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Cary, NC
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Welcome to Essential Health in Cary, NC, where we blend the best of conventional, functional, and integrative medicine to offer a comprehensive approach to your well-being. Our team of experienced healthcare professionals provide personalized care tailored to your unique health needs. We emphasize preventive medicine, advanced diagnostics, and innovative treatment options, including Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, to help you reach optimal health. Whether you’re seeking routine care or specialized procedures, we are is here to support you on your wellness journey.
How are we different?
We approach health care in a new way by combining principles of conventional medicine with evidence-based science of functional and integrative medicine. This approach allows us to focus on comprehensive, personalized wellness plans tailored to your unique needs, from nutrition and gut health to personalized HRT solutions near Cary, NC that restore balance and vitality.
We give you time. Enjoy longer appointments, no wait time, 24/7 access to your provider for emergencies, and a trusted, lasting relationship with your healthcare team.
We work for you. We believe you are more than a collection of symptoms. Utilizing principles of functional medicine, we evaluate the root causes of your condition and offer programs that aim to restore health, not just maintain the status quo.
We are with you every step of the way, every day.
If you are a current patient, please contact your care team by sending a secure message through your patient portal.
After submitting your information, please check your email to schedule a complimentary Meet & Greet or to provide additional information about your request.
We don’t just treat symptoms. We explore the underlying mechanisms of:
Explore Our Services in Cary
Primary Care
We offer a unique form of primary care to help you reach the highest level of well-being possible. Work with our providers who are board-trained in functional and anti-aging medicine to develop a personalized roadmap – first to a state of well-being and then to health and longevity optimization. Our subscription primary care program provides longer appointment times with little to no wait time, maintains limited client panels, talks on a first-name basis, and is fully accessible for urgent medical needs.
Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine at Essential Health focuses on alleviating the root cause of a health issue by treating the whole person, not just managing symptoms with medication. Our experts work to identify the underlying causes of health conditions using a comprehensive approach that considers genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Through in-depth assessments, advanced diagnostics, and personalized care plans, we aim to enhance your overall well-being and restore you to optimal health. Whether you’re addressing a chronic issue or looking to improve your general health, Functional Medicine empowers you with the tools and guidance to reach long-term vitality.
Women’s Health
We understand that women have a unique set of healthcare needs. Our team of board-certified providers has a deep understanding of the intricacies of women’s health and is dedicated to helping women manage and resolve hormone issues and support their bodies throughout life’s transitions. Our medically supervised solutions for women include lifestyle modifications, peptide therapy, and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT), offering natural, personalized menopausal hormone support and helping restore balance through every stage of life.
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At Essential Health in Cary, NC, we offer Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) to help men and women restore natural hormone balance and improve energy, mood, and overall wellness. Our personalized HRT solutions address symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, weight changes, and low libido. For women, BHRT provides safe and effective menopause support, while for men, hormone therapy in Cary, NC helps improve vitality and focus.
Men’s Health
Our programs help men navigate medical issues related to low testosterone and other hormone imbalances to increase energy and vitality through medically supervised solutions including lifestyle modifications, peptide therapy, and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, a natural and personalized approach using subcutaneous pellets, topical creams, or injections.
Regenerative Medicine
We base our regenerative medicine protocols on research around the potential benefits of exosome-based therapies, and certain peptides and hormones on overall wellness. We utilize advanced therapies that are being studied to support tissue health, reduce inflammation, and enhance the body’s natural healing processes, including exosomes, PRP, and SuperShot technology.
Peptide Therapy
Peptides represent the forefront of research around optimal health and performance. These natural, targeted signaling molecules work at the cellular level and have been studied to help optimize existing pathways in the body. We offer a comprehensive approach to peptide therapy with protocols that may help to improve performance, support longevity, and enhance Our advanced peptide protocols are highly personalized, using pharmaceutical-grade compounds sourced with the highest standards of safety and efficacy and dosed to your particular body and needs.
Specialty Testing
We have access to many labs throughout the country that provide specialty testing for gut health, food sensitivities, hormone health, environmental toxins, inflammation, micronutrients, and genomics, among other detailed health assessment resources.
Gut Health
A healthy gut plays a crucial role in overall health. An unhealthy gut is often the root cause of many health issues including weight loss resistance, mental health, inflammation, and chronic disease. Our team can help diagnose and often reverse conditions like leaky gut, microbiome imbalances, food sensitivities, and many other gut health issues that can lead to systemic symptoms.
IV Therapy
Our medically supervised IV Therapy delivers important hydration, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants directly into the bloodstream for optimal effect and is personalized to complement your health and wellness goals. We offer many different IV Therapy protocols, from general hydration to specialized micronutrient formulas designed to promote optimal performance.
Weight Management
Losing unwanted or unnecessary weight has a large impact on overall health and longevity. Our weight management services combine medically supervised weight loss rooted in functional medicine with the support and accountability you need to establish habits that lead to long-term, optimal health.
Aesthetics
We offer neuromodulators, dermal fillers, chemical peels, platelet-rich plasma treatments, microneedling, and access to our private-label medical-grade skincare, all overseen by our fully trained and experienced practitioners.
Personalized Supplementation
Targeted supplementation can take your health to a new level. Our providers take time to discuss your symptoms and utilize your results from comprehensive and specialized lab panels to recommend supplements to include in your personalized health plan. We only source the highest standard of supplements to ensure safety and optimal absorption.
Pediatric Health Assessments
A Pediatric Essential Health Assessment (EHA) is beneficial for a child needing a “deeper dive” into their health than a standard well-child check. This assessment is designed for children who may be struggling with attention, hyperactivity, malabsorption, gastrointestinal distress, inflammation, skin issues (rashes, acne), hormonal concerns such as menstruation or puberty concerns, possible environmental toxin exposure, mental health, or general wellness. All Pediatric EHAs include thorough and continued care during and after an assessment with personalized attention from our highly trained medical providers who specialize in pediatric care and family medicine. This assessment may be completed one time, annually, with or without an Essential Primary Care subscription at the patient, parent, or provider’s discretion.
Advanced Tools
In addition to our personalized programs, we offer advanced tools that work to complement your care or as stand-alone treatments that have been studied to help improve Our office offers Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation & Ozone Therapy (EBO2), EEG Brain Performance Assessment, non-surgical Body Contouring, Infrared Sauna, and Red Light Therapy for full body, face, and hair vitality support.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
At Essential Health in Cary, NC, we offer Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) to help men and women restore natural hormone balance and improve energy, mood, and overall wellness. Our personalized HRT solutions address symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, weight changes, and low libido. For women, BHRT provides safe and effective menopause support, while for men, hormone therapy in Cary, NC helps improve vitality and focus.
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Your Care Team
James “Jay” Stevens MD, CAQSM, ABAARM, FAAFP
Medical Director & Provider
Dr. Stevens is part of a growing effort to seek, refine and introduce new knowledge and methods to Essential Health clinics in a constant quest to provide an avenue towards better health for those we serve.
Currently not accepting new patients
Jennie Welner FNP-BC, ABAAHP, FAARM
Provider
Jennie’s clinical focus is hormone balancing, thyroid health, adrenal health, aesthetics, skincare, hair restoration with PRP, IV nutrient therapy, and weight management.
Accepting new patients!
Justin Allen DO
Provider
Allen has extensive experience supervising and evaluating physical fitness markers including VO2 max, pulmonary function, and respiratory metabolism to help patients reach elite physical performance. He values compassion and respect in patient care and strives to become your partner in health.
Accepting new patients!
The content on this page is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice or used to treat any disease or condition.
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Essential Health – Cary
Phone
919.926.3010
Address
Essential Health – Cary
3750 NW Cary Pkwy, Suite 111
Cary, NC 27513
Hours
Monday-Friday, 7:45 am – 5 pm



