Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

Lauren Baca is a Certified Functional Nutritional Practitioner recommended by HHC for her expertise in Lyme Disease Functional Medicine.

Lauren's passion for root-cause wellness stemmed from growing up in a family riddled with degenerative diseases. Although she saw the benefits western medicine could offer by keeping her family alive, she noticed that their quality of life was greatly diminished. She made the connection that what we eat is intimately connected to our sense of vitality. Diseases that are labeled as "genetic" in allopathic medicine have the power to be either perpetuated or hindered by our lifestyle choices. This idea that our lifestyle could rewire our "pre-dispositions" is what pushed Lauren beyond the scope of nutritional biology and into the realm of holistic mind-body health. Fast forward and Lauren's never-ceasing love for being a Holistic Health Coach has lent her to gain experience in a number of different areas including but not limited to nutrition, biochemistry, epidemiology, and west-to-east herbalism. Currently, she works with a wide range of clients helping them find their way back to wellness through the modalities offered at Root Cause Clinic, LLC. After becoming diagnosed with Lyme Disease herself, she found a passion for helping those suffering from complex stealth infections including mold illness, Lyme, and co-infections. Although she holds space for these clients, her undying love for teaching others how to care for themselves is inclusive to all. Lauren employs a trifecta of tools to guide her clients through bio-individual protocols that remind the body how to heal and restore innate body wisdom.

Listen to Lauren talk about how she uses Functional Medicine to help clients with Lyme Disease and other root causes on the Holistic Health Collaborative podcast here