Meet Dr. Deanna
About Dr. Deanna Minich
My Story
With the eruption of health issues, I became intrigued with medicine and science to find solutions to what I was experiencing. I was so immersed in wanting to know more about my body that I began volunteering at the neighborhood hospital as a candy-striper, working in doctors’ offices as a medical assistant, and, one day, even decided on a pre-medicine track in college.
I slowly realized that my quest needed to expand beyond science and medicine.
I took my first yoga class. I signed up for literature, philosophy, and world religions classes in college.
Like most of you reading my story, I was a seeker. I was looking for patterns of truth to emerge and speak to me.
All the while I was in graduate school earning my Master’s and Doctorate degrees, I had a curiosity about other traditions of healing, everything from Ayurveda to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to energy medicine techniques. I traveled extensively to other countries and even lived abroad for several years.
Then, something clicked inside me.
In my most alone moments of fear and not feeling well, I suddenly felt called to paint vivid colors and abstract shapes on large canvases. Everything in my world became rainbow, colorful, and bright. I even saw people as “colors,” with certain people resonating with warming colors and others, cooling hues.
I began to notice how science, ancient healing traditions, and art were all connected. There was no real separation between a logical mind and a creative soul—they were best when dancing in sync together. I applied more art, color, and science to my own health, and it was working for me.
The combination of science and creativity was the answer I had been searching for…
When I finished graduate school and began working with people on their health, I continued using this integrated system of science and creativity that I had stumbled upon for my personal health. I later organized it into a colorful, easy-to-understand framework, connecting food, eating, lifestyle, body, and emotional issues. At the time, I called it Food & Spirit™, and today, I call the method I use the 7 Systems of Full-Spectrum Health™.
The power of this full-spectrum system was astounding.
As I introduced this approach to my patients, I saw how deeply mind, body, spirit, and emotions all affect one another.
Remove a toxic food from your diet, and you might also free yourself from depression, anxiety, or helplessness. Eliminate a toxic thought, and you might also rev up your metabolism and lose some unwanted weight. Tear down the barriers to your sense of purpose and connectedness, and you might also revitalize your immune system and restore your optimism. Introduce some color into your life through foods and eating, you might feel the sparkle and dance of life, enabling you to shift into new adventures!
By addressing nutrition, exercise, thought patterns, and many other factors at the same time, you can break through toxic barriers and create a vibrant, healthy life, an energized, full-spectrum life!
I know you can because it worked for me, and I have seen it help so many others, too!