On a recent trip to Mexico, Dr. Anne Morgan, Founder and CEO of Thrive Once More Integrative Wellness, was enjoying a simple walk on the beach when she realized how similar the path toward health is to that of walking the foreshore.
“It’s that area of beach that’s the ‘sweet spot’ for walking,” she explains. “Move closer to the water, and you’ll get wet or knocked down by an occasional crashing wave. Walk further away, and you're working much harder in the deeper, dry sand. The area in between is where I naturally walk, and I bet you do, too.”
It’s a fitting parallel with our own health and wellness efforts.
“On one hand, you have a traditional western medicine approach: prescription drugs, a one-size- fits-all recommended diet, accepting hypertension or diabetes as part of life,” she states. “Please believe me, I have the utmost respect for your primary care physician. Their guidance is rooted in research and ingrained from years of rigorous education. I know because I am one of those physicians. What I was taught in all my years of education was not wrong. However, there is absolutely more than this narrow view of healing our bodies.”
On the other hand, we are inundated with “supplements, gadgets, alkaline water, exercise advice and the perfect diet. We consume this advice and purchase these products with the best intentions. We want to feel better!”
That’s why Dr. Morgan believes it’s important to have someone “Navigate the Foreshore” of your health, and she is excited to be that physician for her patients—marrying her traditional training with an open mind and passion for alternative treatments that have the safest and biggest impact for her patients’ current health and future longevity.
“Come walk with me!” she adds. “I have navigated the foreshore and found the easiest path.”
STEP 1: Schedule a free 20-minute phone consultation. If working together is a good fit, Dr. Morgan will schedule your initial evaluation and order your blood work.
STEP 2: Schedule an initial 2-hour evaluation. Through this in-person assessment, you discuss your blood work results, unique goals and lifestyle habits and leave with a personalized treatment plan to optimize your health.
STEP 3: Begin the 1-Year Vitality Program. With your personalized treatment plan, you have ongoing support, along with Dr. Morgan’s communication for a full year, including prescriptions and quarterly appointments.
“We work together to develop a strategy to improve life,” Dr. Morgan says. “This can be different for each patient but often involves the building blocks of some prescriptions, supplements and support to encourage lifestyle changes. After a year in the Vitality Program, we switch to the Maintenance Program to keep up the success we’ve achieved.”
Through bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, thyroid optimization and whole body health and nutrition, Dr. Morgan and her staff customize a treatment plan to optimize health.
“The safety and efficacy of Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) is a passion of mine,” she says. “It isn’t for everyone, and I have turned patients away if they aren’t a good candidate, but most patients benefit tremendously from treatment with very low risk involved. It’s important to me that my patients understand what they’re taking and why. I want them to feel empowered to make a decision that is right for them.”
Another area Dr. Morgan helps navigate is supplements. “It can be really overwhelming to figure out what to take! I love helping people ‘streamline’ their supplements to save money and bring the biggest impact on their health and future quality of life. Vitamin D and a Probiotic can be foundational for health. I also recommend Nicotinamide Riboside to most patients over 40. If you haven’t heard about that yet, you will! All the pro-athletes are taking it, and the research is very convincing. It really increases the efficiency of every cell in your body.”
Dr. Morgan, a former ER doctor for 22 years, began Thrive Once More in 2019 after her own personal health battle. “I took a chance and invested in my own health and have never looked back. Discovering how much better I could feel prompted me to want to help patients discover the same success. I don’t take the place of your primary care physician. I am simply adjunct care to enhance your health in a different way. My desire is to help my patients not just live longer, but with more energy and health for decades to come.”
Thrive Once More has offices in Lee's Summit and KCMO. Contact: thriveoncemorewellness.