The most natural medicine for our bodies is the food we eat. A healthy diet not only provides the nutrients require for our body to function but also creates the internal environment where vitality can flourish and our genetic influences can be expressed to our best interest. A poor diet sets the stage for disease to develop.

Examples are boundless of how nutritional deficiency and therapy can impact health. The use of folic acid has shown to be so valuable that its deficiency during pregnancy can cause improper brain and spinal cord development in newborns. Chromium is now given to help regulate the body's response to sugar and insulin. Coenzyme Q10 is used to prevent and manage congestive heart failure.

Genetic individuality plays a key role in determining the optimal nutrition for each person. “One person's food is another person's poison” expresses how two people can consume the same diet and have opposite results.

At the Longevity Healthcare Center we utilize several tools to assess the nutritional health of our clients and provide direction on how to achieve optimal nutrition that meets their bio-individual needs.

Fundamental to good health is a balanced internal chemistry as indicated by the body's pH. High acidity forces the body to borrow minerals and vitamins from vital organs and bones to buffer the acid and safely remove it from the body. High alkalinity can create problems with intestinal function, sluggishness; poor elimination and compromised respiratory system function.

Metabolic Typing as developed by Doctors Kristal and Wolcott is utilized to determine if the pH is out of balance and identifies the underlying system that dominates how an individual produces and processes energy, creating a Metabolic Type.