ABOUT US
The National Institute for Optimal Wellness was established upon the concept that health and longevity should be experienced to its fullest by all human beings.
The N.I.O.W. Educational Programs are designed to educate and train individuals about natural health and wellness. These trained professionals can then go out and make a difference in the world, guiding individuals or groups to optimal wellness.
The N.I.O.W. Educational Programs are designed to educate and train individuals about natural health and wellness. These trained professionals can then go out and make a difference in the world, guiding individuals or groups to optimal wellness.
Founder, Administrative Staff and Board Members
lawrence desantis, cfmp, dnom (President/Owner/Instructor)
Lawrence DeSantis, CFMP, DNOM is the founder of the National Institute for Optimal Wellness. Health and Wellness have been important to Lawrence since he was a young man in his early 20’s. He was sick at the time (early 1980’s) with fatigue, joint pain, acne, hemorrhoids, and a stomach ulcer. Traditional medicine was giving him little relief. One day he decided to walk into a health food store and bought books on natural diet, cleansing programs, and the use of herbs. Within a short period of time, he began to feel better and better and soon all his health issues were gone. He has been enjoying good health ever since he made those changes in his diet and lifestyle. His wonderful health results led him to immediately begin to study natural health and wellness. He has been doing this now for over thirty years. His desire has now been to train others to help themselves and the public to experience greater health, wellness, and longevity. The National Institute for Optimal Wellness is the place for such training and education. The following are his accomplishments:
- Certified Nutritionist (CN) through the National Institute of Nutritional Education (NINES).
- Chartered Herbalist (CH) through the well known Dominion Herbal College of Canada.
- Graduated from the Joseph School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Forest Park, IL.
- Completed a Naturopathy degree program in Original Medicine through the International Institute of Original Medicine (IIOM).
- Completed a Certification program in Functional Medicine (CFMP) through the Functional Medicine University (FMU).
- Worked for many years at Nowfoods in the Nutrition Science division as a Certified Nutritionist to give technical support to customers, retailers, and practitioners.
Francis Xavier Narcelles, MD (Board Advisor/Instructor)
Dr. Narcelles has been a family medical practitioner for years in the Philippines. He has taught the health sciences in U.S. Colleges and schools.
His areas of interest in natural medicine are: EMF pollution and its effects on human health, the positive effects of Scalar Energy in human physiology, Clinical Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology.
Educational accomplishment: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
His areas of interest in natural medicine are: EMF pollution and its effects on human health, the positive effects of Scalar Energy in human physiology, Clinical Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology.
Educational accomplishment: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Roger Duda, DC (BOARD ADVISOR/INSTRUCTOR)
Dr. Duda is a Doctor of Chiropractic. He is President and Founder of True Wellness, Inc. He is a licensed Holistic Physician and one of only about 300 doctors nationwide who are trained in a unique, scientific and minimally invasive natural healthcare methodology. He graduated from Palmer College in Davenport, Iowa. Since then he has been honored with numerous awards for support and dedication to Neurology, Anatomy and Upper Cervical Chiropractic. He was chosen as one of the select few Crowder Interns at the prestigious Crowder Clinic in Davenport, Iowa where he received post-doctorate Upper Cervical Chiropractic qualifications. He completed his post-doctorate training with advanced certification and training in KCUCS and Blair Technique, Neurology, Anatomy, Physiology, Clinical Nutrition, and Functional Medicine.
Donna DeSantis (Administration/Board Member)
Donna earned her Associate Degree in Applied Sciences from Triton College in River Grove, Illinois. She has attended multiple conferences in Natural Health and Wellness and completed several courses in the area of Natural Health. She also worked full time for Nowfoods Vitamin Company (HealthCo division) from 1998 to 2017 located in Bloomingdale. Illinois
Darren bergman (general editor)
Darren is a Naturopathic Practitioner. His passion is to help people solve their health problems through natural health and nutrition.
Bhumika bergman (Front-end web developer & manager)
Bhumika is a Computer Engineer. She graduated from York University in February 2018. Her previous experience includes creating websites and making applications. Her passion is programming. She believes in natural health approaches and tries to apply it in day to day life.
