Article and Photos by Larry H. Oskin

Footsteps To Wellness is a multi-specialty medical wellness practice providing comprehensive and personalized care for a family’s physical, health, behavioral and wellness needs. On Friday, October 1, the South Lake Chamber of Commerce hosted the ribbon cutting.

Michelle Hylton is a board-certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse as well as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She is the primary healthcare provider at Footsteps To Wellness offering a holistic approach. Originally from Fort Lauderdale, she completed her Master’s Degree with honors in nursing at Kaplan University. She is board certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Hylton has over twenty years of professional medical and wellness experience. Her practice integrates both medical and wellness models of care for optimal physical and mental health. She focuses on: health promotion, health maintenance, highlights disease prevention, lifestyle counseling and education. In addition to her primary care degrees, she holds professional certifications in aesthetic procedures and wellness modalities. Hylton is a Certified Obesity Specialist. She specializes in addiction medicine treatment programs. She is a member of the SLCC and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Footsteps to Wellness offers regular /annual physicals and checkups to properly keep track and treat diabetes, cholesterol and high blood pressure. Over the past year, their most popular and successful lifestyle treatment has become their weight loss program. Hylton notes, “We focus on weight loss through the introduction of sustainable lifestyle changes with a healthy eating pattern and physical activity. Keeping the weight off includes behavior modification techniques that will help you get in touch with your eating habits. Our goal is to help you lose the weight as well as how to keep it off.”

Hylton offers sexual wellness therapies for male and female patients. She also offers specialized hair restoration services with plasma-rich scalp treatments to support hair regrowth. Hylton proudly shares, No one is ever rushed in and out.” She gives each patient all of the time they really need for a more comprehensive service treatment. Medical aesthetics services include Botox, Juvéderm, dermal fillers, vitamins and anti-aging treatments.

Footsteps To Wellness will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 16. There will be office tours, demonstrations, complimentary consultations, giveaways, raffles, music and refreshments.

Free first visit consultations are available by appointment. The office is at 121 East Division Street Suite F, Clermont, across from the Citrus Tower. For further information call 352-388-7075. Email: FootstepsToWellness@GMail.com. Visit:https://www.footstepstowellness.com/ and follow them on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/footsteps2wellness