Optimal Health Program
There IS a Better Way!
It seems simple.
You don’t feel well, so you go to a healthcare provider. At your appointment, they will listen to what is bothering you, do an assessment, figure out what is wrong and then help you feel better. That’s how it’s supposed to work, right?
It should be simple, but it rarely is.
Often, you can’t get in for an appointment quickly. When you do get there, your provider only has 5-7 minutes to spend hearing about your symptoms, talking with you and discussing options. You wonder if they are even listening to you, even if you get a chance to talk. Many spend all their time at the computer screen rather than looking at you.
You leave the appointment disillusioned, frustrated and feeling helpless because very little of what you said was heard and/or acknowledged.
If you do get a lab order and have blood drawn, you hear that everything looks normal so you should focus on losing weight, getting more exercise, sleeping better or reducing stress.
This is the experience many people nowadays and it frustrating, especially with the skyrocketing costs of healthcare. Our healthcare system is set up to focus on getting a pharmaceutical drug into your hands and hope the ailment goes away. There is no priority on how the body actually functions and how they can help it function optimally.
Let me ask you….does any of this sound familiar?
At Bella Sage Health we are committed to doing healthcare differently so that you can have the best possible health outcomes!
In Western medicine, the way our bodies function doesn’t seem to be a priority. Medications seem to be the only answer given for most symptoms. And those medications bring more symptoms because we weren’t addressing the real issue.
So, what does it take for your body to function optimally?
There are 13 vitamins and 13 essential minerals that the body needs to perform the processes that not only keep us alive but keep us functioning at our highest potential. Deficiency in any one of these 26 nutrients can lead to symptoms and dysfunction.
Unfortunately, the importance of these nutrients is not taught fully in school. I was not taught to look for nutrient deficiencies or other disorders, I was taught to give medications for a patient’s symptoms.
But what if the symptoms were from a nutrient deficiency not a disease?
The medication will do nothing to help a nutrient deficiency and so the deficiency remains. And as mentioned above, many times the medication will make things worse causing side effects, further nutrient deficiencies and other issues.
Nutrients are not the only things that determine physical health. Hormones, thyroid function, gut health, stress response, and immune function, just to name a few, should also be evaluated.
Family history, stress levels, diet and lifestyle factors also need to be considered if optimal health is to be achieved.
In my experience, these things have also been left out or only addressed on a cursory level.
Our bodies are a complex matrix of systems and processes all of which are connected. Ignoring what makes these systems function and what factors interfere seems to be illogical at best. However, that’s what we often do in healthcare today.
The Optimal Health Program at Bella Sage Health dives into all of these factors and more.
What to Expect
The program starts with an extensive set of labs letting your body show us what our basic needs that need to be met. These labs may also show us areas of the body that may need support or may not be functioning in the right way.**
As we go over the lab results, it won’t be to just tell you what you need. I believe that teaching you what is going on in your body (and why) is more important than giving you a shopping list of supplements or a diet plan. When you can hear and understand your body’s language, you can partner with it and make an even bigger impact on your health. I want to show you how to do that!
We will also go over any system issues that show up on your lab results things like thyroid dysfunction, hormone imbalances, immune system issues, etc.
These, too, will be fully discussed so that you can see what might be causing your symptoms and why. I will also you the connections between nutrients and the body system so that we can determine the real cause of your symptoms.
Basic labs that you would normally have drawn like blood sugar, cholesterol, complete blood count, metabolic panel, etcetera, are also included in this lab work.
After going through all your lab results, we will decide on a plan together that is right for you as well as being sustainable in the long run.
Bella Sage Health believes in integrative medicine. We understand that medications may be needed at times and are not opposed to prescribing them when necessary. Our first line of support will always address nutrient deficiencies and using natural treatments, but we do understand that pharmaceutical medications might be necessary.
The Optimal Health Program is the foundation for all of our other services and is included in each of them. Without knowing the basics of what your body needs, trying to address the thyroid or hormones or stress will not succeed.
I want to give you the tools to help your body be the best it can be!
**Labs are ordered through Quest Diagnostics or LabCorp and can be run under insurance.
Please check your insurance plan on how your policy pays for lab work so there aren’t any billing surprises.
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