Meet the Doctor

'Today our society is more nutritionally deficient than ever. People are lead to believe that what they are consuming will not have an effect on their health, yet nutrition related degenerative diseases continue to plague our society. In order to heal the body from afflictions of improper nutrition, one must understand the importance of an individualized nutritional program. Just as each individual is unique, each individual's healing cycle is also unique. No two nutritional programs are ever alike. Furthermore, any healing barriers must be found and handled before optimal recuperation can occur at a cellular level.'

-Dr. Ida Bergman

Education - As a professional, Dr. Ida has her Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology, a Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine, is a Nutritional Counselor, a Nutrition Response Testing Practitioner, and is a nationally recognized Fitness Competitor and Fitness Model.Qualifications - Dr. Ida has been a nutritional health advocate for several years. Her knowledge of health and fitness has brought her many opportunities to lecture, write, and educate. Dr. Ida's ultimate focus has become allowing the body to heal itself through eliminating nerve interference and incorporating proper nutrition.

'General adaptations are taking place in our society every day. The human body adapts to stress whether it is physical, chemical, or mental. How our bodies handle these stressors is what is concerning. What triggers adaptations such as heart disease, diabetes, syndrome X, etc.? What makes one athlete perform better than another? Why do some people get cancer and others with similar backgrounds do not? Over the years I have only found one true answer to all of the above questions and it is derived from an individual's level of nutrition. The human body cannot repair itself in the absence of key elements required by the body through nutrition. The nutritionally deficient foods that are so very readily available today do the body a tremendous disfavor by breaking down our physiologic processes and functions thus giving our bodies only two choices: adapt through disease, or die. In our office we are able to affect many lives with just a few key changes. Remove the stressors, support the body through nutrition, and the self-healing, self-regulating human body will restore and repair.'

-Dr. Jerod Bergman

Education - As a professional, Dr. Jerod holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, and a Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a Certified Speed, Quickness, and Agility Trainer, a Nutrition Response Testing Practitioner, and is a Nutritional Counseling.
Qualifications - Dr. Jerod has handled pre and post surgical cases of many professional athletes in conjunction with designing training programs to enhance performance and rehabilitate injuries. This work has lead Dr. Jerod to pursue years of study in nutrition and athletic fitness and performance.

Jonathan Cotter grew up in New York City. He attended Oberlin College, where he completed a Psychobiology major, (and extra-curricular studies in music). After college, he studied Hsing-I Ch’uan internal Kung Fu, and was licensed as an instructor. His studies under Sifu Mike Patterson included tuina and acupuncture, and he went on to attend California Acupuncture College. He completed his Doctorate in Oriental Medicine, and was licensed in Chinese acupuncture and herbal medicine.

He married Peggy in 1992, after which time he and his family went to the American University of the Caribbean, where he received his Master’s degree in Medical Science and his M.D. in 2001, (having completed most of his clinical training rotations in England). He completed his Family Practice Residency (University of Wisconsin, Wausau) and has been Board-certified since 2006. He has worked as a family practitioner, Emergency Room physician, and acupuncturist. Currently he is studying Functional Medicine and serving as a physician. Peggy and their five children live on a hobby farm, where Peggy practices and teaches permaculture and sustainable farming, (and does permaculture design projects and feeds everyone very well). Jon, Peggy, and their children are born-again Christians.