January 2017

ADVERTORIAL
Optimal Health
BY KENNETH N. WOLINER, M.D., A.B.F.M.
“Everyone tells me how great I look for my age,
but I don’t feel great inside.”
Celeste did look great, either from her modelesque figure, breast
implants, Botox, or the combination of all three. Looking at her new
patient questionnaire, however, I had to agree, she wasn’t as healthy
as she looked.
Celeste continued, “My friend Jena raves about you and handed
me one of your brochures. She said you made her feel twenty years
younger. I want to get what she’s getting!”
“Patient-to-patient referral has always been my best source of
new patients, but rather than ‘selling the same program’ of tests,
supplements, and hormones to everybody, whether they need it or
not, I do what a board-certified physician is trained to do, I evaluate
each patient individually. Tell me, if there was a miracle tonight,
what would be different tomorrow?”
“How about tonight? I’d sleep. It seems that I’m up at 3:15 like
clockwork every morning to pee, and then I can’t get back to sleep
until hours later. And when I wake up for real, I’m destroyed.”
“God created night then day; night came first because it’s so
important. I want you to wake up fully refreshed, anticipating your
day.”
“How can I look forward to things when my clothes don’t fit, I need
to use hair extensions and acrylics, everything I eat bloats me to
where I’m 5-months pregnant, and my girlfriends have more libido
towards my husband than I do?”
Luckily, not only do I have 80+ minutes to spend with new
patients, I also had a box of tissues to hand to Celeste. “All of this is
fixable. Instead of using ‘pharmacy’ (or ‘green pharmacy’ of vitamins
and hormones) to cover up your symptoms, I prefer a Functional
Medicine approach to make your body work properly, the way it did
in your 20’s.”
“Just up to a few years ago, I was able to eat great tasting food
without running to the bathroom, drink champagne at charity
events, and still be able to play tennis the next day. Now I’m just
spent.”
“I’ve seen all this before, and I’m confident we can get you back to
optimum health. Let’s finish off our assessment. Besides my history
and physical exam, there are some tests I need. Even though you
have a concierge physician who did a screening panel, I need to
look in depth at your adrenals, thyroid, and other hormones. Food
allergies and dysbiosis (bad bacteria in your gut) can cause that
bloating, and vitamin insufficiencies are common enough that we
have to test for those as well.”
“Anything we can start off now?”
“Yes! I’ve been practicing this way for over a dozen years, and
based upon what I know now, we can start with a little of everything:
behavior changes, diet, exercise, supplements, stuff like that.” I
continued, “You don’t have to change your life drastically, but little
things will make a big difference.”
“Like what?”
“You already take baths, so we’re going to add Epsom Salts (to
“
I do offer injections of
vitamins, minerals, glutathione,
and other nutrients.
“
absorb magnesium through your skin) to make your skin
less dry, your muscles less achy, and your sleep better. I have
a ‘detox diet’ handout that mentions safe foods to eat, but
if you just think ‘protein and colorful vegetables and fruits’,
you’ll do okay. Before you leave, I’ll teach you a stretch that
decreases that ‘pouch’ at your beltline, and there are a few
vitamins that are so obvious for you to start with (but safe
to take too).”
“But what about that IV therapy that Jena told me about?”
“When patients are really sick, or are trying to get the most
optimal results yesterday, I do offer injections of vitamins,
minerals, glutathione, and other nutrients. For example,
iron injections rapidly help hair growth, brittle nails, fatigue,
memory/concentration, and muscle cramps (restless legs).”
Celeste’s testing did show causes for all her symptoms and
on her second visit, a plan specific to her was put in place.
Three months later, she was glowing and her visits were now
spaced out to where she only had to be seen once every six
months.
“Next week you get to see both my husband and daughter.
I just booked a family trip to tour the volcanoes in Hawaii. I
need them to keep up with me.”
Dr. Kenneth Woliner is a board-certified family medicine
physician in private practice in Boca Raton. He can be reached
at: Holistic Family Medicine; 9325 Glades Road, #104,
Boca Raton, FL 33434 • 561-314-0950
knw6@cornell.edu ; www.holisticfamilymed.com
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