We’ll Take Care of Your Family the Natural Way
We’ll Take Care of Your Family the Natural Way
Vital Root Total Wellness is a naturopathic medical clinic that provides family medicine solutions through holistic care. Serving families in the Greater Chicagoland Area, we attend to the needs of those who aim to take a different path in their health and wellness journey. We pride ourselves on addressing each person’s needs, and delivering treatments tailored to their conditions.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower patients and return them to wellness by applying the principles of Naturopathic Medicine. We aim to enhance the health of families as well as individuals through education, prevention, and nutrition. We are committed to providing comprehensive patient focused care that addresses the root cause.
Meet Our Team
Meet Our Team
Dr. Brian Bernier
Dr. Brian Bernier
Dr. Brian is a graduate of National University of Health Sciences, located in Lombard, IL. Prior to pursuing medical school, he attained his BA from St. Leo University in his home state of Florida. His own journey of healing himself from severe asthma has given him a passion for working with patients suffering from chronic illness. He is passionate about improving the quality of life for his patients and is motivated by hearing their success stories.
Dr. Beatriz Medina
Dr. Beatriz Medina
Dr. Medina received her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine at National University of Health Sciences located in Lombard, IL. Her experience in several fields of healthcare, and desire to help others find healing were the catalysts that led her to pursuing a career in medicine.
Dr. Medina’s deep joy for cooking allows her to connect with her patients, and teach them new ways to address nutrition. She is passionate about family medicine, and preventing as well as treating chronic disease.
Our Blog
Our Blog
An ongoing series of informational entries
An ongoing series of informational entries
Our Latest Blog Entry
Our Latest Blog Entry
March 15, 2020
What does it mean to be healthy??
For most people visiting their doctor can have it’s challenges. Patients may not understand what is actually being asked of them in terms of their health, or simply the medical language being used is not understood by many. This leads to a breakdown in communication, and leaving you wondering about how to actually manage your health. So what is a healthy diet? What is a healthy lifestyle?
In general terms a healthy diet would be one that consist of whole foods (nothing from a box, can, or bag) fruits, vegetables, fats from plant sources, and grains/beans. As you can see this is very broad and can translate into almost any type of diet out there. To avoid this confusion, there are more pressing questions to ask when attempting to change ones health.
The first question that must be asked is “ What does healthy look like to me?”Once you start to take inventory of that, you can then ask yourself, “ Is my current way of eating/living serving me in any way, and do I want to make any changes to that.”
Many times I find that patients may have to sit with those two questions for awhile before they can get any direction, or move forward with actually changing their health. Taking inventory of our thoughts and perceptions of health allow us to identify patterns that we have developed over time that really no longer are serving us. It is human nature to form attachments to things that bring us comfort, soothe feelings of melancholy, or provide us with an identity.
Here at Vital Root Total Wellness we make it a priority to understand our patients, and ensure that they understand health is not just what you put into your body. We make recommendations and guide patients through changes they feel are best for themselves to improve their overall well being.