You matter. The person you are right now, sitting here reading this post, matters. You don’t have to be some perfect version of yourself to be worthy of love, connection, and support. You deserve all of those things just as you are.
Dr. Travis Simmons explains the importance of patients hearing the words YOU MATTER from their doctor and making them feel that way through their actions.
Diabetes and pre-diabetes are common chronic conditions with significant implications for health. However, they are potentially reversible, especially within the first year after diagnosis, through lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise.
Dr. Travis Simmons educates on the importance of working on what you’re eating and how you’re moving your body in order to reverse diabetes and prediabetes.
Direct Primary Care (DPC) is a different approach to healthcare that allows doctors to spend more time with patients. In traditional healthcare settings, doctors often feel rushed and patients may feel like their doctor doesn’t have time for them.
Dr. Travis Simmons discusses his frustration not only of being a physician who was forced to spend little time with his patients but also as a patient where his own doctor was not able to spend quality time addressing his care. Dr. Simmons explains why direct primary care is different and embraces the idea of genuine care with meaningful doctor/patient relationships.
Getting enough sleep is an all-natural immune booster that has a ton of other far-reaching effects like reducing your risks of various diseases. Studies show that getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep on a regular basis boosts antibodies, immune cells that fight infections, and cancer-fighting immune cells.
Dr. Travis Simmons educates about how great sleep is the key to naturally boosting your immune system and significantly reducing your risk of contracting many different chronic diseases.
Obesity is a chronic and complex disease that requires a multifaceted approach. It is not as simple as just eating less and moving more. Semaglutide, a medication that increases GLP-1 hormone levels, is a promising treatment option for addressing the hormone imbalances involved in obesity.
Dr. Suzy Lessing educates that using Semaglutide to treat obesity is not only safe but effective. This medicine helps treat a hormone problem related to obesity in a similar way that hypothyroidism and menopausal symptoms are treated with hormone therapy.
Dr. Travis Simmons educates about how Direct Primary Care (DPC) should NOT be looked at as just an extra cost. In fact, DPC can save your family or business a lot of money while getting everyone super high-quality care, especially when you have a deductible that forces you to pay overly inflated insurance prices for all your care.
For the vast majority of people and injuries, working with a good physical therapist can be enough to completely rehab the injury without the need for surgery. Even if surgery ends up being necessary, spending time with a physical therapist beforehand can significantly benefit your recovery and rehabilitation after the procedure.
Dr. Travis Simmons educates about the importance of trying physical therapy whenever possible before jumping straight to surgery. Oftentimes a surgeon will make the same recommendation and they’ll even recommend doing PT after surgery.
Hemorrhoids – a topic that not many of us like to talk about, but the truth is that they are more common than we think.
Dr. Travis Simmons educates that internal and external hemorrhoids are very common. He talks about what causes them, how they can be treated and when you should see a doctor.
Sleep apnea is a common condition where a person stops breathing during sleep, impacting their health in the long run, including the risk of heart disease, stroke, and dementia. Normal people stop breathing for 10 seconds or longer, about three times an hour, but if it’s more than that, it meets the criteria for sleep apnea.
Dr. Travis Simmons educates on the importance of being screened for sleep apnea. This condition can cause many other long-term effects if not properly diagnosed and treated such as issues with energy, mood, increased risk for heart disease, stroke and dementia.
