Dr. Jesse Czajka or "Dr. J" as his patients like to call him, is a Chiropractic physician and functional medicine practitioner, located in Charlotte, North Carolina. For the last 11 years, he has been deeply involved in the athletic community, treating every caliber of athlete from weekend warriors to professionals.
More recently, he has made it his mission to help others in a different way. He believes that it is time for a paradigm shift away from institutions designed to keep you sick and start empowering YOU to take control over your health and wellness.
The information age has provided an opportunity for real connection and collaboration that has never before existed.
Let's get well together!
I started this platform out of necessity. In fact, it didn't really feel like a choice, it felt like a calling. I've always been a very curious person. Each day in my office, I have conversations with my patients about health and its become very clear to me that there is a lot of confusion surrounding the topic. And how can there not be?
The sad truth is that your health has been commercialized and politicized to the point that it is now both a commodity and a political weapon. Your attention is being leveraged and fear is being used as a tool to keep you stuck.
Each year, the United States spends $4.1 trillion dollars on healthcare. This amount accounts for 19% of our GDP. Yet, year after year we rank a distance last among developed nations in healthcare system rankings. We are getting sicker and sicker by every metric and for the first time in human history, this generation of children is not expected to outlive their parents.
Something has to change.
My mission for this platform is to use it as a tool to educate and continue the conversation about health and wellness outside of the walls of my chiropractic office. I want to empower individuals to take back the control over their health and teach them how to thrive.
I don't pretend to have all of the answers. But I can promise you that I will continue to fight, as an advocate for your rights at a time where they've never been more threatened. Together we can change the conversation.
- Dr. J
Please reach us at doctorjwellness@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your questions
I am a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) and Functional Medicine Practitioner (FMP). I received my Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2012 from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Port Orange, FL. I received my post-doctorate education in Functional Medicine from Dr. Dan Kalish of the Kalish Institute.
Foundational medicine is a term that I use to describe my underlying philosophy surrounding health and wellness. This philosophy is built around what I consider to be the 4 main pillars of restoring health and getting well.
If you're going to start somewhere, why not start at the beginning? Foundational medicine focuses first on the terrain, by increasing energy and drainage, clearing the body of any unwanted stealth pathogens, supporting the immune system and detoxing harmful elements, toxins and chemicals.
Foundational medicine is also built upon 4 main lifestyle pillars, that if embraced will provide you with everything you need to live a truly thriving life. The lifestyle pillars focus on diet, exercise, sleep and stress management. Focusing on these simple concepts will catapult your results to the next level. But that which is simple, is not always easy. That's why were are here to provide you with instruction and guidance along the way.
The answer to this questions is variable from person to person. Health is a spectrum and depending on where you fall on the spectrum your healing time will be different. That's why we have created two different pathways to meet you where you're at.
Optimize is a 4 month, 4 step program designed for the needs of 80% of individuals interested in feeling better, having more energy, getting better sleep, improving digestion and many more benefits.
Restore is designed for individuals who are struggling with their health and are in need of some answers. This program uses the latest functional diagnostic labs to investigate the true root cause of your symptoms. With this information we will create a care plan fully customized to your specific needs. True healing can take some time, but it is expected that most Restore plans will last for 6-12 months.
The Doctor J Wellness model centers around 3 main diagnostic labs to obtain the most information about the way your body is functioning.
A comprehensive stool analysis evaluates your microbiome and looks for potential infections such as parasites, bacterial or fungal overgrowth and candida. Information regarding the microbiome, its density and diversity of bacterial species provides a window into your overall health.
Urine samples are collected to investigate potential sources of toxicity such as metabolites from heavy metals, mold toxicity, environmental chemicals and radioactive elements.
Organic Acids testing uses urine to get a picture of how your body is functioning from the top down. This test is basically a "look under the hood" that provides information on everything from macronutrients utilization, mitochondrial health, phase1 and phase 2 liver detox, oxidative stress, methylation, glutathione production and GI health.
In certain circumstances blood draws or blood spot testing is also performed.
Functional medicine is about investigation. Often time your collection of symptoms are not going to fall inside the nice little box that we like to call a "diagnosis." The tests that act as the foundation of Doctor J Wellness are chosen carefully to elicit the most data from multiple body systems in as efficient and affordable manner as possible. There will be circumstances where additional testing may be necessary to find the answers we are searching for.
Well the answer to this question is yes, technically they can based on their licensure, but it is not very likely that they have heard of them or have any training in how to interpret them. These labs are primarily used by doctors of the functional medicine community to investigate root causes.
In short, no. Insurance companies do not provide coverage for functional medicine services. It is possible that some of your lab work could be covered, but as a general rule it is safe to assume that there will be no coverage. If you wish to have some of this covered by insurance, that is your responsibility to check with your insurance carrier. Doctor J Wellness does not contact insurance companies or verify coverage. Your notes and lab work will be properly coded and available to submit to insurance, should you choose to try to submit for reimbursement.
Yes, absolutely!
Yes, the foundational medicine model is very safe. You will work one on one with Dr. J on every visit to ensure that things are moving in the right direction. The information gained from the lab work will guide the specific use of herbal supplementation to make the desired physiological changes.
The initial consultation is 20 minutes long and is intended to answer any questions that you may have and determine if foundational medicine is right for you. No health advice or specific health questions will be given at this time.
Should you decide to proceed, the initial visit going over you paperwork is scheduled for 60-90 minutes with Dr. J depending on complexity.
Monthly follow-up visits are scheduled for 30 minutes and are designed to track your progress and make any necessary tweaks to your program.
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