About Dr. Coppola

I am a 75 year old retired educator, who after 25 years of remission, was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time. Following surgery, I was told by my doctors that I needed to have chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapy. I followed my doctor’s recommendations and after three treatments, I became so sick, that I was unable to get out of bed. It was at this point that I realized that this was definitely not the direction I needed to take.

Having successfully lived a wholistic lifestyle for a good part of my life, I knew this was the path I needed to return to. However, I knew that it would be impossible for me to do this alone. I prayed to God daily for guidance. This is when God began sending angels into my life. I truly believe Dr. Tara Coppola is one of them!

I have been a patient of Dr. Coppola for almost a year now and this has been a huge turning point in my journey to heal. As a patient of Dr. Coppola I feel safe, heard and totally respected. With her support she has helped me to identify and address the causes of my symptoms and overall health concerns. We have a strong collaborative relationship and together we have successfully developed my individualized healing plan. This plan is tailored to fit my unique needs and fit into my everyday life style. Dr.Coppola has taught me about the interconnection between my body, mind and spirit and how critical that understanding is for me to truly heal and achieve maximum health.

Besides being an incredible physician, Dr. Coppola is a natural teacher. She empowers her patients by providing them with the tools, as well as the knowledge they will need, to successfully support them on their journey to heal.

If you were to ask me what I love most about having Dr. Coppola as my naturopathic doctor, my reply would be – EVERYTHING! However, on a more serious note, it is her total dedication to you as her patient. Her availability and the time she devotes to your healing, are just a few of the many traits that make her an exceptional physician.

I continue to make unbelievable progress, feel so healthy, happy and excited to be moving forward with my healing. Most importantly, I continue to be in remission with my cancer.

My life has changed dramatically, and with the support of Dr. Coppola, I will continue to heal. I can honestly say, that for the first time in my life, I am experiencing true happiness and inner peace. I feel so blessed!

For as long as I can remember, losing weight was only done by incredibly unhealthy measures. As a young child, My mother spotted me pulling on heavier parts of my body leaving terrible bruises. I obsessed about how I looked.

Unfortunately, several women in my family struggled with eating disorders and I jumped hard down the same path.  Into my teenage years, I became bulimic, anorexic and so dependent on laxatives that without them, I could go over a week without moving my bowels. By the time I reached 18, I was stricken with panic attacks and my parents gave their all to help me get it under control. I battled hard and with lots of help and prayer, I had won. I stopped weighing myself and finally had control over my urges. 

Fast forward a decade, years of fertility treatments, miscarriages, babies, and my inability to step on scale, the pounds steadily increased. I knew I needed to lose but was feeling incapable to do it on my own, lest I fall back into my old unhealthy ways. I honestly did not have the tools to know how to lose weight properly.  But I had daughters of my own now, and I knew I needed to get in shape just as much for them as well as for myself, so I could leave a legacy of NEVER shaming my body and always being grateful for the things I can do with it. First step, find and start using a scale. It was a shock to see how high I was but I had goals. 

With my husband’s encouragement, I met with Dr. Coppola. She built a beautiful detailed plan that worked perfectly for my needs and also the needs of my still-breastfeeding baby. I am literally NEVER hungry unless I miss a meal and the weight is just falling off. I’ve already lost 20 pounds through my nutrition plan and exercise in just a little over two months!  

Dr. Coppola has tailored the plan and made changes along the way that have made this new lifestyle easily accessible to me. Perhaps most important is that she takes the time to explain the specific needs of my body in regards to reaching my goals. Not only that, but she also wrote a shopping list that made finding the items on my plan super easy!  I finally have the tools I need to live life fit and healthy. Now, I’m so energetic that I cannot wait to hit the gym – something I never thought I’d say.  

Dr. Coppola has graciously made herself available to me through call, text or email. Whenever I’ve had a question, she is quick to respond. Along the way, she cheers me on with my successes and I’m truly thankful for the accountability she has provided me. I highly recommend her expertise to anyone out there looking to make a change for their health. 

I spent seven months in and out of doctor’s offices in acute IBS flare. Both my primary care doctor and GI doctor kept telling me it was stress and that Covid was causing everyone added stress. I knew that wasn’t correct. The GI doctor kept prescribing different medications and when they did not work she would double the doses. Deep down I knew it was nothing to do with stress. I felt that I was poisoning myself.

Fortunately, a friend recommended Dr Tara Coppola. Within a week she helped me figure out that I have a gluten and dairy sensitivity. Within a week of eliminating those elements from my diet my body is healing. I am no longer in acute flare, my joints are not aching, my migraines are subsiding and brain fog is lifting. I am on the road to recovery. I am so very grateful to Dr Tara Coppola.

I have always had a love/relationship with food and have done a tone of silly diets that only worked temporarily. Your meal plans are full of delicious filling choices that I LOVE and can eat without feeling guilty. Thank you thank you thank you, for helping me on my journey!

I am going over my meal plan, and making my grocery list. I jut want to ay this is the most amazing food plan I’ve every seen. I love the food and I get to eat what I love.