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Areas of Expertise:

Our clinical health consultants are MDs, chiropractors, registered dietitians, and certified nutritionists committed to providing educational support in the following areas:

  • Comprehensive report interpretation
  • Personal supplementation recommendations tailored to specific deficiencies
  • Case study reviews
Dr. Ron Grabowsky

Ron Grabowski, R.D., D.C.

Director of Clinical Nutrition and Education

Dr. Ron Grabowski is a practicing Doctor of Chiropractic in Houston, Texas. He has presented over 500 seminars and lectures on nutrition throughout the United States and in Europe, publishing several articles and a textbook on clinical nutrition.

Receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition from North Dakota State University, he went on to be awarded his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Texas Chiropractic College in Pasadena, Texas in 1989, where he became a professor and postgraduate diplomate lecturer. His dietetic experience includes tenure at some of the leading hospitals in the nation: The New York Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York City (affiliated with Cornell Medical Center), Memorial Care System, and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Grabowski has served on the State of Texas Governor’s Childhood Obesity Taskforce and is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Chiropractic Association, and the Endocrine Society. In addition to his chiropractic practice, he has developed numerous vitamin and mineral formulas for supplement companies. Professional athletes, including Olympians, seek his expertise in nutrition consultation.

His research interests include nutritional support of the athlete and the use of supplements in clinical practice for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and gastrointestinal disorders.

James P. Roach

James P. Roach M.D.

Clinical Consultant

Dr. Roach, from Midway, KY, did his undergraduate work at Duke University, graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 1978, and did a Family Medicine residency in Tallahassee, Florida. He is board certified in Family Medicine and Integrative Holistic Medicine, is Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and has published research in nutrition and cancer markers. He is the state chairperson for the Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Board, and is on the national test committee for the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine.

As state Chairperson for KY ACTION, he was responsible for getting Rupp Arena, home of Kentucky basketball, smoke-free. In 1997, he was named the Central Kentucky Leader in Healthcare by the Lane Report.

In the past ten years he has attended 33 national conferences relating to integrative holistic approaches to healthcare, and has been a speaker at national conferences in Florida, Kentucky, and Connecticut.

In 2007, he founded the Midway Center for Integrative Medicine and has attracted patients from 15 states.

He is happily married and has two children, a son who is a meritorious assistant prosecutor at Washington Courthouse, Ohio and a daughter who is the scheduler for the Governor of Kentucky.

Dr. Roach is currently writing a book: ULTRACLARITY - Surprising Stories of Healing: Lessons for an UltraBrain, UltraLife & UltraDeath, which will be completed next year.

Bernarda Zenker

Bernarda Zenker, MD

Clinical Consultant

Bernarda Zenker, M.D. is a Board Certified Family Physician through the American Board of Family Medicine. She received her Medical Degree from Louisiana State University, New Orleans and completed her Family Medical Residency in Oklahoma City. Dr. Zenker completed her Fellowship in Integrative Medicine from The University of Arizona. Dr. Zenker is an active member of the Institute for Functional Medicine. She opened her own independent medical clinic, Trinity Integrative Medicine P.A. in Burnsville, MN in May, 2010. Dr. Zenker utilizes nutritional therapies, when possible, to assist traditional medicine in the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases. To her 20 years of family practice experience using traditional medicine, Dr. Zenker has added expertise in non-Western alternative, nutritional and complementary treatment for enhancing personalized medicine. Her methodologies include neurobiological nutrient testing, methylation genetic testing and Lipoprotein Particle determination to address health needs.

Arland Hill

Arland Hill, DC, MHP, DACBN

Clinical Consultant

Dr. Hill is the Clinical Director for Complete Care Wellness Center and the Wellness Coordinator at Specialty Healthcare and Wellness, both of which are multi-disciplinary clinics in Houston, TX. He is a Doctor of Chiropractic and a Board-Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Nutrition. He has been practicing since 2003 with a clinical focus on the use of science-based natural therapies for the management of chronic diseases.

Dr. Hill received his Doctorate from Texas Chiropractic College and his Master in Public Health from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. He has been a regular lecturer at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, where he instructs students on the merger of nutrition into mainstream medicine. Dr. Hill continues his consulting position to the nutrition industry where he offers his expertise in the development of products and strategies to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Hill routinely lectures on topics core to functional medicine emphasizing the importance of research-based interventions.

Pauline Weissman

Pauline Weissman, MS, CNS

Clinical Consultant

Pauline Weissman, MS, CNS is a clinical nutritionist in Central Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts in 1991. She also earned a Master’s Degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, CT in 1999. She is certified by the Certification Board of Nutrition Specialists, and is also a member of the American College of Human Nutrition. She has extensive experience with a wide variety of acute and chronic issues directly related to nutritional imbalances, deficiencies and wellness. Her focus is on natural approaches to wellness and her method of nutrition therapy is successfully reached through food, supplement and lifestyle programs designed to fit her clients individual needs. She maintains a private practice in West Hartford, CT, is the nutritionist on staff at West Hartford Yoga and also gives workshops and lectures at a variety of venues in the Greater Hartford Area.

Danielle Lafata

Danielle K. LaFata, MA, RD, CSSD

Clinical Consultant

Danielle is a Registered Dietitian who earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University and also has a Master’s degree in nutrition and food science from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics.

She was the Director of Performance Nutrition for the Pro/Elite division of EXOS (formerly Athlete’s Performance Inc.). Her mission is to maximize athletic performance and recovery potential through the integration of smart and effective nutrition, supplementation, and culinary solutions.

Danielle is deeply committed to working with individual athletes and teams working with a wide and diverse range of athletes from collegiate football players, soccer players to professional baseball players.

She has enjoyed tremendous success especially with the San Francisco Giants who won World Series titles in 2012 and 2014 with Danielle on board. During that time, she also worked with the U.S. Men’s National soccer team, traveling with them to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals in Brazil. She also worked with the Arizona Coyotes Hockey & Arizona Cardinals Football teams to help upgrade their nutrition, culinary, supplementation deliverables. Danielle works closely with the performance and medical staffs to set up evidence based recovery strategies and solutions through whole food options as well as smart and safe supplementation. Her duties when working with team also consisted of working closely with hotel and team staffs to create flavorful menus and strategic training tables that support the team’s training and recovery efforts.

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