Sometimes we don’t recognize how valuable a skill is until we're losing it. Rather than delaying interventions to strengthen brain health, maybe we can begin much earlier.

The summer season has finally arrived. With all the spring rain come lots of lush summer greenery and colorful flowers… and insects. Fortunately, there are many non-toxic options available to protect ourselves from these organisms.

Let us be the architects of our own wellness, building a strong foundation to weather any storm. Let us be the gardeners who tend to our bodies and minds, nurturing and cultivating balance in all aspects of our lives. For when we are in harmony with ourselves and our environment, we can truly feel mighty and unstoppable.

Transform your mindset. Let go of limiting beliefs & embrace the possibilities! Imagine a universe filled with abundance, where everything you need is within reach. What would you do with this abundance in life, health & beyond?

Bone broth has been used throughout human history. Remember chicken help heals the cold (and the soul).

Embarking on a new journey can be overwhelming, especially when the first step appears to be too big. Rather than being daunted by the enormity of our health goals, we can find alternative routes that lead us to our desired outcome. By learning from nature and adopting a pathfinding mindset, we can overcome challenges and continue our journey towards better health and well-being.

Amino acids are broken down from proteins in our diet by a properly functioning digestive system. Foods high in proteins are usually sufficient to give us our necessary amount of amino acids.

As we journey through life, we constantly strive for equilibrium, the delicate harmony that exists between opposite forces. This balance can be found in every aspect of our lives - our work, relationships, health, and personal growth.

In Functional Medicine, we combine a functional approach to health using lifestyle and diet combined with appropriate herbal, vitamin, and mineral support. Compounding of medications goes back to the very beginnings of medicine. Advanced technology makes it possible for a qualified pharmaceutical laboratory to achieve the accuracy of pharmaceutical companies while treating each case individually for optimum results.

How deep are your "roots"?

How broad are your "roots"?

Use this video as an opportunity to take a moment for self-awareness and mindfulness.

Part of an integrative approach to wellness is checking for nutritional deficiencies that can contribute to, or even cause, imbalances in blood sugar (glucose). Increased consumption of simple carbohydrates in your diet can increase blood insulin levels, which, in turn, can deplete a number of essential nutrients.

The culprit is gluten, a mixture of proteins including gliadins and glutenins, known for giving wheat dough its elastic texture. Gluten is also found in barley, oats, spelt, kamut and several other foods. A rise in gluten sensitivity and celiac disease, a serious autoimmune disease in which gluten damages the small intestine, has led folks to search out gluten-free options.

The aspects of the beach create a beautiful comparison to life & how we might find ourselves. Join Dr. Roca for this mindfulness exercise!

Almost immediately as immigrants arrive in the US and their diet changes, their gut bacteria changes. Microbial diversity decreases substantially and measurably. Those bacteria that most effectively metabolize complex carbohydrates reduce substantially.

The flora shifts from Prevotella dominance to Bacteroides dominance (and these changes propagate across generations).

Although these shadows exist, we are able to use these experiences as a source of motivation to adopt new behaviors & understand how they affect who and how we are today & who and how we will be tomorrow.

Water has no shape until we build up structures to contain it. These blocks can be compared to our thoughts, feelings, or memories that prevent the free flow of energy, thoughts & actions.

Childhood obesity is increasing across the US. Childhood obesity is associated with lifetime obesity. Obesity is a primary predictor of development of diabetes type II, heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and sleep apnea. So it stands to reason that working to decrease childhood obesity is a valuable investment for the child’s future health.

When we encourage you to consider “Why” understanding the root causes of your symptom matters to you, we invite you into the process of deeply considering the options that are available to you to return yourself to better health.

Any time we have circumstances in our life (in many cases relating to health), we get to CHOOSE how we see it.

We encourage you to look at the environment & the patterns (forest) that exist in the framework of your life.

These can be foundations of our health, grown by taking the entire environment and patterns into account.

Will you choose to see the forest or the trees?

Health is a present state evaluation that we assess and describe in the moment of our reflection. Healing is a process that takes variable lengths of time. Without that direct realization of cause and effect, motivation to change is lacking. And for the young who lack the ability of foresight or the realization of human frailty, the motivation to make health-related changes are even more difficult.