Physical Wellness Services

What is physical wellness?

Physical wellness involves keeping our body in optimal health and condition. Physical wellness helps to maintain our body over time, keep organs in check, maintain energy levels and prevent diseases. Physical wellness includes diet, exercise, healthy living, adequate sleep and routine checkups with a doctor.

Doctors that assist with physical wellness include Physicians, Pediatricians, Psychiatrists, and Nurse Practitioners. Holistic practitioners may focus on holistic medicine, massage, chiropractic care, herbal medicine, reiki, yoga, meditation, functional medicine and other wellness services. Ie Wellness Center assists physical wellness through referrals and appointments with physicians and holistic practitioners, FirstLine Therapy and Metagenics.

What is Functional Medicine?

As defined by the Institute of Functional Medicine:

Functional Medicine is an individualized, patient-centered, science-based approach that empowers patients and practitioners to work together to address underlying causes of disease and promote optimal wellness. It requires a detailed understanding of each patient’s genetic, biochemical, and lifestyle factors and leverages that data to direct personalized treatment plans that lead to improved patient outcomes.

By addressing root cause, rather than symptoms, practitioners become oriented to identifying the complexity of disease. They may find one condition has many different causes and, likewise, one cause may result in many different conditions. As a result, functional medicine treatment targets the specific manifestations of disease in each individual.