Jane was seriously worried. Terrified, in fact. “I don’t want to die!” (She handed me an article printed from the internet.) “But this ‘Sudden Cardiac Death’ from taking antidepressants sounds terrible. And look, it’s three times the rate among people who take the antidepressant that I’m taking, Lexapro, escitalopram, mine, right? than people who don’t […]
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WholeHealth Chicago
The Midwest’s oldest and most respected center for integrative care, successfully blending the latest advances in conventional medicine with a wide range of clinically proven alternative therapies.
We are a healthcare practice that strives to integrate the best of conventional and complementary medicine in a caring and healing environment. We believe that both health and disease are functions of physical, emotional, nutritional, and spiritual influences. Many health issues are rooted in a patient’s personal biography – the story of your life – and are most effectively treated by addressing root causes rather than symptoms alone.
As practitioners, we are actively involved in our own ongoing personal and professional development through continued study and self-care, and we believe the best healthcare draws on a broad array of tools to address the diverse elements that influence health.
There are many ways to encourage our patients’ healing abilities, including many that are not yet considered conventional. We are leaders in the responsible introduction of new treatments and therapies that we know can benefit our patients.
Our relationship with each patient is a genuine partnership. Your visit begins as we listen and try to understand not only your needs but the circumstances surrounding your symptoms. Together, we then develop a healing path to help guide the patient to better health. Together, we share responsibility for the successful journey along that healing path.
We are passionate about helping our patients achieve their health goals whether you are looking for prevention, chronic care, optimization or anything in between.
Our practice adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards, and we believe that your total experience at WholeHealth Chicago should exceed your expectations. This includes interactions with all of our support and administrative staff.
Our aim, whenever possible, is for you to feel better when you leave our office than when you arrived.
Mission
Mission
To deliver quality care by treating the whole person with an integrative approach.
Vision
Vision
To change the way health care is delivered in our communities and globally.
Values
Values
Innovation, Collaboration, Education
Meet the Practitioners
David Edelberg, MD
Medical Director & Internal Medicine Physician
Dr. Edelberg, board certified in Internal Medicine in 1974, began incorporating alternative therapies into his practice during the 1980’s. Since founding the parent company of WholeHealth Chicago in 1993, he has become nationally recognized as one of the pioneers of integrative medicine, the new medical specialty combining conventional medicine with alternative therapies.
Parisa Samsami, DC, DABCI
Functional Medicine Physician
Dr. Parisa Samsami is a Chiropractic Physician specializing in Functional Medicine. She has great success in treating patients unable to find answers in the traditional medical paradigm. She places a strong emphasis on patient education and believes that diet and lifestyle play an important role in achieving optimal health and chronic disease prevention.
Health Tips
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In middle age, you, as a man, or your sexual partner (keeping this observation to her/himself), might notice a group of symptoms due to a slow but inevitable decline of your male hormone testosterone. As the movie director Martin Scorsese put it well, “Sex becomes memory.” Not necessarily. Not by a long shot. The medical […]
Never heard of it, eh? That’s what each of the four new Babesia patients I have seen during the past two months have told me. They’d been through multiple doctor visits, had tests up the gazoo, and nothing materialized. Heard the routine, “We can’t find anything wrong with you. Maybe you’re anxious. Have you talked […]
*Repost from April 4, 2016 Robert’s breath had become his worst nightmare and as a consequence he knew was starting to isolate himself socially. For three years, he’d tried every over-the-counter remedy. When he walked, Tic Tacs rattled in several pockets. Robert had seen specialists, had his teeth cleaned every three months, and followed a […]
The results of an immense study were just published in JAMA-Open but be warned, it contains lots and lots of statistical jargon and tables. The link is here to confirm what this Health Tip is all about. Just understand, if you’re female in your late forties or fifties, then by 2050, 24 years from now, […]
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