You deserve better healthcare.
Raleigh, NC
The Power of Essential Health starts here.
Welcome to Essential Health in Raleigh, NC, where we are committed to delivering comprehensive healthcare that combines the best of conventional medicine with the best of functional and integrative medicine. We offer a wide range of services designed to address your health concerns holistically, emphasizing prevention, personalized treatment plans, and patient-provider relationships. Our skilled practitioners are dedicated to helping you achieve and maintain optimal health through evidence-based practices and innovative protocols. Discover a new level of care at Essential Health, where your well-being is our priority.
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.
- 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.
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Explore Our Services in Raleigh
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.
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 learn to support their bodies throughout life’s transitions. Our medically supervised solutions for women include lifestyle modifications, peptide therapy, and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, a natural and personalized approach to hormone balance.
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.
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.
Peptide Therapy
Peptides are short chains of amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. Peptides play various roles in cellular function, structure, and signaling, all of which influence health and well-being. We provide medically supervised, carefully sourced, and highly personalized peptide therapy protocols that can support tissue healing, weight management, athletic performance, and other specialized areas of health.
Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative Medicine stimulates the body’s own healing mechanisms to repair and regenerate tissues in the body to restore them to a functional state. Advanced treatments use growth factors, platelet-rich plasma with optional SuperShot technology, and certain hormones and peptides to help support healing, reduce inflammation, and prevent future issues.
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.
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 microneedling, platelet-rich plasma treatments, compression wave facials, 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 to further promote optimal health. Our office offers Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation & Ozone Therapy (EBO2), Compression Wave Therapy, Infrared Sauna, and Red Light Therapy for full body, face, and hair Restoration.
Meet Our Team
All of our Essential Health locations are supported by our medical directors and corporate team based out of our flagship locations in North Carolina.
Elizabeth Sierakowski
MD, ABFM, ABOIM, ABAARM
Medical Director & Provider
Dr. Sierakowski leads the clinical mission of achieving optimal health for our clients, developing the advanced training roadmap for our providers, and helping expand our superior model of care nationally.
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. Unchanged: 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.
Nikki Fowler
FNP-C
Provider, Raleigh location
Nikki emphasizes collaborative goal-setting and building relationships with her patients. Her areas of special interest are regenerative medicine, health optimization, and aesthetics.
Jill Vanarthos
PA-C, IFMCP
Provider
Jill Vanarthos, PA-C, IFMCP is a physician assistant at the Essential Health – Raleigh, NC location. Jill’s focus is on optimizing health and healing through inflammation reduction. She is fluent in Spanish.
Kyle O’Brien
DO, ABFM
Provider
Dr. O’Brien’s clinical focuses include longevity, performance optimization, hormone balancing, gut health, regenerative medicine, and primary care. He welcomes patients of all ages.
What do our clients say?
“I came to Essential Health after years of hormonal, celiac, thyroid, candida, etc issues. I had seen countless doctors and naturopaths to which some symptoms were fixed, but my overall health was declining. I was at my lowest point and Essential Health has been able to get my body on the right track and even give me a root cause after years of no one understanding. I highly recommend Essential Health practice to absolutely anyone struggling with hormonal issues, food allergies, candida, and so much more. They are so kind and always go the extra mile!”
A. Bramble
“My daughter, son-in-law, husband, and I came to Dr. Elizabeth Sierakowski with concerning health issues. She took her time to deeply analyze each of our problems and has put us all on a very positive road to wellness. Her knowledge and deep empathy have been a true lifesavers! Thank you, Dr. Elizabeth!!!”
C. Swirsky
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