Lifestyle choices, including your nutrition, exercise habits, sleep, and other factors, can significantly affect health and wellness. At Family Medical Center in Ringgold, Georgia, Derek Heldzinger, MD, and his team offer a unique approach to health care. They combine a holistic, natural approach to wellness with conventional medicine, helping patients to optimize their health through lifestyle adjustments, reducing their risk of chronic disease.   The team at Family Medical Center considers each patient as a whole, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. They spend quality time with each patient, ensuring they offer highly customized advice and care to address the specific needs of each person.  Dr. Heldzinger and his team aren’t satisfied with providing “band-aid” treatments to mask or relieve symptoms. The team carefully identifies the root cause of your condition and offers a comprehensive program designed to reverse and remove the cause and risk factors, ultimately improving your overall health while also resolving your condition.  Family Medical Center provides a lifestyle medicine approach to chronic disease management. The team helps patients prevent and manage diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, through the use of diet, exercise, sleep, and other natural approaches to health management.  Family Medical Center welcomes new patients who want to take an active role in their health and wellness. Appointments are available by calling the practice or booking online.