Tyler Kolb
Health Coach
Aloha! My name is Ty Kolb. I’m a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Registered Behavior Technician.
As a specialist in behavior change, I guide clients along their journey of self-directed, lifestyle changes through a supportive, non-judgemental, and motivational relationship between coach and client. By utilizing effective tools and methods, I aid clients through details of the treatment plan, identifying accountability and support, discussing motivations, limiting beliefs, desires, and setbacks, setting smart goals and action steps, providing education around behavior change, and more.
The process of coaching plans is individualized to each client’s needs, as well as honoring and understanding the client’s role as the expert of his or her own personal growth. Working alongside a functional medicine doctor, I will be able to provide a more in depth assessment of the client’s health and wellness and increase satisfaction and understanding of the functional medicine treatment plan and personal wellness goals.
My passion is to help guide clients on their path to improve mental and overall health from a holistic perspective, to increase meaningful experiences, and transcend wellness in the world!
By addressing the underlying root cause of my issues – burn-out, poorly managed stress, inconsistent sleep patterns, gut dysfunction, suboptimal diet (it turns out I was not eating as well as I thought…) – I gave my body what it needed to work WELL. The Functional Medicine approach is not an easy fix (taking pills requires far less personal investment), but it is the long-lasting fix, freeing me to focus on what matters – life! You can be well too, but it does take commitment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Functional medicine is a science-based, individualized approach to health that goes beyond traditional medicine. It finds the root cause of illness by focusing on gut health, metabolism, hormones, environment, and genetics. A personalized diet, nutritional supplementation, and lifestyle plan is designed for your unique profile to achieve health. The Institute for Functional Medicine’s website (ifm.org) has detailed information regarding our practice model.
Both functional and holistic medicine focus on the total body. Functional medicine focuses on interactions between genetics, environment, and lifestyle that impact health. Holistic medicine has a spiritual approach to the body, mind, and soul.
Functional medicine can help with many health problems, such as fatigue, sleep problems, indigestion, weight gain, and hormonal imbalances. If you’re on multiple medications, want to get to the root of your symptoms, or want more natural ways to optimize your health, functional medicine can help you.
As a board-certified internist, I am experienced with chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiac, inflammatory, gastrointestinal, and autoimmune diseases. I also treat fatigue, weight gain, hormone imbalances, and gut dysfunction, such as bloating and gas.
Absolutely! In addition to treating illness, functional medicine also emphasizes prevention for health maintenance.
No, I am not a primary care provider. I will work with you as a functional medicine consultant to address the cause of your chronic health problems and discuss them with your primary care provider if necessary.
Dr. Shimizu is licensed to practice Internal Medicine (adult medicine) in the state of Hawaii.
Yes, when necessary.
I review the traditional labs obtained by your primary provider, such as cholesterol levels and blood counts. Depending on your health goals, I recommend further testing. Some examples are specialized metabolic tests, gut health, environmental toxins, or food sensitivity tests. Some of these specialized testing are not covered by insurance and are out-of-pocket.
Functional medicine is considered complementary alternative medicine; not all insurance plans cover this service. You will pay at the time of your visit, and I will provide a superbill for you if you wish to submit the claim to your insurance or apply to your flexible spending accounts (FSA). We currently accept traditional Medicare.
Rates: – Initial visit (60 minutes): $300 – Second visit (45 minutes): $225 – Follow-up visits (20 minutes): $100 – Initial Visit Package (first three visits included): $700
Go to Olena Center’s online scheduler to schedule an initial appointment. (make this a click here) You will complete health questionnaires and upload available medical records before your appointment. During the first visit, you and I will discuss your health history, family history, diet, and lifestyle habits. I will review different approaches to your health and make some suggestions for change at this time. I may also recommend laboratory testing. The second visit is generally 1-2 months later. At this time, I will evaluate your progress and further personalize your care plan. I may recommend additional dietary changes, supplements, lifestyle changes, and possibly medications. The timing for additional follow-up visits will depend on your customized plan.
