Prevention & Healing of Iowa

About Prevention & Healing of Iowa

What is Prevention & Healing of Iowa?

Prevention & Healing of Iowa is a functional medicine practice at 2650 106th St, Ste 100 in Urbandale, Iowa. Family nurse practitioner Carolyn R. Walker, ARNP, MSN, founded it in February 2006, and she is the only prescriber named. In its own words: "Treat the Cause, Not the Symptom."

Its main work is functional medicine and hormone balancing. Services include natural (bioidentical) hormone balancing, evaluation and management of metabolic disturbances (the list runs from thyroid disorders and perimenopause to insomnia and fibromyalgia), nutrition consulting, lab testing, Frequency Specific Micro-current, Zyto Elite testing, and breast thermography. Weight loss and peptide therapy are not among the services. Marty Rhea, ND, MH, CNC, CNHP, works with some Iowa clients remotely from the practice's Texas office. Google lists the clinic at 3, from 2 reviews.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices, and the consultation fee is not stated. The clinic points fees and the cancellation policy to its appointments page, so ask for those figures before you send any forms. It also does not say whether insurance is accepted. Supplements are sold through the office, the Doctors Supplement Store, and Wellevate/Fullscript, so ask what you will spend on those as well.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask whether Carolyn Walker personally signs any prescription you would receive, and who covers when she is away. Ask whether a hormone or thyroid medication is brand-name or compounded, and whether the monthly or visit fee includes any medication. Ask what the initial visit, follow-up visits, and lab work cost, and whether those are billed to insurance.

Booking is not a phone-and-come-in process. The office asks for a health history, plus a policy and procedure form if you will see Carolyn, to be mailed, faxed to (515) 727-4848, or delivered before an initial appointment is made. The office is open by appointment only. It lists hours of 10 to 3, Monday through Thursday, and Carolyn usually works Tuesday through Thursday, so ask which days and times you can actually get. If you call, leave a message at (515) 727-4141. Ask too whether telehealth is offered, since it is not stated, and how cancellation works and whether it carries a fee.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a functional medicine approach from a nurse practitioner, you are comfortable starting by mail or fax, and you are ready to pay for testing and follow-up as you go. It is not the right fit if you are looking for a weight loss or peptide program, since neither is offered.

Sources: preventioniowa.com/contact-us, preventioniowa.com, preventioniowa.com/services

Services Offered

Hours

Mon - Thur 10 - 3 pm

Location