Hi, I"m Brad D..

I spent years jumping on and falling off the diet merri-go-round. Does that sound familiar? I just straight up didn't have the stick to it attitude to lose the weight I wanted to.

I heard about The Medifast Program and being curious, I made an appointment with my nutritionist, Juliana Mazzeo.

Juliana knew better than anyone the trouble I had trying to change my attitude. She told me about the program, and answered all my questions.

Juliana told me how she would support and coach me throughout my journey. I felt confident with Juliana's support I would give the program a try.

5 Days into the program, something started to happen to me. I felt an emotional and physical shift taking place. I was more positive and full of energy than I had been in a very long time, and it has not decreased since starting the program.

In my six weeks on the program I've lost 24 pounds. My initial 24 pounds has had such an incredible energizing impact on my life. I finally had the energy and drive to start riding a bike for exercise and have just completed a 70 mile ride.

At this point in my life I have never felt better. I'm amazed what 24 pounds can do. I have about 10 more pounds to lose on my program and am confident with Juliana's continued support they will also be history.

It doesn't matter if it's 35 or 135 pounds to lose, the key is getting started. Juliana was wonderful. She listened and provided the support and coaching I needed just as she said she would every step of the way and will continue as I begin to transition back to my own food program. This was definitely one of the best things I've ever done for myself, of course with Juliana's help.

Thank You Juliana!

Brad D..

Testimonial for Juliana Mazzeo, M.S., CDN Medical Nutritionist

My family has known Juliana Mazzeo since she started her practice in 1998. As a matter of fact, my mother in law who was then diagnosed with diabetes was one of her first patients.

As of this day, June 2011, my mother in law is still on Juliana’s eating plan, and is still taking her supplements. As a matter of fact, Juliana lives close to my mother-in-law and she actually drops the supplements off herself.

My mother-in-law’s blood sugar is very well stabilized.

In addition, Juliana also helped my husband several years ago. My husband was under severe stress; he was eating poorly and just not taking care of himself.  He started gaining weight, not enough to be overweight, but enough for his blood pressure to increase to the point that his doctor put him on blood pressure medication. We automatically thought of Juliana to help us out once again.

My husband went to see her; he was given an “eating plan” just for him, which he found quite easy to follow.  She also gave him supplements to reduce his stress and to support cardiovascular function. 

Three months later, his blood pressure was well under control and getting too low from the medication, that his doctor weaned him off altogether.  My husband was thrilled as he does not like to take medications.  Till this day he continues on the plan, and he is still taking supplements to support his cardiovascular system.

Yes, he still slips up here and there, he is human, but he always ends up getting back on the program.

And now for my testimonial, which is quite different, but also very relevant.

I have suffered with severe night cramping in my legs for some time, so painful that I would scream in the middle of the night and wake up my husband.  My husband suggested I call Juliana to see if she could recommend any supplement to help me.  Juliana made a suggestion and she also gave me the dose to take.  Now being that I am not very compliant with taking pills regardless of whether they are drugs or supplements, I only took a third of the dose.

Well, my cramping severely diminished and the night screams stopped.  Juliana called me a few weeks later to follow-up with me and I told her what I was doing.  She told me to go on the full dose which I did and the cramping has stopped all together.

I am so grateful to have had Juliana’s expertise in our family all these years.

Anna M – Lynbrook NY

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing this letter to tell you about my experience with Medical Nutritionist, Juliana Mazzeo.

I made an appointment with Ms. Mazzeo because I had several health issues that I was struggling with.  I had chronic headaches, and severe fatigue, I could hardly keep up with my house chores.  I always needed to rest.  My bloods were less than perfect according to my doctor because he said I had high triglycerides and high cholesterol. 

During our first appointment we went over all the foods that I was eating throughout the day.  I was eating so many foods that were not appropriate for me, even thought mainstream “health experts” tout these as “health foods”.  In addition I was given some nutritional supplements customized just for me. 

By my one month follow up, my headaches were virtually gone, I can’t tell you how good that felt.  I had some more energy.  I was not experiencing what Ms. Mazzeo called “low blood sugar” symptoms from all the carbohydrates I was eating all day long. 

In addition because my blood calcium levels were high on several bloods tests, Ms. Mazzeo suggested I get a parathyroid blood test, along with a thorough check- up of my thyroid gland and parathyroids, and a sonogram of both.  These tests started a chain of events with the result that I had a tumor on my thyroid and an adenoma on my parathyroid which were subsequently treated.  If it were not for Ms. Mazzeo’s recommendations, these growths may not have been picked up and taken care of.  I am so grateful and glad I followed her recommendations. 

In addition, I also recommended my daughter to Ms. Mazzeo, as she was also suffering from debilitating migraines for years and she was on several migraine medications at full doses and nothing was helping her. She has kids and she often felt so incapacitated from these headaches it made it difficult to take care of them the way she wanted to. 

Ms. Mazzeo, cleaned up her diet, removed offending foods, gave her specific nutrients and 1 week later her headaches were gone.  This is simply amazing that my daughter was on heavy duty drugs and she was getting no relief at all.  She was so shocked that diet could have anything to do with her headaches or how she felt.  She is now a believer and so am I.

Juliana Mazzeo is a very caring and skilled health care practitioner who does a splendid job as a nutritionist par excellence.

Susan Spector
20 Roxbury Avenue

About 3 years ago, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto Thyroiditis.  Prior to this diagnosis, I was feeling extremely tired, low energy and not interested in doing anything. 

My MD prescribed levothyroxine which helped, but not enough.  I didn't feel balanced.  I had even asked the doctor if I needed to change my diet in any way to which he replied no.

In May 2010 I said enough is enough and finally decided to see a nutritionist and met Juliana Mazzeo.  Her nutritional plan for me gave me my life back.  She told me that something as simple as not eating soy products because it interferes with my thyroid medication was key to my well being.  I pay attention to the labels when I buy my food and  eat more natural products.  And in doing this, I lost 10 lbs!  I didn't realize what a funk I was in, until I started to feel better.

Juliana has been wonderful.  She is open minded to your feelings and encouraging.  I thank my lucky stars that she came into my life.  

DG,
Dialysis  LPN 

For Juliana Mazzeo at NYMedicalNutrition.com

A product by Standard Process called Dermatrophin PMG came to my attention when I read an article in the Weston Price Journal about treating eczema by Thomas S. Cowan, MD. I had been using Catalyn, Standard Process' multivitamin/mineral for several years since my nutritionist at that time, Juliana Mazzeo recommended it. So I contacted Juliana to purchase the Dermatrohphin PMG, as these products are only sold by health professionals and Juliana has been using this Standard Process in her practice almost exclusively for many years and is quite knowledgeable of the products.

My husband has been around the block and back with dermatologists and ointments for many years with a chronic skin condition that no one seems to give a name to.

When it escalated to the entire body and the itching was unbearable, and deep fissures on the backs of his hands and fingers were to the point of alarming, I was told by a doctor friend to stop all the prescribed medicines and was instructed how to remedy the fissures. That was the first good advice I had received in a long time.

Then I discovered Dr. Cowan's article and decided I was going to give his recommendations a try. The suggestions were all doable under a difficult situation I have with my husband's memory loss.

Of the 8 suggestions he found to be successful with his patients, I implemented 6 of them as soon as I rounded up all the products. I want to add that none of these were prescription medicines.

Dermatrophin PMG, which blocks the antibodies that eventually cause skin inflammation was part of that regimen, and in a matter of days, his skin was the clearest I've seen in years. There are no longer open sores, he no longer has chronic itching, and his skin looks the best it has in many years.

Dr. Cowan's article appeared in the Fall 2010 edition of Weston Price's Wise Traditions journal. Give it a read if you haven't found relief for your skin problems.