Fun Summer 2023! From Our Family to Yours
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Our Doctors & Clinicians
Dr. Tony Boggess is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician, author, and speaker who specializes in nutrigenomics and functional-biomedical rehab for adults and children of all ages.
Known nationally for our advanced genomics and diagnostic approach to complex illness and anti-aging, Dr. Boggess is the founder and current director of our center’s Precision Medicine and Advanced NeuroCare programs.
Dr. Boggess earned his medical degree from Midwestern University in Chicago, completed his specialty training at the University of Michigan, and earned additional certifications through Stanford University. He has a long list of academic accolades, including many letters, lists, and honors related to his medical training. He has also received multiple Patient Choice and Compassionate Care nominations and awards since we first opened our doors in 2008.
Dr. Boggess’s story and the evolution of our nationally recognized program is a "labor of love" and his approach to our patients was born out of overcoming his own personal health challenges and professional frustrations. We invite you to read his inspirational story in Jack Canfield’s best-selling book The Road to Success which features Jack Canfield and other authors Mr. Canfield selected as inspirational thought leaders in a variety of fields, including integrative medicine.
Dr. Theresa Basinger's passion for integrative medicine was borne out of frustration after multiple pediatric providers were unable to assist with her son’s immune problems and daughter’s neurological delays. Her search culminated in joining our clinic with a passion for promoting and practicing the nutritional-biomedical medicine that ultimately helped her family.
As a doctor of pharmacy, Dr. Basinger brings unique skills and understanding to our Precision Medicine program. Her extensive biochemistry and pharmacologic knowledge positions her ideally to understand how nutraceuticals enhance and repair biological pathways. Dr. Basinger is also our clinic's resident expert in Bio-Exact hormone restoration and she works closely with our doctors and partner compounding pharmacies to restore youthful hormonal vigor and brain function to our patients, whom are exceedingly grateful for her services!
Dr. Basinger received her pharmacy doctorate from Ohio Northern University, and has over 15 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings. She is married and the proud mother of two very resilient children.
Dr. Brook Baade embarked on her career in functional and integrative medicine following her own autoimmune health crisis. Because she was offered little help or hope from conventional medicine, she instinctively knew that her health could be restored once the body was given the proper building blocks for healing. Fortunately her studies and efforts led to a full remission of her autoimmune disease and she joins our Precision Medicine team with inspired commitment to help others reclaim their health as well.
Dr. Baade earned a doctorate from Ferris State University College of Pharmacy and a Masters in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from University of Western States. Her extensive study of the biochemistry of drugs and nutrients allows for a comprehensive, integrative approach to her patients.
As our resident expert in thyroid, adrenal, GI and autoimmune care, Dr. Baade’s approach goes above and beyond! Her initial assessment looks at the interface between endocrine function, autoimmunity, and gastrointestinal health along with metabolic indicators, diet, and lifestyle factors. Her treatment approaches includes offering individualized compound thyroid hormone, nutritional support, GI remodeling protocols and immune modulation techniques, including the use of low-dose Naltrexone (LDN) therapy when indicated.
Dr. Yvonne Berry is on personal sabbatical and is no longer seeing patients as a physician. Nevertheless, she remains an honorary team member because her passion to educate patients and physicians about bio-toxin illness became a national phenomenon during her tenure at Natural Balance and her story remains an important part of our clinic's history and greatly influenced our ability to help patients who come to us with mold related illness from all around the country.
After completing her medical training, Dr. Berry and her children started to develop a host of unusual symptoms that were later found to be related to toxic mold exposure. Initially she received treatment and advice from multiple physicians without much progress and then decided to bring her family under the care of Natural Balance. However, even our clinic's typically successful approach wasn’t bringing recovery, which eventually led to her co-discovery with Dr. Boggess of CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) and Dr. Shoemaker’s books and training materials.
Over the next several years, Dr. Berry intently studied the clinical research and biotoxin treatment protocols of Dr. Shoemaker and started working with patients in our clinic. During this time, she authored a presentation titled “A Physician’s Guide to Understanding & Treating Biotoxin Illness, Based on the Work of Ritchie Shoemaker, MD” that helped many doctors around the country, including our doctors understand this complex and multifaceted illness better. Dr. Berry has also been recognized for effectively whittling this complex topic into educational material for patients as well, and her videos and materials are still important tools we use to help patients understand biotoxin illness.
While Natural Balance does NOT offer the Shoemaker protocols as Dr. Berry explains in her videos, we have been able to help many patients around the country get their life back using a combination of approaches based on the knowledge gained during the years Dr. Berry worked closely with our doctors and patients at Natural Balance.
Patient Support & Admin Staff
Leslie Newell, MHE graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a masters in health education (MHE) degree and is actively seeking her CHES (CertifiedHealth Education Specialist) certification. With extensive training in patient support and education, she is central to our Precision Medicine program and is the main coordinator and support figure from start to finish for all of Dr. Boggess clinical visits.
As a Health Educator, Leslie helps patients to discover their own motivation for change and to overcome barriers or obstacles in implementing protocols outlined by our doctors. She uses evidence-based methods and theories to gain a better understanding of what motivates them, and help them to break down big goals into manageable steps if they are struggling. She also strives to connect with our patients so that they feel supported, and equipped with the knowledge they need to succeed with our clinic.
As one of our legacy employees, Leslie wears many hats at Natural Balance. However, she is most known as a reliable "go-to" person to answer all patient questions related to supplement protocols, labs, and simple clinical matters accurately and efficiently. In fact, Leslie readily admits that her primary motivation for becoming a Certified Health Educator was borne from the entry level position she took as Dr. Boggess clinical assistant many years ago.
Lili Boggess is a fully trained Mechanical Engineer and MBA gone rouge! As our clinic manager, director of Neurotechnology, and advanced certified Cereset technologist she plays an integral role in both our patients clinical care and their overall customer experience with our office.
Lili has 15 years of experience serving Natural Balance patient ranging from helping "onboard" all new patients, addressing medical billing questions, and playing the key "mother figure" for our patient and employees. All of which shinesthrough with her skillful interactions with people of all ages doing everything from troubleshooting admin issues, answering patient questions over the phone, and reviewing brain graphs and formulating Cereset protocols.
Seeing how conventional medical care was not always the right answer for her personally or her family, she is fully impassioned by the clinic that she and Dr. Boggess have created together and she has found true career fulfillment with her work at our center as both lead administrator and a clinician.
Abigail Horkey (Abby) is one of our admin teams bright personalities. She manages all sales, shipping logistics, and administrative tasks related to our in-home hyperbarics program. She is also a skilled technician responsible for the checking in and testing of all hyperbaric equipment and is known as a reliable resource for troubleshooting and expediting any technical, warranty, or parts related issues for our busy in-home medical equipment rental programs.
In addition to assisting our clinic doctors with screening and qualifying patients for in-home services, Abby is the face of our equipment rental customer service and she truly enjoys making this powerful modality available to clients in the convenience and comfort of their own homes.
Rachel Bowman is a member of our administration team and our lead patient care coordinator at Natural Balance Wellness.
Aside from Rachel's primary duty as a committed mother, she has a certification in health-and-wellness coaching, which allows her to be an ideal patient advocate. In addition, her decision to join our team aligns with her passions and values for wellness and her life enriched growing up alongside her brother with special needs. This instilled in her unique empathy, compassion, and understanding for all patients, families, and young people seeking help at our center.
Cassie Romanowski is a valued member of the admin & technician team for Natural Balance’s portable hyperbarics programs. With her background as one of our clinic’s earliest lead administrators, she has been a perfect fit for educating and supervising our patients on the value and technical operations of in-home equipment and modalities.
In addition to assisting our clinic doctors, Cassie is in charge of the early logistics, training, and first-dive assistance for our hyperbaric clients and it brings her joy to see the positive impact of hyperbaric oxygen on so many of our patients / clients lives.
