TINO, AKA BANANIAC, IS A REGISTERED DIETITIAN WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN NUTRITION AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH. HE HAS BEEN CREATING YOUTUBE VIDEOS SINCE 2013 AND HAS BEEN USING HIS PLATFORM TO EDUCATE HIS VIEWERS ON A WHOLE-FOOD, PLANT-BASED DIET AND INSPIRE THEM TO ADOPT AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. IN ADDITION TO HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, TINO IS THE HOST OF THIS IS BANANAS PODCAST WHERE HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST AND MOST INSPIRING MINDS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS.

 

BANANIAC HAS BEEN VEGAN SINCE 2012 AFTER HE FASTED FOR 40+ DAYS FOR GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER AND GLORY TO GOD, THAT FLAME OF ZEAL FOR EATING A PLANT-BASED DIET STILL LIVES INSIDE HIM. WHILE HE WAS DOING THE ORTHODOX FAST, HE WAS LEARNING ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF A PLANT-BASED DIET THAT INSPIRED HIM TO PURSUE A CAREER IN NUTRITION TO HELP EDUCATE OTHERS ABOUT WHAT HE HAD LEARNED. HIS MISSION AS A GREEK ORTHODOX AND A DIETITIAN IS TO HELP SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF LOVE, HUMILITY, AND HEALTH TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS HE CAN.