PWC Health Optimization PROGRAM
What are we most terrified about when it comes to aging after 50?
Cognitive Decline
50% of people older than 65 will have cognitive decline, 20% mild cognitive impairment and 10% will develop Alzheimer's disease (which is increasing).
Physical decline
You begin losing muscle mass at an accelerated pace after 50 and up to 30% loss by the age of 70 which leads to falls (1 in 4 people) and osteoporosis (1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men)
Disease burden
Over the age of 50, 50% of people have chronic pain and 50% suffer from osteoarthritis. After the age of 65, 80% have a significant cardiovascular risk and 90% have vision impairment.
Cancer
80% of all cancers occur after the age of 50, with 1 in 2 men affected and 1 in 3 women during their lifetime.
But What can we do?
Actually there is quite a lot we can do.
Did you know that 80% of age related decline is significantly influenced simply by lifestyle factors?
More than 13 cancers and an overwhelming number of disease states are linked to just 3 conditions that can be modified in a relatively short period of time.
Modifiable Conditions
Metabolic Syndrome
Improving metabolic health is essential for slowing aging by enhancing cellular function, reducing inflammation, and balancing hormones. A healthy metabolism preserves muscle, boosts energy and cognition, and lowers the risk of diseases like diabetes and heart disease. By optimizing metabolism, you can slow both the visible and internal signs of aging, helping you feel and look younger longer.
Gut Health
Optimizing gut health is key to slowing aging, as the gut plays a vital role in overall health. A balanced gut microbiome supports digestion, nutrient absorption, and immune function while reducing inflammation. This helps boost mood, cognitive function, and protects against age-related diseases like heart issues and autoimmune disorders. By caring for your gut, you can improve energy, enhance well-being, and promote graceful aging.
Hormone Deficiency
Addressing hormone deficiencies is key to slowing aging, as hormones regulate vital functions like metabolism, mood, energy, and muscle mass. With age, hormone levels naturally decline, leading to fatigue, weight gain, and reduced vitality. Restoring balance can boost metabolism, maintain strength, enhance cognition, and improve overall well-being. Correcting deficiencies helps slow aging and supports long-term health.
Why PWC?
At Philly Wellness Center, we start with advanced testing to understand your unique physiology. We pair that with the latest and most advanced medical technology and knowledge. Medicine has made major advances in understanding and modulating the aging process through cellular medicine. At PWC, we are at the forefront of this movement, bringing well researched medical science and treatment protocols to you. What you do today, will change what happens tomorrow.
Advanced testing
We go beyond the basics. With unique lab testing and critical biomarker measurements, we uncover the root causes of your health issues. This isn’t guesswork—it’s precise data about what’s really going on in your body. These advanced insights help us create a health plan that is truly personalized to your needs, addressing the underlying factors that are affecting your energy, weight, mood, cognition, and more. Research shows that breath analysis can identify cardiorespiratory and metabolic dysfunction. Strength and stability are your strongest predictors of a long life with health and vitality.
By optimizing your muscle strength you can minimize your risk of osteoporosis, many cancers, improve your metabolic function and increase insulin sensitivity. We begin with baseline assessments that can provide us valuable information to customize a treatment plan that you can both afford and commit to. We harness advanced lab testing wtih the Prodrome scan to measure 40 biochemical markers as well as an extensive cardio profile so you know what medications are right for you. GI Mapping takes the guess work out of treating many autoimmune conditions. Micronutrient testing allows us to target which supplements you should be on. And our extensive cholesterol labs will tell you if us if you need to be on medications or not. This is as customized and personalized as medicine can get.
Here's How We Do It
The foundations of health are based on hormone optimization, gut health, metabolic health, immune support and improving cognition. If you are missing one of these components, your health will be suboptimal. It is not a coincidence that cancers begin occurring as your hormone levels drop. The aging process begins because of the decline in hormones. Optimizing them is the foundation of health.
If you suffer from headaches, autoimmune disorders or gut issues, the root cause is oftentimes found in an altered microbiome. Fix the gut, fix many chronic health conditions.
Metabolic disorders are directly associated with 13 cancers. It’s not about whether you fit in your jeans or not, visceral fat is contributing to major health issues such as inflammation, fatty liver disease, diabetes, dementias, cancer and more. We take a serious look at the percentage of visceral fat you have and use that as our target. We have many treatments that can dramatically reduce visceral fat which can help reverse many unhealthy conditions like fatty liver, diabetes and more.
As you age, your immunity deteriorates, but what if you could maintain a strong immune system? When your immune system is activated, your body is stressed and inflammed. We also treat difficult infections like chronic Lyme and Long COVID with peptide therapy and other medical advances.
Cognitive enhancement is also a huge part of our program. Your cognition will improve just by working on hormones, gut and metabolic conditions. However, we also leverage cognitive enhancers to reduce brain fog, anxiety and even ADHD.
- Do you struggle with fatigue, mood swings, or unexplained weight gain?
- Are you constantly feeling off but can’t pinpoint why?
Our hormone optimization services help you find balance. By addressing hormonal imbalances, we can help you feel more energized, improve your focus, and boost your overall mood—so you can perform better at work and enjoy more in life.
- Do you deal with bloating, digestive issues, food sensitivities, autoimmune conditions or headaches?
- Do you ever wonder if your gut health is impacting all of these issues?
A healthy gut is the cornerstone of good health. We’ll help you restore gut balance, improve digestion, and enhance nutrient absorption. By using specialized testing to measure gut biomarkers, we can pinpoint the exact issues and offer tailored solutions to help you improve health, immunity, decrease inflammation, feel lighter, more energized, and more focused.
- Are you looking to lose weight, increase your energy, or improve your fitness?
- Do you want to prevent long-term health issues like diabetes or heart disease?
Metabolic dysfunction is linked to 13 cancers. Metabolic flexibility is key. Our plan helps optimize your metabolism through advanced testing that reveals how well your body processes fats, carbs, and proteins. This makes it easier for you to maintain a healthy weight, manage blood sugar, and feel more active and productive.
- Want to boost your immune system and feel more resilient?
- Tired of catching every cold or flu that comes around the office?
With our unique immune system evaluations, we strengthen your immune defenses by identifying any weaknesses or inflammatory issues. You’ll be better equipped to fend off infections, recover faster, and stay healthy year-round.
- Are you dealing with brain fog, poor focus, or even ADHD?
- Struggling with anxiety or other mental health issues?
Our plan addresses cognitive function by offering personalized support for brain health. Through cutting-edge testing and targeted interventions, we help improve focus, mental clarity, and emotional well-being. Whether you’re looking to manage ADHD, reduce anxiety, or simply sharpen your mental edge, we provide the tools and strategies you need to think clearer, feel calmer, and perform at your best.
Why PWC?
What makes this plan special?
Simple
No confusing insurance claims, copays, or hidden fees. With Philly Wellness Center, you know exactly what you’re paying for—and you pay only for the services you use. We offer tiers of programs for every budget.
Personal
This isn’t a one-size-fits-all program. You’ll get a personalized health plan based on your unique lab results and biomarker data, whether that’s hormone balancing, gut repair, boosting your metabolism, or enhancing your cognitive function.
Preventative
Don’t wait for health problems to sneak up on you. This program is designed to identify root causes and prevent issues before they become bigger, more costly problems—so you can enjoy good health today and for years to come.
How We Help You
More Energy
Imagine starting every day feeling refreshed, focused, and ready to take on whatever comes your way.
Better Mental Health
Feel calmer, more balanced, and in control, with fewer mood swings and less stress.
Sharper Focus
Whether you’re managing ADHD, reducing anxiety, or simply looking for better cognitive performance, our plan helps you feel mentally sharper, more focused, and more resilient.
Improved Health
Whether it’s weight management, digestive comfort, or building a stronger immune system, you’ll see real, tangible improvements in your body and well-being.
Cutting Edge Health
By measuring critical biomarkers of health and using unique lab testing, we give you the data-driven insights you need to optimize your well-being. These tests reveal the root causes of health issues—whether it’s hormone imbalances, gut dysfunction, metabolic inefficiencies, or cognitive challenges—so you can finally get to the bottom of what’s holding you back. We only use and recommend research based, non toxic products, medications and services. We specialize in anti aging, hormone replacement, peptides and regenerative medicine including observational studies in orthomolecular therapies.
Consultations
Start with an in depth medical consultation followed by quarterly health consultations with Dr. Catie to review your health status and make any changes needed.
Diagnostic Testing
We do a thorough and comprehensive testing to understand your unique biochemistry. We start with body composition to evaluate risk factors for metabolic disease, sarcopenia and osteoporosis. We perform a resting and active metabolic evaluation to ascertain your metabolic flexibility, cardiorespiratory status and cellular health. Strength and stability testing provide us information about your overall health. GI Mapping guides treatment protocols. The Prodrome scan can illuminate dementia and cancer risks. Extensive lab testing and micronutrient testing will allow us to recommend targeted supplements and personalized health plans.
Other Benefits
Lifestyle protocols, nutritional counseling, pain management protocols, and 20% discount on all our services at Philly Wellness Center.
What's Included?
Functional and Integrative Medicine at its best with the most advanced technology available to clinics.
We pride ourselves in being able to give you insights and education into your health status, knowing you are on the best path for optimal health.
Frequently Asked Questions
4 – 60+ Minute Online Consultations (quarterly) with Dr. Catie Harris
- Get to the root of what is happening with your health with a deep dive case review.
Consultation Includes:
- Discover how we will address your unique health profile
- Targeted supplement recommendations
PWC Diagnostic Testing
- Metabolic Health Analysis to assess cardiorespiratory and metabolic function every 6 months
- Strength and stability testing every 6 months
- GI Mapping Test annually
- Prodrome Scan for 40 critical biochemical markers annually
- Micronutrient Testing
- Customized nutritional support once every 6 months
- Comprehensive lab testing annually
Benefits
- Personalized nutritional plan
- Lifestyle protocols
- Access to observational studies in orthomolecular injectables and regenerative medicine therapies
- 20% discounts on anti-aging therapies at PWC (skin restructuring with radiofrequency microneedling, body contouring, medical grade facials, biofillers, peptide neurotoxins, hair restoration and more)
Our services vary depending on the needs of the patient. Because our plans are customized, this is a very difficult question to answer. Our PWC Health & Wellness Program includes 4 medical consultations a year, extensive lab testing of hormones, metabolism, inflammation and immunity that goes beyond what a traditional provider would order, metabolic analysis testing looking at 23 critical biomarkers of cellular, heart and lung functioning with personalized nutritional counseling, strength and stability testing, GI mapping, an in depth look at 40 different markers of our biochemical systems using the Prodrome Scan and a customized plan of health.
Our initial annual assessment fee is $2800 and includes:
- 4 Consultations for a year
- Email/text access in between visits
- 2 metabolic analysis
- 2 strength and stability testing
- GI Mapping
- Prodrome Scan
- Micronutrient Test
- Comprehensive Lab Testing
Treatment costs are not included in the initial assessment fee. We create tiers of treatment options to fit into your budget.
We base our treatments off the strongest and most recent advancements in medicine and science.
Everything we do is evidenced based with a proven track record of success.
Unfortunately, new treatments take about 15-20 years to make it to the algorithms of mainstream medicine. We think that is too long to have to wait for medicine to catch up.
Advancements are being made every year and it’s vital to keep on top of them. For instance, 15-20 years ago, we knew virtually nothing about cellular health.
Today we know there are hundreds of pathways that can be influenced with the proper peptides and nutrients to improve health. There are so many better ways to treat diabetes and chronic disease today, then when I went to school in 2000.
Therefore, many of the medications and treatment options we offer are not routinely provided in a traditional medical office. Because we are not tied to the dictates of insurance companies, we are able to customize treatment plans.
In traditional medicine, providers are strongly discouraged from deviating from the algorithm even if it doesn’t fit the patient.
We also use advanced testing modalities to understand individual cellular health to make targeted recommendations from supplements to medications to any procedures that you may need.
I have worked as a nurse practitioner for 25 years. I specialized in neurosurgery and orthopedic medicine.
I saw intimately the connection between the brain injury and the havoc it caused on the endocrine system and the gut. Now I work preventatively to manage the gut and the endocrine system to optimize the brain. The connections are so intertwined and yet rarely addressed simultaneously.
Conventional medicine is siloed into hundreds of subspecialties but you as a person are a complex being. Your systems cannot be siloed or dealt with as distinct entities.
What you do to one body part, organ or system impacts so many others. I take a functional, holistic approach to health. I also incorporate your beliefs and respect your boundaries with health.
There is no pressure to adopt one therapy over the other. There are many ways to achieve success in health and we are open to finding what works for you specifically.
25 Years of Experience
Board certified nurse practitioner with over 25 years of experience in counseling and a unique, holistic approach to wellness
Cutting Edge Science
Medical science that is cutting edge and available to you now, not in 20 years, which is the amount of time required for new therapies to become mainstream medicine
Eco-Conscious
We identify and use only eco friendly, non toxic products and therapies that are research based
Happy Clients
Brands We Love & Trust
I don’t know about you, but we’ve been super frustrated trying to find brands that are eco conscious and use non-toxic, non cancerous ingredients. I never realized how difficult it was to find brands that fit these criteria. Is it really that much to ask that known carcinogens aren’t placed in our skin care products?
After a long, hard search, we are thrilled to share with you our curated partners who go above our expectations.
The Philly Wellness Center is fantastic! The staff is attentive and ensures you receive top-notch care. I had a rejuvenating massage and felt instantly better. They provide a welcoming environment and exceptional service. Highly recommended!
– Alex J.