Health is important, but many of us don’t make monitoring it a priority. Wellness often takes a backseat to the demands and stressors of work, especially for those in leadership positions. Exams are missed, screenings are skipped and appointments go unmade until something is noticeably wrong. PALM Health is designed to help busy individuals and professionals optimize their performance and resilience. For 10 years, the concierge functional medicine and longevity company has been dedicated to delivering personalized medical and lifestyle support for St. Louisans to feel their best in mind and body.
“For a long time, being a high performer meant neglecting your health, but we’re seeing a change,” explains. Dr. Lauren Dal Farra, PALM Health founder, CEO and cardiologist. “More and more community and business leaders are recognizing that their health is their greatest asset and are investing in it. Care no longer means just an annual visit to a wellness spa or an out-of-state executive exam. Instead, the focus has shifted to functional, sustainable approaches.” PALM Health offers personalized, ongoing support through access to a concierge doctor and comprehensive assessments. This includes advanced diagnostics like a biomarker lab panel to evaluate cardiac, cognitive, immune, hormonal, nutritional and metabolic functioning.
At PALM Health, care is centered around addressing the root cause of illness and optimizing mental and physical performance for an individual as they age. Dal Farra notes that, for many people, the concept of longevity is only related to living longer, but the focus also should be on living better. “It’s not just about adding years to your life, but adding life to your years,” she explains. “Our goal is to improve people’s health span, so they have more years of good health. We want to help people age gracefully and maintain physical, mental and emotional well-being.”
Along with concierge medicine, PALM Health provides a curated selection of vitality and recovery services. It offers fitness, nutrition, chiropractic care, counseling and spa services, and members have access to a wide range of programs and amenities, including its healthy cafe. “We create personalized plans that blend medical, nutritional, recovery, lifestyle and regenerative strategies to optimize health and prevent illness,” Dal Farra notes. “Members not only tell us that they feel younger, but they are able to think more clearly and perform better while rediscovering a renewed sense of energy and vitality.”
Dal Farra is also excited to see a shift in local corporate approaches to health and wellness. She notes that St. Louis executives are dedicated to investing in not only their own health but also that of their employees—from providing health seminars to offering lifestyle savings accounts to cover wellness, work-life balance and personal development expenses outside traditional benefits. “Edward Jones, Purina, Emerson and others are pushing wellness forward as a culture for their entire companies,” she says. “Better health drives better leaders, and PALM is looking forward to continuing to be a proactive partner in health for all of St. Louis.”
PALM Health in Ladue provides concierge care with functional medicine experts and offers convenient access to comprehensive wellness and recovery services for optimal health and longevity.. Pictured on the cover, clockwise from back left: Matt Hall, Bob O’Loughlin, Ken Cella, Jillian Tedesco, Dr. Sita Kedia, Dr. Lauren Dal Farra, Gina Hoagland. For more information, call 314.801.8898 or visit palmhealth.com.
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Pictured at top: PALM Health works with executives to optimize their performance and resilience.
Photo: Tim Parker Photography