Frequently Asked Questions

What is Integrative Medicine?

Integrative Medicine (IM) uses an evidence-based patient-centered approach to healthcare that combines conventional and complementary therapies to treat the whole person — your mind, body and soul. In integrative medicine, your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs are all involved, as it “integrates” or uses a combination of therapies - conventional approaches and complementary therapies to achieve optimal health and healing.

What is Nutrition Intervention?

Nutrition Intervention is customized to meet the unique needs of the client. The nutrition intervention is driven by the nutrition assessment and diagnosis steps, and it is used to resolve a problem by altering or eliminating the root cause of the nutrition diagnosis, also known as the etiology.

What is Culinary Wellness?

Culinary Wellness is a holistic approach to food that considers the impact of food on a person's overall well-being. It goes beyond traditional nutrition and healthy eating, and incorporates elements of culture, creativity, and mindfulness.

What is Functional & Adaptive Personal Training?

Functional fitness refers to a type of exercise training that focuses on improving an individual's ability to perform everyday activities and movements effectively and safely. It involves exercises that mimic or enhance movements used in daily life, sports, or specific occupational tasks.

Adaptive fitness refers to a specialized approach in fitness instruction where exercise routines are tailored to meet the unique needs and abilities of individuals with disabilities or limitations, focusing on modifying movements to ensure safe and effective exercise, often utilizing assistive devices and customized progressions to maximize their physical potential, promoting inclusivity in fitness practices.

What is Gait-Speed Walking?

Gait-speed walking is a term used to describe the speed at which someone walks. “Gait speed" in medical terms refers to the time it takes to walk a specific short distance on a level surface, essentially measuring how quickly a person can move their feet while walking, and is often used as an indicator of overall mobility and health.

A faster walking pace indicates better cardiovascular health and function. A study from the Journal of the American Medical Association found that older adults with a slower walking speed had a higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

What is a Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach?

A board-certified health and wellness coach is someone who has passed the National Board Certification Exam for Health and Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWC). This exam is administered by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC), which is responsible for establishing professional standards for the health coaching industry. A board-certified health and wellness coach can help clients improve their health and wellness both in-person and remotely.

What is Mind-Body Balance?

Mind-Body Balance is the state of having a healthy relationship between the mind and body, where the mind influences the body. Finding harmony between mental and physical health is the key to attaining mind-body balance. One of the most powerful tools for restoring our mind-body balance is meditation & mindfulness, where you focus or clearing your mind and becoming more present. Some other effective strategies to achieve this balance include breathwork and sound or frequency healing.

What is Microcirculation?

Microcirculation is the flow of blood through the body's smallest blood vessels, called microvessels, which are embedded in tissues and organs. Microvessels include arterioles, venules, capillaries, and post-capillary venules. The primary function of the microcirculation is to supply oxygen and nutrients to myocardial tissue, and it also has an important role in regulating coronary blood flow. Some 70-90% of the overall peripheral resistance of the circulatory system arises at the level of the microcirculation.

What is Lifestyle Wellness?

Lifestyle Wellness encompasses everything you do to engage in a lifestyle that is optimal for you – at every age and stage of your life. A lifestyle where your mental state, behavioral state, and body state are aligned to not only treat, but prevent conditions like diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease.

TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS

Our Team of Professionals

Gerald J. Joseph

B.S., M.Ed., NBC-HWC


Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science, (Public Health emphasis), Master of Education degree, current K-12 Health Education & Athletic Coaching Teaching Certificates issued by the Florida Department of Education, National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Lifestyle Coach Certification, and Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, NBC-HWC.

Health Scientist with clinical practice experience in intervention and behavioral health & wellness coaching (>30 years). Specialties include, anthropological models of aging, (blue zones, hunter-gatherer-forager populations), arthritis, athletic performance training, auto-immune disease (s), diabetes, food allergies, food intolerances, heart disease, microbiome health, mental health, obesity, and spectrum disorders in children.

Brittany L. Wilson

A.S., B.S.


Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and Associate of Science in Cognitive Psychology; Life Coach; Spiritual Coach; Meditation Practitioner; Breathwork Practitioner; Sound Healing Practitioner and Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach -NBC-HWC (in-progress)

Health and Wellness Coach (>14 years), with a focus on pain & inflammation relief and stress reduction. Specialties include increase of whole-body (systemic) microcirculation, stimulation of the autonomic nervous system providing muscular skeletal relaxation and stress relief, coupled with ancient healing modality, sound healing, to promote longevity. Focus areas are arthritis, athletic performance, autoimmune disease, cardiovascular health, chronic pain, diabetes, fibromyalgia, joint pain, mental health, microbiome health, obesity, spectrum disorders, and wound care.

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