Looking great and feeling even better begins deep inside a healthy mind and body. Nurse Practitioner Samantha Tojino and her team at Augusta Anti-Aging Medicine work with patients to cultivate a customized healthy lifestyle plan, as well as address the root causes of chronic conditions and concerns that often accompany getting older.
“Feeling beautiful and amazing starts with a healthy lifestyle and slowing the aging process by getting health conditions under control,” she explains. “This includes mental health, physical health, and endocrine health. All of which are part of being aging beautifully.”
Using an integrative medicine approach, the center helps patients feel their best by addressing issues related to peri and menopause, sexual health, and chronic illnesses such as thyroid disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.
“In some cases, patients come here because they are discouraged by conventional approaches to medicine,” Samantha explains. “When they do come, we evaluate them, educate them on their symptoms, and normalize their concerns and symptoms, explaining that many people experience the same things. We then develop an individualized plan to address their needs.”
The center also offers a medically supervised weight loss program as well as aesthetic services such as Botox Juvéderm advanced aesthetics, microneedling, and pelvic floor radiofrequency treatments to help with bladder control issues, bladder pain and pelvic organ prolapse.
“We treat the whole person and not just the condition or the aesthetic concern,” she says. “For example, there is more to weight management than being on a weight loss medication or program. We need to address a host of other issues to help someone be successful with weight. We look into diet and lifestyle to coach people into making the best decisions to help their weight loss journey. We also have an advanced biometrics scale that measures lean body mass, fat mass, and extracellular water so that when they start losing weight, we know what they are losing and how to adjust their plan of care if necessary.”
Samantha also wants to dispel the myth that the center serves only women. “Men can also feel fatigued, experience urological issues, or experience weight gain, leading to chronic disease issues and potential brain fog depending on medication,” she explains. “We want to address those issues and stop or slow the aging process as much as we can, for women and men.”
One thing that makes Augusta Anti-Aging Medicine unique is the time the team spends with each patient, digging deep to discover the root causes of symptoms. “During the first visit, we do a comprehensive interview which can take a good hour,” Samanta explains. “We don't rush in and rush out because there is so much to unbox whenever we deal with chronic disease, mental health, and menopause health. We take our time and use a holistic approach to treat from head to toe. We look at their hormones, weight, previous diagnoses, and use an integrative approach for overall health and wellness.”
For Samantha, the ultimate reward for her work is seeing patients feeling like themselves again with renewed hope and a healthier lifestyle.
For more information on services, visit augustaa2m.com. Augusta Anti-Aging Medicine, located at 610 Ponder Place Drive in Evans, accepts insurance and patients should check to see if their insurance requires a referral. To ensure the best and most successful experience, call 706-707-2808 to schedule an appointment.
Feeling beautiful and amazing starts with a healthy lifestyle and slowing the aging process by getting health conditions under control.