At Jacksonville Health & Wellness Center we believe in health care not sick care. We believe in a complete health care system - a one stop shop for our patient's needs. Let’s examine the diagnosis and treatment of HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE from a Conventional and Holistic medicine approach.

1. CONVENTIONAL APPROACH: The diagnosis of high blood pressure is just describing the fact that you have high blood pressure. This is not a diagnosis. For example if you complain of neck pain and are diagnosed with cervicalgia (neck pain) you are receiving symptom based diagnoses. Symptom based diagnoses leads to symptom/medication correlation treatment. You will be matched with the appropriate drug of choice to tackle this simplified diagnosis of high blood pressure. The symptom is treated but the causative agent is overlooked.

2. HOLISTIC APPROACH (PERFORMED AT OUR OFFICE) would include taking their blood pressure (a symptom) and recognizing the fact that it is elevated and that it represents only a symptom. But the detective work does not stop there!

Let’s examine the possible causative factors and their influence to this patient’s high blood pressure. Upon examination they show a familial history, lack of exercise, poor diet, increased stress, physical blockage in the vertebral spine causing impingement of the nerves that communicate with the heart. Our treatment would consist of: exercise guidance, stress reduction techniques, dietary changes/meal planning, vitamin supplemental guidance, adjustment ( to release nerve impingement to the heart) , and massage ( to increase blood flow) and maintain muscular integrity to allow the body the ability to succeed with the prescribed exercise regimen – free of injury.

If you have a leak in a roof, would you get a pan to collect the water or fix the roof? Your body is no different! Thus, which treatment approach makes more sense? Treating the symptom (by collecting the water with a pan) or by treating the cause (the damaged roof).

Interest vs. Commitment

When someone is only interested in improving their health, they tend to give up during tough or inconvenient times. People who are only interested in their health are looking for short-term answers to long term problems. When you are committed to your health, you accept no excuses – only results. Commitment takes character, courage, and perseverance. When you are committed, you understand you are in it for the long haul and will do whatever it takes to succeed.

Our Promise

If you are committed to your health, we are totally committed to you. We will do whatever it takes.