said Lars Nilsen, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer for teenDailyStrength. “We have been incredibly pleased with the articles she has written for DailyStrength and knew she would be perfect for this new initiative.”

teenDailyStrength is a new health-focused social network designed especially for teens and brought to you through a partnership between Sharecare.com and HealthCorps.org. In an age where teens are spending more time online communicating and sharing information with their peers in an un-moderated and un-supervised fashion, teenDailyStrength offers passively-moderated Support Groups focused on the health issues teens are most concerned about.

So far Donadio has blogged about topics ranging from The Unique Teenage Brain to how to solve acne naturally. Future blogs will be posted on teenDailyStrength on a monthly basis.

“The sooner we can get health information to young people so that they can prevent chronic disease and manager their health concerns, the better,” said Donadio. “I love educating teens because we’re able to get important knowledge to them before bad habits and behaviors form.”