Living your best life the natural way!
What Is Functional Medicine?
Our world faces a growing crisis of chronic health concerns that conventional medicine cannot or simply will not address.
Obesity, asthma, allergies, chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, mental health disorders, digestive and bowel disease, cancer, chronic fatigue, and many other concerns are on the rise.
In Functional Medicine, the doctor and patient work as a team to improve lifestyle and nutrition to allow the body to heal naturally and optimize health. Treating the root cause of disease instead of simply managing symptoms is the key to long-term optimization of your health.
Conventional medicine treats symptoms and disease with methods that include medication, radiation, or surgery. Functional Medicine strives to treat the root cause, which can be genetics, nutrition, lifestyle, or environment. We treat the patient, not the symptoms with nutrition, lifestyle, and natural supplements. Everyone is unique, therefore each patient receives specialized and customized treatment.
Health is not the absence of disease but the presence of optimal health!
About Dr Cheryl Bryant
Dr. Cheryl Bryant and her highly trained staff at Better Health and Wellness, offer a variety of alternative wellness healthcare, focusing on holistic care of the mind and body.
Dr. McFarland-Bryant graduated with honors from Lake Michigan College with an Associate of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology then continued her Science major at Breneau University of Gainesville, GA. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Life University with a Doctorate of Chiropractic.
She has been practicing in Citrus County for 30 years. She has one year of Rehabilitation Specialist and four years Chiropractic Orthopedist specialist education, three years and 360 hours of Diplomate Chiropractic Internist training- and is DABCI board eligible. She has studied the natural treatment of addictions at the American College of Addictive and Compulsive disorders and Nutrition at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, and Functional Medicine at the Miller School of Medicine in Miami.
Dr. Bryant is a licensed Medical Laboratory Specialist, helping to balance hormones naturally, and is concerned with your whole well being. Better Health and Wellness could be your ticket to a happy, healthy and well-balanced life. Take the first step and contact us to make your appointment today!
Functional Medicine Services
New Patient Intake Appointment $285
This is for brand new patients who have never been treated at the practice. Patients will be evaluated based on the information given on their intake paperwork and the health concerns and goals discussed in the intake appointment. A treatment plan will be established, typically beginning with labs, diet recommendations, and a supplement protocol
Follow-up Appointment (With Labs) $225
This follow-up appointment is typically 40-45 minutes. This appointment type is required if the patient has lab results to go over and discuss. This allows time to also make adjustments to protocol if needed.
Follow-up Appointment (Without Labs) $160
This follow-up appointment is 20-25 minutes. This appointment type is designed for a quick check in on protocols, new symptoms, or questions regarding care. Patients must not have lab results to discuss.
Emergency Visit $60
This appointment is designed for 1-2 quick questions regarding your care. This is not for discussing protocol, new symptoms, or labs. If a patient has more than 1-2 brief questions, please book at 20-25 minute follow-up.