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We’re incredibly dedicated to offering a careful curation of retail items in-clinic at VIVA Wellness, but there are some items that just make the most sense for us to point you to through other }outlets for the best cost and the most convenience. Our team loves and supports as many small & local businesses as […]
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Side Effects, risks, and why you need the close medical supervision we provide at VIVA Wellness Weight loss has changed since your mother’s generation. Since it was FDA-approved in 2021, semaglutide has been in extremely high demand, even causing shortages in some areas. These drugs are being dubbed a “miracle drug” by some due to […]
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As part of our ever-expanding health and wellness services, we welcome a new nurse practitioner to the team. Annette Harris, DNP, FNP-BC, will bring her gut health and functional medicine expertise to VIVA Wellness. She’ll be working with clients who are experiencing digestive/GI issues as well as those with gut-related side effects affecting the skin. […]
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Emerging weight loss medications like semaglutide (brand names Ozempic and Wegovy), compounded GLP-1 are beginning to show potential for peripheral and initially unexpected benefits. These drugs fall under a class of GLP-1 agonists and could potentially have a massive impact on resolving inflammation-related health conditions. The medical community is starting to research more about how […]
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If what Hippocrates said, “all disease begins in the gut’” is true, then it would be expected that cleansing the gut would be a top priority of medicine, right? Well maybe the mainstream medical world hasn’t caught on, but at VIVA Wellness, we view gut health and cleansing through colon hydrotherapy as a powerful catalyst […]
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Allergy Relief vs. Symptom Management If you have allergies or chronic sinus congestion, we know how frustrating it can be to go about your day-to-day life when you are having an attack. After working with so many of you who have been disappointed with more traditional options, we’re pleased to share that we have some […]
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If you have been struggling to lose excess weight, you are not alone. Many clients come to us after years of trying treatments and programs without long-term success. They have tried all the medicines available and have been unable to lose weight or manage blood sugar with other healthcare providers. Aside from drastic lifestyle changes […]
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Lymphatic Drainage Treatments are Becoming Very Popular Our lymphatic drainage treatments have been booking quite a few weeks out which meant a few things to us—you are believers in this service as you see the benefits time and again AND it’s time to grow the team in this area. As such, we’re so excited to […]
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First things first— What Is Medical Weight Loss? GLP-1, or Glucagon-Like Peptide-1, is a hormone that plays a key role in glucose metabolism and appetite regulation. It is produced in the intestines in response to food intake.and gastric inhibitory polypeptide (or glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) combined with GLP-1 works by increasing insulin release, delaying gastric […]
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In October of 2020, thick in the uncertainty of the global climate, Jennifer Hruz took a leap of faith and began to build out the current VIVA Wellness space that opened just a few months later on March 2, 2021. How you’ve likely come to know and love VIVA Wellness at 12625 W Burleigh Rd, […]
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