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Dr. Kari Rollins

Dr. Kari Rollins is a dedicated physician and healer. She began practicing yoga at the age of 10 and became a vegetarian at the age of 17. She pursued a career in medicine, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Kansas State University and Cum Laude from the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Following her internship, her interest in preventive medicine led her back to the University of North Texas Health Science Center where she researched, developed, and taught programs in preventive medicine and wellness to medical students. Her desire to make such programs available to the general public inspired her to found The Wellness Center in 1986. Over the past 20 years Dr. Rollins has developed the staff and services of The Wellness Center to provide a comprehensive approach to the treatment of illness and promotion of health.

As medical director of The Wellness Center, Dr. Rollins divides her practice into two areas:

• Treating individuals with health problems through the integration of many different traditons of healing both ancient and modern.
  
  Dr. Rollins has a unique clinical practice. She takes time to listen to patients, respects their beliefs, values and their insight into their own health problems. She recognizes there are often multiple causes for an illness and there are likewise many ways to heal. Her treatment focuses not just on the treatment of symptoms, but in finding and addressing the root of the problem. She has studied two of the oldest traditions in medicine; traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine. Her background in yoga and osteopathic medicine give her special skills to treat back and joint pain. She teaches her patients how to use proper breathing techniques to reduce stress on the cardiovascular and nervous system. She has researched cutting edge technology to find appropriate testing for illnesses that are sometimes difficult to diagnose and treat, such as digestive , immune, hormonal, genetic, and detoxification testing as well as dark field microscopy. Incorporating her knowledge of nutritional and herbal medicine, Dr. Rollins can address all health problms with a truely integrated approach.
  
  
• Teaching health promotion through self-healing traditions such as yoga, breathing, and meditation.
  
  Dr. Rollins believes health education is the key to preventing illness. Gifted as a teacher, she has developed educational tools that promote a healthy lifestyle. In addition to the many classes offered at The Wellness Center she has written a text, "The Wellness Center Workbook", produced a relaxation CD, a yoga video, "Beginning Yoga: A Physician's Approach", and a cooking video entitled "The Peasant's Diet: Beans and Grains". She is a captivating and popular speaker on a variety of topics including stress reduction, women's health, cardiac rehab, diet and weight management, yoga, and wellness. Dr. Rollins practices what she teaches. She understands the simple yet profound changes that prevent illness and promote health in a cost-effective way.

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