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STL Magazine Top Docs August 2007
FUNCTIONAL
MEDICINE
Wellness Alternatives
David Peterson,
D.C.
Debbie Haikal,
R.N., Pat Koebbe, D.T.R.
266 Lamp & Lantern Village, Town & Country, MO
63017
636.227.4949
Functional Medicine:
A new and
emerging model of personalized medicine that uses natural supplements
and therapies based upon researched protocols. It’s a medical
approach designed to support and create health rather than only treat
symptoms.
Our
Specialty:
High cholesterol, thyroid, weight gain,
diseases of inflammation and insulin resistance are tied together in
vicious cycles. Our team identifies problems and provides support,
lifestyle and nutritional counseling, therapy, and ongoing, continuous
follow-up to unlock these vicious cycles, to correct and prevent disease
processes.
Why
We Are Different:
This model is based on fundamentally
different assumptions that the body is an interconnected whole and there
are predictable patterns of dysfunction that predispose a person to
illness. Structure and organ health need to be synchronized in
order to repair, replace, rebuild, and recalibrate. We acknowledge
that the healing process must be addressed in specific order of priority
to achieve optimal health
Little Known Fact:
Your body
must be “healthy” enough to heal, versus heal to be healthy.
Myth About Aging:
Feeling
bad and gaining weight is inevitable.
Best Advice:
You are
your own best advocate. Do your homework—go to
www.wellnessalternatives-stl.com.
Proudest
Achievement:
To have my patients’ say, “I didn’t know I
could feel this good.”
Dr. David
Peterson, D.C.
dpeterson@wellnessalternatives-stl.com
 Dr.
Peterson is a 1994
graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic. During Logan College, Dr.
Peterson studied Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT), Chiropractic Manipulative
Reflux Technique and Craniopathy. He was President of the SOT Club and
taught weekly club meetings and weekend seminars. Dr. Peterson received his
Advanced Certification in SOT in 2000. From 2001 to 2004, he served as a
member of the Sacro Occipital Research Society - International Board of
Directors. Dr. Peterson was awarded the Presidential Appreciation Award for
Outstanding Service to SORSI in 2004. Dr. Peterson is the developer of the
Holographic Interferometry of the Human Cranium. This was developed to study
the dynamic motion of the human cranium Dr. Peterson is the lead instructor
in the Functional Health Assessment and Management series being taught to
Chiropractors and Chiropractic students. Dr. Peterson has utilized Nature's
Sunshine products since 1992 and recognizes the quality and effectiveness
these products yield.
For Dr. Peterson's personal story click
here
Pat Koebbe, D.T.R
pkoebbe@wellnessalternatives-stl.com
Pat's
passion is helping people of all ages and wellness levels improve their
quality of life so that they can feel their best and enjoy optimal health.
She achieves this with health enhancing nutrition and lifestyle education.
Pat is a listener, while encouraging and empowering clients to attain their
personal wellness goals.
Pat is a 
graduate of St. Louis Community College with a degree in Dietetic Technology
and has obtained her Registration Credentials becoming a Dietetic Technician
Registered (D.T.R.) Before coming to Wellness Alternatives, Pat worked in
Clinical Nutrition in hospitals as well as several other health and wellness
environments.
While
working at St. Anthony's Medical Center in the Clinical Nutrition Department
for several years, she performed nutritional assessments and developed
specialized diet instructions for patients. Feeling that traditional
methodology and practices for nutrition education was incomplete and
inadequate, she sought an organization that would allow her to incorporate
total body wellness and with a customized nutrition plan.
Pat
now works one-on-one with individuals as a healthy lifestyle "coach"
teaching people basic nutrition compatible with sound health practices. Pat
has conducted healthy eating classes for children's fitness programs,
assisted Crohns disease patients with diet and nutrition recommendations, as
well as patients with hypercholesteremia, hypertension, and weight
management needs.
Pat's
focus has always been to help people, and especially women, live longer,
healthier lives with more vitality, energy and greatly improved wellness.
Debbie Haikal, RN
dhaikal@wellnessalternatives-stl.com
Optimal health.
That is the reason Wellness Alternatives is here. We have an exceptional
team. We are here to evaluate, educate, treat, and support you. Our facility
is beautiful. Our approach is comprehensive and balanced.
I am a RN
with 15 years of hospital experience and 5 years of medical business
management.
My specialty is critical care medicine. But here is what you
really should know... I am an average patient. I want to feel good when I
get out of bed. I want a positive attitude the whole day long. I want to be
confident that I am preventing future disease states. I want to control the
aging process. I am stressed, mid 40's, a mother concerned about the future
health of her children. I want to know where to go if I need help. I want
answers! I want choices! Does this sound familiar?
Almost
everyday I am asked how I "ended up on this side of the health care
spectrum..." from critical care nursing to alternative medicine. My answer
is always this...There are no sides. It is about our optimal health. At
Wellness Alternatives, we are scientific and offer alternative medicines and
protocols. Our team understands and treats the amazing human body in the way
it wants to respond. Our foundation is FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE. We offer tests
and consultations to evaluate your health. Our staff will educate you and
tell you why and how. Treatment plans and therapies are individualized with
follow ups. Everyone at Wellness Alternatives is here to support you.
I have the
great privilege to work with Dr. Peterson and Pat Koebbe, two experienced
and gifted individuals. I witness small miracles and big successes every
day. I see an improvement in the quality of life in our clients. I love what
we are doing! We are making a difference.
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