UPEKA Wellness

12/18/2025

In the world of healing—whether personal or clinical—we often anchor to outcomes: lab values, symptom resolution, a diagnosis reversed.

But the real magic? It happens in the process.

The daily check-ins. The rethinking. The slowing down. The growing awareness of what works and what doesn’t.

When we fall in love with the process, healing stops being something that happens later. It becomes something we’re living into—right now.

That shift doesn’t just change how we practice. It changes how we live.

What if joy isn’t at the destination?
What if it’s woven into the way we walk the road?

12/14/2025

12/05/2025

Taking a break from non stop studying for the Certified Nutritionist Specialist Board exam… warm Korean food 😋

11/25/2025

We often admire the flight, not the metamorphosis.
The grace, not the grit.
The outcome, not the dissolving and becoming that makes it possible.

Lately I’ve been thinking about those unseen stages of transformation—the in-between spaces where something old is melting away and something new hasn’t yet taken shape.

The chrysalis is not a pause; it’s the work itself.

This season reminds me that transformation is cellular. The body, the heart, and the story all have to metabolize change—to break down what’s been, integrate what’s true, and release what no longer serves.

Wherever you are in your own transition—in your body, your work, your relationships, your becoming—may you give yourself permission to be in process.

That’s where the real becoming happens.

11/25/2025

Love this

To me, food isn’t just nourishment: it’s a form of spiritual practice. The colors, the cycles, the way plants grow in community and not isolation… each meal is a reminder of how nature teaches unity, diversity, and purpose. When we eat in connection with the earth, we’re not just feeding the body, we’re feeding the part of us that remembers where we came from. The wholeness of nature shows us our wholeness. ✨🌈

11/23/2025

11/22/2025

Have you tried barre classes?
Its a great variety to your exercise routine!

11/13/2025

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Coffee lovers, this one’s worth celebrating.

A recent lab study found that compounds in espresso may help prevent tau proteins, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s, from clumping and damaging brain cells.

It’s early research, but it reinforces what we already know: our daily choices, even something as simple as a cup of coffee, can influence brain health at the molecular level.

Here’s my recent blog post breaking down the research: https://drperlmutter.com/another-reason-coffee-lovers-celebrate-espresso-may-defend-brain-tau/

11/12/2025

A rebounder is a great way to workout indoors or outdoors! My favorite rebounder videos are by Naomi Joy ! Get that heart beating and blood pumping!

Exercise is the one lifestyle modifiable factor which benefits almost everyone!

Here is my 20 Min HIIT Cardio Rebounder Workout! In this fun and challenging High-Intensity Interval Workout, we will be working for 30 secs with 10 secs of ...

11/12/2025

What’s your favorite protein powder ? No sugar and complete amino acid profile.

*Add 1 scoop of your favorite protein powder, greens, berries, two tbsp. flax seeds, k**b ginger, wedge lemon , 4-5 ice , water.

11/11/2025

Protein breakfast- quick gram flour rotis with onions, tomatoes and cilantro