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Meet Your Neighbor: Meet The Neighbor – Dr. Robert DeMartino
By Callie Thomas
Ever notice that everything old becomes new again… but with a twist? Dr. Robert DeMartino has embraced some old concepts and given them a new spin by combining them with modern technology. The 89012 resident and chiropractor is the founder of Superior Health Solutions, a decidedly different kind of clinic. Although modeled after the Mayo Clinic concept, Superior takes a natural approach and offers patients more options to treat their health concerns.
In addition to serving as the medical board chair for Lupus of Nevada, Dr. DeMartino is also the health advisor for Whole Foods Henderson and Sun City MacDonald Ranch. He regularly takes his message to the streets and into Whole Foods stores, providing free seminars on important healthy living topics and addressing chronic illness. He also takes his message to the web in helpful videos, particularly through his volunteer efforts with the Foundation for Wellness Professionals and Well Rounded Momma, a natural birthing center.
DeMartino draws his unending energy toward helping others from his own experiences. He lost his older sister to cancer when she was just sixteen. From that point on, he dedicated his life to helping others so that they didn’t have to go through what his family had endured. His interest in chiropractic came from his own need to alleviate migraines, which had been caused from stress after his sister passed. DeMartino took his efforts a step further by becoming a master trainer for the Neurological Relief Centers.
The good doctor dedicated three years of his career traveling the country to learn all he could about natural healing methods, acquiring knowledge and expertise in all types of techniques, including the Neurologic Relief Center’s techniques, quantum neurology and biological medicine. Dr. DeMartino talks about helping others using natural methods and shared some advice on healthy foods that can make a difference.
Tell us about your role with the Foundation for Wellness.
“I volunteer my time with the national organization by going out into the community to give lectures on different health topics free of charge. The goal is to educate the community on what they can do to become healthy in a natural way. We also do a tremendous amount of work with the Lupus Association of Nevada, which actually works out of our clinic. I provide regular advice on health and host their support group meetings and help answer their questions.”
What do you do as a consultant for Whole Foods in Henderson?
“Once a month, we pick health topics we think people would find interesting and helpful. We then conduct lectures on those topics, involving the latest research and how people can use the Whole Foods Market as a health resource, since diet always plays a main role in regaining or restoring health.”
Is there a specific diet you recommend?
“As far as diet goes, we have some main rules we follow, but the more serious the health problem, the more strictly we follow the diet. One of the major problems we find with the increase in chronic disease is that the average American eats around 130 grams of protein a day, while that number should be more around 45-70 grams.”
Are there specific foods that you recommend be avoided?
“We usually advise people to avoid all of the allergenic types of foods like cow’s milk products, nuts, non-organic eggs and, of course, no processed foods or white sugar products. Avoiding these foods decreases inflammation and allows for a balanced whole food diet.”
Do you ever get any down time?
“When I’m not working, I’m with my family. It’s pretty much impossible for me to be around my two kids and wife and not be happy.”
What inspires you?
“I keep the picture of my sister in a frame on my nightstand next to my bed so that when I wake up, it is the first thing I see in the morning. That way, if I’m tired or don’t feel like going to work, I quickly remember why I do it. It’s not hard to get up after that.”
