The Advanced Integrative Mind-Body Medical Center

The Advanced Integrative Mind-Body Medical Center is a multidisciplinary practice providing excellence in health care.  We offer a comprehensive solution to total patient care in a splintered medical system. A strategic element of our care is the principle of balancing.

Our Additional Services

for the total you – inside and out…

• Treatment balancing – merging the best of traditional medicine with science-based alternative solutions
• Nutrient Balancing to promote a healthy body and clear mind
• Hormone Balancing to restore hormones lost due to aging or stress
• Mind Balancing – positive perceptual changes can improve mental and physical health

PERFORMANCE

Performance covers many areas besides athletics. It includes mental, emotional and physical optimizing for peak performance, be it at the gym, on the playing field, in school, or in your chosen profession. It combines the best of all modalities and even includes the use of a "space-age pod" when indicated.

ANTI-AGING MEDICINE

Although popularly referred to as "anti-aging" it is more about preventative health care. This includes the idea of balancing lifestyle with health-style. Physical activity, proper nutrition and hormone supplementations as needed help us to remain healthy and vital.

We offer a direct approach to evaluating nutritional status with a blood test that identifies each person’s nutrient balance for the prior 6-9 months. This helps us adapt a supplementation strategy tailored to meet the needs of the individual rather than to use a one-size-fits-all approach.

The concept of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been distorted to include synthetic hormones. Synthetic hormones differ from the real thing by a chemical group added on to the original hormone. The sole purpose of this addition is for pharmaceutical companies to be able to patent the drug giving it exclusive use of it for 20 years. It is not to improve on mother nature. In fact, it can actually harm patients by interfering with the function of the natural hormone. Whenever possible it is important to use the most natural products that were designed for our bodies. Even when we use natural hormone we keep in mind that it is necessary to balance them for the best outcome because they work together.

BALANCE HORMONES TO BALANCE THE MIND

The word "hormones" is often only thought of as the sex hormones, estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Although HRT is primarily linked to menopausal women, an imbalance can occur at any age. Furthermore, many other hormones exist in the body such as the stress hormones. An imbalance of hormones can cause many mental and emotional symptoms in addition to physical ones. In fact, many people who are psychiatrically diagnosed may actually be suffering from an imbalance of hormones or even nutrients.

Emotions are a normal part of everyday life, a part of the human condition. It is through our emotions that we mature and grow. Problems surface when emotions are over expressed or when they are severely suppressed. These extremes make it difficult to thrive or even to function.

THERAPY OR COUNCELING FOR THE MIND ALSO BALANCES HORMONES

Most people are aware that our past experience and how we see the world have profound effects on our emotions, but most people do not think of the effect that our hormone balance may have on how view our past or experience life. These chemical messengers can trigger a cascade of feelings that effect our perception of reality and our behavioral responses. It is also true that changing perceptions and behavior can also alter our balance of hormones. Our doctors can help you achieve stability in your emotional life for you to be your personal best.

STRESS REDUCTION

Stress and Cortisol - Cortisol has been misunderstood because of its name, "The Stress Hormone". It would more aptly be called "The Anti-Stress Hormone" because of its role in protecting the body from the negative effects of stress.
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ADDICTION: DETOX, REHAB, AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS

An addiction can be to a substance or a behavior.

The addiction to a substance can also involve a physical tolerance. Tolerance to a substance occurs when the same amount of the substance that used to get you high no longer works requiring higher and higher doses to achieve the same result.

Whether the addiction is to a substance or a behavior, such as gambling or sex, the problem is not caused by the addictive substance or behavior. There are underlying issues that lead to the addiction. The addiction is merely a poor attempt to resolve a deeper problem. However, the attachment to the substance or behavior needs to stop to be able to get to the underlying problem.

To stop using a drug or alcohol, it is best to do it as safely as possible. For severe alcoholism, detoxification should be done with the use of medications and the patient needs to be monitored by a doctor. Surprisingly, stopping alcohol is more dangerous than all drugs. It is estimated that up to a third of patients die while detoxing.

Detoxing from heroin or other opiates is best achieved by using Suboxone or Subutex. This can only be done by doctors who have a special certification to do so. Two of our doctors are qualified to do this, Dr. Mike Rudolph and Dr. Suzie Schuder. Both of these doctors also see patients from a residential detox facility, First House Detox Services, LLC.

SELF IMAGE ENHANCEMENT

An important aspect of health is self-image. Feeling good about you means having better general health. Creating space for relaxation and self-care is an important part of improving health. The concept of optimal health has changed to include enhancing our appearance, not as a substitute for deep, inner happiness but more as a sign of self-care.

We offer spa services that include a multitude of facials, peels, and waxing.

We also offer Medical Aesthetic procedures such as Botox injections, Juvederm and Radiesse.