How is Integrative Medicine Different?

The specialty of Integrative Medicine is a post-graduate fellowship involving approximately 2 years of training. Integrative Medicine (IM) is healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapies. Many doctors already certified in a medical specialty will commit to further training to learn more healing techniques as a supplement to standard training. This will allow your provider to deploy more elements of lifestyle, nutrition, exercise, mindfulness in addition to prescriptions and surgical options when appropriate for the individual.

How do I pay for the “Test Drive” Consult OR the “Annual Membership”?

The Membership fee is out of pocket, paid by check, credit card or cash. Once you are a member/patient…the consults outlined above will be each billed to your medical insurance via G&G Billing in Elk Grove IL. The strength of an Integrative Medicine trained graduate is the ability to learn about the whole person and plan personal changes to optimize outcomes, accelerate reduction of inflammation/suffering and reduce the tendency to revert back to bad habits. All this learning, staging and implementing requires time between provider and patient far more detailed than a standard 15minute office visit. Memberships to our practice are not to provide profit / they are to allow compassion. Annual Members in Dr Saguil’s practice are given exclusive connection with an Integrative Medical specialist in practice since 1995. (Members are given his personal phone number)

Note: additionally to the membership recurring fee, all collaborations/consults will be billed to your medical insurance via G&G Billing. Patients are responsible for co-pay or deductibles as per their medical insurance policy.

If I am satisfied after the “Test Drive” how do I become a member?

A satisfied patient has 30 days to pay the balance for an annual membership. (Annual membership minus the “Test Drive” payment). Annual membership fees are automatically deducted until cancelled.

“…once my patient/athletes implement successful lifestyle changes reduce suffering and mortality risk…they won’t need my guidance. Some patients become so healthy i consider them medically boring and expect they go on to influence others to GetHealthie! - DrRic

What is included in an annual membership?

1. The initial 1.5 hour consult begins with mapping out patient desires, review of prior work up/testing, medical risk assessments, resource discovery, partnering expectations, avoidance of future pitfalls. (De-construct failure to Re-construct success)

2. Six Virtual Consultations yearly

3. Complimentary billing to your insurance using G&G Billing

4. Constant HIPPA compliant communication via the electronic medical records Gethealthie

5. Invitation to train and attempt the Annual DrRic HIking Excursion (National Park is designated every winter and training suggestions exclusive to members only)

Why should I pay a membership fee?

The “Test Drive” consults were created for those new to Dr Saguil’s practice style. Most patients who haven’t experienced an Integrative Medicine consult will question why extra investment outside of your medical insurance will be necessary. With your first visit, you will learn why being under the care of DrRic is superior than a standard wellness visit. (or for that matter even a visit for acute care, blood test results or disease flare up!) The “Test Drive” consult is paid via cash check or credit card and will be subtracted from your first year of buying into the “Annual Membership one-time a year payment.

Every medical collaboration involves using nutrition manipulation, exercise advice, mindfulness development, weight loss and lifestyle improvement. Individual plans may vary but Dr Saguil may be listed as a practicing MD or may be considered out of network - you will be responsible for any balance unpaid by insurance.

After choosing an “Annual Membership” your will be invited to interface using the Gethealthie physician platform. This will be where you enter private data, old and new results, payments and communicate via a HIPPA compliant site. Moving forward with your care, whenever a consult is performed (phone, virtual or in-person) your insurance will be complimentary submitted by G&G Medical Billing. Other medical practices will require the patient to work with their insurance in submitting doctor visit payments which typically takes hours of manpower to get reimbursed. We do not want to add to medical stress and G&G Medical Billing is our trusted service.

Medical Advice and Lifestyle Design - Virtually

Medical School: University of the East Quezon City Philippines 1990

Research with Northwestern University Department of Ob/Gyn 1990

Transitional Residency Penn Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia 1991

Family Medicine Residency West Suburban Hospital Hospital Medical Center 1994

Sports Medicine Fellowship The Center for Athletic Medicine Chicago 1995 

Medical Acupuncture Certification UCLA American Academy of Medical Acupuncture 2009

Yoga Teacher Certificate The Chopra Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga Carslbad California 2011

Integrative Medicine Fellowship The Arizona Center of Integrative Medicine 2012

DrRic Hiking Excursions - National Park Hiking Guide 2014

Integrative Medicine Hoffman Estates Private Practice 2020

Teen Mr Natural New Jersey 1982

Teen Mr East Coast 1982

www.Herbal411.com 2007

www.youtube.com/Herbal411 2007 10,300 subscribers / 1,846,877 views (7/16/2025)

Husband of 30+ yrs / Father of 2 / Grandfather of 1 (+) / Proud Catholic

1-Purchase a Test Drive consultation

2-Commit to Change

3-Apply for an annual membership

3-Deploy change

The link below will take you to more information introducing you to our Gethealthie platform, (HIPPA compliant and internet secure)

Link to the Gethealthie landing page of DrRic