Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Why Visit a ROHP?

    A Registered Orthomolecular Health Practitioner is a scientific evidence-based trained nutritional professional who can educate you about diet, lifestyle, supplements, and detoxification for optimum health and energy. A ROHP is trained to design for you a diet incorporating the latest nutritional breakthroughs and personalized dietary supplement program, which respect your unique biochemistry, food sensitivities and intolerances to help you build and maintain wellness.

  2. How do you define "holistic model"?

    The following characteristics define the term "holistic model":

    • Cures are effected by finding the underlying cause and correcting it.
    • A healthy organism tends to correct its own minor imbalances; medical treatment may often interfere with that self-healing ability.
    • Symptoms are a message from the body about its condition and function. Same condition may give rise to different symptoms; different conditions may cause similar symptoms.
    • Cures of major diseases may occur because the immune is strong, perhaps supported by a change in diet, psychological or spiritual renewal.
    • Food is a direct cause of the proper or improper functioning of the organism.
    • Quality, quantity, stored energy, taste, color, aroma, and texture of food all have physiological effects on the organism.

  3. Could you elaborate "genomic stability" per your Service page?

    A major cause of cell death -- genotoxic stress -- is thought to be due to the depletion of NAD from the nucleus and cytoplasm. Food is information for our epigenome. There are foods and nutritional supplements that assist in maintaining genomic stability to defy aging and substantially reduce risk of diseases.

  4. Could you elaborate "Metabolic Syndrome" per your Service page?

    Metabolic Syndrome includes abdominal obesity, high fasting blood glucose, hypertension, atherogenic dyslipidemia (abnormal lipid or HDL/LDL ratio in blood), pro-thrombotic state (intravascular coagulation of the blood in the circulatory system), and pro-inflammatory state. Please note that it is inflammation, not obesity, which causes insulin resistance. There are foods and nutritional supplements which will bring your metabolic syndrome under control. In addition, please do not forget to exercise!

  5. How do you help with persistent weight issues?

    Individualized diet (tailored in accordance with your diet habit so that it is easy for you to follow), supplements, detoxification and drainage, and lifestyle adjustments are the answers. This protocol will eventually become your unique diet pattern and lifestyle which you will enjoy for life!