Today’s health issues have less to do with the medical care, more to do with our self and environment!

A published data said "60% of our today’s health and well-being has nothing to do with the medical care we receive". We all agreed! It’s directly connected to behavioral, environmental and social factors – everything from access to information, media, public transportation to the availability of health food in your neighborhood, association influence, work-life balance, etc. among many other factors.

"Only about 20% of our health status is attributable to health access to medical care, while another 20% is tied to genetics or behavioral patterns" is what the doctors who practice functional medicine here say. This means that lifestyle factors and the so-called social determinants have an incredibly important impact on a healthy lifestyle. 

At WELLBEEING Integrated Lifestyle Health Centre, we are already seeing some extremely positive results from our focus on people’s health and social/family determinants. It represents the most recent tangible expression of our mission-creating healthier communities, and providing quality aging through 'integrative medicine' approach.

We are attempting a success in this growing yet concerned industry with two fundamental objectives:

• Transform WELLBEEING into a health care provider – not just a clinic system – but ensure basic human needs are addressed as a standard of care and a personalized approach.
• Influence the way medicine could be practiced for better quality of life and treat the person as a whole – mind, body and spirit.
• Create an eco system in the community to support and build awareness and further create healthful impact for those we serve.

Here’s a couple of good examples of what we mean when we say this program is designed to address the health and wellness concerns of people suffering from chronic disorders or even those who are proactive about their health:

One individual came with a problem of double vision (diplopic vision) with a nerve paralysis which hindered his daily activities and driving complication due to prolonged diabetes. He was met by the health adviser with a care coordinator who followed up for his visits and treatments and therapies of ‘diabetes reversal program’. Results of two months program, vision resolved 98%, fasting sugar dropped to normalcy, substantial improvement in general well-being, increased energy levels and decrease in his medications drastically. He drives to the clinic on his own now.

Other individual who was 48 yrs came with the problems of digestive disorder, diabetes and hypothyroid for 10 years and BP for over 12 years, with series of daily medication had challenges coping up in his business. His wife who became familiar with WELLBEEING’s approach, influenced him to enroll into an extended guided health program. A very comprehensive screening and risk analysis were done due to multiple issues. The team of doctors had to address his stress levels, reduce symptoms and sugar levels, corrections in food habits and close monitoring were required along with therapy and treatment interventions. In 3 months’ time, BP reduced from 150/100 to 110/70 mmhg, TSH reduced from 7.23 IU/ml to 4.49 IU/ml (Thyroid antibodies (TPO) reduced from 1300 to 130 u/ml), cholesterol reduced to normal with high improvement in Vit D. Evidence through D-RAP technology (disease risk analysis) showed excellent improvement in the arterial and vascular health and aging. Many potential therapeutic parameters of Diabetes and Cardiac health showed significant improvement which very evidently reduced the future risk and complications.

These problems that are categorized as chronic disorders are so common and inter-related, yet our conventional approach is to prescribe multiple medications for multiple symptoms.

With right understanding and strengths of various systems of medicine available, treating such multiple issues seems so simple – and so basic. Yet these sorts of non-traditional approaches to health care – helping people live their lives and providing them with the things that so many of us take for granted -- have a huge and lasting impact on our communities.   We are very excited about these kind of results and smiles on our patients.

Simply put, this is the future! The future of health care lies outside of the traditional limitations of actual hospital premises. It’s the future as we continue to evolve towards a health system that concentrates on well care rather the sick care – and one that focuses on clear outcomes such as higher quality, lower costs, higher value and better overall safety.

-          Doctors Desk at WELLBEEING, Integrated Health Centre, Bangalore