At Lake Oswego Health Center, we believe true wellness is proactive, not reactive. Whether you’re looking to elevate your energy, support longevity, manage chronic issues, or simply feel your best, optimizing your health starts with a personalized and comprehensive plan. Here’s how we help you take control of your vitality—step by step.
1. Nourish with Purpose: A Personalized Diet Approach
A foundational pillar of optimal health is your diet. We help you assess your unique nutritional needs and guide you toward anti-inflammatory, whole-food-based eating. Whether you’re managing blood sugar, hormones, or digestive issues, food truly is your first medicine.
Key focuses:
- Anti-inflammatory, nutrient-dense meals: Research consistently shows that diets rich in whole, unprocessed foods and low in inflammatory triggers can reduce systemic inflammation, a root cause of many chronic diseases. For instance, a review in The New England Journal of Medicine highlighted the anti-inflammatory benefits of the Mediterranean diet, emphasizing fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats. Studies also demonstrate that adherence to anti-inflammatory eating patterns, rich in polyphenols and antioxidants, can improve cardiovascular health, metabolic markers, and immune function.
- Blood sugar and metabolic regulation: Stable blood sugar is crucial for sustained energy and disease prevention. We help you understand how different foods impact your glucose levels, optimizing metabolic health.
- Food sensitivity and gut-health based dietary planning: The gut microbiome plays a pivotal role in overall health, influencing immunity, mood, and nutrient absorption. We delve into identifying food sensitivities and fostering a healthy gut environment, as dysbiosis (an imbalance in gut bacteria) is increasingly linked to various health conditions.
- Therapeutic diets (e.g., gluten-free, dairy-free, low histamine): When needed, we guide you through specific dietary protocols to address underlying health concerns, based on clinical evidence for managing conditions like Celiac disease, lactose intolerance, or histamine intolerance.
2. Move Intentionally: Movement Is Medicine
Exercise not only supports physical strength, cardiovascular health, and metabolism, but it also balances hormones and profoundly improves mental well-being. We help you create an exercise plan that suits your body and goals—whether it’s strength training, HIIT, yoga, or simply increasing daily movement. Regular physical activity is consistently shown to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, improve cognitive function, and alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), a leading authority on exercise science, provides extensive recommendations highlighting the benefits of physical activity for both physical and mental health, noting that regular exercise can significantly reduce the likelihood of developing symptoms of depression and anxiety, with effects comparable to some drug therapies.
3. Lifestyle Habits that Heal
Sleep, stress, and daily rhythms play a huge role in your body’s healing capacity. Simple yet profound changes can radically shift your health trajectory.
We support you in optimizing:
- Sleep quality and circadian rhythm: Poor sleep impacts everything from hormone regulation to immune function. Optimizing your sleep-wake cycle is fundamental for recovery and vitality. Disruptions to circadian rhythm have been linked to metabolic disorders and impaired immune responses.
- Stress reduction and nervous system support: Chronic stress can lead to inflammation and hormonal imbalances. We provide tools and strategies to calm your nervous system.
- Breathwork, sauna therapy, cold exposure, mindfulness: These practices are backed by emerging research for their ability to enhance resilience, improve circulation, support detoxification, and regulate mood. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials published in journals like News-Medical.net has shown that breathwork interventions significantly reduce self-reported stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, primarily by promoting parasympathetic activity and increasing heart rate variability (HRV). Similarly, mindfulness practices, often discussed in journals like Complementary Therapies in Medicine, have demonstrated benefits for mental well-being and stress reduction.
4. Test, Don’t Guess: Comprehensive Functional Testing
To truly optimize health, we need to look under the hood. Our approach includes in-depth testing to uncover hidden imbalances that may be impacting your wellness.
- PNOE metabolic testing: For real-time insight into your metabolism, VO₂ max, and respiratory efficiency. This provides objective data on how your body uses energy and oxygen, allowing for precision in exercise and nutrition planning.
- Hormonal testing: To evaluate cortisol, sex hormones, thyroid, and adrenal function. Hormonal balance is critical for energy, mood, and overall vitality, and imbalances can impact various physiological systems.
- Urine heavy metal testing: To identify toxic burden. Exposure to heavy metals like lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium, even at low levels, is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, and other chronic health issues, as extensively documented in environmental health research.
- Comprehensive stool and microbiome testing: To assess gut health, dysbiosis, and inflammation. The health of your profoundly impacts your entire system, with a robust body of research linking gut microbiome composition to immune function, metabolic health, and even neurological conditions.
- Nutrient panels and inflammation markers: To guide personalized supplementation and identify areas of inflammation. Deficiencies in essential nutrients can impair physiological function, and chronic inflammation is a key driver of disease.
Each test is tracked, interpreted, and retested over time to ensure you’re progressing toward your health goals.
5. Treat with What the Body Understands
We offer effective, accessible treatments that work with your biology—not against it.
Supportive treatments include:
- IV Vitamin and Mineral Therapy: Tailored infusions of Vitamin C, B complex, magnesium, taurine, glutathione, and more, for targeted nutrient delivery and enhanced absorption. IV therapy can be particularly beneficial for rapid nutrient repletion and for individuals with compromised oral absorption, bypassing the digestive system for direct cellular delivery.
- Athletic & Recovery IVs: With magnesium, taurine, amino acids, and antioxidants to support performance and recovery for active individuals, aiding in muscle repair and reducing oxidative stress.
- NAD+ Therapy: Boosts mitochondrial energy and brain health. Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) is a coenzyme central to metabolism and cellular energy production. Emerging research highlights its role in genomic stability, neuronal stress resistance, and potential anti-aging and neuroprotective properties, as reviewed in publications like Translational Neurodegeneration.
- Phosphatidylcholine IV: For cellular membrane repair and liver detoxification. Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is a crucial component of cell membranes and a precursor to acetylcholine, a vital neurotransmitter. IV administration allows for high absorption, with promising results for patients with liver disorders, neurological conditions, and those needing detoxification, by supporting cellular integrity and liver function.
- Ozone/Heaumulumen Ozone IV Therapy: Enhances immune function and oxygen utilization. Ozone therapy is being investigated for its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects, with some studies suggesting it can enhance oxygen delivery and utilization at the cellular level and modulate immune responses.
- Chelation therapy: For detoxification of heavy metals, when indicated by testing. This therapy involves using chelating agents to bind with heavy metals in the body, facilitating their excretion.
- Herbal and nutraceutical protocols: Personalized to your specific lab results and health needs, drawing on the vast body of research on botanical medicine and targeted nutritional supplementation.
Final Thought: You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Feel Bette
The goal isn’t perfection. The goal is progress.
Try one small change—add one more veggie to lunch. Choose the 20-minute walk. Schedule one IV that supports your recovery. Start with a test that offers insight.
And if you slip? That’s part of the process. You’re not failing. You’re learning.
Let us help you build momentum, not just motivation.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Call us today to book your Health Optimization Consult, or ask about our IV therapy packages and advanced diagnostic testing at Lake Oswego Health Center.
Your body is talking. Let’s start listening—with intention, insight, and real solutions.
In health and healing, Lake Oswego Health Center
Join us at Lake Oswego Health Center as we strive to improve your health. Whether you’re seeking relief from fatigue, protection against infections, or a boost to your overall well-being, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
To book an appointment now, call today at: 503-505-9806
