Roots Waco Chiropractic Nutrition Wellness

01/07/2026

Finally, a Food Pyramid we can get behind! Bravo, HHS, for the MUCH needed update.

Eat. Real. Food.

Under President Trump’s leadership, common sense, scientific integrity, and accountability have been restored to federal food and health policy.

For decades, the Dietary Guidelines favored corporate interests over common-sense, science-driven advice to improve the health of Americans.

That ends today.

The new Dietary Guidelines call for prioritizing high-quality protein, healthy fats, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains—and avoiding highly processed foods and refined carbohydrates.

https://realfood.gov/

12/12/2025

08/28/2025

Did you know that simple healthy habits can increase our own GLP-1 naturally?

* Eating fiber, protein, and fermented (probiotic) foods
* Consuming less sugar, refined carbs, and alcohol
* Getting regular exercise and prioritizing sleep

Why not first try working with our body's own regulatory systems? Need help getting started? Schedule a free 20 minute nutritional therapy consultation.

08/12/2025

Waco, have you heard? Farm-to-market local food, a seed oil-free kitchen cooking up healthy grab-and-go meals, greenhouse garden, kombucha on tap at the Refresh Bar, cooking classes, and more in a uniquely beautiful, historic grocery store. Garden City Grocery at 18th and Austin is going to be AMAZING!!!!

Garden City® Grocery is reopening in Waco’s historic H-E-B building. With local farm partnerships, clean ingredients, and affordable fresh food, it blends vintage charm with timeless values. Featuring a greenhouse, scratch kitchen, and family events, it brings new life—and good food—to the he...

07/26/2025

If fast food could tell you about its journey from the field to your plate it would go something like this.

10/12/2024

07/07/2024

Have you heard of the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen?

Dirty Dozen: conventional produce items with the most pesticide residue, and the most important to choose organic.

Clean Fifteen: conventional produce items with the least pesticide residue, and the least important to choose organic.

10/27/2023

We made this A-MAZINGLY beautiful and delicious fall dish by Unbound Wellness this week and loved every bite!

Now's the time to make it while delicata squash can be found in grocery stores and at farmers markets!

This stuffed delicata squash is a simple and delicious dinner for fall! It's made with delicata squash, ground turkey, apples, kale and fresh seasonal herbs.

09/30/2023

Good bacteria love healthy, whole, organic, plant-based foods, ones that are high in fiber and nutrients and contain no artificial ingredients. ⁣
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Focus on fibrous foods such as cruciferous vegetables, berries, garlic, onions, lentils, nuts and seeds, avocado oil, and olive oil. And supplement with probiotics. ⁣

Individuals who ate over 30 plant types a week had more diversity in their gut bacteria than those who ate 10 or fewer different plants.

There’s still so much we need to understand about the ways in which our gut microbiome impacts our health, but for now, I’m aiming for more variety as often as possible.

This means herbs, spices, and eating as much color as possible daily.

07/26/2023

"Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can." -- from Aruka, by Kent Johnston

You can start by substituting sugar-laden treats with fruit. Try adding more veggies to every meal. Try a smoothie for breakfast. Take a 10-minute walk. Do one push-up. ⁣
Honestly, I hated weight training. It hurt. It wasn’t fun. The gym smelled. I started slowly and now I love it, and the payoff in terms of my strength and well-being makes it fun and easy! ⁣
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When you feel less stress and more joy around positive changes, you’ll up-level your biology and reinforce these healthy habits. ⁣