About Two Oceans Medicine
Two Oceans Wellness Medicine provides physician consultation to help you use clinically proven approaches to feeling better and having a longer “health-span” by preventing and reversing chronic disease through the following six areas of Lifestyle:
· Nutrition
· Physical Activity
· Stress Management
· Avoidance of Risky Substances
· Restorative Sleep
· Social Connection
Two ways to know if you need Lifestyle Medicine:
When your doctors tells you, "You really should change your lifestyle or I'll have to start you on medication for ..."
When facing transitions such as pregnancy, post-partum recovery and breastfeeding, perimenopause and menopause.
Two Oceans Wellness Medicine provides physician consultation to help you use clinically proven approaches to feeling better and having a longer “health-span” by preventing and reversing chronic disease through the following six areas of Lifestyle:
· Nutrition
· Physical Activity
· Stress Management
· Avoidance of Risky Substances
· Restorative Sleep
· Social Connection
Two ways to know if you need Lifestyle Medicine:
When your doctors tells you, "You really should change your lifestyle or I'll have to start you on medication for ..."
When facing transitions such as pregnancy, post-partum recovery and breastfeeding, perimenopause and menopause.
Meet Dr. McCoy
Dr. Kristine McCoy completed her undergraduate and medical degrees at Stanford University. She has a Master of Public Health degree from UCLA. Since 2015 she has lived on the Jersey Shore after many adventures (both personal and medical) in California’s beautiful wine country, the mountains of northern New Mexico and the Big Island of Hawaii. Along the way, she's led training programs for physicians and other health care professionals and run a community health center and other community health programs.
Starting Two Oceans Wellness Medicine to serve both Californians and New Jerseyans is the next adventure, bringing her full circle to her early professional focus on disease prevention and health promotion.
Whether you are already struggling with health conditions or trying to prevent them, she is excited to provide you with her full experience as a physician board certified in both family medicine and lifestyle medicine.
FAQS
Will Two Oceans Medicine communicate with my other doctors?
Yes, it is an important part of our service to share your Lifestyle Medicine Assessment and Plan with any other health care providers you designate. We will also coordinate with them by phone or email to ensure you have a consistent approach to monitoring and adjustinng both your medications and lifestyle approaches to managing your health conditions.
Does Two Oceans Medicine prescribe any medications?
Patients engaged in a program of Lifestyle Medicine with Two Oceans Medicine may receive medication management for symptoms of perimenopause or menopause and for assistance with helping you not smoke or use alcohol or opioids in a way that is not healthy for you.
Does Two Oceans Medicine prescribe weight loss medications?
At the present time we are not prescribing weight loss drugs, such as GLP-1s or phentermine, but we will definitely support those using the drugs, whether just starting, in the midst of weight loss, or those who have plateaued at or above their goal weight. Customizing your nutrition and movement patterns for maintenance of lean muscle mass is definitely part of Lifestyle Medicine.
Why does Two Oceans Medicine not take insurance?
Health insurance companies spend only 5 cents from each dollar they collect from you or your employer on preventive and primary care. To collect these 5 cents, they force doctors to have many layers of staff and other “middlemen”, taking away the resources that should be spent on you. By contracting directly with you I will guarantee that 100% of your investment in your health with Two Oceans Medicine will go to your care.
You can use your insurance for any recommended labs or medications.
Can I use my FSA or HSA?
The short answer is, yes. If you have an FSA, then you must be seeking care from Two Oceans to diagnose and/or treat some specific symptoms or an existing condition such as diabetes or insomnia. We can provide you with the necessary documentation so that you can submit your receipts to your plan administrator as coming from an out-of-network provider. An HSA is more flexible and purely preventive care will also be covered. You can use your FSA or HSA cards directly to pay for your Two Oceans Medicine Services.
I have Medicare, why can't I get ongoing medical care from Two Oceans Medicine?
Medicare has very strict rules to prevent doctors from charging Medicare patients for care that Medicare covers. Following a Lifestyle Medicine care plan involves checking in with a doctor in a way that Medicare in theory pays for. Thus, we ask our Medicare patients to follow through on their Comprehensive Lifestyle Assessment and Plan with their primary care doctor. We can also connect you to other Medicare funded lifestyle health supporting programs that will help you acheive your Care Plan goal such as the Diabetes Prevention or Diabetes Self Management Programs and Silver Sneakers.
Will Two Oceans Medicine track my data from my medical devices and fitness trackers?
Yes, through MyViva Plan we will be able to review your data from many devices and help you make adjustments better achieve your goals.
Will Two Oceans Medicine help me to work with other health and wellness professionals to support my goals?
Absolutely! We want to make sure you have the right amount of support for you. We can help you find the right fit in terms of the following:
Health coaching
Behavioral health counseling
Nutrition coaching and medical nutrition consultation
Doula and lactation services
