“Now that complementary, alternative and allopathic medicine have risen to the status of Integrative Medicine, a health care plan used in concert by practitioners who network with the patient’s best interest in mind, can result in healings and cures once unimaginable to solitary traditional practitioners.”


~ Joel Ying, M.D., owner of Joy Health & Wellness, Naples Moving Forward


Optimal wellness and helping patients achieve dramatic health outcomes is the focus of Maximized Living, a comprehensive approach to wellness that encourages individuals to actively engage in their health. Practiced by chiropractors throughout the U.S., Dr. Joel Bohemier, owner of Trinity Chi- ropractic, in Naples, is helping to lead the charge. “This approach takes the guesswork out of health and clarifies the role the patient plays in achieving and maintaining wellness. We utilize not only patient appointments, but also webinars and community events to educate individuals about the five es- sentials of a healthy lifestyle—a positive mindset about life and health, proper spinal alignment for nerve supply, nutri- tion, exercise and minimizing toxins,” comments Bohemier.


Although rising healthcare costs


and a lack of affordable insurance caused economic disaster, they were also catalysts for positive changes—es- pecially more continuity and momen- tum around the concept of the body as a whole system. This perspective has seeded the growth of degree pro- grams, board certifications and specialty training opportunities in areas such as integrative and functional medicine, while bridging the gap between Eastern and Western approaches to health. The holistic approach benefits patients at all levels of care, from biological dentistry, performed locally by Dr. William Lovett, DDS, in Naples, and Dr. Rodger J. Pint, Jr., DMD, owner of Bonita Den- tal Studio, in Bonita Springs, to whole health care practiced by board-certified advanced nurse practitioners, such as Deborah Post, owner of Wellbridges, Inc., in Bonita Springs, and chiropractic physicians, such as Michele Pelletier, owner of Network Chiropractor, in


Bonita Springs, and Dr. Robert Gilliland, founder of Southwest Florida Natural Health Center, in Bonita Springs. The basic tenets of holistic health are simple: consider the big picture and look within for the root cause of the problem; use lifestyle changes to restore health by building immunity, nipping illness in the bud and treating food as medicine. Such beliefs are the shared foundation of functional medi- cine, Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine. The concepts of wellness as a way of life, illness representing an imbalance within the whole person and the body being capable of healing itself—all guide the work acupuncture physicians, like John E. Patton, direc- tor of Healing Arts Center, in Naples, and Michelle S. Brown, owner of Alternative Natural Healthcare LLC, in Bonita Springs, as well as licensed acupuncturist and chiropractic doctor James Goldman, DC, owner of Gold- man Chiropractic & Acupuncture. Dr. Xiu Qiong Cen, AP, M.D.,


owner of the Acupuncture Center of Naples, as well as doctors of Oriental medicine—such as Dr. Nick Shirghio, owner of Nicholas A. Shirghio Acu- puncture Clinic, in Naples, Dr. Terri Evans, director of TAE Healthy Aging, in Naples; Dr. Graydon Snow, owner of Axis Natural Medicine, in Fort My- ers; and Dr. Phyllis C. Weber, owner of Gulf Coast Acupuncture & Herbs, in Naples—are considered primary care physicians by the state of Florida. This allows them to help patients organize and coordinate a comprehensive well- ness plan that includes a customized team of health professionals. Mental health professionals are joining the medical team as part of whole health approach. Kimberly Rodgers, a licensed social worker who founded Monarch Therapy, in Naples, says, “My


network of health professionals ben- efits patients financially. Out-of-pocket psychotherapy session fees are $100 to $150 per hour, whereas our group classes in yoga, Quantum Destress, and Transfor- mational Breath range in price from $10 to $20 per session.” “Now that complementary, alterna-


tive and allopathic medicine have risen to the status of integrative medicine, a health care plan can be used in concert by practitioners that network with the patient’s best interest in mind, resulting in healing and cures once unimagi- nable to solitary traditional practitio- ners,” notes Dr. Joel Ying, M.D., owner of Joy Health & Wellness, in Naples, who is also board certified in inter- nal medicine, medical acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, energy medicine and wellness coaching. “I see a small percentage of patients who are adopt- ing a new doctor-patient partnership approach, which helps to increase the success of the new prevention model.”


Resources:


Acupuncture Center of Naples, Edgemont Office Park, 5683 Naples Boulevard, Naples; 239-513-9232. AcupunctureCenterOfNaples.com. See ad, page 28.


Ayurveda, Massage & Yoga Institute, 501 North Goodlette Road, Suite A200, Naples; 239-450-6903. See ad, page 4.


Axis Natural Medicine, 7680 Cam- bridge Manor Place, Suite 100, Fort Myers; 239-288-0900. AxisNatural- Medicine.com. See ad, page 67.


Bonita Dental Studio, 9200 Bonita Beach Road, Suite 111, Bonita Springs; 239-676-8730. BonitaDentalStudio. com. See ad, page 58.


Goldman Chiropractic & Acupunc- ture, 1001 Crosspointe Drive, Suite 1, Naples; 239-254-0003. GoldmanChiro. com. See ad, page 3.


Gulf Coast Acupuncture & Herbs, 971 Michigan Avenue, Naples; 239- 841-6611. 6300 Corporate Court, Suite 104, Fort Myers; 239-936-4199. GulfCoastAcupuncture.com. See ad, page 25.


natural awakenings


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