NW Lifestyle Medicine

12/03/2019

Two new services for the New Year!

We are announcing two new services:

1. An intensive health transformation program that we are calling “The WHOLE Program” for Whole Health Optimal Living Experience because it is about being healthy as whole people and living optimally (thriving vs just surviving physically) in an experiential learning program. It is an 8 week program, with sessions for 2.5 hours twice a week, starting in the New Year on January 12. It is done as a combination of medical visits and the program (fee).

2. “Direct Primary Care” service: “Whole Health” (not to be confused with the intensive program). We have been asked many times to be our patients’ official primary care provider, but have not wanted to go there because it can be a nightmare trying to deal with all the paperwork and insurance company hassles that detract from taking care of patients. We have launched what we intend to be the ultimate primary care practice that is what we would want if we were the patient. It works like a gym membership with a monthly fee that includes most primary care services — no insurance companies to make us all crazy and obstruct care that just works.

You are invited to attend one of our events next week at Courthouse Fitness on South Commercial to learn more. If you know of friends, family, or coworkers who would benefit, please share this information with them also.

Courthouse Fitness
6250 Commercial St SE
Salem, OR 97306

Sunday, Dec 8
4:00pm: Whole Health Direct Primary Care Service
5:00pm: WHOLE Health Transformation Program

Tuesday, Dec 10
5:30pm: Whole Health Direct Primary Care Service
6:30pm: WHOLE Health Transformation Program

You can also find more information at:

NW Lifestyle Medicine
www.nwlifestylemedicine.com
971-983-5433

-or-

Whole Health
www.whole.health
971-300-0808

To your health and happiness!

Dr. Braman and Lori Braman

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