Living Well Dallas

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• Services & Therapies

  Your Partner In Health Living Well Dallas offers the most diverse set of Functional Medicine trained specialists with mind-body-medicine support under one roof. Through a combination of Functional Medicine based services, therapies, and mind-body specialties we are able to provide patients with the best, and most customized treatment plans to achieve wellness. Through a variety of treatment plans and expert guidance, we bring together the supportive mind-body medicine specialists including licensed counseling, life coaching, health coaching, Bowen Therapy massage, LED Light Therapy, and energy medicine. Each of these different paths will help you get well and stay well whether you need stress management to build relationships or you’re seeking relief from chronic pain. We are your partner in health and believe that the path to wellness is a conversation between patient and practitioner. We do not prescribe quick fixes and will always work to uncover the root cause of your health concerns. We have a wide set of skills under the same roof and we collaborate to find the best treatment plan for each patient. We offer patients a strong support system because implementing a wellness plan can be challenging without proper support. Let us help you figure out how to get started Living Well Dallas – email us at info@livingwelldallas.com or call 972-919-0213.

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• Internal Medicine

  Primary Care With A Functional Medicine Model At Living Well Dallas, we want to treat the cause, not the symptom. To do this, we follow the Functional Medicine model that allows us to address the underlying causes of disease, using a systems-biology approach and engaging both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership. Functional Medicine addresses the whole person, their story and experiences, and not just an isolated set of symptoms. Functional Medicine practitioners spend time with their patients, listening to their histories, and looking at the interactions among genetic, diet, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic disease. At the core of the practice of Functional Medicine is the understanding that each patient is unique and requires a personalized approach to reach their peak expression of health and vitality. A patient-centered approach refers to health care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values, and ensures patient values guide all clinical decisions. The Core Principles of Functional Medicine include: An understanding of the biochemical individuality of each human being, based on the concepts of genetic and environmental uniqueness; Awareness of the evidence that supports a patient-centered rather than a disease-centered approach to treatment; Search for a dynamic balance among the internal and external body, mind, and spirit; Familiarity with the web-like interconnections of internal physiological factors; Identification of health as a positive vitality not merely the absence of disease emphasizing those factors that encourage the enhancement of a vigorous physiology; Promotion of organ reserve as the means to enhance the health span, not just the life span of each patient. The power of the therapeutic partnership comes from the idea that patients who are active participants in the development of their therapeutic plan feel more in control of their own well-being and are more likely to make sustained lifestyle changes. Plainly put, your body naturally wants to be healthy. But things needed by the body to function at its best might be missing, or something might be standing in the way of its best functioning. Functional Medicine first identifies the factors responsible for the malfunctioning. Then, it deals with those factors in a way appropriate to the patient’s particular situation. When it comes to treatment, Functional Medicine practitioners use a combination of nutrition and lifestyle first as the foundation then add natural agents (supplements, herbs, nutraceuticals, and homeopathic), health coaching, spiritual/emotional counseling, and pharmaceuticals, if necessary to prod a patient’s physiology back to an optimal state. In addition, educating the patient about their condition empowers them to take charge of their own health, ultimately leading to greater success in treatment. Functional Medicine: What to Expect When you consult a Functional Medicine practitioner, the first step is always your history. Practitioners are trained on how to unravel and make sense of a complicated story. Often clues in the story lead to the identification of key imbalances. The next set of clues comes from advanced laboratory testing. Innovative, cutting-edge lab tests help the practitioner look deeply into a patient’s physiology to identify how it has been compromised and how physiological balance can be restored.

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• Rheumatology – Autoimmune Conditions

  Combining the best of functional medicine, nutrition, and mind-body techniques with conventional treatments to treat the root cause. Our Rheumatology services offer you a personalized, focused experience including Functional Medicine and mind-body-services, whether you choose to visit us seeking help in obtaining a diagnosis or in finding treatment solutions. Rheumatic disorders include many conditions including chronic diseases that are often difficult to treat and are not “curable,” some of the most common conditions include: Rheumatoid Arthritis Lupus Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis These conditions affect over 50 million Americans! Autoimmune diseases have become an epidemic and their treatment eclipses cancer care costs. The NIH estimates the cost of treating autoimmune diseases to be around $100 billion, almost double spent on cancer. In recent years, there have been a number of breakthroughs in pharmacologic drugs to suppress the immune system to ameliorate symptoms associated with autoimmune and rheumatic diseases. These treatments have improved the lives of many who have suffered from pain and disability. But the treatments often have side effects and long-term risks to health and ultimately do not get to the causative root of the problem. We look for the root causes of autoimmune conditions. Taking a functional medicine approach to uncover the triggers and correct underlying imbalances, we combine the latest in autoimmune research to treat even the most complex autoimmune conditions. Why Take the Functional Medicine Approach? Traditional Western Medicine, or conventional medicine, focuses on diagnosing and treating symptoms, generally with prescription medication or surgery. This approach works well with acute medical illnesses, like a heart attack or trauma, but is often less successful when dealing with chronic medical problems, like arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and autoimmune diseases. Functional Medicine is personalized medicine and emphasizes an understanding of the causes of physiologic imbalance in the individual patient. Functional Medicine is holistic and considers the optimum functionality of all systems of the body. This approach incorporates a variety of methods and therapies for supporting those systems and keeping them healthy, such as nutrition, botanical therapies, diet, lifestyle approaches, and stress reduction programs. At Living Well Dallas, we seek to understand the causes and reasons for the development of disease and aim to provide preventive approaches to maintain optimal health and vitality. Nancy Scheinost, MD has been practicing Rheumatology in Bryan/College Station for almost three decades. She is now offering her services in Dallas. Dr. Scheinost considers every patient’s hereditary background, past medical history, and current health conditions, current treatments, and lifestyle choices. If you struggle with a particular condition or illness, we work hard to identify the causes of the problem and prescribe an individual program to restore healthy function, while at the same time, making appropriate use of the state of the art traditional medical therapies.

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• Psychiatric Care

  At Living Well Dallas, we use the Functional Medicine approach to psychiatry which is based on the principles that the body systems all contribute to health or disease. Uncovering the imbalances may alleviate current symptoms and may address the cause of the disease. Diagnosis of depression, anxiety and bipolar disease and other emotional and mental disorders is currently based on a list of symptoms. As a matter of fact, psychiatry is the only specialty that treats the symptoms of a disorder without any diagnostic testing to determine the underlying cause. Luckily, things are changing and the current research and Functional Medicine are starting to change the landscape of diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain and emotions. Addressing the symptoms of the disease is the primary concern of conventional psychiatric treatment and psychotropic medication may only tackle the symptoms and are not designed to address the real cause of the imbalance. In many instances, the underlying cause has not been addressed; therefore, once the patient stops taking medication, the symptoms will come back. Similarly, patients may experience the same symptoms for a certain mental disorder yet the root cause is diverse. Personalized treatment for each patient is therefore important, and this can be achieved through functional medicine. Functional Medicine considers how the mind is affected by the different organs, inflammation, genetics and even the gut microbiome of the body and vice versa. There is growing evidence that toxicity, nutritional deficiency, blood sugar control, and other dietary factors are highly associated with brain dysfunction. Recognizing this complex connection, Functional Medicine examines all the factors that may have an impact on the patient’s condition as opposed to conventional medicine that only concentrates on the disease itself. How Living Well Dallas Implements Functional Medicine for Psychiatry We take a holistic approach that focuses on the underlying causes of your health concern, rather than the symptoms. This approach involves the assessment of clinical imbalances through the patient’s medical history, physical examination and laboratory tests. Functional medicine also looks into the genetic makeup of a patient and environmental factors such as diet, physical activities, traumatic experience, and exposure to toxic substances. To fully understand the condition of a patient, Functional Medicine practitioners consider the psychological, spiritual and social elements that influence the patient’s health. Our team of experts will explore a wide array of interventions that are customized according to the individual needs of the patient. Functional medicine incorporates therapeutic diet, detoxification programs, counseling, lifestyle change, stress management, mind-body therapies, and nutritional supplementation as part of the treatment. The aim of this treatment is not only to relieve the symptoms but to cure the illness and improve the overall health of the patient. With the increasing epidemic of psychiatric disorders adversely affecting the lives of millions of people, Functional Medicine holds the promise of a more natural, holistic and effective treatment for mental illness. If you are experiencing symptoms affecting your mental or physical health and want to get to the root of the problem once and for all our Brain Health program is designed to address the underlying imbalances that may be affecting you and combine the best of current medical technology with mind-body programs to help you live, feel and be well.

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• Nutritional Intervention

  The foods we eat fuel our bodies and the nutrients we consume each day act as our body’s source of raw materials. A shortage of any nutrient can shut down the “assembly lines” that are our body’s biochemical pathways. Each person’s body has unique needs called bio-individuality. We customize diet, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to fit your body’s unique metabolic needs. At Living Well Dallas, we use nutritional intervention to optimize wellness and help prevent disease states from occurring and may reverse the cellular and metabolic aging process. Aging, fatigue, disease, weight gain, headaches, low libido, autoimmunity, and many other conditions can be reversed with optimized, individualized nutritional support that boosts your metabolic cellular function. The link between diet and health is clear: getting the nutrition that is right for your individual body will help prevent and treat suboptimal health. Functional Medicine Nutrition uses your unique biochemistry to set the stage for nutrition and lifestyle change. Clinical Nutrition helps you create your own metabolic blueprint. Your Metabolic Blueprint targets specific needs by integrating powerful nutritional metabolic testing, customized and compounded nutrients, and customized food guidelines into a single innovative tool offering customized intervention options. Get Maximum Results by Customizing Your Nutrition to Your Individual Needs Our team of Functional Medicine certified nutritionists provide in-depth information and assessments of each patient’s nutritional status and digestive health. We use the Functional Medicine model and have numerous nutritional assessments available to determine optimal nutrition for you. Nutritional assessment testing is not meant to diagnose or treat any disease; the information provided is intended to assist you in making healthy eating and supplement choices. Functional Medicine Nutrition goes way beyond just eating plans and menus, we help you evaluate your metabolism, nutrient levels, and reserves and how well your digestion is working so you can take bio-individual actions to maximize your nutrition. Why You Should Examine Your Biochemical Activities Nutritional testing reveals your body’s unique needs by combining information from measurements of digestion, nutrients and vitamin and mineral deficiency as well as cell and organ dysfunction. For instance, the Metabolic Blueprint evaluates your ability to burn fuel (foods) and create energy at the cellular level. To burn carbohydrates, fats and metabolize protein requires nutrients such as B-vitamins, CO Q10, lipoic acid, minerals and carnitine to name a few. All of these nutrients come from foods but may be in short supply based on your personal metabolic blueprint. Nutrient needs are highly individualized — just like you. The Metabolic Blueprint can determine where you might be missing nutrients that affect your unique ability to burn fat or fight fatigue. The Metabolic Blueprint evaluates your amino acid profile. Amino acids are the “building blocks” of proteins that factor in chemical processes affecting physical, mental and emotional biochemical reactions such as improving serotonin levels and cellular energy. The Metabolic Blueprint includes an evaluation of the top 30 foods that are associated with “delayed” food reactions that can worsen or may contribute to many different health problems, such as: Inflammatory Bowel Disease ADD/ADHD Skin Problems Fatigue Migraine/Headaches and more. Based on your Metabolic Blueprint lab test, you will receive a comprehensive report and program to optimize your nutrition, supplementation, lifestyle, and diet to correct your metabolic issues resulting in optimal health. No more one-size-fits-all diets and supplements. The Metabolic Blueprint is tailored specifically to your body and your metabolic needs. Your Metabolic Blueprint™ Snapshot will contain all of the laboratory results, your health history and a complete report explaining the test results in detail so you understand your body’s blueprint. In your Metabolic Blueprint™ Meal Plan, we will develop your unique eating guidelines reflecting your unique metabolic needs, lifestyle and goals based on your lab results including plans to manage hormones and increase natural weight loss or maintain your ideal body weight. Your Metabolic Blueprint™ Supplement Plan details exactly what nutrients and enzymes your body needs — nothing more, nothing less. Your clinical nutrition supplement plan includes customized and personalized to your lab results and genetic predisposition for nutrients that correct your individual metabolic issues — based on your lab results. No two people are alike, and your supplements should not be either! Your Metabolic Blueprint is unique, exact and personalized! Learn more about Metabolic Blueprint Testing.

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• Cognitive Issues

  At Living Well Dallas, we take a holistic approach to treat and prevent cognitive decline. Our cognitive health refers to the health of our brain and it’s function and is our ability to clearly think, learn, and remember. Various factors, such as lifestyle choices, environmental toxins, and genetics, can all affect how our mind can function. When left unattended, these behaviors and factors can contribute to a decline in our cognitive health. Cognitive function is essential for the quality of life, and when impacted, it can alter our ability to learn, use language, memory, and even judgment. At Living Well Dallas, we offer a full range of diagnostic screening processes including cognitive testing and Functional (QEEG) brainmapping and have been trained in the Bredesen Protocol and other treatments. Cognitive health decline and diseases stem from a variety of imbalances and deficiencies, the Functional Medicine approach account for the big picture rather than focusing on a few symptoms. Warning signs of cognitive disorders vary depending on the specific disorder but there are many symptoms that overlap and act as a red flag for cognitive decline. Some of the most common symptoms include: Confusion Identity Confusion Impaired Judgement Loss of Short-Term or Long-Term Memory Poor Motor Coordination If you or a loved one has experienced any of the symptoms or you have a history of cognitive decline or lifestyle choices that make you more susceptible to cognitive issues, schedule a consultation with our team of experts today! Together we’ll collaborate on the best path forward that meets your unique needs while addressing your concerns.

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• Hormone Health

  Our hormones may be small chemical messengers, but they play an important role in the overall function and wellbeing of our body. Men and women of all ages may experience hormonal imbalances that can have long-term effects and serious consequences on their health. Specifically, we experience radical changes in hormones in midlife that cause weight gain, low libido, muscle loss and much, much more. At Living Well Dallas, we utilize Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) in the form of pellets and transdermal creams. Unusual hormone levels can present themselves in different ways and of varying levels of severity. While every person’s experience with hormonal imbalance is unique, there are a few common symptoms that are good indicators of hormonal issues. Some of the biggest red flags for hormonal imbalance in men and women include: Irritability Brain Fog Unexplained Weight Loss or Gain Mood Changes Lowered Libido Have you experienced any of the above or feel it’s time to have your hormone levels tested? The Living Well Dallas Hormone team is ready to help evaluate your health history and determine what the best options are for you treatment wise. The Living Well Dallas team has undergone special training to become a certified provider of BioIdentical Hormone Replacement Therapy with pellets. You Have Options: Moving Away From Synthetic Hormones When significant health safety concerns arose in 2002 for women using synthetic hormone replacement therapies (HRT), millions stopped taking it—up to 70% according to one survey. However, the Women’s Health Study has since been questioned and found to be fraught with errors and has been discredited. Many women and men suffer with unnecessary symptoms as a result. Patients and physicians alike began to search for alternatives. Bio-Identical Hormones: The Right Choice for Your Body Countless women (and men) have now made the switch to bio-identical hormones, long preferred for hormone therapy in Japan, France, and other European countries. It is finally receiving considerable attention in the U.S. and being more widely prescribed. Hormone Balance is NOT One-Size-Fits-All! After the shocking results of the Women’s Health Initiative study, a large number of physicians turned to bio-identical hormones although many of them lacked the background, training or expertise in the field. While these doctors are good at prescribing the right kind of hormone (bio-identical), they often fail to actually balance a patient’s hormones—something that is vital to good health and well-being. The Living Well Dallas Difference Balancing hormones properly is a challenging endeavor. Our physicians are well-trained not only in testosterone therapy but on how to treat the whole person, balancing the thyroid and adrenal hormones and evaluating and treating cardiometabolic risk. Through precise testing and proper consultation, the most accurate dose is prescribed for each patient’s unique body chemistry. Individual dosing for individual patients! We use a Test Don’t Guess philosophy by also evaluation how your body is metabolizing and eliminating your hormones. We go further than other clinics providing hormone therapy. We also check other hormones to make sure you are in balance and we also test for how you uniquely metabolize your hormones, which helps us determine how your hormones get used and detoxified. This additional step provides us with information to be sure BHRT is a good fit long term and which method of delivery is better suited for your system. If you choose Pellet therapy, you will get a consistent delivery of consistent levels of hormones for months at a time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

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• Diagnostic Facility

  At Living Well Dallas, we are committed to treating the root cause of health concerns and conditions – not just the symptoms. To identify the issues our patients are facing, we utilize cutting-edge technology and various diagnostic tests and programs to pinpoint your area of concern as we begin to customize your treatments. Living Well Dallas’ Diagnostic Facility and Resources 35 labs across the U.S. that have different specialties In-house bone density scanner Bioimpedance analysis More exciting services and diagnostic tools are being added each month! Each of these treatments serves as a resource for our patients that are seeking to understand more about their body, overall health, and ways in which they may optimize health. Our team of experts will make valid recommendations around testing opportunities based on your health history, goals, and concerns. To learn more about each of these tests give us a call or check out our blog for more information!

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• Weight Loss Supervision

  Losing weight is more than counting calories and getting exercise, in fact, it should take into consideration metabolic and hormonal causes of weight gain. Our Weight loss Program is designed to be uniquely tailored for you! We know that our patients want a physical body that they love, boundless energy and wellness including permanent weight loss. Living Well Dallas follows a Functional Medicine based genetically and metabolically designed, hormonally-sound approach to correct underlying metabolic, hormonal and lifestyle issues that plague many who struggle with weight loss resistance. Participants lose on average 12-22 lbs of fat in the initial 6-weeks of the program. The Metabolic Blueprint™ Weight Loss Program, designed with you in mind, includes: A comprehensive genetic test to determine your exact nutritional lifestyle and exercise needs to create lasting weight loss A comprehensive nutrition and lifestyle evaluation with our nationally and Functional MedicineCertified Health Coach May include nutritional supplements to accelerate fat burning and reduce cravings A monthly program with ongoing support with your health coach to assist you in making lasting changes, meal plans and accountability An easy to follow with no guesswork meal plan made of primarily real whole foods to promote a change in your biochemistry to improve your metabolism – food is medicine Teaching organizational strategies to help you plan and execute your lifestyle changes your way Personalized support at every step Program lengths designed based on your weight loss goals Skills to use for a lifetime What Makes Metabolic Blueprint So Special for Sustainable Weight Loss? It is the ONLY natural and completely safe method to melt your body fat without a single pill, unbearable hunger pangs, cravings, bad moods, low energy, or drop of sweat! This system will put your genetics into high gear by personalizing your dietary recommendations based on how your genes best work with foods. We know now that our genes have a lot of influence on whether we are better at a higher fat diet, high protein, or a macro-balanced diet. When people personalize their diet and exercise to their genes, their ability to lose weight is significantly enhanced. Take Control of Your Weight – for Life! Turn on your body’s fat-burning switch! The fat that seems to be stuck around your middle, or the jiggly part in your upper arm? That can be melted away in a matter of days with: NO starving yourself — or living on bowls of mushy cereal or chalky “meal replacement” shakes NO running yourself ragged like a hamster in a wheel NO danger of unhealthy side effects A clinical study showed not only that people can lose more weight on a genetically-based diet, but all of their key wellness markers like blood sugar, blood pressure, key lipids like cholesterol and triglycerides, and waist size will improve dramatically. Our program will help you shed weight and give you the resources and guidance you need to keep it off for good! METABOLIC BLUEPRINT™ Teaches Correct Food Habits A complete checklist of the foods you should be eating for your best health (take it to the grocery store with you) The 7 foods you shouldn’t eat — EVER! A list of the foods that may be contaminated by hidden, fat-spurring toxins The specific supplement regimen you need if you’re on a low-carb diet Personalized food recommendations that are made for your metabolism If you’ve ever tried a fad diet, spent hundreds of dollars to sweat buckets at a gym, or wished there was an easy, permanent solution to drop those extra pounds… then you NEED this program. Healthy weight loss can lead to other long-term benefits like correcting your metabolism, learning how to eat healthily, how to cook, shop, and prepare meals, how to tackle emotional triggers that may be sabotaging your weight loss efforts, and more! Weight Loss Program – Genetic Testing and Metabolic Testing with One-on-One Support Start this program with a visit to our office for a full health coaching consult, genetic testing, and body composition analysis. You will leave this visit with an initial plan to start your weight loss. Approximately one to three weeks later, you will be scheduled a follow-up visit to review your genetic test, current progress, receive your individualized genetic diet and exercise plan, evaluate your body composition, and individualize your plan to maximize your program. From this point forward, you have bi-weekly visits with your health coach in person or via phone or video conference to assist you with the program until you reach your goal weight. Uniquely Individualized & Affordable After your initial visit, you will be scheduled for two half-hour visits a month to reevaluate your body composition and meet with your health coach. We offer the most cutting-edge weight loss techniques available at an affordable price. You may use your HSA plans for your programs.

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• Digestive Issues

  We all struggle with digestive issues from time to time, but if digestive troubles plague your daily life it could be a sign of something more concerning happening or a warning sign of other health conditions. At Living Well Dallas, we offer a comprehensive program to identify, address and rebalance digestive issues using nutrition, diet, lifestyle, and supplementation to correct imbalances. Common digestive issues that require medical attention include: Crohn’s Disease Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable Bowel Disease Leaky Gut Syndrome Microbiome Imbalance Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and more! Each of these conditions may come from nutritional deficiencies, increased stress, allergy, an undiagnosed medical issue, or even inflammation. The Living Well Dallas team will work with you to restore your health and help prevent damage to digestive organs. If you have dealt with bloating, gas, stomach pain, GERD, or other symptoms you could benefit from a holistic approach to treating digestive disorders.

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• Non-diagnostic

  Apart from our extensive diagnostic services and treatment options we believe in offering our patients a comprehensive approach to optimal health through non-diagnostic techniques. We offer a variety of modalities such as counseling, health coaching, energy medicine, Bowen Therapy, and IV nutrition that will support lasting health. Learn more about each of these offerings below and how they may contribute to your overall wellness plan for optimal health. Coaching Sometimes we need an outside perspective or expert guidance to keep us on track and give us the education and resources we need to identify and achieve our goals. We have Health Coaches and Life Coaches at Living Well Dallas to support you in your journey. Counseling We offer a variety of counseling and therapy options. We work with individuals, couples, families, and teens. Depression, anxiety, infertility, divorce recovery are a few of the issues that are appropriate for individual therapy. Marital problems, communication ups and downs, infertility realities, often rude awakenings for young marrieds, quiet challenges for empty nesters, and the unknowns of blended families are a few of the issues best suited for couples or family therapy. Bowen Therapy The Bowen Technique was developed as a unique form of neuromuscular repatterning. It works primarily through the nervous system on both structural and energetic levels. The technique is gentle and noninvasive and can be performed through clothing. The Bowen Technique is a completely new concept in bodywork. It is neither derived from nor similar to any other physical modality. Rapid Eye Technology Rapid Eye is one of the most effective, pain-free, graceful ways to release anxiety, stress, trauma, and fear. We’ll guide you as you address emotional stress. LED THERAPY LED (light emitting diodes) phototherapy provides gentle but powerful non-coherent light to create an environment in which change may occur more rapidly. Also known as low-level light therapy (LLLT), these pulsed red and infrared wavelengths travel deeply to effect healing. The equipment is cleared by the FDA for increasing blood and lymphatic circulation, as well as decreasing pain, swelling, and inflammation.

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• Health Coaching

  Health coaches are authorities on wellness and offer support, mentorship, and education to individuals seeking to cultivate positive health choices. Health coaches can fill gaps that doctors and nutritionists don’t have the time or resources to fill themselves. It can be challenging to identify, achieve, and maintain health goals – that’s where health coaches come in! Our health coaches will educate and support you to make lifestyle and behavior adjustments that will guide you to the health you desire, but most importantly, we will meet you where you are and never set unrealistic expectations. Health coaches are highly educated guides in the fields of health, nutrition, wellness, bio-individuality, and mentoring. We help you implement small changes, little by little, at a pace that’s comfortable for you so you can meet all your health goals. We work with you to help you discover your bio-individuality. There is something that will work for you – the trick is finding it. At Living Well Dallas, our health coaches also work hand-in-hand with our Functional Medicine practitioners and nutritionists to help you implement the necessary changes to help you get and stay well. Common goals of patients who benefit from health coaches include: Increasing energy Losing weight Becoming healthier Can you identify with any of the above? A health coach could help you achieve all three, and more! At Living Well Dallas, we take the time to listen to your concerns, help you discover where and why you are struggling, and help you navigate the world of contradictory nutritional advice to figure out precisely what works for your body. Health coaches don’t diagnose conditions, prescribe medications, or recommend lower or higher doses of your current medications. We understand that life happens, and we work with you and support you in every way we can to achieve optimal wellness. Our coaches will guide you to find the food and lifestyle choices that best support you and help you make gradual changes that support lasting habits. 20 Minute | Complimentary Call 20-minute phone or video appointment to discuss specific, individualized health and nutrition needs, and how we can guide you to get back on track to a healthier lifestyle.

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• LED Light Therapy

  LED lights used in low-level therapy LLLT pulse red and infrared wavelengths that travel deeply to accelerate and inspire healing. This FDA-approved equipment can be used to increase blood and lymphatic circulation, as well as decreasing pain, swelling, and inflammation. One out of three Americans will deal with chronic pain, and LED light therapy has proven a useful tool to helping patients find relief. Studies have shown LED light therapy to reduce inflammation, induce analgesia, and promote healing in various musculoskeletal conditions. This gives patients a non-invasive treatment option to reduce pain. Common conditions that patient seeks LED light therapy for include wound healing, back and neck pain, carpal tunnel, shoulder pain, myofascial pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and more. If you’re dealing with any of the above issues or are interested if LED light therapy could improve your condition, let’s talk! Get in touch with one of our pain management experts to learn more about our treatment offerings.

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• Counseling

  Our approach is unique for each individual, each couple, each family. Creative. Direct. Solutions-focused. Patient. Kind. Perhaps even humorous. Counseling and therapy are hard enough, so let us make it can be a positive experience. Our space is warm, safe, and comfortable. Our approach is casual and welcoming. Our wish is your growth and fulfillment. What can you expect from your first counseling and therapy session? Intake and consent for treatment: You’ll fill out these forms ahead of the session – either download them from our website – or fill them out in the waiting room. They’re standard office procedure for most that ask for information about you and require you to sign your consent to engage in the therapeutic relationship. Fees and office policies are also laid out. Assessment: If you’re in our office for individual therapy – there’s likely something you’re in distress about. We’ll want to hear about how you define the problem. What are you looking for help with? If there are uncomfortable symptoms associated, we’ll want to assess the level of severity as well as knowledge about your support system, your coping skills, etc. At some point, we might talk a little more about how we work as it applies to your issue, give you a chance to ask questions, etc. You get to tell your story: We’ll ask you to tell your story as to how you think it might relate to your current problem. It may not be obvious to you, and that’s ok. Our job is to put the pieces of your life puzzle to begin to look for possibilities. We’ll ask about your family of origin, important relationships, childhood, and other questions. We likely won’t get your entire story in one session, but we’ll begin to look at it. Wrap Up: In the last few minutes of the therapy session, we will try to wrap things up by summarizing what information has been revealed. We will probably ask how you’re feeling after the session and offer you an opportunity to ask questions. If it feels like there is a good therapist-client fit, then we’ll move forward together. The counseling and therapy first session is really about information gathering and the very beginning of establishing the therapeutic relationship. We cannot stress the importance of the “therapeutic relationship.” Research has shown that this is one of the most important elements behind success for people in individual therapy. It is paramount that the highest level of trust and emotional safety is established in the environment of the therapy office. From there, we determine what support and visit frequency you need to move forward.

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• Rapid Eye Technology

  Rapid Eye Technology (RET) is a quicker and less painful way of reaching and releasing emotional elements of abuse, addiction, family and relationship patterns, and depression, anger, or grief. The emotional stress we experience can be released and retained by our body and mind – RET aims to end this cycle. In a rapid eye session, you will sit in a chair and blink your eyes rapidly. This turns on the emotional center of your brain and sends the message that there is a balance (between the light and dark). Our RET expert will wave an eye-directing device (it looks like a wand) in front of your eyes very quickly. Your brain will pick up these movements and send messages between your right and left brain. While you are blinking, your RET guide will say words aloud in rapid succession (such as fear, sadness, never good enough, anxiety, etc.) When we say a word that pertains to anything that your brain/system is holding on to, you will be triggered. People show evidence of triggers in many ways, such as crying, laughing, yawning, and physical sensations in the eyes or other parts of the body. When you are triggered we will go through a quick process to eliminate the neural net attached to that emotion that caused the trigger. Rapid Eye assists your system in releasing ‘onion wedges’ of experience, perception, and trauma to reveal your core true self. Once you begin to see and remember who you really are, you will begin to make choices for your life based on this truth, not the experiences and perceptions that have covered YOU up for so long. You may experience three phases of healing and each takes between 3 and 5 sessions. We call these phases: Peeling & Releasing, Awakening, and Creative. Every patient has a unique experience with each and a plan will be developed based on your needs and goals, our priority is to work at a pace that will support your long-term healing. Although everyone’s journey is individual, there is a protocol, or structure, that we do follow to ensure that you receive the most thorough Rapid Eye Technology sessions. Session 1: Introductory session. We will discuss your health history, your family structure, your goals, your complete circuit of energy and you will learn the Energy Realignment (‘tapping’) sequence. There is usually not any blinking on this first session. Sessions 2 & 3: Light Birth, Part 1 & 2. Many of our life’s patterns began during the birth process, which began while we were in the light with our Creator (God, Heavenly Father, Source). During this time, we may have developed beliefs in struggle, pain, not good enough, or darkness, to name a few. This script is written to remind the system that we brought the light with us; we are not ever disconnected. Individual goals and needs will be addressed within the structure of this script. Sessions 4 & 5: Timeline – Inner Child Work. These sessions work in the parts of our subconscious that continue to hold trauma from our childhood, birth – 18 years. Individual goals and needs will be addressed within the structure of these scripts. Sessions 6: Defense sets. Identifying and addressing what your system does when you are afraid. Looking at old patterns that are no longer effective and helping your system develop new patterns that may bring better results. Sessions 7 – 12: Once the foundation has been laid for your journey and we’ve addressed many fundamental issues and beliefs held in the DNA through the first 6 sessions, we will begin to address very specific and individual needs. Each session is about 75 – 90 minutes. Some of the sessions that we will do will include: Perception/Creation Walk, New Pattern Cycle Creation, Clearing for Unconditional Love, Core Belief. Scramblers, Balance Walk, Long Birth, Energy/Prayer/Creation Circles, Chakra Scripts: 1 through 12, Walking in Your Auric Fields, and more. You will also learn several self-care tools along the way: Patching Patching with R Mode/L Mode conversation Energy Realignment Immediate Release Technique Affirmations Energy/Prayer/Creation Circles Balance Walk Perception/Creation Walk

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• Bowen Therapy

  A Bowen treatment consists of gentle rolling movements. These stimulations activate a systemic response so powerful that a few minutes’ pause is observed to allow them to be integrated. A pattern of movements and pauses continues throughout the treatment. The rhythm is soothing, and most clients fall asleep at least once during the session. Benefits are usually apparent within a few sessions, even when long-standing conditions are being treated. Bowen results are lasting and profound. Misalignments commonly right themselves – yet there is no manipulation of joints or bones as in chiropractic. Muscle tensions and strains are relieved, and normal lymphatic flow is restored – yet muscles are not squeezed as in massage. Meridians show immediate improvements – yet the work is not based on meridians and does not resemble acupuncture or acupressure. Fascia rehydrates, adhesions release, and scar tissue softens – yet there is no heavy pressure as in Rolfing or deep tissue work. Internal psychological shifts are common – yet it is not necessary to evoke an emotional response as in mind-body therapies. Nearly everyone reports a pleasant, relaxed state and a deep sense of well-being and ease. Bowen Therapy is completely safe and appropriate for everyone, from the highly trained athlete to newborns, pregnant women, the elderly, and the chronically ill. Bowen has been successful in treating musculoskeletal problems, such as back and neck pain, scoliosis, sporting injuries, TMJ misalignment, and carpal tunnel syndrome. It is also renowned for its effectiveness with internal conditions, such as migraines, digestive and elimination complaints, colic in babies, and respiratory problems, including asthma.

  Link: Bowen Therapy