Yanna Darilis, ND, PhD, Integrative Nutritionist, Lifestyle Medicine Coach, Exercise Specialist

YANNA DARILIS, ND, PHD
WELLNESS & LIFESTYLE MEDICINE EXPERT

Yanna Darilis is an ND, PhD, Certified Integrative Nutritionist, Lifestyle Medicine Coach, trained Cenegenics performance coach, specializing in plant-based diets, anti-aging, corrective nutrition and exercise programs. She is a transformer of health and longevity to achieve optimal health through the principles of the known "Father of Medicine", Hippocrates.

Dr. Darilis engages in a holistic approach to healing aligned with the principles of the Hippocratic medical tradition, emphasizing on treating the whole person rather than just the symptoms of a disease. Dr.Darilis uses a natural approach beyond prevention, she promotes optimal wellness and lifestyle medicine. Her approach aims to achieve an optimal state of physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Dr.Darilis is also an integrative corrective nutritionist and exercise specialist. Her passion for naturopathy and search for knowledge was inspired by her personal battles with her gastrointestinal issues, that she help cure with her education and dedication to wellness and health through holistic methods. Dr.Darilis's extensive experience as a celebrity health, fitness host, integrative nutritionist and practicing alternative medicine, give her over 30 years’ experience in the health and wellness space.

Specialty: Corrective Nutrition, Weight Loss, Gastrointestinal Issues, Longevity, Optimal Health and Wellbeing, Exercise Prescription, Peak Performance, Cognitive Health-Brain Fog, Sleep Issues, Chronic Fatigue, Children Nutrition.

Background:

Dr.Darilis was born and raised in New York, and hails from a Greek background. She began her career in her early 20s in sports & fitness as an educator, master trainer, and manager of various fitness centers. As an educator she was a Varsity & JV Basketball coach and Athletic Director, which brought her over to teach and coach in Athens, Greece, for the American Embassy's High School, ACS Athens.

During her time in Greece, she was headhunted to work on television as an on-camera talent, hosting exercise, fashion and beauty topics. She has been a contributing editor to Cosmopolitan magazine (Greece), authored articles for various TV Guides, and Greek newspapers. In 2005 she published the first exercise and nutrition book for Greece, titled “Love Your Body”, where she wrote about the Hippocrates mind -body and soul concept. Dr.Darilis enjoyed a long career as an on -camera talent /TV Host, and celebrity fitness personality for over a decade, working on the most popular morning shows, as a well as the first English language newscaster for the national Greek channel Antenna. She was the fitness segment host for the most popular morning shows, Proinos Cafes, on Antenna, Co-host of the Morning Show, Star Café on Star Channel, and the first English language magazine show, Hellenic Weekly, with focus on travel and Greek cuisine, on Hellenic Broadcast’s, ERT World.

Dr.Darilis had the honor to be chosen as the Master of Ceremonies for the 2004 Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies, by the International Olympics Committee and the Athens Olympic Committee. She has worked for NBC Universal on the “Today Show” as a segment host for the 2004 Olympic Games coverage, and E Entertainment’s Tara Reid Reality Show. Dr.Darilis went on to Host "Mediterranean Blue" travel show aired on PBS and OTE History Channel, Greece. Dr.Darilis was the script writer and Voice Talent for the documentary series Origins of Medicine, for OTE History Channel.

Dr.Darilis has also organized and moderated various panels at the United Nations SRC, tackling issues on Environmental and Health topics, she has been a contributor to the huffingtonpost.com , thriveglobal.com, and Cyprus mail, writing various articles on health and travel. In 2023, Dr.Darilis was tapped to join the ABH Group of Athens, Greece, to help develop ZOE CLINIC, the first Bio-Regenerative Clinic, in Santorini Greece, as the Director of Wellness and Lifestyle Medicine. Dr.Darilis continued on to help develop the renown anti-aging program, Cenegenics, in Athens. She is an ambassador for the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and the International Hippocrates Foundation of Kos. She is a public speaker, and has been invited numerous times to teach about health and the mediterranean diet to students from around the globe as a visiting professor, and moderate panels on sustanability.

Platform Sessions Include:

Optimal Health/Corrective Nutrition Sessions: A holistic approach for Individualized nutrition, to achieve optimal health. These sessions address imbalances and deficiencies. Feel tired or have brain fog? Have Bloating after meals? Trying to lose or gain weight? Having trouble sleeping? These sessions will help you get on the right track towards restoring health and wellness.

Gut Health-Supporting the Microbiome Sessions: Gut health is vital for overall well-being and a variety of vital functions which include; digestion, nutrient absorption, elimination of waste, , regulating immune responses and has a connection to our brain. If you feel bloated, sluggish, can't lose or gain weight, don't feel good after meals, suffer from skin issues, some of these issues may be a result of poor gut health.

Fasting for Health Sessions: Fasting has been an ancient old ritual for health, this holistic approach can be incorporated into lifestyle regimens for a potential positive effect on metabolism, cellular repair, mental clarity and weight management. Is fasting right for you? When to do it and how to achieve the best results.

Anti-Aging/Anti-inflammatory Sessions: A Holistic approach for longevity and to reduce inflammation for optimal health. Look and feel your best at any age.

Sleep Issues: Having trouble falling asleep? Trouble staying asleep? Feel tired when you wake? Sleep deprivation, sleep apnea, and insomnia can be a sign of many things, and can affect your mental and physical state, along with quality of life.

Child Nutrition: The importance of a healthy balanced diet for children is critical for their growth mentally and physically. It is crucial for parents to educate themselves and ensure the proper nutritional regimen for their families, in order to avoid future health issues and to instill a healthy lifestyle and values to children at an early age.