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HELP Heroes: Jason Chandler’s Story featured image

Jason Chandler was one of the Alpha members of HELPcare as we developed this site. In December 2021 he posted the following story on our[...]

Thinking Differently about ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is sometimes called just Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), affects up to 10% of children in the U.S. As many[...]

HELPcare Clinic in the News

In the past week, two local news organizations have featured HELPcare Clinic's affordable, personal, membership-based approach to health care. The Austin Daily Herald had a[...]

Exercising for Health and Longevity

Dr. David Strobel and I developed HELP: The Health, Energy & Longevity Plan as a shorthand guide outlining 10 important elements that could help most[...]

HELPcare Clinic is Open in Austin!

HELPcare Clinic had a successful first week getting ready for Dr. Dave Strobel to see his first patients in its new facility at 308 4th[...]

Become a HELPcare Clinic Founding Member

HELPcare Clinic in Austin, Minn. offers personal, consistent and effective primary care services through an affordable membership. Instead of confusing and cumbersome insurance paperwork that[...]

HELPcare Clinic Barn Raising

HELPcare Clinic is creating an affordable, personal health care option in Austin, Minnesota, giving members information, support and consistent primary health care. We're making it[...]

HELPing Patients Decide

Your health is ultimately your responsibility. That doesn't mean your sickness is your fault. You may have some genetic predisposition that inclines you toward illness[...]

HELPcare Clinic Opens Next Week

HELPcare Clinic is bringing an affordable, personal and effective new health care option to Austin, Minnesota starting next week. Renovation of the facility at 308[...]

HELPcare Clinic: Norman Rockwell meets <i>The Jetsons</i>

That's the type of experience we plan to create for our members of HELPcare and for those who become patients at HELPcare Clinic. Friendly, caring,[...]

New eLearning Course: Importance of Vitamin D

Vitamin D is extremely important for human health. It's also misnamed because it's really a hormone, not a vitamin. Your body makes Vitamin D when your skin is exposed[...]

HELPcare Clinic opens in February

Most people think health care today is unaffordable, impersonal and ineffective. Starting in February, HELPcare Clinic brings a refreshing new option to Austin, Minn. I[...]

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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[...]