User:Doctorsimonfit/Simón Alvarez

Simón José Alvarez Contreras (Punto Fijo, Falcón State, Venezuela, September 2, 1982), also known as Dr. Simón Fit, is a Venezuelan surgeon, veterinarian and influencer based in Miami, United States.

Simón José Alvarez Contreras was born in Punto Fijo, Falcón State, Venezuela, on September 2, 1984. Son of Yrma del Carmen Contreras Guevara and Simón José Alvarez Antúnez, he lived part of his life in the state of Falcón. He studied veterinary medicine due to his affinity for animals at the Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda. In July 2006 he received the degree of Veterinary Doctor, obtaining honorable mention for the highest qualification. For some time he practiced veterinary medicine on the island of Aruba. Finally he decided to return to Venezuela to pursue his second career in medicine and in December 2011 he received the degree of Surgeon obtaining honorable mention for highest qualification on all races at the Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda.

Dr. Simon suffered from obesity and was diagnosed at an early age with cancer, a disease to which he attributed a bad lifestyle for years, for this reason he decided to start a diet based on whole foods of vegetable origin to which he attributes the success in his health in recent years.

Invention of The Smart Chocolate
While suffering from cancer, Dr. Simon created a superfood made with organic extract of Ganoderma Lucidum, a mushroom used for more than 4,000 years for its great properties in ancient Chinese medicine, also called the mushroom of immortality. This mushroom has been attributed with anti-tumor properties because it helps fight cancer cells, has immunomodulatory and immunotherapeutic properties, thanks to its polysaccharides, terpenes and other bioactive compounds isolated from the mycelium and fruiting bodies. Dr. Simon, during his cancer treatment used the fungus as part of his daily food, but the taste was not very pleasant and was very difficult to digest making it even more difficult to consume the medicine, so he decided to mix the fungus with chocolate, nuts and dates to improve the taste and to continue receiving the benefits of Ganoderma Lucidum, this is when he discovered the potential of this mixture, giving rise to Smart Chocolate By Dr.Simon Fit, becoming one of his greatest allies in the battle against cancer.

The Cocinita Miami
Founded by Dr. Simon Fit with her husband Gianluca Mitrano, The Cocinita Miami is a vegan and vegetarian gastronomic project recognized by PETA as one of the best vegan restaurants in Miami.

The Cocinita Miami has become a well-known restaurant in Florida for creating delicious and dazzling vegan versions of traditional Venezuelan and Colombian cuisine.

He was recognized as the most outstanding health sciences professional in 2018 by the Inter-American Society for Research, Health, Business Development and Technologies (SIISDET) and top leader in health excellence 2018 by the World Association for Healthcare Excellence (AMES).

He volunteered for the experimental phase of development of the vaccine against SARS-coV-2, which was being developed by the Moderna laboratory in conjunction with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the United States. He underwent the application of the vaccine test against COVID-19, aiming to contribute to the scientific community and betting on the success of this medical option. "We are living through one of the biggest epidemiological crises in recent times and hundreds of lives are lost every day that passes. I felt that I had the duty to contribute from my experience and my knowledge, assuming the risk and taking the step to be able to achieve a solution." -Dr. Simon Fit

Dr. Simon Alvarez published his first book in 2019 called "And They Lived Healthy Forever: Eat Without Regrets and Drive Away Disease!" focused on maintaining predominantly a whole-food, plant-based diet.