The Center for Integrative Health and Healing

Primary Care ~ an Integrative Holistic Approach

Imagine a primary care provider who really knows you—your family relationships; what makes you happy; what makes you sad; what your hopes are for a healthy and fulfilling life. Imagine as well, leaving your appointment with more insight and knowledge on how to best optimize your long-term health using natural approaches that are safe and effective and recommendations for important lifestyle changes.

Integrative Primary Care at the Center

Integrative primary care with a holistic approach seeks to bridge the worlds of mainstream and complementary medicine. No healing modality works for every person or every ailment; therefore we work with people to discover the therapies that work best for them. We believe in patient-focused, individualized care, regardless of age.  Our goal is to understand you as an individual first, what your strengths, challenges and resources are, and to partner with you to design an effective treatment plan that will work for you.

Our Practice Philosophy

Our practice philosophy can be summed up in these words: holistic, natural and collaborative.

Holistic: Human beings are a mystical union of body, mind and spirit, inextricably linked. When there is a mis-attunement in any of these areas, it is expressed as illness – whether physical, emotional or mental, mild to severe. We believe that the best path to health addresses all these levels. Lifestyle factors including diet, exercise and sleep, as well as emotional issues such as stress, job and relationship satisfaction all contribute to one’s holistic well-being. We encourage clients to explore these areas to see what we can learn about personal obstacles and viable paths to health.

Natural: What is closer to nature is better for health in most areas of one’s life. We feel better when we have access to plenty of natural light, fresh air and wholesome foods, and when it comes to medical care the same can be found. Healing modalities that employ herbal, homeopathic and other natural substances, and non-invasive treatments such as massage and acupuncture, frequently provide a gentler and safer return to health. Pharmaceuticals have an appropriate and effective place in medical care but wherever possible,  we look to restore health through more natural and permanent means.

Collaborative: Integrative medicine is about individualized care. It is the integration of complementary natural therapies with the more traditional medical approach. Individualized care puts the client in an active role as co-creator of their treatment plan. Your personal preferences, abilities and resources will inform the plan as much as the medical advice given. Collaboration also happens on a macro level among providers at the CIHH. We are fortunate to have a talented multidisciplinary team. Several providers thinking together is a powerful and efficient way to find solutions to challenging health problems.

What to Expect During your Visit

Our practice is about wholeness. It is through active listening and supportive dialogue with each other that we explore all avenues of your life. Whether it is relief of symptoms, support in the restoration of physical and emotional balance, or mainstream approaches to health care, we will travel the path as your partner.

A Broader View

You will come into our office and have your primary care needs met with a broader view of what it means to be human and be offered different approaches to addressing your health needs. Our commitment is to see each individual as a unique being expressing in their unique way; and if stress or illness is present, to see how we can work with this in order to achieve the desired goal.

Not  a Typical Primary Care Office Setting

Often, pharmaceuticals are prescribed in a typical primary care office setting, aimed to provide symptom management without consideration that there could be other ways of treating which may actually strengthen our own inner abilities to heal and thereby have a more lasting effect. In our integrative approach, we realize that sometimes pharmaceuticals are needed, but remember to consider it as a temporary measure whenever appropriate. Exercise, nutrition, lifestyle management, herbs, acupuncture, massage, lymphatic drainage, yoga and meditation are all ways to support our bodies towards harmony and therefore to health.
We treat illness with a variety of methods depending on the patient and their needs. We spend time getting to know you as a person and together we look deeply into what symptoms are occurring and the best way to treat them. We are all unique individuals and our ways of healing are just as individualistic. 

Our Primary Care Practitioners at the Center

Our primary care providers include: Jennifer Enos, Adult Nurse Practitioner; Board Certified Family Physician, Jennifer Baker-Porazinski, MD;  and Korey DiRoma, Naturopathic Doctor.

In The Words of Other Patients:

"I needed a primary care provider, and I wanted a holistic focus. Jennifer is wonderful. She's seen me through [this] surgery, my protracted recovery, and now also provides care for my entire family in a skilled, compassionate and holistic manner. It's wonderful to see someone for your health needs that remembers your name and story from visit to visit!"~ Susan Rosenberg.

"It was a breath of fresh air to find a primary care provider who listens and never made me feel rushed. Jennifer offered me options that helped me become less dependent on drugs and gave me my health back. I recommend Jennifer to anyone looking for a more comprehensive and individual medical approach."~ Robert S.

Scope of Primary Care Services At The Center:

• Primary care prevention: including nutrition, exercise and stress management
• Full physical exam
• Disease and diagnostic assessment
• Treatment: including prudent pharmaceutical intervention, safe and effective natural botanical medicine; IV therapies
• LGBT healthcare
• Referral and counseling for: gastrointestinal, genitourinary; respiratory; cardiac; endocrine; women's health including gynecological exam; men’s health; teen health; sexually transmitted diseases (STD's); contraceptive management; substance abuse.

Our Special Team Approach To Your Health Care

At the Center, your primary care provider has the opportunity to consult with complementary practitioners and medical doctors about your health concerns and the progress you are making. These practitioners are always available to you as well. We take great pride in our staff's special team consulting approach to the care of our patients, giving you the best that Integrative Medicine has to offer.

Make An Appointment

Call The Center at 518.689.2244.  We will be happy to discuss your situation and make an appointment for you.

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