When you think of health, you likely consider how you feel. If you are not sick and possess enough energy to get through the day, you may think that your health is good. However, you may not realize just how important your emotional and mental health is to your overall well-being. Fortunately, Dr. Ivan Rusilko does. Through his practice, Lifestyle Medicine, he helps patients understand this fact and create health plans geared towards integrating physical, mental, and emotional wellness practices.
Travelling Past Accepted Norms
There are still those in the healthcare community who believe proper medical practice includes pinpointing a specific condition and treating associated symptoms. Medical practitioners who take medicine a step further by considering all aspects of your physical, mental, and emotional states as precursors for your overall health meet resistance from time to time. Dr. Rusilko was no exception. He experienced this challenge and needed to work extra hard to demonstrate how his Lifestyle Medicine produced tangible results in the people he treated.
The Reasons that Lifestyle Medicine Works
Lifestyle Medicine aims to create functional health and wellness. Dr. Rusilko, the founder and proprietor of the flagship Miami Beach practice, is an osteopathic physician possessing advanced medical training. Additionally, however, he also possesses extensive knowledge about wide-ranging topics such as weight management, hormone balancing, sports nutrition, and rejuvenation treatments.
Dr. Rusilko witnessed first-hand how prototypical health practices sometimes fail to acknowledge that the preceding subjects often play a crucial role in your capacity to achieve the best possible physical, mental, and emotional wellness.
Lifestyle Medicine employs diagnostic testing to tailor complete yet individualized treatment and wellness plans for each of its patients. Through the diagnostic process, Dr. Rusilko gains a greater understanding of your body, identifies problems, and acts accordingly instead of merely focusing on an illness and alleviating said condition’s symptoms. Moreover, Dr. Rusilko encourages your participation in the process. Aside from testing, he conducts a thorough interview where he asks you specific questions about your family health history and lifestyle habits.
After gathering all pertinent data, Dr. Rusilko uses rejuvenating efforts like hyperbaric oxygen and NAD (nicotinamide adenine nucleotide) therapy to not only make you feel better but revitalize your body’s cells and tissues to become a stronger version of themselves. Dr. Rusilko’s patients range from subjects diagnosed with serious ailments like cancer and Parkinson’s disease to individuals hoping to improve the way they look and feel.
From a Single Office to International Prominence
Dr. Rusilko first began his practice in 2011 out of the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami Beach. Today, his influence has grown significantly. He operates a satellite office as far away as the Recoleta section of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In addition to expanding his practice, he has received critical accolades like the Dean’s Award for Morals and Academic Excellence at LECOM (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine) and has been featured in publications such as Muscle and Fitness, Esquire, and Rolling Stone.
Looking to the Future
Over the next several years, Dr. Rusilko wishes to continue helping people attain optimal health and live their best physical, mental, and emotional lives. Moreover, he hopes to see the influence of his practice grow.
“I envision Lifestyle Medicine expanding its influence and becoming a central hub for functional health, inspiring a movement toward integrated, high-quality living through wellness in mind, body, and spirit,” he said.
