a Black Oaks Center Initiative
Holistic Medical Consultations with Dr. Jifunza Wright-Carter
Jifunza Wright Carter M.D., M.P.H. personal & professional life has been intertwined with plants. A regenerative farmer & herbalist, she is a plant-based eater of 50 years. She has studied macrobiotics, living foods, mind-body therapies, Chinese Medicine as well as medicinal herbs, and homeopathy since she was a teen. Food has been an integral part of her prescriptive self-care plans for decades of care for thousands of patients in her practice of integrative family medicine. Patients learning about the healing power of foods and the care of themselves has been a devotion and a commitment for much of her professional life, particularly in underserved communities. Dr. Wright is a graduate of Case Western Reserve School of Medicine. During her Family Practice residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago Ill, she declared her commitment to integrative medicine and completed her family practice residency training at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, where residents had an herbal formulary, acupuncture clinic, and openness to integrative medicine.
Dr. Wright currently practices medicine in the Chicago area and is available to assist you with your health challenges via telehealth.
Consultations Offered:
Wellness Prevention
For those who are healthy and want assistance in tailoring their self-care to stay well and prevent genetic predispositions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer.
Chronic Illness Intervention
For those with the following chronic conditions: hypertension, diabetes, inflammatory, auto-immune disease, cancer, prescriptions will be rendered to minimize disease progression, prevent complications and extend quantity and quality of life.
Natural Pediatrics
Prescriptions to assist children and their parents to be empowered to better understand their bodies and how to care for them leads to good self-care habits for life.
Natural Women's Health
Going through menopause? Having gynecological challenges? Prescriptions to support minimal complications from the climacteric and other estrogen dominant challenges will help to reduce symptoms and achieve higher states of wellness.
Natural Men's Health
Andropause is real for many men. Get prescriptions to increase vitality, improve quality of life during a critical time in your life.
Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy
Consultations are fully refundable if cancelled 72 hours (3 full days) prior to your scheduled appointment. Consultations may be rescheduled at no additional cost by reaching out to drjspatients@gmail.com at least 24 hours in advance of your appointment, and are subject to availability. Less than the 24 hour notice minimum, if there is an emergency situation which prevents you from attending your appointment, we will review your request for refund or reschedule on a case by case basis, and do not guarantee a refund or reschedule. The sooner you communicate, the better.