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HELPcare Clinic offers its members an experience that is missing in today's health care system. With HELPcare, members get: Attention—The standard appointment length is an[...]

HERBcare: Use Herbs that Match your Constitution

Many today are choosing to use herbs or plant medicine to address their health concerns. How does one know which herbs to use? Television commercials advise on[...]

Paul Swan: Testimonial Tuesday

"I am a HELPcare clinic founding member. I was in favor of this Healthcare model from the beginning. My wife and I have not been[...]

Cuisine HELP: Creamed Cabbage and Ground Beef Casserole

Comfort food perfect for a cold evening! A warm, creamy casserole is such a satisfying meal on a cold winter day. Unlike my husband who[...]

Why Your UTI Might Not be a UTI: Dr. Dave Explains

In today's video, Dr. Dave Strobel explains what an infection is, what it isn't, and shares a story of how a patient's supposed UTI was[...]

Expanding Access through HELPcare Foundation

HELPcare Clinic provides consistent, unhurried primary and preventive care through an affordable membership. It's most of the health care most people need for most of[...]

Most of the Care You Need for Most of Your Life

At some point in our lives, many of us will have some significant illness or injury that requires hospitalization or specialty care. But mostly, we[...]

Linda LaVallie: Testimonial Tuesday

We continue our series on what HELPcare Clinic members are saying! My name is Linda LaVallie, and I have a lifelong history of health issues. I[...]

Holiday Weight Loss HELP

In a little over a month, lots of people will resolve to go on a diet as they start fresh with a new year. And[...]

Creamy Tuscan Soup: Cuisine HELP

Soup season is officially here and we could not be more excited! This recipe is as filling as it is tasty, makes great leftovers, and[...]

Giving Thanks

Ordinarily Dr. Dave Strobel and I would be on KAUS AM 1480 at 10:08 a.m. today for our weekly radio program, "Restoring the Soul of[...]

Health Care Cost-Sharing Programs: Medi-Share

Today, we finish up our series on health care cost-sharing programs that can be used to cover large, unforeseen expenses that HELPcare Clinic membership doesn't[...]

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Why Employers Are Rethinking Primary Care Access

For years, employers have been told that health insurance is the solution to their health care problem. So every year they sit through the renewal[...]

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What if Your Health Plan Actually Helped Your Employees Get Care?

Health care costs keep going up. Wages aren’t keeping up. And in southeastern Minnesota, employers are often paying 60-70% more than employers in the Twin Cities for[...]

Practitioners, Take Charge

Meet Sara Persinger, DNP: Why ‘Good Enough’ Isn’t Good Enough

What if your primary care provider wasn’t just looking for disease — but looking for optimal health? That’s exactly why I’m excited to introduce Sara[...]

InBody Results

The InBody test analyzes your body composition, including lean mass, fat and water, broken down by body segment. The most important result from a health perspective is the visceral fat level, which is the fat that’s inside your abdomen. You want to have a lower visceral fat level of 10 or less.

HELP: The Health, Energy & Longevity Plan

HELP: The Health, Energy & Longevity Plan briefly encapsulates lifestyle elements which will help most people improve their health and sense of well-being. It’s particularly helpful in the context of the Standard American Diet (SAD) which has led to 88% of Americans meeting at least one criterion of metabolic ill health.

Save Your Health Plan

Health insurance in southeastern Minnesota costs 40-70% more than it does in the Twin Cities. In this course, you'll learn how you can provide better health benefits to your employees while saving on your monthly health plan premiums through a plan that includes direct primary care membership, such as at HELPcare Clinic. Key Topics: Why direct primary care (DPC) is essential to increasing access, improving quality and reducing costs. Innovative strategies to reduce costs for[...]