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Back row (Left—Right) Keith Carlisle, CSCS, Jen Wenning, FNP-C, Frank Morgan, MD, Jessica Travis, MSN Front Row (Left—Right) Stephanie Chavers, Kyle Taplin

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The Heart of Balance

Dr. Frank Morgan’s Path to Purpose

A Life Built on Purpose

For Dr. Frank Morgan, medicine has never been about prestige or pace. It began with something far simpler—a sense of duty, shaped by small-town life and hard work.

Dr. Morgan grew up in a farming and ranching community in New Mexico, where every sunrise meant work to be done and every challenge demanded resilience. He paid his way through college raising hogs, planning at one point to become a veterinarian. But an experience with his local volunteer fire department changed his course. As an EMT, he discovered that helping people in moments of real need gave him a sense of purpose he couldn’t ignore. With the encouragement of a few local veterinarians, he chose medicine—not as a career, but as a calling.

After attending medical school at the University of New Mexico and completing his Family Medicine residency in Greeley, Dr. Morgan began his practice in rural New Mexico. He delivered babies, cared for hospitalized patients, managed chronic illness—full-spectrum family medicine in its truest sense. Yet even amid the satisfaction of serving others, a tension began to build.

“I loved every branch of medicine,” he recalls, “but I started to realize that the system itself was changing.” In larger healthcare networks, success was measured by volume rather than by connection. The emphasis had shifted from listening to moving on to the next patient. It was a world that rewarded efficiency over empathy and it didn’t align with the values he’d carried from those early mornings on the ranch.

That disconnect eventually brought him back to Greeley, where he created a place where modern medicine and personal connection coexist—Balance Health, a practice built not around billing codes or quotas, but around people.

Reclaiming the Meaning of Care

Walk into Balance Health today, and it feels different from a typical medical office. There’s warmth in the way staff greet patients, laughter echoing from the gym area, and time carved out for conversations that would be rushed elsewhere. That design is intentional.

Dr. Morgan did create a place where modern medicine and personal connection coexist, where healthcare is collaborative and rooted in education. “Balance Health exists because I wanted patients to experience care that honors both science and humanity,” he says.

His philosophy of “balance” is simple yet profound: health stands on three legs—nutrition, movement, and mental well-being. If one leg weakens, the whole system wobbles. Too often, conventional medicine focuses on patching the wobble rather than strengthening the legs themselves.

He still believes in evidence-based Western medicine, but Balance Health represents a broader approach—one that encourages patients to take ownership of their health rather than surrendering it to prescriptions. “Sometimes medication is absolutely necessary,” he explains, “but our greater goal is to help people need fewer of them.”

That philosophy comes to life in the stories of his patients. Early in the clinic’s history, Dr. Morgan remembers treating individuals whose diabetes and hypertension normalized through lifestyle change alone. “Watching someone reverse what they’d been told was a ‘lifelong disease’...that’s powerful,” he says.

He recalls a conversation with a pharmaceutical representative who promoted a diabetes drug capable of lowering A1C by one point. The price? Nearly five hundred dollars a month. Dr. Morgan couldn’t help but think of his own patients who had reduced their A1Cs from double digits to near-normal levels simply by changing diet and exercise. “That moment solidified what I already knew,” he says. “Lifestyle is the most powerful medicine we have.”

Inside Balance Health, that belief is woven into every patient experience. The inclusion of an on-site gym isn’t just for convenience; it’s symbolic, a reminder that true healing often happens beyond the exam room. Each care plan begins with curiosity: What’s working? What isn’t? How do we strengthen all three legs of that stool—body, mind, and movement—so health feels steady again?

For Dr. Morgan, reclaiming the meaning of care means slowing down enough to listen and giving people the tools to participate in their own recovery. It’s medicine that looks forward, not backward.

Living the Balance

The story of Balance Health mirrors the man behind it—steady, humble, and driven by purpose. Like many of his patients, Dr. Morgan has navigated his own wellness challenges. In his mid-thirties, years of long hours and stress caught up with him. He was overweight, overtired, and knew firsthand how easily imbalance can take hold. “That experience gave me deep empathy,” he says. “Change isn’t easy, but it’s possible. And when patients know I’ve walked that same road, it builds trust.”

These days, he practices what he teaches. His week begins early, with workouts three or four times a week and simple, whole-food meals shared with family. He prioritizes rest and reflection, recognizing that balance isn’t the absence of stress but the ability to reset when life tilts off-center. “Balance,” he says, “isn’t about perfection, it’s about trajectory.”

That perspective shapes everything within the clinic’s walls. Patients often arrive to find not just medical expertise but genuine encouragement—a team that believes in their ability to get better. “We want people to feel cared for, not rushed,” Dr. Morgan says. “When they leave, I hope they feel hopeful again—that they have partners who believe in them and tools that actually work.”

He knows that for many, taking that first step toward change is the hardest part. The world is noisy with wellness advice—diets, supplements, and trends that promise fast results. His message cuts through the chaos with clarity: move your body, eat real food, sleep well, manage stress, and surround yourself with people who encourage you. “Don’t chase perfection,” he says. “Focus on direction.”

At its core, Balance Health is an extension of Dr. Morgan himself—steady, compassionate, and rooted in the belief that health is both physical and deeply personal. His journey from rural New Mexico to the heart of Greeley has come full circle: still grounded in service, still dedicated to the simple but transformative act of helping people heal.

When patients walk through the doors of Balance Health, they find more than a doctor’s office—they find partnership. They find someone who listens, who understands, and who believes that the body’s natural design is to move toward wholeness when given the chance.

And at the center of it all stands Dr. Frank Morgan, a small-town kid turned physician, still driven by the same purpose that first called him to medicine: to care deeply, to serve humbly, and to help others find their balance.

If you’re ready to take control of your health and step beyond the traditional healthcare model, visit Balance Health, where science, compassion, and personal connection come together to help you live well—body, mind, and spirit.

Comprehensive Care, In One Place

Balance Health delivers relationship-based primary care with a wide range of whole-person services all in one place. Their model blends traditional family medicine with metabolic, movement, diagnostic, and mind-body support—giving members accessible, continuous care that goes far beyond a standard clinic.

Core Membership Benefits

(Included in every monthly membership)

24/7 Direct Provider Access
Members have round-the-clock access to their provider via call or text. This personal, relationship-centered approach ensures patients are truly known and never left navigating health concerns alone.

Unlimited Primary Care for All Ages
Comprehensive family medicine includes wellness exams, preventive care, annual physicals, chronic disease management (diabetes, hypertension, asthma, thyroid disorders), and non-surgical orthopedic evaluation. Members can schedule as often as needed with no extra visit fees.

Same-Day & Urgent Visits
Sudden illnesses, infections, injuries, and acute concerns are seen the same day by a clinician who already understands the patient’s baseline health and history.

Women’s Health & Hormone-Related Support
Balance Health offers full women’s wellness including pelvic exams, screenings, perimenopause and menopause care, menstrual concerns, and advanced hormone-related evaluation—all without needing to see a separate specialist.

Metabolic Reset Program
A medically guided program designed to optimize metabolism for fat loss, muscle gain, better labs, and overall metabolic repair. Highly effective even for patients who do not need to lose weight.

Mental Wellness & Mind-Body Support
Lifestyle-based emotional wellness coaching focuses on stress, sleep, cravings, emotional regulation, and nervous system balance. This complements primary care and neurofeedback, offering nutritional and integrative strategies without functioning as therapy.

Exercise Rehabilitation & Functional Movement
Trained staff provide corrective exercise, mobility work, strengthening, and rehab support for injuries, chronic pain, postural issues, and movement imbalances.

On-Site Diagnostics & Office Procedures
Members receive convenient in-office testing including EKGs, strep/flu/COVID/mono tests, urinalysis, pregnancy testing, suturing and laceration repair, and full body composition analysis.

Additional Services

(Available at discounted member rates)

Balance Health offers specialized lab testing, including standard annual labs and functional panels like GI testing, hormone evaluations (including DUTCH), and food/environmental sensitivity panels.
 

Allergy services include testing and fully customized immunotherapy (sublingual or subcutaneous).


Advanced tools include NeurOptimal® neurofeedback and NEUBIE® neuromuscular re-education for healing, strength, neuropathy, and chronic pain.


Members also have access to vitamin and cortisone injections, discounted generic medications, pharmaceutical-grade supplements, essential oils, and on-site cardiovascular imaging such as carotid ultrasounds and echocardiograms.

Business & Community Programs

Balance Health partners with local employers through corporate memberships, employee wellness education, and on-site screenings. Their team is also active in Northern Colorado’s community health initiatives and outreach programs.

How to Get Started

Becoming a Balance Health member is simple. Prospective patients can schedule a meet-and-greet, tour the clinic, or speak directly with a provider to learn how membership works. Enrollment can be completed online or in person, and the team guides new members through onboarding, lab options, and what to expect during their first month.
To learn more or join, visit BalanceHealthGreeley.com, call the clinic, or stop by to meet the team and explore whether Direct Primary Care is the right fit for you.

“We want people to feel cared for, not rushed. When they leave, I hope they feel hopeful again — that they have partners who believe in them and tools that actually work.”

“Balance isn’t about perfection — it’s about trajectory.”

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