Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Health and Fitness

The doctors at FirstCoast MD tend to their patients' wellbeing with a trio of clinical services. Their weight-loss programs herald healthy lifestyle changes supplemented with FDA-approved aids such as appetite suppressants or gloves that prevent hands from fitting into Pringles cans. In the Urgent Care clinic, efficient providers ensure the injured and infirm don't languish more than 30 minutes in the waiting room, and the physicians at the auto-accident center specialize in back, neck, and nerve complaints.

At Jax Acupuncture, the hands of a skilled acupuncturist, massage therapist, and hypnotherapist combine, using the principles of Chinese medicine to help allay chronic pain disorders and boost bodies to tiptop shape. Complementing a roster of deep-tissue, neuromuscular, and shiatsu massage with herbal therapy, cupping, energy healing, and moxibustion, the holistic professionals can target ailments beyond pain, too, including chronic fatigue, infertility, and autoimmune disorders. Together, their services can restore balance to the body without a trip to a shady back-alley healer.

It was 1983 when "Gentle Dentist" Dr. Lysandro Tapnio, DMD, first started caring for Jacksonville's teeth with his trademark chairside manner and a dental expertise honed in Florida, New York, and the Philippines. Botox and Juvdérm skin treatments bolster Dr. Tapnio's menu of preventive and restorative dental services. The office welcomes patients of all ages, whether children are going in for a routine cleaning or an ex-president is getting the rings of his wooden teeth counted.

Helmed by Doctor of Chiropractic Jeanie Froman-Bohall, First Coast Wellness is a destination for wellness services as well as aesthetic treatments. All of the practice's staff members share specialized talents with their clientele. A registered dietitian helps patients craft individualized plans for losing weight, and a licensed massage therapist can incorporate principles of yoga into massages or elaborate handshakes. Patients with lingering back pain can find relief manually with chiropractic adjustments or technologically through cold-laser therapy. Body-contouring Zerona lipo-laser treatments whittle away inches from physiques.

EyeElements Eyecare Associates' experienced optometrist, Dr. Manish Patel, brings experience as a clinical research optometrist and instructor as he updates glasses and contact prescriptions, diagnoses diseases, such as cataracts and glaucoma, and conducts diabetic evaluations. Helpful employees are on hand to help shoppers with critical eyewear choices, taking lifestyles and face shapes into account to pick frames that are both stylish and suitably durable. Customers choose from the boutique’s style-savvy eyewear gallery, which includes frames from Coach, Gucci, and Dolce & Gabbana, all ready to be fitted with prescription lenses and bristly Groucho eyebrows.

Working to help improve patients' overall health and confidence, Avicena Family Care's staff draws on board-certified Dr. Asim Nouman's specialization in medical weight loss and aesthetics. Patients come in for an assortment of procedures, such as intense pulsed light treatments and microdermabrasions, designed to treat issues ranging from skin blemishes to unwanted hair growth. An advocate of lifestyle intervention to prevent chronic diseases, Dr. Nouman makes sure to spend extra time chatting with patients during each primary-care visit, learning about everything from their health history to their hobbies to their favorite nonmusical sound. Avicena Family Care is conveniently from 3–7 p.m. on weekdays and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.