WELLNESS CARE COMMITMENT

With the new changes in health care laws people are concerned that the laws will limit their health care.  In reality the goal of Dr. Betts is to help our patients stay off prescription drugs and stay out of hospitals altogether by helping them attain optimal health or what he likes to call 'True Wellness'.  Unfortunately, hospitals have hijacked the term wellness and translated it as scheduled immunizations, medications and even profit driven testing procedures.  The question is 'Is it working?'  Of the industrial nations, we are rated 37th in the world in terms of our health care.  We spend far more money for health than any other nation and yet we are still one of the sickest nations.  The term wellness or 'true' wellness focuses on raising your level of health, feeling good and having energy to live with passion, not just dragging yourself through life.  Dr. Betts is happy to introduce you to this kind of practice as a physician and as a coach.  

 

Shifting your lifestyle toward wellness will seem different at first, but millions of people have done it.  It's actually inspiring because you explore new tastes and discover new ways to increase your health.  Achieving optimal health will cost you time, energy and some money.  Our bodies were made to eat real food and to move.  Our society has created convenience foods that will not sustain life and work environments that are not conducive to movement.

 

Sickness care is expensive and insurance companies are paying less and less.  It costs money to be sick.  Drugs, surgery, hospitals, rehab centers, loss of work time, all cost serious money.  It's wiser to spend money on being well than on being sick.

 

We start out with a comprehensive evaluation, assess your overall health and begin to monitor your progress.  We aim for your highest level of optimal wellness.  For example, we don't want to wait until you blood sugar is out of control.  We want to help your body burn your sugars better NOW before it causes enough damage that we can detect it and call it diabetes.  We want to improve your cardiovascular health so that your heat, blood vessels and arteries do their job.  We'll strengthen your immune system so you can fight off cold and flus as well as disease.

 

Many people don't feel the difference over night that's why we adjust and tailor a plan to work for you.  Remember your health declined over time and it takes time for your body to spring back.  But it is important to rebuild your body, face the problems, not just cover them up with medications, it's a journey that can change your life.

 

Here at the clinic we believe that if at any time a patient decides they don't want wellness care and they would rather have Dr. Betts treat the symptoms,  Dr. Betts will stop the learning process until the patient is ready to start again.  If you want to walk, Dr. Betts will walk with you.  If you want to run, he will run with you.  If you feel comfortable in holding hands Dr Betts will be there to hold your hands while you figure out the next step.  We can approach your wellness aggressively or we can make small changes every day.  Most importantly, Dr. Betts can coach you but he can't do it for you.  You have to do it for YOU and ultimately for those you love.