About Montecito Wellness

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A research organization dedicated to nature-based illness prevention.

Hypothesis for Health

Hypothesis for Health

Decades of research have led to a simple three-part hypothesis.

Nature Is Our Blueprint For Health

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We focus on physical, emotional, and environmental wellness, using Nature as our template.

Our Publications

The Wellness Project

The Wellness Project

This book is a radically different way of looking at our health. The results of Mankovitz’s extensive research are quite startling, and look nothing like what much of our conventional wisdom and the health community would have us believe. The Wellness Project uses nature as a guide, and the research discussed delves into the fields of anthropology,... 

Nature's Detox Plan

Nature’s Detox Plan

Something is very wrong with the health of our present population, and the medical community has not been able to reverse what seems to be a relentless trend downward with respect to the prevention or cure of dozens of chronic illnesses. Virtually all illnesses result from some failure of the body’s defenses (which I will refer to as the defense... 

The Original Diet

The Original Diet

The nutritional approach used in this book is not based on dispensing drugs or supplements to be taken for a lifetime.  It is not a weight loss program; it is not an exercise program; it is neither symptom nor diagnosis based. This book teaches the reader to use food to restore the human body as closely as possible to the condition intended by Nature. ... 

University Research

We use science to better understand our relationship with nature. Learn More.

Nature’s Food Plate

It looks quite different than the new USDA Food Plate. Learn More.

(un)Pick Your Poison

The Standard American Diet (SAD) is making us unhealthy. Learn More.

Related Websites

Other Projects of Interest. Learn More.

Supplement Links

Links to supplements referenced in our publications. Learn More.

Suggested Products

Links to products referenced in our publications. Learn More.

Health-Related Inventions

Innovative technology to support illness prevention.
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Office of Illness Prevention

Our vision for a new government organization. Learn More.