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UltraHEALTH Sessions

Dr. Arthur has practiced the full scope of functional medicine since 2014. Certified by the global leader of functional medicine, The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), he has thoroughly enjoyed taking care of the greater southwestern part of Virginia and beyond.

He continues to welcome new patients in the following areas of focus:

  • Gut health
  • Endocrine health
  • Autoimmune disorders

Areas outside of this focus are NOT accepted at this time.

Read more below for conditions that we are currently treating.

“Functional medicine is the future of medicine–available now. It seeks to identify and address the root causes of disease, and views the body as one integrated system…

It treats the whole system, not just the symptoms.”

–Mark Hyman MD, Endowed Chairman of IFM

We have known since ancient times that gut health is the key to overall, systemic health. Even Hippocrates is quoted with saying, “All disease begins in the gut.”

With modern technology and a better understanding of the gut microbiome, we know now that Hippocrates was absolutely correct in his observations.

Over years of clinical experience, Dr. Arthur has worked with the “difficult cases” that have remained unhelped by modern medicines, or even worsened with modern medicines like PPIs. Worse yet are the cases that have been made worse by well-meaning natural remedies–including homemade yogurts, homemade and commercial Kombucha, and well-meaning “experts” who have advised patients to “take this probiotic”.

If you’re fed up with guessing how to eat, what to eat, and what to take to have a happy belly again, then you’re in the right place. Dr. Arthur is enthusiastic about determining the root cause of your belly troubles and has been very successful in treating a wide variety of GI issues.

Dr. Arthur has helped hundreds of patients feel better as they restore gut health. He treats all of the following conditions:

GERD

Gastritis

LPR (Laryngo-Pharyngeal Reflux)

H. pylori infection

Citrobacter infection

IBS-mixed

IBS-constipation

IBS-diarrhea

Post-infectious IBS (more common than you think)

SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)

IMO (Intestinal Methanogen Ovegrowth)

SIFO (Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth)

LIFO (Large Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth)

Candida

Microscopic colitis

Ulcerative colitis

Crohn’s disease

Leaky gut syndrome

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency

Intestinal dysbiosis from antibiotic, steroid, and Accutane use

In addition to gut health, Dr. Arthur also focuses his practice on hormonal health. When hormones are imbalanced, fatigue is often a predominant symptom.

Unfortunately, we are all exposed to an increasing amount of toxins in our environment–from the food and water we ingest, to industrial chemicals, to personal care products. And with increasing toxicity, comes not only increased gut issues, but also increased hormonal disturbances.

Our epidemic of fatigue can often be traced to hormonal imbalances, including:

Thyroid disorders

Hypothyroidism

Hashimoto’s disease

Grave’s disease

Adrenal disorders

Adrenal insufficiency

Hypercortisolemia

Adrenal exhaustion

Metabolic disorders

Insulin resistance

Metabolic syndrome

Pre-diabetes

Diabetes

PCOS

Sex axis disorders

Perimenopause

Menopause

Testosterone deficiency

DHEA deficiency

Estrogen dominance

I was relieved to find Dr. Arthur right here in Roanoke. My doctor told me to just “accept” my menopausal symptoms and started me on an antidepressant. After months of lost sleep, embarrassing hot flashes, and bed-soaking night sweats, I had resigned myself to just suffer through all of the symptoms.

A girlfriend of mine told me about Dr. Arthur’s approach and how he had helped her. At wit’s end, I finally took the plunge and came on board at Ultra Health.

I thank God every day for Dr. Arthur’s patience with me and for his expertise. With use of bio-identical hormones, he has safely rebalanced my hormones and helped me to start living life fully again. I am very grateful to him and his entire staff who have been so supportive.

HC

If you have gut distress or a hormonal imblance, and you’re ready to start feeling your best again, here’s your next steps:

Give us a call at 540-989-9800 to ask for more information about services.

We’ll send you our functional medicine questionnaire to get a thorough health history.

Once the questionnaire is complete, we will review it to make sure that we are indeed a good fit for your health care needs.

If we are a good fit for you, we’ll contact you to set up your first appointment with Dr. Arthur for up to 90 minutes of initial care.

After the first visit, appropriate labs will be ordered to look for root causes of your issues. Once labs are complete, you’ll meet with Dr. Arthur again for another 90 minutes to design a treatment plan tailored for your needs.

 

FAQs

Working with Dr. Arthur usually requires the following:

  • Keep your primary care physician for ongoing preventative measures and for acute medical needs
  • If you don’t have a primary care physician, consider our direct primary care services
  • Test with conventional labs (usually covered by insurance)
  • Test with advanced functional medicine labs (usually not covered by most insurance)
  • Dietary changes including elimination of certain foods or food groups, low-gycemic diets, FODMAP diets, cardiometabolic diets, mitochondrial diets
  • Nutritional supplementation
  • Stress reduction techniques such as meditation, breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation, and tapping
  • Sleep hygiene and sleep restoration programming

Do you accept insurance? 

We do NOT accept any insurance.

  • Conventional labs at Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp are usually paid for at least in part by your insurance company.
  • Advanced functional medicine labs are paid in part by limited insurance companies. Any functional medicine specialty labs are usually out-of-pocket expenses, but can be put forth toward insurance deductibles.
  • We do not file for reimbursement from your insurance companies. While we can provide a superbill for filing, any filing for partial reimbursement is the sole responsibility of the patient.
  • We have opted out of Medicare and Medicaid. In the event that you have either of these insurance programs, you cannot legally file for reimbursement.

It’s just as important for you to know what we DON’T do:

  • We do NOT provide primary care services. You will need to keep your PCP for routine care or you will need to find a PCP to provide routine care. Consider our direct primary care services.
  • We do NOT provide acute care services; we focus only on your chronic conditions. Your PCP should be able to take care of all of your acute needs.
  • We do NOT treat chronic Lyme disease.
  • We do NOT treat cancer.
  • We do NOT treat neurological disorders like MS, Parkinson’s, or peripheral neuropathies.
  • We do NOT treat POTS or other dysautonomias, vertigo or dizziness, cognitive decline/Alzheimer’s disease.
  • We are NOT a medical center of last resort for “medical mysteries”.
  • We do NOT support findings from SCIO machines or from “muscle testing” as these techniques are not backed by solid science or evidence.
  • We do NOT prescribe anxiety drugs, sleep medications, narcotics, or low-dose naltrexone for any condition. NO exceptions.

My child has many of the same symptoms I did when I was younger. Do you see children at Ultra Health?

Our functional medicine practice is currently closed to children and teens younger than 20 years of age. Ultra Primary Care sees patients 8 and older.

I don’t live in VA. Can Dr. Arthur still see me?

Yes. As long as you are able to be seen in-person for your office visits, Dr. Arthur can be on your specialist team. We are not able to work with residents of other states via phone or video at this time.