82. Living Your Big Life | Devon Nelson & Christy Garbus

Andrew Fix — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:30:15 +0000

“Direct primary care allows for more time, flexibility, and accessibility, providing a higher level of personalized care for patients.” – Christy Garbus

In this episode of The Code, Dr. Andrew Fix sits down with Christy Garbus and Devon Nelson, owners of Big Life Integrative Health, to discuss the benefits of direct primary care. They delve into the challenges of the traditional insurance-based healthcare model, where providers are limited by time constraints and the need to bill for each individual visit. In contrast, direct primary care offers a more personalized and flexible approach, with longer appointment times and direct access to providers via phone, text, or telemedicine. The team at Big Life Integrative Health aims to provide comprehensive care, including direct primary care, functional medicine, weight loss, hormone consultations, IV hydration, and neuro therapy. They emphasize the importance of building relationships with patients and providing accessible, high-quality care. Tune in to learn more about the advantages of direct primary care and how it can revolutionize the healthcare experience.

Key Takeaways:

• Direct primary care offers a more personalized and flexible approach to healthcare compared to traditional insurance-based models.

• In direct primary care, providers have more time to spend with patients, allowing for better communication and comprehensive care.

• Direct primary care memberships cover annual physicals, labs, and visits with the provider, providing access to care without additional costs.

• Direct primary care can be a cost-effective option for individuals with high-deductible insurance plans or shared healthcare plans.

• Direct primary care models prioritize building relationships with patients and providing accessible care through telemedicine, phone calls, and in-person visits.

Quotes:

• “In the direct primary care model, we’re not bound by insurance. Patients can text us with quick questions, and we can have visits via telemedicine or phone call. We have more flexibility and can spend more time with patients.” (16:10 | Devon)

• “The direct primary care model allows for more time with patients and a better quality of care.” (18:44-00:18:52 | Devon)

• “Direct primary care providers manage a smaller patient load, around 600 to 800 patients, compared to the 2,500 to 3,000 patients in the traditional insurance model.” (24:03-00:24:20 | Devon)

• “We’re building a relationship with you and walking with you on your health journey. It behooves you to maintain that relationship with your provider over time.” (30:46 | Christy)

• “Most people with health care plans are relatively healthy, don’t typically go to the doctor often, and need affordable coverage. They’re usually younger and have small businesses where they don’t get coverage through work.” (35:10 | Devon)

Links:

Connect with Christy Garbus and Devon Nelson:

Website: Biglifecolorado.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biglife.health/

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39. Wild Health with Dr. Julie Foucher

Andrew Fix — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:16:34 +0000

“I think everything happens for a reason, and we all have our unique path,” explains Dr. Julie Foucher, Physician with Wild Health and Former Crossfit Games Athlete. Always passionate about sports, Dr. Julie quickly fell in love with Crossfit while pursuing her medical degree. Understanding the correlation between fitness and well-being, Dr. Julie now practices precision medicine, helping others optimize their health.

At Wild Health clinic, Dr. Julie tries to factor in all the data about a person before creating a plan. Since every body is so distinct, it’s safe to say that different treatments work for different people. By factoring in each individual’s overall health results, Dr. Julie and her colleagues can personalize a plan that works for each person. The main focus is to find an optimal lifestyle that supports each client’s needs, rather than find a broad solution that only works for a few.

Ultimately, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to wellness. Learn more about Crossfit’s influence on Dr. Julie’s journey, defining precision medicine, and how taking care of yourself equates to self-love.

Quotes

• “I think everything happens for a reason, and we all have our unique path.” (4:28-4:31 | Dr. Julie)

• “The more data we have on a person, the more educated our guesses are about where to start and what direction to go. And the quicker we can usually get to that optimal lifestyle that supports health.” (13:20-13:31 | Dr. Julie)

• “I would hope that we’d be able to prove to insurance companies that if we can keep people healthy, it will save money overall.” (23:19-23:26 | Dr. Julie)

• “Doing some sort of exercise that adds intensity is going to help you have the greatest results.” (30:55-31:01 | Dr. Julie)

• “When you start strongly identifying with your purpose and what’s most important to you, I think a lot of other health behaviors start to take care of themselves, because they become things that you really want to do, and it’s from a place of loving yourself.” (45:54-46:10 | Dr. Julie)

Links

Connect with Dr. Julie Foucher:

Website | https://www.wildhealth.com/

About Dr. Julie | https://www.ifm.org/about/profile/julie-foucher-md-ms/

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/juliefoucher/?hl=en

Pursuing Health | https://pursuing-health.com/

Pursuing Health Podcast | https://pursuinghealth.podbean.com/