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You Have The Power To Transform Your Life!

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The power rests in your hands!

Integrative and functional medicine are rapidly gaining popularity and for good reason. These practices empower patients to take control of their own health and well-being through incremental changes in their lifestyle. Unlike traditional medicine, where the power to heal is in the hands of pharmaceutical companies, integrative and functional medicine focus on optimizing the patient’s health through natural methods.

Dr. Travis discusses how using a functional and integrative medicine approach with your doctor, you have the power to transform your life through incremental changes.

Sleeping Pills Are NOT The Answer!

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Have trouble sleeping?

If you’re one of the millions of Americans who have trouble sleeping you might have tried sleeping pills.

In this video, Dr. Travis Simmons discusses why sleeping pills like Ambien or Lunesta are not always the best solution.

For some people sleeping pills can be great but they can still pose a risk as they can be highly addictive and alter your brain activity while you’re sleeping.

YOU MATTER…Just The Way You Are!

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A message everyone needs to hear.

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 & Prediabetes Are Reversible!

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How can diabetes be reversed?

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.

Does Your Physician Spend Quality Time With You?

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Have you ever felt like your doctor didn’t have time for you?

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.

Ways To Naturally Boost Your Immune System!

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The all-natural imune booster that costs nothing: sleep.

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 Treatment With Semaglutide?!?

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Struggling to lose weight?

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.

Surgery or PT?

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Why try PT first?

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.

Education On Hemorrhoids!

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Understanding Hemorrhoids

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.