Say Hello to a Healthier You
PHOTOS BY JACK PORTUNE | DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HELLO HEALTH, WELLNESS AND HORMONES
Danielle Nasello tells her patients there’s no reason to settle for “normal” health whenever she can help them pursue optimal health.
Danielle has been a nurse practitioner since 2011, and she started her practice Hello Health, Wellness and Hormones that is now located inside Love Chiropractic Center, in part because of her deep desire to help patients determine root causes of their symptoms and explore ways “functional medicine” can help them live healthier, more satisfying lives.
Her practice focuses on hormone and testosterone replacement therapies, weight loss options and telehealth services. She is also adept at addressing gut and gastrointestinal issues and offers peptide therapy.
Utilizing comprehensive blood panels and a detailed evaluation, Danielle makes recommendations for next steps that often involve Biodentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT).
“I’m not for everybody... if you just want an instant fix and you don’t want to put in the work, then... I’m not the best fit for you,” she says, noting patient visits average around one hour and center around education and understanding.
Danielle Nasello
Hello Health, Wellness and Hormones
The practice doesn’t accept insurance, which allows Danielle the freedom to choose best treatments without an insurance company dictating options.
Danielle, who worked at Moffitt Cancer Center for nearly five years, says she works hard to debunk a myth that “hormones cause cancer,” which became a trending sentiment following a 2002 Women’s Health Initiative study that she deems to be flawed.
She said the study was stopped early and the results have been retracted, but many women still became suddenly afraid that taking hormones leads to cancer, when in fact modern research shows biodentical hormones can decrease risks of cancer, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and dementia.
Through her practice, Danielle aims to help perimenopausal and menopausal women find solutions that improve their mental and physical health, noting estrogen plays a vital role in women’s cardiovascular health.
In addition to hormone therapy, she enjoys conversing with patients about ideal nutrition for their bodies at their stages of life and ultimately she wants to help make people “as healthy and resilient as possible, so hopefully they never develop cancer”.
When it’s appropriate, such as when a patient is experiencing consistent high blood pressure, she is glad to help them explore traditional medicine solutions
Danielle says the beauty of science is “knowing it changes and being open enough to change with it. When you know better, you can do better.”