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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[...]

Overcoming emotional eating and carbohydrate addiction

Dr. Robert Cywes is a bariatric surgeon who practices in Jacksonville and West Palm Beach, Florida. I first encountered him during my Nutrition Network Advisors[...]

Nearly 1 of 3 Americans avoiding health care due to cost concerns

A recent Gallup survey shows the need for new health care options like HELPcare Clinic. As CBS News reported , Nearly a third of Americans[...]

Gallbladder issues with a ketogenic diet?

One of our early HELPcare Community members recently raised this question about potential gallbladder issues when starting a ketogenic diet: Gallbladder issues run in my[...]

Touring HELPcare Clinic Space

This morning my wife Lisa and I toured the new space that will become Dr. David Strobel's HELPcare Clinic in Austin. Dave's wife Lorene joined[...]

What is HELPcare?

I retired from Mayo Clinic in August after 21 years to found HELPcare, which we are launching officially today. I started at Mayo as a[...]

Reflections after months of low-carb living

Kevin Anderson and Curt Simonson are two of our HELP Heroes, as they have previously shared their stories of adopting a low-carbohydrate way of eating[...]

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GOT LIFE? How HELPcare is Restoring the Soul of Health Care

HELPcare Clinic is a direct primary care practice, which means we don’t file insurance claims or take Medicare or Medical Assistance but use a membership[...]

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Take Charge of Your Employee Health Care

HELPcare Clinic enables southern Minnesota employers of any size to improve primary care access and quality with $0 out-of-pocket care for their employees and their[...]

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From Exhausted to Energized: Christy’s HELPcare Transformation

Through my work in helping to start HELPcare Clinic, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing some remarkable stories of transformation. Few have touched me as[...]

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See “It’s not personal. It’s just Healthcare.” in Rochester Thursday, Sept. 11!

A powerful documentary on what ails the U.S. healthcare and health insurance system — including concrete solutions employers are using to provide better benefits at lower[...]

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[...]