Dr. John A. Podlaski
For over 37 years Dr. Podlaski has been licensed to practice Chiropractic Medicine and holistic Integrative Natural/ functional Medicine utilizing clinical nutrition, acupuncture, homeopathy, Cranial-Sacral Therapy and functional medicine testing. He is licensed only in the practice of Chiropractic Medicine in Florida which includes Clinical Nutrition and Natural Drugless Healthcare and is certified in Medical Acupuncture by the Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine. Additionally, he has held a license as a registered Naturopath in Washington, D.C. and Bingham County Idaho.
Dr. Podlaski is a board certified Diplomate in Clinical Nutrition (DACBN) through the American Clinical Board of Nutrition,
board certified in clinical nutrition (DCBCN) through the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition, a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) with the American College of Nutrition/Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists, a Certified Gluten Practitioner (CGP), a board certified Diplomate in Chiropractic Internal Medicine (DABCI) through the American Board of Chiropractic Internists, a Fellow in Medical Acupuncture (FIAMA) with the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture, a Diplomat in International Medicine and has international certifications and degrees in Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine and Integrative Medicine.
He is the past president of the American Board of Chiropractic Internists and is the current Executive Director of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition.
Dr. Podlaski has taught and lectured nationally for the past 37 years on the topics of natural health, clinical nutrition and natural holistic integrative medicine. His perspectives on these topics are both informative and entertaining.
He is the co-author of the book “Unleashing the Physician Within”; The 12 Steps for Maximizing the Health of Your Body, Mind and Spirit”.
Dr. Podlaski currently practices nutritional and functional medicine at the Natural Medicine Institute in The Villages, Florida
Other Officers
ACBN Vice-President Dr. Steve Perman is a holistic chiropractic physician, acupuncturist, teacher, former state legislator and motivational speaker
Dr. Nadia Malek is a Chiropractic Physician, with over 35 years of clinical experience. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with honors from Long Island University, and her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Northeast College of Health Sciences formerly known as New York Chiropractic College, in 1983.
It all started back in the early 1960’s when my Mom would listen to Carlton Fredericks, a nutritionist on a New York radio station. She ordered vitamins from the Foods Plus Company. Back then there weren’t any stores that sold vitamins. My siblings and I would have bottle caps with five vitamin pills placed next to our knife and fork with breakfast. In adolescence I started reading the labels on foods and found that I could rid acne by eliminating sugar. There were a lot of other ingredients that were hard to pronounce that were said by the radio host to be harmful to health. There was a deep dive into the macrobiotics world in the late teen years and sports nutrition to augment strength training.
Lynn Lafferty, Pharm.D., ND, MBA, CNC, DACBN is a doctor of Pharmacy and licensed pharmacist, naturopath, herbalist, nutritionist and chef who is committed to finding the safest and most effective means to promote health and wellness over disease and illness
Dr. Whitten graduated NYCC 1992. He began practice in South Florida as a treating physician in two separate practices In 2003 partnered to open a multi-disciplinary health care facility incorporating Chiropractic, Medical, Acupuncture, Physical Therapy and Nutritional therapies under one roof.
Pat earned her BA in Management and Organizational Development from Spring Arbor University in Michigan. She earned a Master’s in Herbology (MH) from The School of Natural Healing in Utah, after seeing how nutrition and herbal medicine was able to heal her Rheumatoid Arthritis and other health issues without the use of medications.