I am a breast cancer survivor. After my experience, I know now more than ever that health is not…read moresomething you take for granted. We are all that we eat. If I learned one thing from my experience, it is that western medicine is not straightforward; it is more complex, but there are known treatments that everyone is being exposed to regardless of who you are, where you come from; but ultimately, you are just a patient. As a result, your only advocate is you. Or I thought so until after I met Chen. I always followed a Mediterranean diet and mainly cooked at home. I thought I was doing great, and I was healthy. Yet what I was doing wasn't helping my energy level or weight. Chen is a true partner in your health. She first does blood tests to understand where you are. Then you have a great conversation telling her about you and your lifestyle. She has vast knowledge about nutrition. She always explains why we do what, which was super helpful. Some other things she told me were also profound. She said: ·      "This is not torture, don't go hungry; if you do, you will make poor choices. That is why sometimes carrots and hummus is a lunch." ·      "Eat more of the right things, drink the right things, so that you can get rid of what your body doesn't need." I have never met any nutritionist who told me to eat more. ·      "I do not expect you to be a chef." We discussed at least one recipe and product in every session. Yes, the start was challenging, but today after eight months of our partnership, I feel better than ever. I never felt alone in this journey; Chen was always kind, never judgmental, always supportive, and showed up for me. I don't see this journey as a diet that will end at some point. I am changing all my habits, and what I do is for a lifetime. People around me also started utilizing these new habits and food. I don't feel I am missing anything if I cannot eat something I used to eat or what others eat. This is for me, and it is my choice. I am super aware of all the ingredients and nutrition, and most importantly, I have learned to listen to my body. I can do this all because of Chen's partnership. She is terrificin every way. Thank you!!!

I'm in my late 20's and have seen my health slowly decline and have tried many diets and changes in…read moreorder to get my health in order. As a newly-wed I wanted to make sure that I live a healthy and long life and have been concerned about my health due to my family's history of heart disease and diabetes. I found Chen on a whim, I just typed in Google to find a nutritionist in the area. From the first call, I was hooked on her. She's so compassionate and loving and I joke with her that's she's more than a nutritionist; it's like I'm paying for both a nutritionist and therapist. I called her in order for me to shape up my body and to lose weight. On top of me losing weight she helped me understand and listen to my body. Though this program isn't necessarily about losing weight, it's more about understanding inflammation, microbiomes, creating silence in the gut. If you're looking to have a complete overhaul of your system, please start working with Chen. This woman will change your life (and especially your gut)!

Eleni is so much more than a nutritionist. Her positive energy is absolutely contagious! She…read morespecializes in women's health and I'm a big fan of her mind-body, individualized approach to wellness and healing. Not only have I learned so much about cultivating better eating habits and a healthy mindset, but Eleni has also had such a positive impact on my life both spiritually and emotionally. She also really helped me get balanced when my hormones were all out of whack! There girl really knows her stuff. I highly recommend you schedule your complimentary break through call with The Healing Roots today! Five stars all the way.

I loved working with Eleni! Before I met her my hormones were out of control and I was on…read moredifferent medications. She helped me learn how to make life style changes and get off the meds, I've even lost 20lbs! If you are feeling hopeless give her a call, she can change your life!

Texas Nutrition Consultants…read more I was referred to Texas Nutrition Consultants by my primary care doctor. They were pretty quick to set me up with an appointment. I unfortunately missed my first appointment due to an underlying disability. They were nice enough to waive the fee. The trouble started when I was finally going over their patient contract. I called in with some questions and spoke with the office manager Brenda. I explained to her my situation, and asked if they would be willing to make an exception. She said that usually is no problem, but that they would not add an addendum to the contract stating that. She stated the reason was they don't want patients to abuse it. Which is fair. On my end for confirmation I wanted to speak to the clinic owner. She unfortunately was out of town, but she would pass my message along and have her call me at her earliest convenience. I had another appointment scheduled for later in the week. I went ahead and canceled it. Giving the reason that I want everything to be understood before I start their services.This cancellation was more than 24 hrs prior to the appointment. In the meantime I sent over my insurance information. So I went ahead and emailed Brenda my insurance info. I currently have a hybrid Humana plane through medicare and medicaid. Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs). Brenda responded that from their experience that my plan would not cover the treatment I was seeking. So I went ahead and contacted Humana. They sent me a letter stating coverage of services. I forwarded that to Brenda. Foreword about 2 weeks later. Shelley Madesen, the owner, gave me a call. I go over things with her. She then starts off by saying that I had already missed 2 appointments. That normally they would only waive 1. I explained, 9/10 clinics are willing to work with me. I explained I don't usually miss my appointment. That truthfully in the past few years I have maybe only missed a handful. Then there was the issue with my insurance. Shelley believed that my insurance would not cover the appointments. That based on her so many years of experience she knew they wouldn't. That medicaid would not cover certain treatments. I tried to explain that it is not just a medicaid plan that Humana would be the one to run the claim through. I even suggested let's see how the first billing goes, and go from there. She said no, in this case I would have to pay for my appointments up front and told her I could not afford to do that. She said that she is running a business. I told her, I would hope that you are in the business of patient services. I told her straight forward, if you don't want me to be a patient please let me know. She rebutted that was not the case, but that she didn't think it would work out. !!!This next piece is all my opinion from my 15+ years experience dealing with clinics!!! I feel I upset both Brenda and Shelley that I had issues with the contract. That I asked for some leniency. I feel when I asked Brenda if I could speak to the owner(Shelley) that I may have offended her. When I finally got the chance to speak to Shelley I could feel there was already tension, I could be wrong. Overall I am surprised by the attitude that I perceived from Texas Nutrition Consultants. It feels that the Business comes first, patient care and compassion comes second. And if you have anything you are dealing with outside their ordinary: Complicated Insurance, Disability, or question their practices. They made me feel that it is too much trouble for them.

Their office support is so sub-par that honestly, I'm embarrassed for them…read more My doctor recommended this place, but I can plainly say that I'm choosing a different place because of the uncaring & condescending office support. The website says "book now" as if they have operational booking online, but it takes you to an email form. The form asks what you're contacting them for, and so gave a few sentences about how I was overwhelmed with my new diagnosis and needed help. I also gave my availability. Someone emailed back and all they said was "Call in for an appointment." They didnt mention anything like "thanks for sharing your story", which was hard for me to write. After a few days, I called in around 3:50 to set up an appointment. It immediately went to a recorded message that says their office phone hours close at 4, and to press 3 to speak with Brenda. I didn't know who Brenda was at the time, so I tried to leave a voicemail for the main office. When I got to voicemail, it was a recording telling me with a condescending attitude that this voicemail box is not operational, and to call back to the office and press 3.