Yost Wellness Center
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What is Yost Wellness Center?
Yost Wellness Center is a functional medicine clinic at 3993 100th Street in Urbandale, Iowa. It was founded in 2004. Its main work is root-cause care for thyroid, hormone, adrenal, digestive and autoimmune concerns, along with diabetes and prediabetes. Dr. Heather Yost, D.C., DC, founded the practice and is the only prescriber it names. It has a 4.9 rating on Google from 224 reviews. The phone number is 515.278.4325.
What does it offer?
Its listed services are a functional medicine consultation, red light therapy, Styku 3D body composition analysis, blood testing, the DUTCH hormone test, the GI-MAP stool test and food sensitivity testing. Weight loss appears among the health concerns it lists and in its blog, but no weight loss program is described. It offers hormone testing but does not describe hormone therapy. It names no medications and does not describe peptide or longevity services. It lists towns including Des Moines, Ames and Ankeny as areas it serves, but its only street address is in Urbandale. In its own words: "Virtual appointments available upon request."
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices for any service or test. The first step is a 30 minute consultation, and it does not publish a fee for that either. It does not say whether it bills insurance. It does not publish package terms or a cancellation policy.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask whether it bills insurance, and which of the tests it offers your plan would cover. Ask what the 30 minute consultation costs and whether that fee counts toward a later plan. Ask what each test costs, including the DUTCH hormone test, the GI-MAP stool test, food sensitivity testing and blood testing, and who reviews the results.
Ask whether Dr. Yost prescribes medication, which medications, and whether any are brand-name or compounded. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, how cancellation and refunds work, whether virtual visits cost the same as in-person ones, and whether in-person visits happen outside Urbandale. No hours are listed, so ask for them too.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want testing and root-cause care for thyroid, digestive, adrenal or hormone concerns, and you are comfortable asking for prices before you book. It makes less sense if you are looking for a prescribed weight loss medication, hormone therapy or peptides, since none of those is described as a service it offers.
Sources: yostwellnesscenter.com