The Herbal Room

About The Herbal Room

What is The Herbal Room?

The Herbal Room is a naturopathic wellness clinic at 39 New London Turnpike, Suite 304, in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Its main work is botanical medicine, with nutrition counseling and massage therapy alongside it. The prescriber is Dr. Antonio Reale, ND, MS. He holds a Doctorate of Naturopathy and a Masters degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, and he describes himself as a licensed naturopathic physician, nutritionist and herbalist. Google lists the clinic at 4.8 from 23 reviews.

Dr. Reale creates personalized tinctures from over 30 botanical herbs, and the clinic runs an in-house dispensary where they can be prescribed. Andrew Foreman, a licensed massage therapist, provides massage. The clinic also runs a 4 week weight loss program that pairs nutritional counseling with a detoxification protocol. It is open Monday to Friday, 10AM to 6PM, and Saturday, 10AM to 3PM. The phone number is 860.257.7210.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. There is no price for the weight loss program, no consultation fee, and no price for individual visits. The program includes four visits of 45 to 60 minutes with Dr. Reale, a meal plan, an exercise plan, a lab evaluation, and a Designs for Health 14-day Detoxification Kit listed at a $178 value. That is a value, not a price, so ask what you would actually pay.

Dr. Reale accepts insurance, but the clinic does not name the plans. It says lab tests are typically covered by most insurance plans. It does not say whether the weight loss program itself is covered, and it does not list membership terms or a cancellation policy.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with whether the program involves any prescription medication. The clinic does not name a GLP-1 medication or any prescription weight loss drug, so ask what the program is made of and whether anything beyond the meal plan, exercise plan, detox kit and tinctures would be prescribed.

Ask whether the program price includes the detox kit, and what its shakes and capsules contain. Ask what follow-up visits cost after the four included visits, and what lab work costs if your insurance does not cover it. Ask which insurance plans Dr. Reale accepts, and whether the program is billed to your plan or paid in cash. Ask whether telehealth visits are offered, since the clinic does not say. Finally, ask how cancellation and refunds work if you stop partway through the four weeks.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a naturopathic physician's approach built on botanical medicine and nutrition, and you are comfortable with a weight loss program that does not name a prescription medication. If you were looking for a clinic that prescribes a weight loss drug, this one does not name one, so ask before you book.

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