Advanced Health and Vitality Center

About Advanced Health and Vitality Center

What is Advanced Health and Vitality Center?

Advanced Health and Vitality Center, LLC is a physician-led practice at 7201 West 78th Street, Suite 200, Bloomington, MN 55439. It serves patients from Minneapolis, St. Paul and the wider Twin Cities. Hormone therapy is its core. It offers bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) and peptide therapy, along with IV vitamin therapy and programs for thyroid, adrenal and immune concerns, fibromyalgia, cancer management, chronic Lyme disease, mold and biotoxins, and long-haul COVID.

Alyse M. Hamilton, M.D. is the medical director and the one person listed as a prescriber. She is board certified in internal medicine and has over 30 years of experience in medical practice. Jen K, RN and Lynn G, RN are the nurses on the team. Michael J. Boxenbaum, DNM, PhD, MBA, is listed as director, not as a prescriber. The BHRT hormones it names are estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), progesterone and testosterone. It also discusses synthetic options, including Premarin, progestin and Prempro. Its hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, with weekends closed. Google lists the practice at 4.6 from 38 reviews. In its own words: "For safely and effectively optimizing your individualized bioidentical hormone replacement (BHRT) and peptide therapy in both men and women."

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices for hormone therapy, peptide therapy or IV treatments, and it does not state a consultation fee. The only dollar figure published is a $50.00 credit toward a first visit, given after you complete a free phone pre-assessment with a staff member. It does not say whether it accepts insurance, offers financing or HSA payment, or what its membership and cancellation terms are. Its BHRT explanation warns that BHRT may cost more and is less likely to be covered by insurance.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who writes and signs each prescription, and what part the nurses play in your plan. Ask whether the fee includes the medication, and whether each hormone is brand-name or compounded. BHRT is described as made in compounding pharmacies, so ask which pharmacy fills it and what it costs.

Ask what lab work is needed, how often it repeats, and what it costs. Hormone levels need periodic testing, so the lab bill may recur. For peptide therapy, ask which peptides are offered and what each costs, since no product or price is named. If you are considering the cancer, Lyme, mold or IV programs, ask what each involves, what it costs, and how it fits with your current doctors. Finally, ask whether telehealth visits are offered, what follow-up costs, and how to cancel.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want hormone therapy from a physician-led practice, you are ready to pay for care your insurance may not cover, and you want prices in writing before you commit. It is a less clear fit if you came for weight loss medication, since no such program is described, or if you need to know up front whether insurance is accepted.

Sources: advancedhealthandvitality.com, advancedhealthandvitality.com/services/bio-identical-hormone-replacement-therapy.html

Services Offered

Location