Meet Dr. Gaetano Morello
Dr. Gaetano Morello is a Board-Certified Naturopathic Physician, author, educator, and researcher with over 30 years of clinical experience. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, he is recognized as one of the leading voices in integrative and functional medicine, specializing in the treatment of complex chronic diseases.
Dr. Morello earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia and completed his doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr University—one of North America’s foremost institutions in natural health. He currently practices at the Wellness Center in West Vancouver and is a clinician at the Complex Chronic Disease Program at BC Women’s Hospital, where he was the first Naturopathic Doctor to be integrated into a hospital setting.
As a passionate advocate for holistic and science-informed care, Dr. Morello serves as a Co-Chair for the Quality Assurance Committee for the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC. He is also consultant in the nutraceutical industry ensuring that quality standards are followed in research and production.
Over the past three decades, he has educated thousands of health professionals—physicians, pharmacists, nutritionists—as well as the general public across North America and internationally. He is author of Whole Body Cleansing, Cleanse, Ultimate Inside Out Approach, Stress and Anxiety, Healthy Gut Diet, Killer Natural Immunity and a contributing author to A Textbook of Natural Medicine, Immunity and The Development of Neurotherapeutics in the Era of Translational Medicine. Dr. Morello is a board member and Vice Chair of the Quality Assurance Committee for the College of Complementary Health Professionals of British Columbia.
His work has been featured in numerous articles, radio programs, and television appearances.
A Philosophy Grounded in Healing and Prevention
At the core of Dr. Morello’s philosophy is a simple but profound belief:
The body has an innate ability to heal—if given the right environment.
Guided by the emerging science of epigenetics, Dr. Morello teaches that our health is not solely determined by genetics, but by how our environment—nutrition, air, stress, relationships—interacts with our biology. He applies this perspective in all aspects of care, helping patients from all walks of life optimize their health and prevent disease.
Through modalities like botanical medicine, neural therapy, orthomolecular nutrition, and innovative lab testing, Dr. Morello combines traditional wisdom with cutting-edge science. His work reflects a personalized, whole-person approach—one that challenges the outdated “one-size-fits-all” model and pushes healthcare toward a more responsive, sustainable, and human future.
Books & Publications
Whole Body Cleansing: Transform Your Health Through Gentle Purification and Effective Detoxification
Arguing that detoxification is an ongoing process to be done gently rather than an intense purge to be performed periodically, this whole-body approach to purification goes beyond the gastrointestinal tract to include practical information on how to support the entire body so it can effectively process toxins. Clarifying the many misconceptions regarding the proper way to cleanse and detoxify, this practical and comprehensive guide promotes an inside out approach that enables the body to detoxify safely, effectively, thoroughly, and consistently.
Better Nutrition Magazine Presents Cleanse
Toxins in the air, water, food, and even the products we use on a daily basis. These toxins weaken the immune system and disrupt healthy digestion, elimination, and detoxification. Cleansing the body is the only way to rid our system of these toxins. Naturopathic clinician Gaetano Morello, ND, teaches readers how to cleanse properly. Morello’s scientific detoxification program features advice on how to do a quarterly cleanse, as well as daily cleansing. His inside-out approach to cleansing helps the whole body detoxify safely and effectively. Rather than using harsh colonics and extensive fasting, Morello teaches readers how to minimize exposure to toxins while shoring up the body’s innate ability to detoxify.
French Grape Seed Extract: Nature's Warrior Against Heart Disease, Inflammation and More
Grape Seed Extract: A Gift From Nature Do you ever feel like you’re fighting an epic battle against a host of health conditions? Modern society tells us that as we age, we are likely to get heart disease, diabetes, cancer and, if we’re lucky to live long enough, we could end our lives with dementia, sick and unaware of our surroundings. We can all bust that myth right now! Grape seed extract is a gift from nature, a warrior of unsurpassed power against the diseases of aging
Nature's Best-Kept Secret for Stress & Anxiety
Feeling stressed? Who isn’t stressed these days? Feeling anxious? This is a serious condition that changes and even destroys lives.
The answers? Conventional medicine hasn’t got much to offer outside of highly addictive prescription drugs that have a host of terrible side effects.
What if there was a natural solution for both stress and anxiety? What if there was a simple and well-known herbal remedy that relieves stress and even panic attacks in minutes?
Echinacea: Nature's Best Kept Secret for Stress and Anxiety
Feeling stressed? Who isn’t stressed these days? Feeling anxious? This is a serious condition that changes and even destroys lives.
The answers? Conventional medicine often offers prescription medicines that have numerous side effects. What if there was a natural option for both stress and anxiety?What if there was a simple and well-known herbal remedy that could relieve stress and even panic attacks in minutes? There is! Echinacea.