We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Serena Satcher. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Serena below.

Serena, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We love heartwarming stories – do you have a heartwarming story from your career to share?

Fortunately, I have been able to enjoy seeing hundreds of patients reverse diabetes, improve arthritis, cancer, thyroid autoimmune disease, lupus, psoriasis, fibroids and avoid surgeries. We observed Veterans Day recently so what comes to mind first is that. I recently came back in contact with a Veteran that I helped with improving his health over 10 years ago. At that time, I observed that he had symptoms of PTSD from the Gulf War. He was thankful and grateful at that time for my help but had not acted on getting help for the PTSD which was the driver of his health and relationship issues.
When we recently met, he explained with appropriate emotion and depth that he had gotten great assistance from a mental health professional who had proven to him that he not remembered everything he thought he knew to be true. She had shown him that his wounds could be healed if he could accept and find out for himself that things were not as bad a they seemed and that he had control over his healing. He did not have to be a victim. Because of the therapy he received at the VA for PTSD, and his willingness to explore and accept his responsibility and to accept the truth (instead of the version his mind conveniently created), he was able to heal and lose even more weight, control his blood sugar and not have further deterioration of his health. In fact his health and mental, emotional and spiritual well being had improved tremendously. This lead to him earning more money and getting a job that was much less stressful, and for him to have healthy and rewarding relationships with his children and spouse. The conversation with him brought tears of joy to my eyes, because I knew from how far he had come to now be able experience joy.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

Dr. Serena M. Satcher is a Functional Medicine and Integrative and Holistic Medicine doctor with over 10 years of experience. She is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Anti-aging, Regenerative and Functional Medicine, and Integrative and Holistic Medicine. She is also subspecialty boarded in Sports Medicine.

Dr. Satcher’s approach to medicine is focused on finding the root cause of health problems and addressing them through lifestyle changes, nutrition, and other integrative therapies. She believes that everyone has the potential to heal themselves, and she empowers her patients to take an active role in their own care and to listen to their bodies for messages and directions.

Dr. Satcher has a special interest in using Integrative and Functional Medicine to treat arthritis and autoimmune diseases. Her toolbox includes Clinical homeopathy, essential oils, personalized exercise prescriptions, energy medicine recommendations that are personalized, and specific nutrition protocols. She also has extensive experience in hormone rebalancing and weight management especially weight liberation for weight loss resistance. She and her colleague Dr. Sonza Curtis, PhD, PA started a new program called BeU2Fullness. This program combines the use of AI devices that remotely monitor fat burning and blood sugar to optimize fat loss..

Dr. Satcher is a certified Functional Medicine practitioner by the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM-CP) and is board certified in Integrative Medicine, lifetime certification by AHIM..

Dr. Satcher is passionate about helping people achieve optimal health and wellness. She is a strong believer in the power of prevention and lifestyle changes that are sustainable. She believes that lifestyle should be personalized so that it can be life giving.

Training and knowledge matter of course, but beyond that what do you think matters most in terms of succeeding in your field?

The most important experience in helping people to revise their lives and lifestyles has been my own experience. I had my own experience with autoimmune health issues for years and then was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. The most helpful experience for me has been my own experience as a patient. I was shocked at how long it took for everything to start opening back up during the pandemic. Fear and lack of evidence of anything caused everyone to shut down and for fear to take over everything. Much of it seemed irrational. Many people died because of this. I was grateful that within both sides of my family, we have a couple of doctors. We were able to rationalize with our family and help them to rationalize staying healthy and making it through that rough patch.
I made it through too, my way. Despite all of the challenges and people telling me I had to do it their way. I did it my way and thrived.
My spiritual practices and belief in self and a higher power strengthened and provided endurance and grounding. For people to get well, they must have motivation or drive within themselves. There must be a willingness to follow the direction and messages from the body.
I feel that I am a guide. People are typically getting messages that they are ignoring or not listening to. Our bodies know the way.
Our current offering is a program called BeU2Fullness for weight liberation

https://go.threedwellness.com/beu2fullness-weight-liberation-program-page

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

What has helped me build my reputation has been my 20 years of experience and my ability to get at the root cause quickly.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://treatyourselftohealth.com
• Instagram: @treatyourselftohealth
• Facebook: Treat Yourself to Health
• Linkedin: Serena Satcher, MD, FAAPMR
• Youtube: Treat yourself to health
• Other: Weight loss program: https://go.threedwellness.com/beu2fullness-weight-liberation-program-page

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