Today we’d like to introduce you to Carlos Reynes.
Carlos, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I graduated from the University of Illinois Medical School in 1988 and completed an Internal Medicine Residency at Mercy Hospital in 1991. I worked at Gottlieb Hospital from 1991 to 2001. In 2001, I started my own medical practice in Oak Park. I found that practicing traditional Internal Medicine the way I was taught was too limiting. Patients need more than medicines to help them resolve chronic medical problems. I studied nutrition, bioidentical hormone therapy, intravenous vitamin therapy, detoxification therapies and functional medicine to find and treat the cause of chronic problems not just the symptoms. My practice emphasis now is on preventing and reversing disease through lifestyle medicine. We stress proper nutrition, stress reduction, exercise and hormone balance. Our practice is a membership practice. We have fewer patients so that we can give our patients the time and attention they need.
We also work with a chiropractor and offer massage therapy, laser therapy, IV vitamins, bioidentical hormones, infrared sauna.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
The struggle for doctors that practice the way I do has always been to be compensated fairly. Insurance companies don’t appreciate the added time and attention we provide. The feel some of the tests and treatments we offer are “experimental”
The road is smoother now that we have switched to a membership style of practice outside of the insurance world. We do not contract with any health insurance programs. We are paid for our services by the patient and the patient submits the bill to insurance for reimbursement.
So, as you know, we’re impressed with Integrative Therapies Wellness Center – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
What sets us apart is our philosophy of how best to prevent and treat disease. We partner with patients to educate and motivate the necessary lifestyle changes. Health can’t be “cured” by a medicine when it has been caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. The right food can be more effective than medicine at times. We offer other options that other doctors don’t know about or are too afraid to offer.
So, what’s next? Any big plans?
Our plans are to improve our membership benefits and work with other providers who can strengthen our team approach to health. We would like to have a dedicated nutrition and fitness coach. Down the road we would like to have a larger space to have a teaching kitchen, meditation space and group exercise room.
Contact Info:
- Address: 6957 North Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302
- Website: www.integrativetherapieswellness.com
- Phone: 708-771-3471
- Email: integrative.therapiesltd@gmail.com
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