If you’re seeking healthy change …
We’re on the same team.
I’m Pilar Gerasimo. Award-winning health journalist, author, speaker, social explorer. More on my background here.
Meanwhile, here’s what I know:
We all need help defying unhealthy social norms.
And more willpower isn’t the answer.
The real solution? Healthy living made easier and more fun — for us all.
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“Pilar is arguably the most enlightened health expert in America. And this is one of the most exciting health books I’ve seen in ages.”
Dan Buettner
National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones -
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“Pilar knows her stuff and walks her talk.”
Arianna Huffington
Founder, Huffington Post -
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“First, she created the best health and fitness magazine on the planet. Then a brilliant mobile app. Now this extraordinary book. Pilar’s work is life-changing, world-changing. The Healthy Deviant is going to make a huge difference for a whole lot of people.”
Mark Hyman, MD
Functional medicine pioneer, 11x NY Times bestselling author -
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“Pilar is a rock star in healthy living and a true visionary. I respect her work enormously. Her call for Healthy Deviance couldn’t come at a better time.”
Frank Lipman, MD
Longevity and integrative medicine pioneer, NY Times best-selling author of The New Health Rules -
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“Pilar is a wellness trailblazer. Her tireless work empowers us to care for ourselves, while also rising up for the world around us. I'm proud to call her a friend and sister revolutionary.”
Kris Carr
NY Times bestselling author of Crazy Sexy Cancer, founder of Inner Circle Wellness, member of Oprah's SuperSoul 100. -
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“In The Healthy Deviant, Pilar bypasses all the usual hype and hyperbole to put vitality within reach for all. If you’re trying to get healthier, this is the book you want to read now.”
David Perlmutter, MD
Functional neurologist, NY Times best-selling author of Grain Brain -
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“Pilar Gerasimo is a revolutionary. She is on a crusade to get the world healthy — and she's an expert at making it happen!”
Daniel Amen, MD
Psychiatrist, founder of Amen Clinics, NY Times Bestselling author -
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“Magical, wise, important, dead on, vital — those are all words I’ d use to describe Pilar and her Healthy Deviant work.”
Geneen Roth
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Women, Food, and God -
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“Pilar is one of the most brilliant, inspired, grounded and wise people I know. I trust her and her wisdom completely.”
Brian Johnson
Founder and CEO of Heroic and creator of PhilosophersNotes -
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“In a world where following the norms makes us sick, sad, and exhausted, the principle of Healthy Deviance is a powerful, beautiful game-changer—one that can help us radically transform our lives and our world.”
Dallas Hartwig
Co-founder of The Whole30, NYTimes bestselling author, co-host of The Living Experiment podcast
A book about breaking the rules that are breaking us.
Part manifesto, part whispered wake-up call.
A different way of living.
A movement in the making.
Visit my Healthy Deviant book/programs site … →
Through my speaking and consulting, I help organizations see things from new angles.
I help teams navigate accelerating change.
I help humans function at higher levels — without breaking themselves and each other.
Bring me in …
Level up …
Each year, I provide private Vitality Guidance for just a few exceptional individuals.
Most are courageous leaders, innovators, change-makers on a mission — and at an inflection point.
This isn't “coaching” in the conventional sense.
It’s a conscious reshaping of how you approach your daily life — and your organization’s culture.
