Located at 1241 Fruitville Road in Sarasota is a wonderful health oasis called Ionie Healing Center and Raw Food Café. It embodies a powerful way of eating, living, and thinking – that is, that raw foods, yoga and other exercise, plus a healthy mindset, can heal your inflamed body, give you relief from pain and other problems, and provide you with a quality of life you didn’t know you could have.
It begins with eating raw foods. In our fast-living pace, we’ve forgotten, or maybe never knew, how nourishing our bodies, minds and spirits with vegan gourmet cuisine, can benefit us. It elongates our lives and gives us the pleasure of enjoying each day, pain-free, filled with energy and positive motivation. This raw cuisine might sound like an impossible regimen to keep for the rest of your life, however, with Ionie’s way of preparing the food, you won’t believe it’s raw and you will be surprised at how delicious your new way of eating is!
Being that Ionie believes in treating each part of your body and mind for a total healing, exercise and knowledge are also valuable parts of the equation to optimum health. Classes in different disciplines are offered, as well as various kinds of massage, spiritual counseling, acupuncture, bio feedback, yoga, reflexology, and Jin Shin Jyutsu. All of these healthful disciplines are available to help you achieve a life force that will balance the flow of life energy in your mind and body.
Ionie Health Center and Raw Food Café is a member of IBE Barter Exchange. As with other health-related members, IBE is connected to many health practitioners and positive energy, homeopathic treatment centers. If you’ve never considered eating a raw food diet, perhaps you aren’t familiar with the possibilities and positive healing benefits you’ll achieve. A small list of benefits are:
• You’ll have more energy
• You’ll need less sleep
• You will lose weight
• Your skin will be rejuvenated
• You will experience better memory
• Your immune system will improve
• Your fertility will improve
• You can prevent diabetes or reverse it
Ionie’s treatments include an Oxygenated Steam Sauna, which pairs heat with concentrated oxygen to help you detoxify the body, improve heart function and circulation while stimulating metabolism and making weight loss easier. Ionie suggests the sauna for pre or post massage treatment to promote relaxation.
When you put yourself in the hands of Ionie’s staff, and you begin to see the difference in the quality of your life, you’ll wonder why you didn’t do this sooner. Our everyday lives include endless bottles of prescriptions, symptoms of inflammatory disease in our bodies, pain, depression, inability to exercise, memory loss, and so much more. Step up to a 100% natural regimen that will promote such a feeling of well-being and healing that you’ll wonder why you didn’t do this years ago. Call 941-955-4599 for an appointment with one of our counselors to see which services we recommend you do first to promote healing and a sense of well-being. You can also log onto their website, www.ionie.com, and see for yourself how dedicated they are to promoting better health in their clients.
Stop in and pick up some IBE scrip so you begin your journey towards healing and better health. You’ll be so happy you made the decision to choose a healthy life!
Meet Dr. Steven Gupta, IBE Barter Exchange Member has been a Board certified family physician in Sarasota since 1995. His practice is an outpatient family practice/urgent care clinic with extended hours available. Office hours are: Mon-Fri 10am-6:30pm and Saturdays (by appointments only) 9:30-12pm.
Dr. Gupta has 18 years plus years of emergency room experience and deals with a variety of complex patients with complex geriatric/medication issues. He also has a certification in Bariatric Medicine (WEIGHT LOSS MEDICINE) and can offer his weight loss patients a medically supervised weight loss program tailored specifically for their needs. Bee Ridge Family Practice offers both traditional weight loss plus an HCG program for weight loss.
If you have sleep apnea, insomnia, if you snore, have restless leg syndrome or persistent fatigue, Dr. Gupta will be able to help you. We offer the latest cutting edge anti-aging treatments including Bio identical Hormone Replacement, testosterone treatment for low libido, and for sexual dysfunction for both men and women to improve the way you look and feel. Dr. Gupta also deals with a variety of problems regarding erectile dysfunction and offers his male patients a variety of options. All of these treatments are designed to achieve a younger, more confident you.
Dr.Gupta is also Medical Director of Sarasota Laser Hair Removal. The Light Sheer Diode laser is FDA approved for permanent hair reduction using the latest technology making it fast and virtually painless. It’s advanced laser hair removal for both men and women. Give Susan our Medical Esthetician and CME Laser Hair Removal Technician a call to schedule a consultation at 941-371-9355 at ext. 118. You may also contact Susan regarding our HCG program, weight loss or questions regarding Bio-identical replacement.
Bee Ridge Family Practice is located at 4541 Bee Ridge Road, in Sarasota. If you would like an appointment, please call 941-371-9355. Office hours are : Mon-Fri 10am-6:30pm and Saturdays (by appointments only) from 9:30-12pm. Feel free to call and ask about appointment availability. Log onto www.stevenvgupta.com for more information on Dr. Steven Gupta. Our practice welcomes all IBE Members for the above medical conditions!
IBE Barter Recommends the Sarasota Medical Center and their physicians. It’s not always easy to get in to see a physician when you either don’t have one or can’t get an appointment. When it’s not an emergency, you should call or walk in to the Sarasota Medical Center.
No appointment is needed, and most insurance plans are welcome! Sarasota Medical Center is located at 2830 Bee Ridge Rd, Sarasota. Their phone number is 941-927-1234 and their hours are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm and Saturdays from 8 am until noon. More information can be found on www.sarasotamedcenter.com.
Did you know that the Sarasota Medical Center has been giving board-certified medical care for 20 years? You will always see a Board-certified Primary Care Doctor who is qualified to treat all of your health issues. You’ll be treated with respect and kindness as the physicians strive to relieve your symptoms and give you quality care and important treatment instructions to take home with you. From rashes to strep throat, from lacerations to cholesterol, the staff at the Sarasota Medical Center give everyone the same attention and consider the most minor of conditions to be important. Patients actually feel like family after just one visit.
Sarasota Medical Center works their schedule around yours to fit your health care needs anytime throughout the workday. They will see you on a walk-in basis or by appointment. They are available to treat you when an emergency situation occurs or when you feel the need to be seen immediately. They specialize in Family Medical Care, Urgent Medical Care, Corporate Medical Care, Urgent Care, Injury treatment, and Weight Loss Management.
Get to know your Doctor’s qualifications. It’s crucial to know who will be handling your medical care and the care of your children.
Dr. Javier Aristimuño
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Dr. Aristimuno moved to the United States as a young teen. After graduating from high school in Massachusetts, he earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology from George Washington University in 1988. He continued his medical education at George Washington University School of Medicine, where he graduated in 1992 with his MD. He completed his residency at the University of Maryland in the Department of Internal Medicine and then continued on with an Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Florida Health Sciences Center at Jacksonville. In 1996, Dr. Aristimuño set his roots in Sarasota working in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Doctor’s Hospital. In 2000, he began working in the ER at Fawcett Memorial Hospital and then added coverage in the ER at Englewood Community Hospital in 2007. In 2009, Dr. Aristimuño and Dr. Mason purchased the Sarasota Medical Center, where today they both currently give the residents and guests of the Sarasota area quality, efficient and comprehensive health care.
Dr. John Mason – Retired
Dr. C. John Mason grew up in Connecticut. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Molecular and Genetic Biology from Bucknell University in 1982. He then traveled to Louisville, Kentucky where he earned his MD from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio in 1990. After completing his residency, he was recruited to become the Chairman of Emergency Medicine at the Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. During that tenure Dr. Mason earned his Master’s in Business Administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati. In 1997, he moved to St. Louis, MO where he was the Director of Trauma Services and the ER at DePaul Health Center. From 1999-2001, Dr. Mason was the Chairman for the Department of Medicine at Shands AGH in Gainesville, FL. From there he settled in Sarasota and began working as the Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Doctor’s Hospital. While at Doctor’s Hospital, Dr. Mason became the Chairman of Emergency Medicine for Gulf Coast Emergency Physicians in Port Charlotte. This position brought him to the ER at Fawcett Memorial Hospital and Englewood Community Hospital where he was elected as the Chief of Staff for two consecutive terms. In 2006, Dr. Mason purchased the Sarasota Family Medical Center and shared his time caring for patients there and in the ER. In 2009, Dr. Mason and Dr. Aristimuño purchased the Sarasota Medical Center. Currently they are both working solely in the Sarasota Medical Center keeping the residents and guests of Sarasota healthy with knowledgeable, efficient and friendly care.
The Sarasota/Bradenton community are blessed to have physicians with such quality training, credentials and experience. Their availability and versatility in treating many diseases, illnesses and wounds takes the worry out of getting quality care in a clinical, walk-in facility. Dr.’s Mason and Aristimuño have a wonderful staff of compassionate, well-trained nurses and techs and look forward to serving your healthcare needs in the future!
