Hill Country Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine uses evidence-based interventions in nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, relationships, and substance avoidance to treat, reverse, and prevent chronic disease. Hill Country Lifestyle Medicine organized its clinical approach around six pillars: eat smarter, move more, sleep more soundly, manage stress better, cultivate relationships, and avoid risky substances. Every physician on the team holds or pursued training in lifestyle medicine alongside their primary specialty.

Yes, Hill Country Lifestyle Medicine accepts insurance for medical visits. Patients should contact the practice directly to confirm coverage details for specific services or programs.

Yes. The practice offers telemedicine appointments. Patients can connect with their physician remotely through this option for appropriate visits.

100 Days to Health is a group coaching program requiring a 100-day commitment. It includes 12 weekly group sessions of one to one and a half hours each, led by a physician and a nutritionist coach. The program costs $997 for the full 100 days, which works out to approximately $10 per day. It includes a daily accountability check-in app, weekly whole-food recipe ideas, and exercise guidance. HSA and FSA funds cover the program cost.

SMART stands for Stress Management and Resilience Training. The program draws on the relaxation response research of Harvard physician Dr. Herbert Benson and was developed at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Venkat Srinivasan, the practice's co-founder and Medical Director, is the first physician in Texas certified by the Benson-Henry Institute to deliver this program.

Hill Country Lifestyle Medicine treats a wide range of chronic conditions. These include diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, thyroid disorders, coronary artery disease, heart failure, asthma, COPD, depression, anxiety, sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, obesity, dementia, Parkinson's disease, and post-stroke care, among others.

Yes. Dr. Sharvari Parghi holds dual board certification in internal medicine and pediatrics and focuses on adolescent health. Dr. Nathan Bernal practices family medicine and sees a broad range of ages. The practice also offers school physicals and adolescent health services.

Yes. Several physicians see patients in Spanish. Dr. Sharvari Parghi also sees patients in Gujarati and Hindi. Patients can ask about language preferences when scheduling their visit.

Yes. Dr. Ajeya Joshi, co-founder and Population Health Director, provides organizational consulting to help employers improve employee health. This work targets better productivity and lower healthcare costs through lifestyle medicine principles.

Hill Country Lifestyle Medicine uses athenahealth as its patient portal platform. Patients use the portal to access records, manage appointments, and communicate with their care team.