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Total U Behavioral medicine practice that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner

Everything is in place for a Number 1 Women’s Health & Wellness Program Board Approved Clinical Nutritionist/Clinical He...
06/13/2025

Everything is in place for a Number 1 Women’s Health & Wellness Program

Board Approved Clinical Nutritionist/Clinical Herbalist

Board Approved Clinical Psychotherapist - Behavioral Medicine & Mind-Body Medicine Practitioner
Certified Health, Life & relationship Coach

Board Approved Clinical Cosmetologist Practitioner-Hair, Nails & Skin
Trichologist
Certified Body Contourist
Energy Therapy Practitioner

Exercise Physiologist & Specialist in Exercise Therapy
Certified Massage Therapist, Reflexologist, Stretch Therapist

Working on some Cranial Prothesis or Meducal Wigs for women with cancer. I provide whole person care services, Tricholog...
06/11/2025

Working on some Cranial Prothesis or Meducal Wigs for women with cancer.

I provide whole person care services, Trichology and scalp therapy for these winning ladies.

A premier full-service Salon Spa & Wellness Center offering men and women grooming services and a great atmosphere for t...
05/30/2025

A premier full-service Salon Spa & Wellness Center offering men and women grooming services and a great atmosphere for those looking for exceptional hair, skin & nails services combined with relaxation and mind-body wellness

Stress Management
Natural Healing
Pain Relief

Get Ready for “ Shop Talk” where you can speak with the Doctor and receive services in a one -stop shop in a full servic...
05/28/2025

Get Ready for “ Shop Talk” where you can speak with the Doctor and receive services in a one -stop shop in a full service salon & health and wellness center

In addition to being a Behavioral Medicine Practitioner, Exercise Physiologist-Specialist in Exercise Therapy and Clinical Nutritionist-Clinical Herbalist, I am a Board Approved Hair, Skin, Nails Practitioner with emphasis on Trichology. I am putting emphasis on Chronic Physical & Mental Health Diseases .

Example: People with Diabetes can receive Psychotherapy/Life & Health Coaching with Clinical Nutrition - Herbal Therapy and hair, skin and nails care.

Behavioral Medicine is the interdisciplinary field concerned with the development and the integration of behavioral, psychosocial, and biomedical science knowledge and techniques relevant to the understanding of health and illness, and the application of this knowledge and these techniques to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.

Examples of Outcome Goals of Behavioral Medicine Interventions
Prevent disease onset
Lower blood pressure
Lower serum cholesterol
Reduce body fat
Reverse atherosclerosis
Decrease pain
Reduce surgical complications
Decrease complications of pregnancy
Enhance immune response
• Increase compliance with treatment - medication plans
• Increase relaxation
• Increase functional capacity
• Improve sleep
• Improve productivity at work and school
• Improve strength, endurance, and mobility
• Improve quality of life

The Body Doesn’t Want to Lose Weight —and You Have to Understand Why Here’s what I discovered while trying to learn how ...
05/06/2025

The Body Doesn’t Want to Lose Weight —and You Have to Understand Why

Here’s what I discovered while trying to learn how to burn fat. You don’t lose weight to get healthy; you have to get healthy to lose weight. Why? This is because your weight is a symptom of a much larger issue of something 'off' in your health — it’s not the cause of your overweightness. Being overweight is just the tip of the iceberg.

Losing weight is a very unnatural act for the body. The body doesn’t like to lose weight. It goes against its primary purpose — to survive. The body doesn’t want to lose anything, really.

The reason has to do with a very specific hormone holding down the metabolism and preventing you from losing weight.

In fact, we have two sets of hormones: hormones that make you gain weight and hormones that make you lose weight. Yet, most mainstream weight loss advice or the best ways to burn body fat focus on the number of calories only, and they ignore the hormone triggers. They act like you can trick your body into boosting your metabolism. The truth is, your metabolism never speeds up, and you never lose weight in the presence of one specific hormone.

Appointments call 240 383-4800

Stress Management Therapy Nearly half of women report a rise in stress levels over the past five years. And while women ...
05/06/2025

Stress Management Therapy

Nearly half of women report a rise in stress levels over the past five years. And while women and men tend to cope with stress differently, we know that chronic stress contributes to a range of chronic health problems in both sexes, including mental health disorders, heart disease and obesity.

Stress Management Therapy

Call 240 383-4800 for an appointment

I hold the highest NCCA accredited credential in Clinical Nutrition for physician-level providers.
05/02/2025

I hold the highest NCCA accredited credential in Clinical Nutrition for physician-level providers.

I was so busy until I forgot to really celebrate. Congratulations on behalf of the Executive Board for the American Clin...
04/30/2025

I was so busy until I forgot to really celebrate.

Congratulations on behalf of the Executive Board for the American Clinical Board of Nutrition for your accomplishment in earning your DACBN!

The DACBN is a very prestigious professional designation. You are now among a very select and expanding group of health professionals bringing the best in clinical nutrition knowledge and expertise to the public and your patients.

The ACBN is the only
interdisciplinary diplomate program for doctoral level providers in clinical nutrition, certified by NCCA. Certificants of the ACBN hold the distinction of Diplomate, American Clinical Board of
Nutrition (DACBN)

The Science Behind Massages and Pain ReliefThe effectiveness of massages in pain management is supported by several scie...
04/26/2025

The Science Behind Massages and Pain Relief

The effectiveness of massages in pain management is supported by several scientific mechanisms:

Increased Blood Flow: Massages stimulate circulation, which helps deliver oxygen and nutrients to muscles while removing metabolic waste products. This improved blood flow can aid in muscle recovery and pain relief.

Reduced Muscle Tension: By physically manipulating the muscles, massages help to release tension and reduce muscle stiffness. This can alleviate pain associated with muscle overuse or injury.

Endorphin Release: Massages can trigger the release of endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers. Endorphins help reduce pain perception and promote a sense of well-being.

Reduced Stress and Anxiety: Chronic stress and anxiety can exacerbate pain. Massages help to relax the body and mind, reducing stress levels and potentially diminishing pain symptoms.

04/25/2025

Reversing Neuropathy Diabetic Neuropathy with near limb loss. In addition to medical treatment, we added aromatherapy, nutrition, vitamin therapy, reflexology to save the limb.

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What Is Integrative Medicine Integrative Medicine is the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient by focusing on the whole person. Integrative medicine combines conventional treatments with alternative/holistic therapeutic approaches which enables healthcare professionals to achieve optimal health and healing. Total You is dedicated to creating a healing environment in which patients have access to medical doctors and a variety of complementary and integrative therapies to promote healing and wellness. Integrative mental health emphasizes treating the mind, body, and spirit. In this program, you'll learn how this new model of medical care combines scientifically proven alternative and complementary methods with medications and psychotherapy to address the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of individuals with anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental conditions associated with aging, depression, chronic pain, and Alzheimer's disease. In addition, this program explores the treatment of bipolar disorders in children and adolescents. Medications and conventional psychotherapy have their place in the treatment of individuals with mental health disorders. However, as you'll learn in this program, there is growing evidence of the effectiveness of other treatment approaches such as nutritional supplements, exercise, light therapy, pet therapy, guided imagery, massage and other manual therapies, music and art therapy, dance therapy, stress management techniques, healing touch, biofeedback, sleep hygiene, acupuncture, and spiritual counseling. Lifestyle Medicine Lifestyle medicine is the evidence-based therapeutic approach to prevent, treat and reverse lifestyle-related chronic diseases. Comprehensive lifestyle interventions (including nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep, social support and environmental exposures) address underlying disease risks, thereby decreasing illness burden and improving clinical outcomes within value-based medicine.