BIOTE PROVIDER
The Institute of Natural Health
Every day, millions of people experience a hormone imbalance. Many are left with symptoms ranging from brain fog and low mood to sleeplessness and irritability and are unaware of how they can help relieve these common problems. As your St. Louis MO 63117 Biote Provider, we specialize in optimizing hormones to help address these and other early indicators of aging through precise, personalized care plans.
The Biote Method of Hormone Replacement Therapy is offered by us as your Certified Biote Provider in St. Louis MO 63117. The Biote Method of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) may help many men and women look and feel their best with hormone optimization. To schedule an evaluation and learn how to restore hormones to their optimal level to help address specific health concerns, contact us today.
Nick Bodi is a functional medicine Family Nurse Practitioner. He has worked in functional medicine for many years, first as a functional medicine RN, and then as a functional medicine Family Nurse Practitioner. Nick firmly believes functional medicine is the best type of medicine and the future cure for chronic disease in the United States and the rest of the world.
He is currently in the process of obtaining certification through the Institute of Functional Medicine and will be fully IFM certified by Spring of 2020.
Nick lives and breathes functional medicine, as he truly believes it is the only way we will eradicate chronic disease in this world. In his spare time, Nick can be found reading books on integrative, wholistic, or mind body medicine. He also enjoys trail running, SCUBA, mountain biking, and being outdoors. Nick recently had the amazing opportunity to lecture on “leaky gut” alongside Dr. Sara Gottfried, author ofYounger, The Hormone Cure, and The Hormone Reset Diet, at the COMO wellness conference in Columbia, MO.
Nick is a master at many functional medicine therapies including disease specific diets, IV nutrition, Ozone therapy, chelation therapy for heart disease and heavy metals, nutritional/herbal supplements, cancer support, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, Lyme disease treatment, leaky gut/brain treatment, weight loss, and autoimmune disease treatment. He is also adept at evaluating specialty testing including Doctor’s Data, Genova Diagnostics, ZRT, DUTCH, ALCAT, IgeneX, 23 and Me, methlylation detox panels, organic acid testing, advanced cardiometabolic testing, autoimmune antibody testing, Cyrex, RGCC, and genetic and allergy testing.
Nick is also certified in the BioTe hormone replacement method, Botox and dermal fillers, Prolozone joint injections, and cosmetic Prolozone. In addition, he is certified by ACAM in chelation therapy and certified by IIVNT in nutritional IV therapy.
Nick is reliable, compassionate, spiritual, outgoing, and hardworking. He is very creative and enjoys thinking outside the box, which is why he is so drawn to and passionate about functional medicine. Ultimately, his goal is to help as many people as he can look better and feel better.
Monica Wilson is a Family Nurse Practitioner who is working on her certification with the Institute of Functional Medicine. She has recently started her career as a nurse practitioner and in functional medicine; however, she has worked in conventional medicine for the past 6 years.
Monica has always had a fascination and amazement with the intricacies of the human body. Her nursing career started as an RN in the United States Air Force, where she worked in Medical Surgical inpatient units and a Family Medicine clinic. She also has experience as an Integrative Health Practitioner and working in Infusion clinics. These experiences exposed her to the world of chronic disease, sparking a passion for holistic health. To her, our medical model was incredible at providing acute care, but we seemed to have missed the mark on prevention and creating health.
As a Nurse Practitioner, Monica has a strong passion in healing not only the physical body, but incorporating mental and spiritual healing as well.
Monica is certified in the BioTe hormone replacement method, as well as in ozone and prolozone therapy.
In her free time she is obtaining her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training, enjoys reading, spending time outdoors, and quality time with her family.
Lauren Skyles is a Family Nurse Practitioner who is working on her certification with the Institute of function medicine to become a functional medicine Nurse Practitioner. She has recently started her career in functional medicine however she has worked in conventional medicine for the past 5 years as a Nurse practitioner.
Lauren is certified in the BioTe hormone replacement method.
Lauren has personally benefited from functional medicine when conventional medicine was not helping her find answers.
She learned a lot through the process of functional medicine going through her own medical journey.
The process opened her eyes with how beneficial functional medicine could truly help her feel better overall.
She learned the role of more specific blood testing not traditionally completed in conventional medicine, supplements and dietary changes which all play a part in overall health and well being.
Ultimately, her goal is to help people have the same experience by feeling better and to have overall better health for years to come.
Lauren is passionate about helping kids with autism and parents navigating the difficult times upon initial diagnosis, more in depth testing, therapies, and supplements.
She enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and trying new recipes, traveling, and Blues hockey.
Jaime Reise is a Nurse Practitioner with 13 years of experience in nursing specializing in cardiology, intermediate, and preoperative and postoperative care. While in graduate school, Jaime realized that focusing on Integrative and Functional Medicine most aligned with her values as a medical practitioner, as well as in own life. Jaime has worked as a medical volunteer both locally and abroad, witnessing firsthand how education in preventative care is key to maintaining healthy communities. Jaime earned her Functional Medicine certification through the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) and is a Certified Personal Trainer through The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). In her free time, Jaime enjoys yoga, hiking, running, exploring new places, and music.