Gesundheit Carolina

About Gesundheit Carolina

What is Gesundheit Carolina?

Gesundheit Carolina is a functional and integrative medicine practice led by Bettina Herbert, MD. It has offices in Mt. Pleasant and Rock Hill, South Carolina. Mt. Pleasant is the primary office, and Rock Hill is listed as a consultation office. Dr. Herbert is the only person listed as a prescriber. Her credentials are shown as MD, FAAPMR, NBPAS/PMR, ABOIM and IFMCP. She trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and she was among the 124 providers in the first certification awarded by the Institute of Functional Medicine in 2013. The other people on the team are not listed as prescribers.

The practice offers integrative medicine, functional medicine, regenerative therapy, oxygen and ozone therapy, peptide therapy, non-opioid pain management, environmental medicine, Lyme and tick-borne disease care, osteopathic medicine and herbal medicine. Peptide therapy is named in its listings, but no details are given about which peptides are used. Google lists the practice at 5 stars from 4 reviews, under holistic medicine practitioner. In its own words: "The goal is not to manage your condition. It is to understand it."

The clinic also runs a physician-supervised weight loss program, which began in 2020 for existing patients and is built on semaglutide. Dr. Herbert's writing names the brands Ozempic and Wegovy. She also wrote that she used compounded semaglutide herself, alongside a weight loss app.

This listing is for its Rock Hill office at 331 E Main St #200.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. The first step is a 15 minute pre-appointment phone consult with Dr. Herbert, which the clinic describes as complimentary. If you go ahead, you complete an intake form sent by email or fax, a patient advocate builds a health timeline with you by phone, and only then is a first appointment scheduled. It does not say whether medication is included in any program fee, what a first visit costs, or whether it accepts insurance.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who signs your prescription, and whether Dr. Herbert writes it herself. Ask whether the medication is brand-name or compounded, since her own writing describes compounded semaglutide. Ask whether any program fee covers the medication. Get the cost of the first visit, follow-up visits and lab work in writing. Ask whether the clinic accepts insurance, and whether visits can be done by phone or video. It has a blog post about holistic telemedicine, but it does not say whether telehealth visits are offered. Ask how cancellation works and whether you would be signing a membership or contract. For peptide therapy, ask which peptides are offered and what each costs. Office hours are by appointment only, so call 843-929-1634 (call or text) before you plan a visit.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a physician-led practice with a broad range of functional, integrative and environmental services, you are prepared to pay cash for visits and any medication, and you want to speak with the doctor before committing. It is a harder fit if you need a price list before you call, because none is published.

Sources: gesundheitcarolina.com, gesundheitcarolina.com/post/adoctor-stakeonsemaglutide, gesundheitcarolina.com/gesundheit-team, gesundheitcarolina.com/about

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Our office hours are by appointment. Please call ahead if you would like to stop by. We look forward to meeting you!

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