Weight loss will always be a hot topic, and focusing on the nutritional aspects of healthy weight is critical to achieving real, lasting results. A holistic approach to healthy weight requires not just a scientific look into the patient’s physical health but also into their mental wellness—the mind–body connection is crucial to understanding how to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
From dealing with the symptoms and side effects of menopause, looking for the perfect foods for their nutritional needs, and teaching patients to readjust their thinking toward food, holistic nutrition and weight loss is an individualized, patient-centered approach that allows patients and practitioners to work together
to address the root issues and promote optimal wellness while working toward healthy weight goals.
Jenni Berman, Berman Health and Wellness
Berman Health and Wellness helps clients heal their gut, reach their goal weight, and achieve the highest quality of life imaginable – without needless medications. BHW is a Functional Medicine practice working locally in Naples, FL, and virtually throughout the state to treat problems—not symptoms.
I’m Jenni Berman, Physician Assistant Certified and American Board-Certified Anti-Aging Medicine Health Practitioner. Functional medicine hit home for me after going through my own health concerns that were not being solved with traditional Western medicine. My team of providers and I connect with clients on a one-on-one basis to unlock vitality through understanding their metabolism, gut health, hormone imbalances, and vitamin deficiencies.
Here are just some of my favorite comments from clients’ responses to their treatment—and the reason I love doing what I do:
“Why has my doctor never checked this blood test to identify this problem before?”
“I didn’t know a healthy lifestyle to lose 25 pounds could be so ‘simple’!”
“I really felt better than I did in my 20s.” [from a 70-year-old]
“I was told I would have to use these medications forever, and now I am only taking supplements.”
Berman Health and Wellness works with clients by creating individual lifestyle plans based on their own blood testing and metabolism to see unparalleled progress, whether their goal is weight loss, reducing inflammation, improving their gut health, sleep, energy, and more. The treatment plan must be specific to the individual and based on whole foods, nutrient density, and optimizing vitamins and hormones. Berman Health and Wellness specializes in treating you as an individual.
Jenni Berman • Berman Health and Wellness • 501 Goodlette-Frank Rd, Ste C 202, Naples, FL 34102 • www.bermanhealthandwellness.com • 239.431.0232
Susie Bagwell, Founder, I Love Oils, Inc.
Susie Bagwell began using essential oils in 1999 to help care for her daughter’s ear discomfort. That success led to a lifelong passion and interest in the application of essential oils. After being certified to teach and pioneer an early concept in essential oil application, Susie went on to become a Certified Massage Therapist in Michigan and opened Mässusie, an Essential Oil Spa, in 2007.
Susie joined dōTERRA International in 2008 and became an active AromaTouch Instructor. Since closing the spa and moving to Florida in 2010, she teaches about essential oil application in hospitals, clinics, and massage schools. Susie’s husband, Peter, left his manufacturing business in 2015 to work with Susie, and the two opened an office where they host educational classes and events together.
One of the biggest challenges Susie faces is decades-old misinformation about essential oils. Many people believe you can’t use oils on children, or cats, or dogs, or that essential oils should only be used either internally or externally. However, today’s certified-pure, tested-grade essential oils are very safe, and extensive research continues to reveal new secrets and modalities for using them in a more holistic lifestyle.
Susie’s current work is taking the information to the people. Her team regularly sets up booths at farmers’ markets and vendor events to teach people more about oils face-to-face. The Bagwells also host classes at their Fort Myers, FL office and wellness events around the country.
Susie Bagwell • Founder, I Love Oils, Inc., Independent dōTERRA Wellness Advocate • Fort Myers, FL • www.iloveoils.com • 586.604.3500 • [email protected] • Instagram: iloveoils
Bruce M. Wallace, Naples Fitness & Personal Training, LLC
Naples Fitness & Personal Training, LLC is a passion-based business that enables me to help individuals become the best possible version of themselves through fitness/strength training, lifestyle/nutrition coaching, and specific sports coaching. I work with people of all ages and genders, regardless of physical limitations. One area I specialize in is helping mature clients build strength, balance, and stability and improve their nutrition, sleep, and overall lifestyle so they can live a higher-quality, independent, and safe lifestyle as they age.
My passion for my business lies in the desire to help others
become the best possible version of themselves through strength, nutrition, and lifestyle coaching. Naples Fitness & Personal Training is mobile, so I am able to travel to clients’ gyms and homes and train with them where they feel most comfortable. I also train in several gyms in Naples, making it more convenient to work with clients. My training philosophy is client-focused, so every session is based on their unique needs and goals. There is no such thing as “one size fits all” in my training.
After a successful business career, I launched my training business in October 2020. I have had many success stories in helping people become stronger, healthier, and live a higher quality of life, assisting many of my mature clients transition from using a walker or cane to walking on their own and living a safe and independent lifestyle. I have helped clients feel better and more confident by helping them gain muscle, lose weight, and become healthier by improving their nutrition, sleep, and lifestyle.
Through my triathlon training, I have coached clients in completing various distance triathlons, including 70.3 IRONMAN distance triathlons. Probably the greatest satisfaction I get from my business is seeing clients who have adopted and maintained strength training and better nutrition as a way of life and who thank me for the knowledge I have passed on to them through our work together. Knowing I’m improving the lives of my clients while being passionate about my business is very rewarding to me.
Bruce M. Wallace • Naples Fitness & Personal Training, LLC • Naples, FL • www.naples-fitness.com • 239.412.2544 • [email protected]
Jennifer Alvarez Linguidi, Purely You Spa
As the founder of Purely You Spa, a proactive functional health organic spa and a leader in holistic wellness, I am a licensed esthetician, massage therapist, and functional medicine practitioner, incorporating organic ingredients, advanced technologies, and personalized care to help clients achieve optimal health and beauty. Purely You Spa has earned accolades for its commitment to sustainability and exceptional service.
My passion for holistic wellness stems from my personal journey of overcoming a misdiagnosis of cancer at age 21. I had surgery to remove the aggressive benign tumor that returned only three months after the surgery. After enduring chemotherapy and then having acne as a side effect, I turned to functional medicine and esthetics to heal myself, sparking a lifelong commitment to helping others achieve balance and vitality.
My unique blend of expertise in functional health, skincare, and advanced technologies sets me apart in the holistic field. My integrative approach combines organic methods with cutting-edge therapies, such as the cold plunge, PEMF, LED light therapy, chakra balance infrared mat, brain entrainment meditation, thermal shock therapy, contrast therapy, and so much more, offering clients transformative results. Purely You Spa has over twenty pieces of state-of-the-art technology to help our clients on a cellular level.
One of my most cherished memories was creating the Diamond Glow Experience, a signature treatment that was recognized in various publications and has helped so many people. “You have changed my life,” “Wow, I never thought I could have glowing skin again!” “I can now leave the house because I don’t have acne” are just some of the comments I have received that fuel my passion and reinforce my purpose in the holistic wellness field. Training and inspiring others to elevate their craft has also been a highlight, making my journey as a practitioner impactful and rewarding.
Jennifer Alvarez Linguidi, CEO • Purely You Spa • Functional Medicine Practitioner, Integrative Functional Health Coach, Corporate Wellness Consultant • 7935 Airport Pulling Rd, Ste. 207 and 211, Naples, FL 34109 • www.PurelyYouSpa.com • Direct: 239.233.9633 • Spa: 239.331.8266 • linktr.ee/jenniferalvarezlinguidi
Steve Case, Body Restore
At Body Restore of Naples, we are dedicated to helping patients suffering from arthritis-related joint pain and sports-related injury. We utilize state-of-the-art platelet-rich plasma and stem cell therapies to maximize your body’s own repair and regenerative processes. In addition, we offer peptide-assisted weight loss and testosterone replacement therapy to optimize mobility and maximize muscle mass. Our goal is for our patients to keep their God-given parts and delay or avoid major orthopedic surgery. We also offer IV/IM vitamin infusion, peptide therapy, and PRP hair loss therapy to optimize health and well-being.
I am a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with over twenty years of experience with sports medicine and joint replacement surgeries. I am the only orthopedic surgeon in South Florida with a practice solely focused on avoiding surgery utilizing these cell-based therapies. I have always been a conservative surgeon, offering patients their surgical options and conservative treatments. I also know that conservative measures are a waste of time and may ultimately lead to a worse surgical outcome due to prolonged delay. Every patient is fully evaluated to ensure they are good candidates for treatments and no bridges are burned.
We offer the best platelet-rich plasma processing system available on the market today, capturing greater than eighty percent of your circulating regenerative platelets and delivering more than three billion total platelets to our patients’ areas of injury. Our scientifically backed procedures can provide significant pain relief and improved joint mobility and function to eighty percent of well-selected patients with twelve months of relief. Our adipose stem cell treatment has shown clinical improvement in arthritic joints for up to two years.
As a surgeon, I am always very satisfied to see my patients return to or exceed their prior level of activity. I am very excited to offer an office-based treatment achieving similar results for those patients not ready for a major orthopedic operation with the associated risks. Your body has amazing healing and regenerative capabilities, and we are excited here at Body Restore of Naples to optimize and supercharge them.
Steve Case • Body Restore of Naples • www.bodyrestorenaples.com • 239.241.2869 • [email protected]