Wellness Associates of Chicago
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## What is Wellness Associates of Chicago? Wellness Associates of Chicago is an integrative anti-aging and functional-medicine practice at 4250 Marine Drive in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, led by Dr. Martha H. Howard, MD. The practice describes itself as treating aging, weight, and chronic health issues through a mix of conventional and alternative approaches — bioidentical hormone therapy, nutrition, acupuncture-based facial treatments, and traditional Chinese medicine all sit on the same menu. The practice says it's been operating since 1989, with an older line elsewhere on the site claiming since 1982; neither year is reconciled with the other, and no page explains the gap.
## What does it treat? Services include a healthy-aging assessment paired with nutrition counseling and exercise planning, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, individualized weight-loss assessments and programs, and weight management paired with cellulite reduction. The practice also treats food and environmental allergies and chronic pain, and offers acupuncture-based "facelifts," applied sound therapy known as cymatherapy, the Emotional Freedom Technique, and traditional Chinese medicine. One notable gap: the hormone-therapy page describes where its hormones come from — it mentions extraction from Chinese yam, for instance — but doesn't name a specific hormone or drug anywhere on the page.
## What does it cost? Nothing is published. The site's "become a patient" page, which is exactly where an intake fee would normally appear, names no fee, deposit, or price of any kind — and there's no dedicated pricing, fee-schedule, or membership page anywhere on the site.
## Does it take insurance, or offer telehealth? Neither is addressed anywhere on the site. There's no insurance statement, no cash-pay statement, and no mention of virtual or telehealth visits on any page reviewed. The practice also doesn't publish a stated service area beyond its Uptown address.
## Who's on staff, and what are the hours? Alongside Dr. Howard, the practice names Gene Turner, a Certified Massage Therapist, and Thomas Ivey, a clinical social worker holding an MSW and LCSW. The office runs by appointment only: Monday through Thursday, 10am to 6pm. Friday and Saturday appointments "may be available on request," and the office is closed Sundays.
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