Ricardo Villalba
Ricardo Villalba LAc, DiplOM UTP, is an NCCAOM Board Certified Diplomate of Oriental Medicine and licensed in the state of Florida. He is a specialist in chronic pain, fatigue, mood disorders, and digestive health using Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Therapeutic Nutrition, and Unified Therapy. After completing eight years of fast paced and high demand military service in the United States Coast Guard as an Electrical Engineer, he followed his passion to serve and educate his community using Chinese and Holistic Medicine that would provide non surgical solutions.
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He graduated from Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine with a Bachelor in Health Science and Master’s in Oriental Medicine. He is certified by the National Certification Commission for
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. During this time he also pursued pain management and emotional release techniques certification at the Evolutionary Healing Institute.
Ricardo was born to two loving and hard working parents. His mother came to the United States
from Italy and his father from Colombia. His family always encouraged him to learn as much as
he could as he had the opportunity to simultaneously experience multiple cultures.
After transitioning from the military and experiencing chronic pain and fatigue along with
sustained injuries and surgeries, Ricardo sought out Holistic Care for help with chronic pain and
fatigue issues to help manage and minimize time away from doing things in life that he loves.
He wanted to pursue a career where he could continue to change lives and empower those
with chronic pain, fatigue, and digestive disorders.
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His Introduction to Chinese Medicine and Unified Therapy started immediately after his Coast
Guard career and had a profound impact on his thought process about the human body.
Chinese medicine and Unified Therapy are powerful mind-body systems that truly find the root
of many disorders. Ricardo worked with seasoned acupuncturists and Unified Therapy masters.
The results he witnessed were nothing short of amazing. He learned how to focus attention on
the pain and learn how one can communicate with it to learn a way through times of distress.
The practice of allowing oneself to explore the pain can lead to discovering feelings and
emotions that have been suppressed or distorted.
As he combined the use of Acupuncture, specialized breathing techniques, and meditation,
he was able to identify the physiological processes and diseases that take place during or after
times of stress. One of the key secrets that he combines with a specialized way of listening to
patient and client stories, as well as active diagnosis of energetic patterns, after reviewing complete
medical history. Ricardo’s mission and purpose is to bring relief to his patients with chronic pain, fatigue and
anxiety, depression, and PTSD (which are often linked)
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He sees pain in the body as an opportunity not only to learn and listen to what it can teach us to
make adjustments to our daily lives but also to communicate with it, allowing it to guide us back
to optimal health.
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Ricardo continually focuses on personal growth and volunteering in his community. He also has
a love for playing music and studying native traditions.
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Want to meet with Ricardo to see if he can help you get relief and increase the energy in your
life?
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