Dr. Elena Villanueva and Modern Holistic Health
Dr. Elena Villanueva is an international speaker, health influencer, and co-author of Codes of Longevity. She teaches evidence-based approaches for finding & treating the underlying causes of chronic illness & brain-related conditions. Dr. V’s unique approach incorporates the merging of science and spirituality and the integration of the mind/body/spirit.
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Elena is the producer and host of the Mastering Trauma Masterclass, The Leaky Brain Summit, Your Brain & Mental Health: What They Aren’t Telling You, and the Beyond The Pill Masterclass, plus the TribeTalk Podcast. Find information on these topics and more relevant to your health and holistic healing at ModernHolisticHealth.com.
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You have likely heard the familiar saying to “trust your gut,” “listen to the wisdom within,” or “follow your heart.” These phrases have become almost cliché, yet they point to a profound truth: the purest form of guidance is rarely a strategy you think up. It is that sacred part of you that has been trying to communicate, but it communicates in whispers that our mind often ignores.
If you have spent your life in pursuit of a life you’ve been told is ‘right,’ you may have perfected the art of outsourcing your authority. You learned to read the room, follow the rules, and seek external validation to know if you were on track. For a long time, this was adaptive. It kept you connected, it kept you safe, and it helped you achieve.
But what happens when there comes that moment when all of your mental negotiation begins to feel like a heavy performance? For many, it’s a quiet fatigue and disconnection that one day shows up. All those years of searching for answers outside yourself, or trying to logically strategize your way to an outcome that never really resonated with you, all of a sudden create a moment of awareness that makes you stop and ask, “What am I doing this for?” and for some, it leads to the question of “Who am I?”…
These are not questions meant to make you wrong for looking outside yourself. They are meant to illuminate the truth that is always available within you. They are designed to help you gently untangle external conditioning from internal coherence and recognize where your energy is asking to be reclaimed.
You do not have to force your next chapter. You only have to become honest enough to feel when one begins.
There is nothing wrong with having a strategic mind.
Every structure you’ve built, every problem you’ve solved, and every success you’ve achieved is a testament to your intelligence. But there comes a moment in growth when the mind’s strategy is no longer sufficient.
For a long time, we were conditioned to look outside ourselves—to authorities, rules, or logic—to determine what was safe and true. The internal cues were often inconvenient and therefore dismissed. The ‘false self’ is the identity constructed from this external reinforcement; it is the self that is always looking for the answer to be somewhere else.
Dismantling this pattern does not require destroying your life. It requires awareness. Awareness dissolves the need to search.
Access “Is the Wisdom You Seek Inside You? 5 Questions to End the External Search”
Take your time with these questions. Do not rush to answer them perfectly. Let them sit in your body before you write.
With love and coherence,
Dr. V
“I have gained so much from participating in the Modern Holistic [Health] programs!! I am looking and feeling better and healthier than I have in years! I have been working at healing my thoughts, emotions, traumas, and physical health in deep and long lasting ways. …
I have lost 20 pounds and have greater health, energy and vitality!!
I had so many initial symptoms that have improved significantly throughout the sessions. I am so thankful that Modern Holistic [Health] has such a supportive and comprehensive program.” – Jill A. [See more]
Todd came to us because something in his body no longer felt sustainable.
He was experiencing ongoing fatigue, weight gain that didn’t respond to effort, brain fog that affected his clarity, and a persistent tightness in his throat and neck. Over time, this was labeled as thyroid dysfunction, but even with that explanation, he felt there was more beneath the surface.
It wasn’t just physical. It felt like a deeper kind of strain he couldn’t fully name.
As he began working with our energy healing practitioners, the focus wasn’t on chasing symptoms. It was on understanding where his system might be holding tension, where energy might be getting depleted, and where there could be misalignment between what he felt internally and how he was living day to day.
What surfaced was not something dramatic. It was a relationship. Someone who had been part of his life for many years. Someone he genuinely cared about. Someone he had history with.
At one point, the connection felt natural and mutually supportive. But over time, Todd began to notice a subtle but consistent feeling in his body that he had learned to ignore.
Conversations started to feel repetitive. The same challenges would cycle through again and again. There was a sense of being pulled into patterns that didn’t move forward, no matter how much energy was offered.
Todd often found himself in a position of giving, supporting, and offering perspective. Not out of obligation, but because he genuinely wanted to help.
Yet something in him would tighten. There were moments where he felt the need for space, a quiet internal signal that something wasn’t quite aligned anymore. But instead of honoring that, he would override it and continue engaging the way he always had.
Over time, that pattern became normalized. What Todd didn’t realize was that his body had been registering each of those moments.
The human body responds to ongoing internal tension in very specific ways. Todd was experiencing a consistent pressure to stay engaged in a dynamic that no longer felt aligned with his inner guidance. From the perspective of energy medicine or Chinese medicine, that type of conflict can reflect through the thyroid. The tightness in his throat mirrored what was not being expressed. His digestive challenges reflected something he couldn’t fully process or integrate. The fatigue was the cumulative effect of the energy required to override those internal signals again and again.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right… but still not getting answers, this conversation is an important place to start.
In TribeTalk Episode 105, we break down what root cause medicine really means and why so many people stay stuck when the focus is only on managing symptoms.
You’ll hear insights on:
This is the same approach we use in practice every day, looking beyond symptoms to understand why the body is responding the way it is.
Listen to Episode 105 (Part 1)
Part 2 of this conversation is now available as well, where we go even deeper into how these root causes are identified and addressed.
You’ve tried to do everything right.
Clean up your diet.
Take the supplements.
Follow the protocols.
…but something still isn’t improving the way you hoped.
That was Laurie’s story too.
For decades, she dealt with gut issues, anxiety, breathing problems, and fatigue that never fully made sense, and never fully went away.
Until someone finally asked a different question.
Not, “What is the diagnosis?”
But, “Why is the body doing this in the first place?”
What we uncovered changed everything.
In just four months, Laurie experienced shifts she hadn’t seen in decades, not because symptoms were managed better, but because the real drivers behind them were finally addressed.
This case study breaks down exactly what was going on beneath the surface, and how toxins, gut dysfunction, and unresolved trauma were all connected in ways no one had explained before.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re missing a piece of the puzzle, this may be it.
If you’ve ever struggled to focus, finish tasks, or keep up at work, it may not be a discipline problem.
It may be how your brain is being supported… or not supported.
In this FOX 5 News segment, Dr. Elena Villanueva breaks down what’s really driving ADHD symptoms in the workplace and why common solutions often miss the mark.
She also shares simple, practical shifts that can make a noticeable difference without relying solely on medication.
If you’ve ever wondered whether there’s a different way to approach focus, clarity, and productivity, this is worth watching.
“I have had digestive problems from literally the first day of my life… At the beginning of 2023, my body was shutting down all non-essential processes and rejecting all food for the nth time. I knew I had to solve my health issues or I wasn’t going to live long.
“Also, I went from exhaustion and sleep problems in 2023 to full of energy and sleeping well in 2024. I’m back to power walking and gardening many hours, for example. My quality of life has skyrocketed! I’m so grateful to Dr. V. and her staff for this program and believe in it so much that I’ve highly recommended it to family and friends.” – T.L. [See more]
This month’s featured programs are a part of my mission to spread lifesaving truths around the world. Together we can help as many people as possible to get their health back, their lives back, and live their lives with all the love, joy, health, and vitality they desire.
Remember, your health is in YOUR hands, but my team and I are here to help you learn how to be your own guarantee in life. Let’s thrive and heal together!
Dr. Elena Villanueva
If you’ve been trying to piece your health together on your own, different supplements, different protocols, different advice, you already know how frustrating it can be when nothing fully works.
It’s not because you’re doing something wrong.
It’s because you’ve never been given a clear, complete picture of what your body actually needs.
The Mind Body Energy Program is designed to change that.
Instead of guessing, you’re guided through a structured, data-driven process that helps uncover what’s really going on beneath your symptoms, and what it will actually take to resolve them.
This is where confusion turns into clarity.
Where scattered efforts turn into a plan.
And where your body finally has the support it needs to heal.
“My husband is feeling better after starting the deep detox… They test you to see what the root cause is then suggest supplements accordingly. The services are not the cheapest, but well worth our health! [Our coach] is WONDERFUL and we meet with her on a monthly basis.” – Lisa A. [See more]
Discover everything you need for your health journey in one place! Bookmark Modern Holistic Health’s new storefront to shop BioOne Sciences supplements, our programs, courses, and protocols, plus exclusive deals on our favorite products. Plus, in this section, explore new and featured products including products recommended by Dr. V and her team.
If you’ve been feeling sluggish, inflamed, or just “off,” your body may not need another supplement.
It may need a reset.
Just like your car runs better with clean oil, your body functions best when it can properly process and eliminate toxins. But between stress, processed foods, and environmental exposures, those systems can get overwhelmed.
That’s where BioOne Sciences’ VegE Cleanse comes in.
This nutrient-dense formula is designed to support your body’s natural detox pathways while nourishing it at the same time. With a powerful blend of superfoods, botanicals, and plant-based protein, it helps:
And because it’s unflavored, it fits easily into your daily routine, just like the “morning oil change” shown above.
Whether you’re looking to feel better yourself or support someone in your family who’s been struggling with energy, digestion, or overall wellness, this is a simple place to start.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to figure out what to do next for your health, you’re not alone.
Most people are left piecing things together on their own, guessing, trying, and hoping something finally works.
This is different.
The Brain | Body Detoxification and Restoration Program Guide, created by Dr. Elena Villanueva and her team at Modern Holistic Health, gives you a clear, structured path forward, one that helps you understand what’s really going on in your body and what to do about it.
Inside, you’ll find a step-by-step system designed to:
This is the same type of root-cause approach used with clients like Laurie, where real answers lead to real change.
If you’re ready to stop guessing and start understanding your body at a deeper level, this is a powerful place to begin.
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(For established clients)
This appointment type should only be made for an established client. (After you have had your initial/first visit completed).
Not sure WHO to book with? No Problem! Here at MHH we have an AMAZING team of coaches and EVERY ONE OF OUR COACHES can help you with ANY of your conditions, so just pick the one that has availability on the day and time that works best for you.
This package contains 12 Biological Coaching Visits at 30 minutes each. Purchasing this package can save you 10% vs. if you purchased 12 sessions individually.
Using the combined modalities of EFT tapping, Resonance Repatterning, Color, Light, and Sound, this visit type addresses:
• Anxiety • Depression • Fear • Mind racing • Feelings of anger • Feelings of hopelessness • and more…
This unique approach can address and resolve emotional trauma, present or past, that has been locked into the physical body’s memory, often below the realm of conscious thought. Our bodies replay these memories at different times, and they can adversely affect our health especially in times of great stress and uncertainty.
These packages contain 12 Brain & Emotional Repatterning visits of 60 minutes or 90 minutes each. Purchasing either of these packages will save you 15% as compared to purchasing individual sessions
Not feeling well and looking for help with your condition, diagnosis, or symptoms that won’t go away no matter what you have tried? Our holistic biological health coaches can help you! Our coaches teach you how your body works, what the underlying cause of your condition or symptoms are, and how to fix and address them using long-term solutions that are data-driven and that work!
Our holistic biological health coaches have a deep understanding of advanced functional testing and genetics testing, along with much experience in complex cases.
Our biological coaching team works with you to empower and teach you how to understand and interpret your lab results, what your results mean, how they are connected to your health conditions or symptoms, and most importantly, what to do with the information, how to put protocols together based on your lab results, and when to reorder your various labs to track progress.
You will become your own healing master learning how to navigate the healing process, how to modify your protocols, when and how to detoxify your organs and cells from the toxins discovered on your lab results. You will learn the importance of tracking your assessment forms and symptom sheets and how to troubleshoot your healing process.
In addition, you have the opportunity to learn how to understand YOUR genetic blueprint – Our coaches are trained in the field of epigenetics and understand implicitly that YOU are in control of your own gene expression and how your genes either work for or against you. If you choose to add genetic testing into your program, your genetic blueprint information can be used not only to help drive your plan of action for healing, but also it can be used to understand your body’s unique nutrition, lifestyle, sleeping, eating, and physical activity needs are so that you can optimize once you are healed.
Get help from our functional nutrition coaches who understand that there is no ONE diet that is right for everyone. Our nutrition coaches work hand in hand with our biological coaches so if you need any lab work done or specific protocols that would require supplement protocols, you have a team working on your behalf and your nutrition coach would make recommendations for which other team coaches would be able to help you.
Your coaches will teach and empower you to learn how to determine and navigate your diet modifications which are decided based on your extensive intake forms, history, and your lab data that your coaches may want to order for you. Based on all of this information, they will teach you what foods to eat and not eat according to various conditions and why.
Your functional nutrition coach will help you learn what substitutes you can use when there are certain foods you may need to stop eating for a period of time, how to put your meals together based on your dietary needs per your lab data, how and when to incorporate gut repair protocols, and what lifestyle modifications you want to address based on your labs and your health conditions.
Nutritional coaching can be a great tool by itself or combined with coaching from our biological coaches. You can schedule with either our biological or nutrition coaches and they can help you get started and make recommendations as needed.
Many people who have successfully mentored with our nutrition coaches have had past issues such as:
Mindset, past and present traumas, and limiting belief systems are some of the biggest barriers to healing, so much in fact that gene expression and biological ‘engines’ of the human body can change for the worse because of it.
In the many years, we have been working in the field of holistic medicine, helping people who have tried everything else with no success or little success, we have discovered how great of an impact our thoughts, beliefs, and past and present trauma, and chronic stress can be to the human body, mind, and spirit.
The rate of recovery and healing for those who place emphasis on creating new neurological pathways to imprint new and healthy mindsets and belief systems in how they perceive themselves and the world around them is greatly improved when the psychological aspect of mindset and integration of mind, body, the spirit is addressed through repatterning of the mind and body neurology.
By removing barriers discovered from traumas, mindset, and conscious/unconscious patterns that are not congruent for healing, health, and vitality, you set yourself up for the best outcomes in your healing journey. Healing only occurs when the physical, emotional, and mental barriers to healing are removed.
Therefore we incorporate mind, body, spirit integration work into our programs and in doing so, we see exponential increases in positive outcomes with our clients. We have put together the most comprehensive ‘whole person’ approach in the world, and this is why our results are so successful.
Our Emotional Processing, Stress Release, & Neurological Repatterning coaches work with you to create new neurological connections, anchor new neurology, and habits, and show you how to become aware of any conscious or unconscious belief systems that may be holding you back from healing and total health.
You are welcome to try one or two appointments to see what you think. We typically recommend a minimum of 6 sessions to make an accurate assessment of how this type of modality is working for you.
Here are some of the modalities our Emotional Processing, Stress Release, & Neurological Repatterning coaches use for brain and body repatterning:
Breathwork is more than just a simple exercise of intentional breathing. Specialized breathwork techniques are used to facilitate major transformation and healing by encompassing a wide range of therapeutic practices that are extremely powerful in providing immediate relief for pulling people out of fight or flight (the amygdala hijack we teach about in Part 2 of our Mastering Trauma Masterclass).
This vagus nerve activation through breath work activates the rest/digest (parasympathetic nervous system), stimulates healing, reduces blood pressure, reduces the cortisol stress response, regulates hormone and blood glucose activity, and heart rate variability (the biological stress response). It rewires the body for self-regulation of the nervous system in a manner that optimizes the body and creates resilience in times of stress.
Yoga breath therapy allows you to disconnect from the mind chatter, mind racing, and negative self-talk and reconnect with your body your energy. From this elevated state of awareness, you are able to facilitate healing, growth, and expansion. And if you are looking for some expansion of your body/mind/spirit awareness, then this type of breathwork can be nourishing and can facilitate the next layer of peace, love, gratitude, connection, clarity, and insights.
In the many years, we have been working in the field of holistic medicine, helping people who have tried everything else with no success or little success, we have discovered how great of a damaging impact our thoughts, beliefs, and past and present trauma, and chronic stress (the fight or flight response) can be to the human body, mind, and spirit.
By becoming aware of how to regulate our own nervous system, and resolve traumas, mindset, and conscious/unconscious patterns that are not congruent for healing, health, and vitality, you set yourself up for the best outcomes in your healing journey. Healing only occurs when the physical, emotional, and mental barriers to healing are removed.
The rate of recovery and healing for those who place emphasis on:
….. Find much success and amplification in their healing journey.