Frequently Asked Questions
Why virtual care?
Virtual care is easy, saves time, and is safe for you, the patient. With virtual visits, you can see me from the privacy of your home. I will develop a comprehensive treatment plan to help you achieve health and wellness. If you live in the Houston area, in-person appointments are available.
How will you order my labs?
I use Rupa Health to order all blood and urine tests necessary for your medical care. You pay Rupa Health directly, which ships the tests to your home. Also, Rupa Health saves you money because tests are at wholesale price.
How can I purchase the recommended supplements, vitamins, or herbs?
For your benefit, I use Fullscript, which gives you access to a 10% discount. If essential oils are recommended as part of a comprehensive plan, I will provide you with a discount code for use at Simply Earth. Everything gets delivered to your home.
What if I need in-person care from a family physician?
Every person should have a family doctor. A family physician will give you access to sick visits, yearly physical exams, and preventive care. I am not a substitute for your primary care doctor, but my plan acts as a compliment.
What is lifestyle medicine?
Lifestyle Medicine uses evidence-based interventions, therapies, and self-care to focus on preventing, treating, and reversing most chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, dementia, autoimmune disease, and others. Lifestyle medicine attacks the root cause of chronic diseases: lifestyle factors. The focus areas in lifestyle medicine include diet, movement, sleep, stress management, and healthy relationships.
What is integrative medicine?
Integrative Medicine uses an evidence-based approach to treat the whole person — mind, body, and soul. It considers your lifestyle and seasonal needs to develop a health plan that integrates complementary and conventional therapy while emphasizing safety and evidence.
Do I prescribe controlled substances, psychedelics, or hormone treatment?
I do not prescribe these medications. If your healthcare needs benefit from these pharmaceuticals discuss them with your primary care provider.
Will my insurance cover my visit?
I do not accept insurance, but I can provide a with an itemized bill to submit you can submit for reimbursement to your insurance or your HSA account. Please contact them directly to discuss this before you engage in services.
Do I need to be a patient of Dra. Maria to participate in the workshops or retreats?
No, the workshops and retreats are empowering educational activities. Participating in workshops and retreats does not establish a physician-patient relationship.
What if I can not show up for an appointment?
Payments are due at the time of the visit. Failure to show will result in full charge. If you cancel less tan 24hrs in advance, I will bill the card on file 50% of the total price.
FAQs
Why virtual care?
Virtual care is easy, saves time, and is safe for you, the patient. With virtual visits, you can see me from the privacy of your home. I will develop a comprehensive treatment plan to help you achieve health and wellness. If you live in the Houston area, in-person appointments are available.
How will you order my labs?
I use Rupa Health to order all blood and urine tests necessary for your medical care. You pay Rupa Health directly, which ships the tests to your home. Also, Rupa Health saves you money because tests are at wholesale price.
How can I purchase the recommended supplements, vitamins, or herbs?
For your benefit, I use Fullscript, which gives you access to a 10% discount. If essential oils are recommended as part of a comprehensive plan, I will provide you with a discount code for use at Simply Earth. Everything gets delivered to your home.
What if I need in-person care from a family physician?
Every person should have a family doctor. A family physician will give you access to sick visits, yearly physical exams, and preventive care. I am not a substitute for your primary care doctor, but my plan acts as a compliment.
What is lifestyle medicine?
Lifestyle Medicine uses evidence-based interventions, therapies, and self-care to focus on preventing, treating, and reversing most chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, dementia, autoimmune disease, and others. Lifestyle medicine attacks the root cause of chronic diseases: lifestyle factors. The focus areas in lifestyle medicine include diet, movement, sleep, stress management, and healthy relationships.
What is integrative medicine?
Integrative Medicine uses an evidence-based approach to treat the whole person — mind, body, and soul. It considers your lifestyle and seasonal needs to develop a health plan that integrates complementary and conventional therapy while emphasizing safety and evidence.
Do I prescribe controlled substances, psychedelics, or hormone treatment?
I do not prescribe these medications. If your healthcare needs benefit from these pharmaceuticals discuss them with your primary care provider.
Will my insurance cover my visit?
I do not accept insurance, but I can provide a with an itemized bill to submit you can submit for reimbursement to your insurance or your HSA account. Please contact them directly to discuss this before you engage in services.
Do I need to be a patient of Dra. Maria to participate in the workshops or retreats?
No, the workshops and retreats are empowering educational activities. Participating in workshops and retreats does not establish a physician-patient relationship.
What if I can not show up for an appointment?
Payments are due at the time of the visit. Failure to show will result in full charge. If you cancel less tan 24hrs in advance, I will bill the card on file 50% of the total price.
About Holistic Medicine & Wellness Care
Lifestyle Medicine uses evidence-based interventions, therapies, and self-care to focus on preventing, treating, and reversing most chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, dementia, autoimmune disease, and others. Lifestyle medicine attacks the root cause of chronic diseases: lifestyle factors. The focus areas in lifestyle medicine include diet, movement, sleep, stress management, and healthy relationships.
Integrative Medicine uses an evidence-based approach to treat the whole person — mind, body, and soul. It considers your lifestyle and seasonal needs to develop a health plan that integrates complementary and conventional therapy while emphasizing safety and evidence.
Workshops & Retreats
No, the workshops and retreats are empowering educational activities. Participating in workshops and retreats does not establish a physician-patient relationship.
Getting Ready for Your Appointment
Virtual care is easy, saves time, and is safe for you, the patient. With virtual visits, you can see me from the privacy of your home. I will develop a comprehensive treatment plan to help you achieve health and wellness. If you live in the Houston area, in-person appointments are available.
I use Quest and Rupa Health for specialty labs to order all blood and urine tests necessary for your medical care. Using Quest Diagnostics for standardized labs allows you to use your insurance. With Rupa Health, you pay Rupa Health directly, which ships the tests to your home. Also, Rupa Health saves you money because tests are at wholesale price.
For your benefit, I use Fullscript, which gives you access to a 10% discount. Everything gets delivered to your home.
Every person should have a family doctor. A family physician will give you access to sick visits, yearly physical exams, and preventive care. I am not a substitute for your primary care doctor, but my plan acts as a complement.
I do not prescribe these medications. If your healthcare needs benefit from these pharmaceuticals discuss them with your primary care provider.
Payments are due at the time of the visit. Failure to show will result in full charge. If you cancel less than 24 hours in advance, I will bill the card on file 50% of the total price.
I look forward to walking alongside you and welcome your questions and concerns about your health journey. We will take an empowered mind-body approach to reach your goals.
Before your initial appointment, please complete all intake forms 24hrs in advance. This will facilitate efficiency during your appointment and more time going into an in-depth exploration of your health concerns.
Please note that I do not tolerate disrespect, verbal assault, or bullying of any kind. While scheduling an appointment does not come with 24/7 access to me, you will receive quality care and medical advice during our scheduled sessions and are welcome to reach out to me by email. I created Salud Revisited to give you the best of my experiences and expertise developed over more than a decade. As I teach grace and self-care to my patients, I expect to be treated with respect and kindness as well.