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About Us

At Alive! Lifestyle Medicine it is our mission to help you not just survive, but to feel alive! We utilize the holistic Osteopathic approach, identifying any factors impeding health, and removing those to allow your body to do what it does best: heal itself. We utilize critical reasoning and vast knowledge of assessment and diagnosis of internal medicine to walk with you through complex symptoms and problems. We apply the pillars of lifestyle medicine to cure and improve problems, focusing on improving your longevity and health. We will help you optimize your life and plan so that you have many more vibrant years.

We do this by applying an evidence based approach, to each area. We focus on data and how to apply this practically. We will create customize treatment plans and while change like this can be scary, we will walk with you each step of the way. We even have a teaching kitchen to give you practical skills which will result in real changes.

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About Us

At Alive! Lifestyle Medicine it is our mission to help you not just survive, but to feel alive! We utilize the holistic Osteopathic approach, identifying any factors impeding health, and removing those to allow your body to do what is does best: heal itself. We utilize critical reasoning and vast knowledge of assessment and diagnosis of internal medicine to walk with you through complex symptoms and problems. We apply the pillars of lifestyle medicine to cure and improve problems, focusing on improving your longevity and health. We will help you optimize your life and plan so that you have many more vibrant years.

We do this by applying an evidence based approach, to each area. We focus on data and how to apply this practically. We will create customize treatment plans and while change like this can be scary, we will walk with you each step of the way. We even have a teaching kitchen to give you practical skills which will result in real changes.

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Our Practice

We are a direct primary care clinic for adults. We also provide lifestyle medicine, utilizing full assessment and consultation with a carefully crafted plan intended to restore health. Whether you choose to join the direct primary care practice, or just have a consultation and as-needed follow-ups, we are here for you. We don’t just provide sick care (though we are here if you need help while sick), we are here to help you achieve optimal health.

  • Transparent pricing
  • Unparalleled access to your doctor
  • 30 min minimum visits
  • Hands-on lifestyle medicine
  • Customized plans that fit your needs
  • Cutting edge technology
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Our Practice

We are a direct primary care clinic for adults. We also provide lifestyle medicine, utilizing full assessment and consultation with a carefully crafted plan intended to restore health. Whether you choose to join the direct primary care practice, or just have a consultation and as-needed follow-ups, we are here for you. We don’t just provide sick care (though we are here if you need help while sick), we are here to help you achieve optimal health.

  • Transparent pricing
  • Unparalleled access to your doctor
  • 30 min minimum visits
  • Hands-on lifestyle medicine
  • Customized plans that fit your needs
  • Cutting edge technology
Sign Up Now

So how can we help YOU?

Your parents gave you your genes. Does that mean that you are stuck with whatever you inherited? Thankfully no! The great news is that there is excellent data to show that you can change your destiny through lifestyle and cutting-edge medicine. We are here for the optimizers. We are here for the people who feel overwhelmed and confused and need someone who can walk with them.

Our goal is to identify the optimal path to health and remove any barriers that you may have. This can include testing, medication if appropriate, Bluetooth-capable equipment to best track real-time data, nutritional training, stress reduction techniques, sleep assessments and treatment, telemedicine visits, and any other treatment that you may need to improve.

We think that you matter… alot! We want you to feel heard and we want to know you, so we make sure that every visit has at least a 30-minute minimum. For our direct primary care patients, this is unlimited. We provide telemedicine so that you can see us as you travel, are ill at home, or just because it’s more convenient. We offer secure texting and even image sharing. This means that you get the care you need when you need it. We hope that you join us in becoming Alive!

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So how can we help YOU?

Your parents gave you your genes. Does that mean that you are stuck with whatever you inherited? Thankfully no! The great news is that there is excellent data to show that you can change your destiny through lifestyle and cutting-edge medicine. We are here for the optimizers. We are here for the people who feel overwhelmed and confused and need someone who can walk with them.

Our goal is to identify the optimal path to health and remove any barriers that you may have. This can include testing, medication if appropriate, Bluetooth-capable equipment to best track real-time data, nutritional training, stress reduction techniques, sleep assessments and treatment, telemedicine visits, and any other treatment that you may need to improve.

We think that you matter… alot! We want you to feel heard and we want to know you, so we make sure that every visit has at least a 30-minute minimum. For our direct primary care patients, this is unlimited. We provide telemedicine so that you can see us as you travel, are ill at home, or just because it’s more convenient. We offer secure texting and even image sharing. This means that you get the care you need when you need it. We hope that you join us in becoming Alive!

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Meet Dr. Jessica Fleagle Bender

Dr. Fleagle Bender trained at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, graduating in 2007. She completed an Osteopathic Internship at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and began specialization in Emergency Medicine, but realized her passion for helping people with complex medical conditions and developing relationships.

She transitioned to Internal Medicine, graduating residency at The University of Missouri in 2012, and board certified with ABIM, participating in ongoing certification. She practiced as an academic hospitalist and Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Missouri. She transitioned to Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Fleagle Bender pursued further training in Lifestyle Medicine and was the 3rd class of physicians who received board certification by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine in 2019. However, during the pandemic, she worked caring for the hospitalized patients. She now practices direct primary care in internal medicine and lifestyle medicine in Columbia, Missouri.

  • Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007
  • Doctor’s Hospital Osteopathic internship and  Emergency medicine residency 2007-2008
  • University of Missouri Internal Medicine Residency 2009- 2012
  • ABIM certified 2012
  • IBLM/ABLM certified 2019
  • CHEF trained from Harvard in 2019
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Meet Dr. Jessica Fleagle Bender

Dr. Fleagle Bender trained at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, graduating in 2007. She completed an Osteopathic Internship at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and began specialization in Emergency Medicine, but realized her passion for helping people with complex medical conditions and developing relationships.

She transitioned to Internal Medicine, graduating residency at The University of Missouri in 2012, and board certified with ABIM, participating in ongoing certification. She practiced as an academic hospitalist and Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Missouri. She transitioned to Boone Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Fleagle Bender pursued further training in Lifestyle Medicine and was the 3rd class of physicians who received board certification by the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine in 2019. However, during the pandemic, she worked caring for the hospitalized patients. She now practices direct primary care in internal medicine and lifestyle medicine in Columbia, Missouri.

  • Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007
  • Doctor’s Hospital Osteopathic internship and  Emergency medicine residency 2007-2008
  • University of Missouri Internal Medicine Residency 2009- 2012
  • ABIM certified 2012
  • IBLM/ABLM certified 2019
  • CHEF trained from Harvard in 2019
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Lifestyle Medicine Board Certified

Internal Medicine Board Certified

CHEF Course Certificate