Maine Integrative Family Care

05/13/2025

We've hired Dr. Alena Comella. She will be joining our practice in July and has plenty of openings for new patients. Welcome Dr. Comella!

Holistic primary care doctor. Quality and affordable. Accepting new patients.

10/27/2022

Dr Ben was on a podcast, check it!

‎Show Strength For Your Purpose Podcast, Ep Episode 92: Maine Integrative Family Health with Dr. Ben Hagopian - Oct 25, 2022

10/04/2022

Direct primary care is sweet stuff

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09/26/2022

Excited to announce we will be sharing space and teaming up with Common Beet Nutrition Counseling in our new South Portland location!

09/20/2022

A breathing exercise that lowers blood pressure as well as meds? Yes please! We just bought one for $65 (plus $15 shipping) from the UK to try it out.

Research finds five to 10 minutes daily of a type of strength training for muscles used in breathing can help anyone reduce or prevent high blood pressure. The training can also help elite athletes.

06/07/2022

We are hiring, spread the word!

Maine Integrative Family Care

04/27/2022

Want to be less depressed? Get some exercise!

This systematic review and meta-analysis examines data from published prospective studies of adults to gauge the dose-response association between physical activity and incident depression.

02/15/2022

Was just reading on the upside/downside of alternative sweeteners. Things like stevia and monkfruit, while they MAY help a bit, do not seem to lead to appreciable weight loss or decreased caloric intake. Simply substituting empty calories with no-cal sweeteners is not the best way to see great results.

I think the best way is to gently wean yourself off of sweetened items and high glycemic-index foods, while still making space for the occasional indulgence.

01/14/2022

We apologize, our supplier of rapid PCR tests had a COVID outbreak so our supply is severely limited for the next few days. We hope to be up and running next week at normal capacity!

12/30/2021

Just got a fresh shipment of rapid PCR tests. We have slots open tomorrow for folks who need one with plans to try and open more slots over the weekend.

We’ve decided to further assist in the fight against COVID by being the first in the greater Portland area to offer rapid PCR testing to the community (all ages). The Accula point of care PCR device is ideal to provide real PCR results quickly. The test takes 30 minutes to run, with results usuall...

12/23/2021

I think we're the only ones doing rapid PCR testing on Xmas eve. A few slots are left for the folks that still need one. Holidays are here but unfortunately COVID isn't taking a break.

12/17/2021

It's more important now than ever to get your COVID vaccine and booster. Keep yourself and your loved ones safe.

Vaccines.gov helps you find clinics, pharmacies, and other locations that offer COVID-19 vaccines in the United States.