Tag: concierge medicine

17 Ways to Fight Insomnia without Medication: Tips from Your Concierge Doctor

For nearly 70 million Americans, getting a good night sleep is a pipe dream (or perhaps more accurately, a nightmare). According to the American Sleep Association, insomnia is the most common sleep disorder with 30 percent of adults experiencing short-term insomnia and 10 percent of adults suffering from long-lasting insomnia. The criteria for diagnosis are difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, or early awakening despite the opportunity for sleep, and symptoms are associated with impaired daytime functioning, and occur at […]

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Been Exposed to COVID and Wondering What to Do Next?

Wholelife Direct Primary Care has been receiving many calls per day regarding scenarios such as these. If you have been exposed to COVID-19, or think you may have been exposed to COVID-19, please review the infographics below for guidance on what to do next. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call our office at 772.283.1200. We are here for you!  

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Restoring the Viability and Dignity of Family Medicine: Making the Case for Direct Primary Care

This is an excerpt from Florida Family Physician Journal, spring 2020. My story is not unique. I am a first-generation physician who chose family medicine for all the right reasons. After medical school, I returned to my hometown – hopes and dreams in tow – to practice medicine amongst family and friends. I took the only paying job available with the local hospital where I worked for a few years before becoming fed up with the impersonal nature of the corporate health system. […]

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Pair-O-Docs Podcast Episode 22: A Good Story Can Change Your Life

The Docs talk to renowned psychiatrist Dr. Perry Mandanis about the power of a good story and how it could make all the difference in your life. Dr Ira rants about the trend of Physician bashing and reviews the article “Keep up the insults, and good luck finding a Physician in 10 years.”

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WholeLife Direct Primary Care: A Behind-the-Scenes Tour

For those who haven’t had the chance to visit our concierge medical practice in-person, we thought we’d give you a behind-the-scenes tour of our beautiful office space. Our goal in designing the space was to create a private, comfortable environment that feels like home. We have a lobby (always with fresh coffee!) and a waiting lounge, although we promise you won’t be waiting long. We schedule our patients with enough time between appointments so there are rarely multiple patients waiting […]

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The Pair-O-Docs Podcast: Behind the Microphones

We just posted the 20th episode of our live radio show and podcast, Pair-O-Docs, so I thought it would be fun to share some behind-the-scenes photos with you from our studio! Since starting the show more than a year ago, my good friend and esteemed colleague, Dr. Ira Pearlstine, and I, have candidly discussed everything from boogers to breast health. If you live in Martin County, you can catch our show live on Thursdays at 11 Am on channel WTSU […]

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