DeLaney Gabriel, ND

I began my formal study of nutrition in college. Knowing the correlation between diet and disease, I pursued a registered dietitian degree with the ultimate goal of combining healthful foods and nutritional supplements once in practice. In 1981, realizing most physicians did not embrace holistic views, I left college and began independent study of integrative medicine.

I became seriously ill while working as a hearing officer at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Sacramento in 1983 and ultimately lost my job. Over time, I gave up the hope that traditional medicine could restore my health and sought out experts in the fields of holistic health and alternative medicine then passionately studied their work. I credit those pioneers for the recovery of my health and for my professional success in Holistic Anti-Aging.

I established a private practice as a Holistic Health Practitioner in Sacramento in 1984 and opened a second location in Carmel in 2000. In the fall of 2012, I moved with my husband to Santa Barbara and established a third practice there. My specialization in Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy developed in 1991 from identifying the connection between numerous health conditions and hormone levels of my clients.

I remain at the forefront of my field and attend progressive holistic and anti-aging medical conferences which present the latest research on integrative medicine and alternative therapies used throughout the world.

My highly diversified background includes formal education, vocational training, independent study and recognition in the following areas:

• Registered Nutrition Consultant (1989)
• Naturopath: Clayton College of Natural Health (1989)
• Board Certified Naturopath:
  • American Association of Naturopathic Physicians,
    District of Columbia (1991)
• American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (1992)