Personalized Medicine, Proactive Health

With a Medical Doctor trained in Conventional, Genomics-based Precision, and Integrative Medicine, using cutting edge science and the wisdom of the ancients to help you realize the health you want

 

Your health is the foundation on which you access full potential in your life.

 


Are you done putting your health on the backburner?

Are you ready to invest in your whole self?

I am your partner in your pursuit of health and quality of life.

Some of the many health goals and priorities our services address:

  • Navigating Peri /Menopause

  • Gut / Microbiome health

  • Metabolism / Body composition

  • Healthy hormones

  • Muscle health

  • Nutrition / Protein requirements

  • Mitigating effects of a specific health problem

  • Identifying the best nutritional plan for you as an individual

  • Improving / preserving brain health

  • Improving fitness

  • Increasing energy

  • Improving sleep

  • Maximizing quality of life or “health-span”

  • Increasing longevity

  • Pursuing peak physical performance

  • Building or re-building a healthy foundation

  • Gaining knowledge and confidence to optimize health

Together we identify actions and n of 1 experiments that can help you reach your goals.

We use genomics, bloodwork, and your lifestyle preferences to understand which actions can have the highest impact for you.

 
 

Dr. Amy Betz is a Medical Doctor and is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Integrative Medicine, which is an approach to medical care that combines conventional medicine with complementary practices that have been shown through science to be safe and effective.  She is fellowship trained in Genomics-based Precision Medicine and completed the Andrew Weil Fellowship in Integrative Medicine.  In addition to her medical training, she is certified in teaching Integrative Restoration (iRest - a form of Non-Sleep Deep Rest and meditative inquiry) and has completed training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).  Dr. Betz earned her Bachelor's degree from Princeton University and her MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  She completed her Emergency Medicine internship and residency at the University of Pittsburgh and then came to Seattle to practice Emergency Medicine at Harborview Medical Center. 

As an ER doctor Dr. Betz found it very gratifying to be able to assist in moments of acute health crisis with the best of conventional care.  However, it also became clear that we need a more proactive and personalized approach to address non-acute health issues in partnership with patients.  The vast majority of health issues are non-acute, but left unaddressed can develop into an acute health crisis.  Lifestyle and choices about how and when we eat, sleep, exercise, and modulate stress all impact health and well-being.  Learning our genomics gives insight into our individual strengths and areas of opportunity to know which choices are most important for us.  Using cutting edge tools such as continuous glucose monitors and sleep trackers, as well as comprehensive blood work helps to understand how the body responds and what it needs.  In addition, some complementary practices in combination with conventional medicine can help patients progress more rapidly or when conventional options have been exhausted.  Patients want quality of life and clarity about what is optimal for their specific health goals, priorities, and challenges.  

With her conventional, precision, and integrative medical experience, Dr. Betz spends time getting to know a patient’s individual situation and uses cutting edge science and the wisdom of the ancients.  Working with Dr. Betz is designed to be synergistic with and does not replace a primary care provider. When not working, she enjoys trail/gravel bike riding, strength training, nordic skiing, and restorative yoga, sauna, and meditation.

 
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MB
MB

Personalized Medicine with Amy Betz, MD was on the mark! With her help and the genomics-based approach I was able to lost weight, learn how to eat for better health, adopt new techniques for stress reduction, and have a good lifestyle plan moving forward. Starting with my DNA gave me some great information to begin the journey towards health optimization. I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with Dr. Betz!

EG
EG

Dr. Betz is a patient and open-minded listener. You can trust she is not going to be a one size fits all problem solver.

EF
EF

Awesome! This is the way medicine should be.

FB
FB

After a lifetime dealing with moderate weight issues, Dr. Betz helped me stabilize my nutrition and dietary habits culminating in a user friendly, healthy, and sustainable program that has allowed me to keep my weight where I want it. Dr. Betz pulled together the key findings from my labs, DNA analysis, and lifestyle habits and put it into a usable framework that I use every day. BIG Thanks!!

 
 

Services

Genomics-based Evaluation

An introduction to a personalized approach using Genomics, comprehensive bloodwork, and the context of your life to identify high impact areas to optimize health and/or address specific concerns. Includes:

  • Four virtual consultations (30 minutes each):

    • 1st visit to discuss history, goals and priorities

    • 2nd visit to review bloodwork results and discuss health plan

    • 3rd visit to review genomics report and refine health plan

    • 4th visit to go further into genomics and continue optimizing health

  • Saliva DNA testing and report

  • Comprehensive initial blood work

  • Detailed visit notes

  • Health portal and messaging

  • Optional Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) data review

  • Option to add on Microbiome, Hormone, or other advanced testing

    $1499

Start Genomics-based Evaluation
 

Peri / Menopause Genomics- based Evaluation

An introduction to a personalized approach for this specific population using Genomics, comprehensive bloodwork including hormones, and the context of your life to identify high impact areas to optimize health while navigating Peri / Menopause. Includes:

  • Five virtual consultations (30 minutes):

    • 1st visit to discuss history, goals and priorities

    • 2nd visit to review bloodwork results and initiate health plan

    • 3rd visit to review genomics report and refine health plan

    • 4th visit to go further into genomics and continue optimizing

  • Saliva DNA testing and report

  • Comprehensive initial blood work including hormones

  • Detailed visit notes

  • Health portal and messaging

  • Access to P/M Community

  • Optional Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) data review

  • Option to add on Microbiome, repeat, or advanced testing

    $1599

Start Peri / Menopause Genomics-based Evaluation
 

Genomics-based Personalized Care

A personalized approach using Genomics, comprehensive bloodwork, and the context of your life to identify high impact areas to optimize health and/or address specific concerns with regular visits to check in and make refinements. Includes:

  • Six virtual consultations (30 minutes each):

    • 1st visit to discuss history, goals and priorities

    • 2nd visit to review bloodwork results and discuss health plan

    • 3rd visit to review genomics report and refine health plan

    • 4th visit to go further into genomics and continue optimizing health

    • 5th and 6th visit to check in and make refinements

  • Saliva DNA testing and report

  • Comprehensive initial blood work

  • Targeted follow up blood work

  • Detailed visit notes

  • Health portal and messaging

  • Optional Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) data reviews

  • Option to add on Microbiome, Hormone, or other advanced testing

    $1999

Start Genomics-based Precision Care
 

Advanced Personalized Care

Monthly targeted care with a personalized approach using Genomics, comprehensive bloodwork, and the context of your life to identify and increased accountability in addressing high impact areas optimize health and/or mitigate specific symptoms. Includes:

  • Monthly virtual consultations (30 minute):

    • 1st visit to discuss history, goals and priorities

    • 2nd visit to review bloodwork results and discuss health plan

    • 3rd visit to review genomics report and refine health plan

    • 4th visit to go further into genomics and continue optimizing health

    • 5th and 12th visits to check in, review CGM / sleep / activity data and make refinements

  • Saliva DNA testing and report

  • Comprehensive initial blood work

  • Follow up blood work

  • Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) data reviews

  • Activity/Sleep data review

  • Stress mitigation tactics

  • Detailed visit notes

  • Health portal and messaging

  • Option to add on Microbiome, Hormone, or other advanced testing

    $4599

Start Advanced Precision Care
 

Integrative Consultation

For those who want an in depth conversation to understand and identify integrative approaches to address your health goals, priorities and challenges:

  • Virtual consultation (90 minute)

  • Detailed summary of visit and relevant integrative strategies

  • Health portal and messaging

  • Add-ons available in follow up visits:

    • Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) to learn how your individual blood sugar responds to different foods, macronutrient combinations, impact of physical activity, stress and sleep

    • Saliva DNA testing

    • Comprehensive blood work

    • Sleep tracking

    • Activity tracking

    • Heart Rate Variability (HRV) tracking

    $659

Book Integrative Consultation

Peri/Menopause Community

Program to raise awareness, elevate agency, and build connection

Sessions are short and sweet to fit into your day, and have a brief centering exercise to open, focused topic and discussion, and closing.  

Topics include Gut Health, Metabolism, Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, Oxytocin, Thyroid, Cortisol, Injury Prevention / Recovery, Insulin Resistance, CGM as a tool, Sleep and more!

Program includes:

  • Access to six virtual group sessions (30 minutes each)

  • Access to group chat   

$60 for initial cycle

Join Peri/Menopause Community

Here’s how we work.

  • Genomics-based precision medicine

    DNA testing is included as part of your initial evaluation in order to understand your unique nutritional, sleep, physical activity and mindset needs to optimize your potential.

    This testing is done with saliva collected by you at home and sent to the lab in pre-paid packaging.

  • Context of your life

    The context of your life is continuously assessed in conversations with you to understand your nutrition, sleep, physical activity, stress, mindset, and health goals and priorities. Lifestyle factors have more impact on your health than your DNA by altering whether and how genes are expressed.

  • Comprehensive blood work

    Comprehensive blood work beyond the usual testing is included as part of your initial evaluation to understand how your genetic blueprint is playing out in the context of your life and determine specific strengths and areas of opportunity.

    Blood work is done at a LabCorp near you.

  • One on one virtual consultations

    Initial evaluation, follow up, and focused or in-depth issue visits are all conducted via virtual consultations from the comfort of your private location. Currently serving patients in Washington state.

    Online scheduling, payments, messaging, and results via the Practice Better patient portal.

    To offer time and attention necessary to partner with you and provide personalized care, we are not contracted with any insurance companies at this time. Payment is due at the time of service.

  • Optional group virtual follow up visits

    You may choose to join a group follow up series for regular sessions with a group working on similar goals or health issues and benefit from community and accountability. Examples of health groups include:

    Navigating perimenopause

    Turning the mind into an ally

    Maintaining a healthy weight

    Adapting to life with autoimmune disease

  • Thriving beyond stress

    Episodes of stress are a normal part of life and the body and mind are designed to be resilient to a certain amount of acute stress. For example, this is how we adapt to exercise and strength training, new situations, transitions, and challenges in life.

    However, at times the system can be overwhelmed when the stress load is maximal or continuous and outweighs recovery resources and skills. Identifying any maximal or continuous stressors, building skills and knowing how to use resources allows us to balance the nervous system and thrive beyond stress.

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