Vivere Healthcare and Wellness

06/18/2026

🚨 Nutrition Mullet: The Acai Bowl & Smoothie Bowl Craze Edition 🚨

Business in the front:
More people are choosing acai bowls, smoothie bowls, and juice bars instead of donuts, pastries, and fast food. That’s a win. Many of these bowls contain fruit, nuts, seeds, and other nutrient-dense ingredients.

Party in the back:
Some of these “healthy” bowls have as much sugar as a milkshake.

😳 Yep. The acai berry itself is actually low in sugar. The problem is what gets added to it: fruit juice concentrates, sweetened acai bases, coconut sorbets, honey, agave, granola, Nutella, and giant portions.

A few examples:

🥣 Smoothie King Acai Cocoa Haze Bowl

* 63g sugar
* 54g added sugar
* 125g carbs
* 650 calories

🥣 Vitality Bowls Large Acai Bowl

* Approximately 64g sugar according to nutrition analyses of their large bowls

🥣 Jamba-style Acai Bowls

* Often around 65g sugar in larger servings

🥣 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Acai Bowl

* Around 100g carbs and over 500 calories, depending on toppings

Now before anyone gets mad…

🍓 Fruit is not the enemy.

The issue isn’t the strawberries, blueberries, or acai.

The issue is when a “health bowl” becomes:

* Fruit juice
* Sweetened acai puree
* Granola
* Honey
* Coconut sorbet
* Chocolate drizzle

…and suddenly you’re eating 60–80 grams of sugar before lunch.

✅ What I look for:

* Unsweetened acai base
* No fruit juice concentrate
* No added sugars
* Protein source added
* Nuts or seeds for healthy fats
* Less granola, more berries
* Eat it as a meal, not a dessert

The future of healthy eating isn’t a bigger acai bowl.

It’s learning the difference between:
🥗 A bowl built from whole foods

and

🍨 Frozen fruit ice cream wearing a yoga outfit.

💙🌱

06/15/2026

I didn’t lose nearly 50 pounds because I had more willpower…

06/09/2026

Stacey Palmer, DNP, NP-C, DipACLM
Co-Founder | Vivere Healthcare & Wellness 🌿
Lifestyle & Direct Primary Care

06/05/2026

05/21/2026

05/20/2026

Had a wonderful time representing Vivere Healthcare & Wellness at the Berry Creek Women’s Association Wellness Fair today! 💚

We loved meeting so many amazing women in our community and having conversations about prevention, wellness, healthy aging, nutrition, metabolic health, and lifestyle medicine.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table. We are grateful to be part of such a wonderful community! 💚

05/16/2026

✨ Tuesday Transformation ✨

Sometimes the smallest lifestyle changes can make the biggest difference. We’re so thankful Sue allowed us to share her story and journey toward feeling healthier, more energized, and more in control of her well-being. ❤️

“I didn’t even realize I wasn’t feeling well. I’ve always been very energetic and thought I knew my body and what I could eat to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Earlier in the year, I started having chest pain on my right side that radiated into my back and right shoulder blade. I had gone to my primary care doctor and got a referral for physical therapy, but the appointment wasn’t for another three weeks… finally.

Thankfully, I talked to my friend Jennifer, and she told me about Dr. Stacey Palmer. I saw her and her team before I went to physical therapy… thank goodness! The first thing they recommended was coming off dairy and adding more fiber to my diet. I’m not even kidding you, in a matter of days… 4 days to be exact… my whole body changed. I could literally feel my body changing from the inside out!

My pain was gone!!!

I had no idea dairy products could cause so much inflammation within your body. Just having cream in my coffee in the mornings and yogurt at night for a snack, I honestly didn’t think I ate that much dairy.

With the priceless help, guidance, and suggestions I’ve learned from Jennifer and meeting with her weekly, this has grown into amazing new and simple lifestyle changes I’ve learned to incorporate daily. These folks and their plan have become my “family away from family”! I know without a doubt they have my best interests in mind.

What a game changer and blessing they have been for me. It’s probably one of the easiest things I’ve ever done for myself, and it’s been almost unbelievable how much better I feel.

The changes have made a huge difference in how I feel each day. I have more energy, feel healthier, have no brain fog, and feel more in control of my well-being.

As well as the dietary changes, we decided to incorporate a microdose of a GLP-1. Yes, I was a little leery about it at first, but again, just like the dairy and fiber changes, I immediately felt such clarity and absolutely no brain fog or side effects at all.

Stacey and her team go above and beyond with their guidance, suggestions, and healthcare support for me. It’s made such a difference, and it’s been a very positive experience for me. Such a super encouraging experience!!!”

05/16/2026

Hey Georgetown friends! 👋

We’re excited to share that Vivere Healthcare & Wellness is welcoming new patients here in Georgetown!

We are a local Direct Primary Care + Lifestyle Medicine clinic focused on personalized, relationship-based healthcare with longer visits and direct access to your provider.

We offer:
✔ Same/next-day appointments
✔ Direct text/phone access to your provider
✔ Lifestyle & preventive medicine
✔ Weight loss & metabolic health support
✔ Women’s & men’s health
✔ Medicare-friendly care
✔ No copays or insurance hassles for membership visits

Our goal is simple: help people feel better, stay healthier, and actually feel supported in their healthcare journey.

📍 3613 Williams Drive, Suite 604, Georgetown
📲 Call or text: (512) 545-5591
www.viverehealthcare.com

Membership options:
🌿 Young adults/students: $59/month
🌿 Standard adult membership: starts at $79/month
🌿 Medicare membership: $49/month

We’d love to serve you or your family! ❤️