Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine helps you avoid taking unnecessary or harsh medications and can drastically reduce your risk of developing a chronic disease. At GET WELLness SOON in Benton, Tennessee, Sally Moss, FNP-C, and the team offer holistic, integrative treatments to reduce unpleasant symptoms and optimize your quality of life. Schedule an appointment by phone or you can request one online at any time. 

What is lifestyle medicine?

Lifestyle medicine involves making healthy lifestyle changes to eliminate the source of fatigue, chronic pain, and diseases like thyroid problems, hormone imbalance, nutritional deficiencies, high blood pressure, diabetes, and more. Lifestyle medicine is a functional medicine strategy that helps you avoid or reduce dosages of medications.

What are the benefits of lifestyle medicine?

If you’re frustrated with conventional medicine because of a lack of personal time with a doctor, consider lifestyle medicine with the team at GET WELLness SOON instead. This integrative, holistic approach to care offers the following benefits:

• More time with your provider
• Help overcoming obstacles
• Preventive medicine
• Reduction in medications
• Lower risk of disease
• Close doctor-patient relationship
• Personalized, patient-centered care
• Telemedicine opportunities

Sally treats adult patients of all ages. She takes time to listen to your needs during appointments and give you a voice in your care.

What does lifestyle medicine help with?

Lifestyle medicine at GET WELLness SOON can prevent or treat the following chronic conditions:

• Obesity
• Chronic fatigue
• Asthma and allergies
• Eczema
• Behavioral problems
• Chronic pain
• High blood pressure
• Heart disease
• Diabetes
• Thyroid problems 
• Digestive issues

Lifestyle medicine can increase your energy, help you lose weight, reduce unpleasant symptoms, optimize mobility and strength, lower your risk of or better manage diseases, and improve your quality of life.

Which treatment is right for me?

To determine which lifestyle medicine treatment best matches your needs, your functional medicine specialist checks your blood pressure, other vital signs, and your weight. They review your medical history and complete a physical examination. 

Your provider might use blood tests, urine tests, an electrocardiogram (EKG), allergy or asthma tests, X-rays, or other imaging tests to diagnose your condition and develop a personalized treatment plan. It might include:

• Nutritional counseling
• Custom meal plans
• Medical weight loss
• Exercise prescriptions
• Diabetes and heart disease education
• Health education
• Smoking cessation
• Dietary supplements
• Medications if necessary
• Stress-relieving strategies
• Hormone therapy

By removing barriers to healthy living, you can achieve optimal health without harsh medications or invasive surgical procedures. 

To learn more about how lifestyle medicine can help you, book an appointment with the experts at GET WELLness SOON by phone or request one online today.