About Me
“How badly do you want to truly live your life. Not just exist within your life, but to live life with health and vitality, both mentally and physically.”
Hi! I'm Roland Mills
I have been studying nutrition and natural healing for 25 years. My passion, dedication and inspiration to discover “How the systems of the body work” to achieve health and balance was born from his own struggles for personal health. For me, the power of food as medicine was not a simple curiosity, but an attempt to discover a pathway to not only improve the quality of life, but to save it.
Currently I am a Holistic Health Practitioner, Certified Clinical Nutritionist, Certified Clinical Master Herbalist, and Integrative Nutrition Health Counselor. I have a Master of Science in Nutrition and a graduate of The Natural Healing Institute of Naturopathy, Encinitas California and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Columbia University, New York. I am also a graduate of the AFMCP Program in Functional Medicine and continue advanced medical and nutritional studies with many Medical, Naturopathic, Chiropractic and Nutritional Practitioners worldwide through The Institute for Functional Medicine. I’m trained in all the different dietary theories, eastern and western nutrition, modern health issues, personal growth and development, and health counseling. I emphasizes that each individual is unique and that the environment of the human body and mind is inseparably connected to nature and the seasons of the earth. How one thinks is just as important as how one eats.
The life-changing question that I always asks is; “How badly do you want to truly live your life. Not just exist within your life, but to live life with health and vitality, both mentally and physically.” It is a leap of faith for someone to answer this question and accept the challenge, but my desire is to share with my clients the Power we have to harm or to heal the body; the power wrong foods have to create illness, and the power right foods have to promote health and weight loss. To understand how food is the most powerful drug one can put in the body is the knowledge that will change lives.
My Training
Master of Science in Human Nutrition
- Maricopa Community College, A.H.S.
- Phoenix College, A.A.S.
- Arizona State University, B.S.
- Columbia University Teachers College, M.Sc.H.N.
- Institute for Integrative Nutrition, M.Sc.IN.
Institute for Integrative Nutrition Graduate; where I learned innovative coaching methods, practical lifestyle management techniques, and over 100 dietary theories; everything from Ayurveda, gluten-free, and Paleo, to raw, vegan, and macrobiotics, and everything in between.
Graduate Degrees and Certification Programs:
Natural Healing Institute of Naturopathy:
- Certified Clinical Nutritionist
- Certified Clinical Master Herbalist
- Holistic Health Practitioner
- Certified Master Aromatherapist
- Naturopathic Practitioner
Practicing Member of Functional Medicine:
Functional Medicine AFMCP Graduate
Body System Advanced Practice Modules Graduate
- APM: Enhancing Biotransformation and Elimination
- APM: Restoring Gastrointestinal Equilibrium
- APM: Re-establishing Hormonal Balance in the Hypothalamic, Pituitary, Adrenal, Thyroid, and Gonadal Axis
- APM: Transforming, Preventing, and the Management of Chronic Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disorders
- APM: The Many Faces of Immune Dysregulation and Chronic Inflammation
- AFMCP: Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice
Certified in HeartMath
A key area of focus of Institute of HeartMath Research Center is exploring our emotions and how they affect our physiology, with an emphasis on the physiological effects of positive emotions. The heart and brain maintain a continuous two-way dialogue, each influencing the other’s functioning. The signals the heart sends to the brain can influence perception, emotional processing and higher cognitive functions. This system and circuitry is viewed by neurocardiology researchers as a “heart brain.” The success of utilizing HeartMath tools and technology have been published in many peer reviewed journals and many of these studies have been done in collaboration with universities, research centers and healthcare system partners. This research has significantly advanced the understanding of heart-brain interactions, heart-rate-variability analysis, emotional physiology and the physiology of optimal learning and performance and provides the foundation of the HeartMath System. Experience the HeartMath System.
I studied with some of the world’s leading health and wellness experts including:
- Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd, founder and director of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition
- Deepak Chopra, MD World Leader in Mind-Body Medicine, Director of Education at The Chopra Center, Bestselling Author
- David Katz, MD, MPH, Authority on Preventive Medicine and Weight Management, Director of the Yale Prevention Research Center
- Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard’s School of Public Health and Bestselling Author
- Andrew Weil, MD, Bestselling Author and Expert on Integrative Medicine and Mind-Body Interactions
- Gabrielle Bernstein, Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, Bestselling Author
- Susan Blum, MD, MPH, Functional Medicine Doctor, Founder of Blum Center for Health
- Mark Hyman, MD, Founder and Medical Director of The UltraWellness Center, Bestselling Author
- Geneen Roth, Pioneer of Emotional Eating and Empowerment, Bestselling Author
- David Wolfe, recognized Expert and Bestselling Author on Superfoods and Raw Nutrition
- Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health at New York University
- Mark Bittman, New York Times Columnist, Bestselling Author
My education has equipped me with extensive, cutting-edge knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and prevention. Drawing on my expertise, I work with clients like you to help make lifestyle changes and choose health-promoting ways that produce real and lasting results. You will develop a deeper understanding of food and lifestyle choices that work best for you, improving your energy, balance, health, and happiness.
Each session will leave you feeling inspired and motivated. We will talk about things beyond food, seeking to bring balance to important elements of your life such as love and relationship as well as career and money. I will personally and carefully guide you to make simple, small changes that transform your life.
