Testimonials
"Well, I'm finishing day 15 without diet soda. I've de-cluttered two rooms. I've e-mailed my success team. I walked 5 miles today. Sounds like you're having an effect on somebody."
4/09 Thanks,
Luanne! These shakes are putting some serious PEP IN MY STEP!!! And I love how I feel like I ate the equivalent of a satisfying meal. Well, I am energized and in SUCH a different mood, like I could lift a building.....Wow. AND, forget the sodas. The shake is sweet enough that the thought of drinking a disgusting HFCS-laden soda after that--or anytime near that--was repulsive!!! And, I had some perfectly good grapes and oranges in my mini-fridge. The more of the natural sugar I stick to, the less of the fake one I can take.
Anyway, just wanted to share that and I'm taking the next month to really kick some butt in the gym, and at home. (I've got some Tae BO tapes)
Many thanks and I'll talk to you soon
Ronke
I really need to thank you for everything. You were willing to help in any way. I am convinced that your nursing encompasses a spiritual ministry available to anyone in yours and Gary's sphere. In the ubiquitous nature of consciousness, we all are touched by your blessing.
A loving thank you,
Kimberly S
May 2008
This has been a journey filled with new insights, struggles, changes in life style and eating and enlightening. I have learned much, let go of bad baggage and am still in the process of reclaiming total health and wellness. I am also learning how not to be a victim of what other people choose to do. I try not to take things personal but let it roll off my back like a duck. :-) And I am reevaluating all of my relationships. I have added fun to my life with roller skating and increasing more in daily exercise and diet. Some things are still a challenge with food but I am making progress that I am proud of. I feel good about myself and growing stronger in areas where I am weak with certain people who love to upset me. The book is such a great guide for me. I also went to see a reflexologist and it was great. thank you Sallie Williams
thank you
Sallie W
May 2008
Hi Luanne,
Everything is good with me. I'm still juicing greens daily and it adds such a huge dimension to my well being. I am for the most part completely medication free.
How many times can a person say THANKS? Your guidance has enabled me to regain a large part of myself.
Regards,
Marlene
"I'm having such a blast that I don't want to sleep or eat, I just want to go, go, go...but I know that's not realistic. This is my inner child at play, doing what my inner child does best....enjoy life to the fullest it her own way, beating her own drum to her own time!!! I'm IN LOVE....with life & myself!!! I've been set free!!! Luanne....I can't even describe it to you, words just don't cut it...and I know you know what I mean."
Thank you.
Ramoma H
"I'm a living magnet for miracles today. I've read your book for the second time. Each time I read it I pick up on something new. I'm really getting a grasp on myself now. It's getting better and better every day for me. Relaxing is the biggest thing that helps the most. There is too much good in life to go around tense all the time. Too many things to see, experience, enjoy, reflect on. I'm cleaning my apartment and pretty much transforming it...before it was a place to live in that I did not relate to myself (my desires, dreams, passions, goals). Things are changing. More and more I can see that life is energy, the more time you spend on making it the way you want it, the more results you will have, and the happier you become. Change into what you want to be, into what you want. It's fun!"
P. Alexander,
Colorado Springs, CO
"If you are ready to take control of your health and your life, you need sound advice, straight talk and an abundance of information from an authentic health and wellness professional, Luanne Pennesi will make you feel worthy of all that you will become on your journey toward ultimate health and happiness."
Deborah Fredericks,
New Jersey
"Your workbook is probably the most information packed manual on lifestyle and health that I've ever seen. It is invaluable information and I know I will be using it for reference, inspiration, and for filling in gaps in my life and health. I am super happy that it has all of this combined: lifestyle, nutrition, inspiration, health, and so much more. It's like a manual for life. You have something here that is priceless."
Peter Alexander,
Colorado Springs, CO
Thank you very much Luanne- This program has given me a new lease on life I have been reading and studying all of Gary's books on nutrition and gathering information on the web I am really enjoying the adventure of discovering new recipes with different foods that make me feel wonderful!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
EP
Dear Luanne,
Hi!!! I have to tell you about my day. I arrived at the Metropolitan Wellness Group for my ozone a little nervous as usual. As I came around the bend to the drip room I heard music that didn't sound like the usual CD. I turn the corner and realize I hear a live guitar. I said, "Alright." Right away I'm asked if this will bother me. "Of course not, this is great," I reply. Omar, Maria's partner had brought up his guitar and was playing and singing. There were four of us getting ozone and Dr. Cangiano and Carol. Everyone was smiling. Big smiling. I relaxed, put the heating pad on my arm, Carol got a great vein and we didn't have to switch halfway. We were all singing, even Dr. Cangiano. If only we had had a video camera!
You would have loved it, Luanne.
Dr. Cangiano told us of a great place he had raw food last night. It's called Quintessence and since Bob and I love raw food we decided to go there instead of the Caravan of Dreams where we usually go. Well, I can't believe the food we ate. It was so delicious. We talked to everyone like we usually do and when asked how I about Quintessence I said, "My doctor" and then smiled. What a great feeling.
Oh man, I'm ecstatic (it doesn't take much), this was two of the best meals (we got dinner to go) I've ever had. I'm known to say that about live food, but this just blew me away.
I just had to tell you because I feel so good and because it wouldn't have happened without you and your vision. Thank you Luanne :)
Many Blessings,
R.J.C.
Dear Luanne,
I just wanted to thank you for the help you gave a friend of mine, as well as all your help in the support group.
My friend, JB, needed help for his son who has multiple problems. When I called you on Sunday recently, you took the time to help him get an appointment at your Wellness Center the next day. You didn’t have to do that, and it’s very much appreciated.
Sincerely,
GB
Thank you for your suggestions in your last e-mail. I am currently trying to eliminate some toxins from my home environment - using natural cleaners, natural dishwashing liquids and will purchase another shower filter. I have been going to an herbal clinic for the past few months (3-4). They have given me a tea mixture specifically for my liver. At my last appointment I requested (at your suggestion) something for my lungs (general cleanser, builder). I was given an herbal tincture which I started to take immediately. I felt better immediately upon taking the tincture for my lungs. The very next day (literally) I noticed a change with the condition of my scalp. After just a few days I am amazed at the condition of my scalp - dandruff is 99.9% gone. Thank you for your suggestion. Runny nose has reduced somewhat but not gone. Still working on environmental cleansing and testing for allergies in my diet.
Thank you.
C
"Not only did I find an excellent roommate, I also received not one but two job offers. All of which could not have been possible if I was still using Marijuana. I am of course still under some brain fog. However, my mind is clearing much faster than most because of the protocol you gave me. Thank you! It seems to be all coming together! Add this too : since being on the protocol my hay fever, which was very severe, causing constant runny nose, repeated violent sneezing, red watery eyes, and congestion so bad I had to breath though my mouth, IS GONE! Now I can run like the wind. I joined the cross country team at Citrus College, CA, and today I ran five miles".
Dan
LA,
CA
Dear Luanne,
Four years ago I was "diagnosed" as HIV+. I was very naive and confused at the time. The man that I was living with was also HIV+ and had been since 1994. He and his doctor as well as my family and friends were pressuring me to get on the cocktails. I joined a support group and went through the typical channels of "education" available... I was completely overwhelmed with all the information I was receiving. My mother gave me your phone number because she knew that you were working with AIDS patients at the time...
I called you and you were kind enough to take the time to explain what I now consider "the other side of the AIDS/HIV issue" to me in depth and answered so many of my questions with patience, understanding, and simplicity. I know we are each responsible for own health and healing but that one phone conversation with you sparked me into a completely new understanding of this so-called dis-ease I had just been labeled with. That was information that was not available to me through the traditional sources I had been seeking. Per your advice, I bought Gary Null's video AIDS: A SECOND OPINION. Despite the pressures from family and friends to get on the cocktails I continued my research and began unraveling this HIV/AIDS myth for myself. I decided a wholistic healthcare just simply makes more sense. In 1999 my boyfriend died. Of course the cause of death was AIDS, but I know it was his medications.
I am now attending The National College of Oriental Medicine in Orlando, Florida. I just finished my first of a three year masters program. I have decided to create my own wholistic protocol and hopefully help others do the same one day. I owe thanks and praise to you and others like you who are out there working, educating, and inspiring the rest of us to take our health and our lives into our own hands and to seek the TRUTH. Thank you Luanne for your courage and your commitment to the greater good of our society. Most of all, thank you for helping me save my own life. I am forever grateful.
Peace and God bless.
Sincerely
T.A
"Luanne had an immediate grasp on my condition, and with simple, powerful, and direct suggestions for treatment, she greatly helped me stay healthy dealing with HIV/AIDS.
During my Vitamin C drips, whenever she walked into the room, the whole room lit up with her upbeat, powerful energy, and I couldn't wait until she appeared again with a smile, an encouraging word for everyone, and a sense of inspiration that anyone can walk the talk and make it happen!"
-Douglas Graham Bates
motivational speaker, workshop facilitator,
writer www.toolbox4hivwellness.com
'Luanne is amazing. Not only does she travel across the country monthly to give nutritional advice to people who count on her guidance for their very health, she doesn't hesitate to get personally involved. When a friend of mine was stricken with ALS, she was right there with an offer of help, ready to take on the patient's family, the doctors - anyone, if it would heal my friend. And she doesn't limit her advice to the field of health! During one talk to a nutritional group, I heard her mention having taken a Secrets of the Millionaire Mind seminar. She said that she tripled her income within the first year, as a result of that seminar. I was inspired, and took the same seminar the next time it was given, locally. As a result, within the first week I did something I'd wanted to do for years, but couldn't "get it together" to do - get started in a business of my own. Thanks, Luanne! You change lives!"
Nance P
Los Angeles, CA
October 2008
Luanne:
What I can say is volumes but what I will say is direct and succinct, and even then, seemingly long yet true!
I was on a personal good-health mission 10 years BEFORE I ever heard of you, and I was very successful. When I hired you by telephone in July 2004 to provide natural alternatives for my eighty-six year old uncle in an assisted living facility (after seeing Gary Null on WHYY here in Philadelphia and finding you on his website), you did wonderful things for his well-being. I said I was doing great on my own healing path from chronic pain but one day maybe you could update my self-assembled protocol. Suffice it to say that two years later my world changed with a long overdue trip to your office in New York City and my first opening to a new universe of well being, beginning with that first consultation. From there, I entirely eliminated meat from my diet, found I had chronic fatigue syndrome and heavy metal toxicity, cleared those up in a couple of months with bio-oxidative and high-vitamin C drips, and now have a new energy and astoundingly excellent health at age 55 beyond anything I imagined when I thought my self-researched healing work was doing fine! I have done and continue to do everything in your workbook with avarice and became such a crusader for your protocols. The results are that my eighty-five year old mom went from 14 drugs to 0 in a couple of months, and my attentive siblings, children, and every client, friend, aquaintance and anyone I met with any health issues were driven to call you with the passion of a committed preacher because I so strongly believed in your results. I have watched too many of my friends, family, and colleagues needlessly die of bad habits and lifestyles. Overall though, the world remains a place where one can lead a horse to water, but can't make it drink. I'm okay with that now and focus my energies in life on those that get it. In the course of four years, you have become my closest friend, mentor and coach, and I cannot imagine my life without you in it! Thank you with all my love.
Peter
"While my goal is constantly striving for relative balance, My emotional state has changed tremendously. I am no longer depressed or have anxiety attacks. My family and personal life has taken a major turn in so far as relaxation and fun time together has tripled from where it used to be and is consistent daily! I have attended workshops for creating the life I desire which entail replacing negativity with positive healing affirmations...."
Sincerely,
Christina
Feb, 2009
Luanne,
I wanted to say "thank you" for two things -
First, for answering your phone early last Wednesday morning when not even the "emergency" line at my doctor's office was answered by a real person.
Second, for providing practical information on how to treat the dehydration and weakness that ensued from a very nasty stomach bug that knocked me flat. This information was doubly useful, because after taking care of me, John came down with it two days later!
We are both fine now. Again, thanks so much!
Stay well,
Barbara
Hi!
Good news – All my hair is back. I hope this never happens again. I took before and after pictures. It’s truly amazing. I took the pictures over a three month period. I still have a long way to go. I still have skin outbreaks. I am presently working on reversing this condition, hopefully it will happen soon. This summer I spent two to three hours in the gym six days a week and went to the beach in the afternoon. It helped me out a lot. I will be calling you soon, Hope your pirouettes in skating are wonderful. Best to you for a very enjoyable holiday!
All the best,
A
September 2009
Never give up
Last year, I was a total wreck. I suffered from psoriatic arthritis and my hands and feet were crippled. It was hard or me to do art work. I am an artist a woodblock carver and printmaker …however I worked anyway and ignored the pain.. even my massage therapist had to do reiki on me for my muscles were too sore to be manipulated. To top this off I developed a lunate bone loss on my left wrist.. So I went to an orthopedic surgeon and had to take x-rays and a digital image scan I forgot the name I-of the scan this proved that I had bone loss. I had to wear a splint on my hand and wrist. and it was extremely painful. I searched and found a wonderful chiropractor who gave me adjustments etc and told me to use hot castor oil packs
Before all this happened I was in great shape and was doing power yoga but had to discontinue all exercises for it was too painful for my wrist It was hard for me to sleep at night due to the pain.. I even went to a talk therapist and that helped a bit..
One day I remembers the Gary Null .com site and got in touch with Luanne. . A friend visited me and told be about her acupuncturist who has an office near the Holland tunnel. I drove there in a brand new car nervous for I was afraid of driving into the Holland Tunnel and losing my way in NYC.. After 5 treatments my wrist recovered and my arthritis and psoriasis was gone. I contacted Luanne and she gave me a protocol and told me to see a Dr. and a healer.
Through the healer I found a fabulous Doctor but when he examined me he discovered that I had high Blood Pressure. He told me to see a Cardiologist I resisted this until my acupuncturist told me not to come back until I visited a Cardiologist. My Dr found one and I made an appointment after the visit I was given 5m pills to lowers the hbp. Now it is normal and my Dr will try to lower the dose. He has given me many vitamins and minerals to take and adjusts these once a week. I write updates to Luanne every week or so and receive wonderful replies that guide me in this process.
I follow these instructions faithfully and went for a treatment with a wonderful healer.. I’m taking a stress reduction class at my local Yoga center take a hatha yoga class and Joined a gym. I have full recovery20and as I am a working artist have won many awards and have also added the Digital print to my woodblock prints I am very grateful to my family and friends, Drs and Healers and Luanne who is guided me through this journey to health. In love and gratitude I say never give up and always be thankful for the gifts that you have received then if possible give back to others so they can receive. And always express gratitude and thanks to the Supreme Being known by many names but loved by all.
I Williams Artist Printmakers
January 2009
Thank you for taking the time with me................I like to think I'm a success story. Looking back on the ordeal of getting off all those psyche meds............I realize now, had I not been juicing for 7 years prior, my body could N E V E R managed through the devastating withdrawal symptoms. Your support saved me and helped stablize me at a point that I was ready to throw the towel in. As the years go by and I feel better and better, it makes me realize what a monumental feat I accomplished getting off those drugs.
Thank you for helping me take my life back.
Regards,
Marlene
"Dear Luanne,
"I just wanted to give you an update........... I started to sleep. I haven't slept comfortably for so many years I can't even tell you...........between the PTSS and all the psyche meds I was on for 20 years this is incredible. If you recall ever since I went off all the meds (almost 3 years now) I wasn't able to sleep at all, the only thing that saved me was the juicing.
"But even more remarkable than that.............I haven't seen my brother for a few years. I met him and his wife for dinner the other night. His hair was all grey........The restaurant lighting was poor so It looked like he was bleaching his hair---I asked him and he said he had been dieing it for a couple of years because it was grey. I have almost no grey in my hair and I am 3 years older than he is. Imagine that ! But it was clear that they lived very grutonous lifestyles............both he and his wife were 100 pounds over weight each. The wife actually had the nerve to chalk up the difference to the fact that I lived a stress free life...........and you and I both know that isn't the case. What ignorance.
"I met a fabulous guy through Match.com. He is a celebrity trainer and at the top of his game. He is the best thing that has happened to me in many years. Where do I begin to say THANKS for the support that enabled me to take my life back?"
Best regards,
Marlene B
3/09:
I have been focusing on my diet/lifestyle changes for the past two years and have successfully reversed migraines and ulcerative colitis. As my 40th birthday approached, I decided to take it one step further and treat myself to a gym membership in August 2008. My excuse used to be (like many others), that there is NO time. Walking the stairs or track at my middle school during my prep time and 1/2 hour of resistance training every other day fits easily into my hectic schedule. Now I feel and look better than I did when I was 20! I have gained confidence and focus as well. I feel great and my boys say, "We're so proud of you!" What could be better than that? I'm a better mom ever since I started taking better care of ME!
I would love to share my story and inspire other women.
I'm attaching before (18 years ago) and after (last week) photos.
Kim D
home - Montville, NJ
age 40, 5' 6", 125 pounds
middle school math teacher
single mom
4/08
Dear Luanne,
I'm doing well. Lost 10 lbs, so far.. I love the plant based way of eating… Thank you again, for your guidance. It's saving my life, mentally & physically.
Laurie M
"Hi Luanne :)
Just a note to say hello and many thanks for your help with my poor wretched body. It was just the shot in the arm that I was looking for to get over all of the garbage I went through last year.
Yesterday I gave all of my size 3X to the Veterans monthly pickup. I held up one pair of dress slacks and I swear I could wrap the entire waist around me like a skirt. I've lost 3.5 inches off my lower belly (my spare tire), and 2.5 inches off my waist. I've also lost 2 inches off of my bust (boy if I could donate those, it would be wonderful!)... I'm sliding from a size 20 into an 18 on the lower half, and I've gone from a 1X top to an extra large. I'm shopping in my closet for smaller sizes. I've got lots of hawaiian blouses I've not been able to fit into when I bought them at a huge sale when Robinson's May merged with Macy's. I've tried them on and they all fit with plenty of room to spare."
Belle M
California
"I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of your help with my best friend, K. I don’t think I’ve ever made a better financial decision than hiring you to counsel her. "
The improvements I’ve seen are nothing short of miraculous.
"In just 3 1/2 months (basically since Valentine’s Day), she’s lost more than 50 pounds. She’s under 200 pounds for the first time in years, and dismissively waved a hand when told by her doctor that she’s out of the danger zone. She’s motivated and it’s her goal to get down to her ideal weight, whatever that turns out to be. Her skin looks amazing – positively radiant (it was gray before). Her hair is growing in dark (which I assume means the gray/white hairs are falling out and the new hairs that are growing in are her normal hair color). Her endless menstrual cycle (a period is not supposed to last more than a YEAR) has stopped, and is back to monthly.
"Even more importantly, her conventional doctor has taken her off of several pharmaceuticals, many of which she’s been taking for years. Her blood pressure is 120/80.
"Her attitude is also positive. She’s actually saying “no” when she doesn’t want to do something and accepting favors and assistance with less resistance. No more martyr behavior.
"Clearly she’s not happy that her marriage has come to an end (his loss), but I see her getting better and better every day in every way. She’s looking forward to doing things and going places I was never able to talk her into before. Her outlook is positive, despite negative vibes that she’s been dealing with in her home.
"Although I’ve offered advice in the past, it’s fallen on deaf ears. Having it come from someone who doesn’t love her is a great plus. Your frank approach is exactly what she needed when she needed it. She’s doing the work, but you’ve given her the tools."
Thank you again!
Best,
V.T.