Who says getting older means less energy, foggy thinking, and longer recovery?
If anything, getting older means you've had enough experience to know that generic health advice only gets you so far.
Your body has its own history, its own strengths, and its own needs.
That's why a plan for your health should start with you.
You’re still doing the things you love. But maybe they’re taking a little more out of you than they used to.
You’re too young to stop living your life. But also old enough to know staying strong and healthy may take a little more intention.
You’ve heard plenty of advice about aging well. But it can be overwhelming and you want to know where your effort is best spent.
You want your kids focused on living their lives. And you want to do what you can now to keep living yours.
But aging well isn't one-size-fits-all.
Most healthy-aging programs rely on protocols and coaches. You’re one of many going through the same program, using the same testing and the same supplements.
Staying You takes a different approach. Your history, labs, genetics, functional health, priorities, and response along the way help shape what we do next.
Because if the goal is staying you, the plan should begin with you.
Six months. Four visits.
And a plan that gets more personal as we go.
Before your first visit
Start with your story, your goals, and what matters to you.
You’ll complete your health history and initial questionnaires before we meet, so we can spend our time together looking at the bigger picture and where you want to go from here.
Visit 1 — Start with what matters now
Decide what deserves a closer look.
At your first private physician visit, we’ll bring together your story, health history, goals, and initial functional assessments, as appropriate. We’ll identify your first priorities, decide which baseline testing makes sense for you, and get your SmartDNA testing underway. You don't have to wait for every result before we begin. When there are useful first steps to take, we'll start there.
Visit 2 — Make it more personal
Add the data. Look for connections. Refine the plan.
By your second visit, we expect to have your baseline labs and genetic results to add to what we already know. We’ll look for patterns, connections, and places worth paying closer attention, then continue building and tailoring your plan around you.
Visit 3 — See what's changing
Your response becomes part of the information.
What's shifted? What's working? What hasn't? Has something new become more important? We’ll use what you've noticed along the way to adjust priorities and decide what makes sense next.
Visit 4 — Build from here
Look back at what we've learned, and forward to what comes next.
Near the end of your six months, we may repeat selected labs or assessments when they would help us see what's changed. Then we'll bring your story, results, genetics, progress, and priorities together and review your Staying You Plan, including what deserves your attention now and what can help guide you in the years ahead.
The goal isn't to hand you a plan at the end of six months. It's to build one with you, use it, learn from it, and make it more yours as we go.
The goal isn't to age perfectly. It's to age your way.
What’s Included in Staying You: Aging Your Way
Modern tools. Old-school healthcare.
A physician who knows your story, understands your goals, and has time to put the pieces together.
Four private physician visits
In person or virtual. Four visits within six months, and each up to ninety minutes long to talk through your health story, review your genetic testing and labs, and decide together what deserves your attention. We’ll have time to ask better questions, follow the clues, and adjust as we learn more.
Value: $2,400
Genetic testing + baseline labs
Your genetics provide clues about where to look more closely. A broad baseline lab panel helps us see what’s happening in your body now. Testing is performed through SmartDNA and Quest Diagnostics. Together, they help us decide what deserves your attention now — and what may be worth keeping an eye on over time.
Value: $800+
Functional + Osteopathic Assessment
We’ll look at strength, balance, mobility, endurance, and other measures that matter for how you want to live. Your visits may also include an osteopathic look at structure and movement, with hands-on OMT in the office or guided self-care techniques when we’re working virtually.
Value: $200+
Your Personalized Staying You Plan
An extensive physician-created plan, provided to you as both a printed and digital document, that brings together your story, genetics, labs, functional assessment, and what we’ve learned over our time together.
You’ll have clear priorities, practical next steps, what we’ll want to keep an eye on, and a plan for the next six and twelve months.
You’ll leave with a plan you can hold onto, return to, and use to guide your health decisions well beyond Staying You.
Value: $500+
Resources Beyond Your Visits
Your plan may include tools or resources you continue using outside our time together. Staying You participants have access to Grace's Fullscript dispensary and available savings on laboratory testing and select health-tracking technology.
Supplements | Lab Testing | Health-Tracking Technology
What can your genetics help us understand?
Your genetics don't tell us what will happen to your health. But they can help us understand some of the ways your body may be wired differently, and point us toward questions worth asking.
Nutrient needs — how you may use, transport, or process important nutrients
Detoxification — pathways involved in processing and clearing compounds your body encounters
Hormone balance — how hormones may be produced, metabolized, and cleared
Inflammation — genetic influences on inflammatory signaling and response
Gut + brain health — pathways involved in neurotransmitters, gut function, and the gut-brain connection
Stress response — how your biology may influence the way you respond and adapt to stress
Metabolism — pathways involved in blood sugar, energy regulation, and metabolic health
Cardiovascular health — genetic factors that can help us think more carefully about long-term cardiovascular risk and support
We’re not looking for everything that’s different. We’re looking for what might matter.
Your genetic results become more useful when we put them alongside your story, labs, functional assessment, and goals. That’s how they help shape a plan that’s actually yours.
You'll work with me throughout Staying You
Over six months, I'll get to know your history, genetics, labs, what matters to you, and what you want to keep doing. That's the important stuff context matters. It means we can look at the bigger picture and make decisions with everything we've learned along the way in mind.
I’m Dr. Melissa Overman, an osteopathic physician with training in preventive and integrative medicine and the founder of Grace Integrative Medicine in Pickens, SC. I love helping people figure out what makes sense for their bodies, their goals, and the way they want to live.
What are Grace clients saying?
Different people need different things. That’s the point.
[Dr. Melissa]...does the research and thinks outside the box to get the best results for her patients. She’s wonderful and I highly recommend collaborating with her for better health!
Client, Anderson SC
Dr. Overman is an excellent and empathetic listener.... She is extraordinarily knowledgeable about the biochemical pathways of the body, and uses epigenetics as a way to determine root causes for different health issues.
I would highly recommend Dr. Melissa Overman to any of my friends or family.
Client, Greenville SC
Dr. Melissa starts with my goals and brings her expertise in epigenetics and natural supplements to support my health, rather than react to disease.
Client, Seneca SC
Maybe aging well isn't really about staying young.
Maybe it's about staying you.
THE POINT IS STAYING YOU
Ready to start aging your way?
$2,997 inclusive
Four physician visits + genetics + labs + functional assessment + your personalized Staying You Plan
Pay in full at your first visit, or choose 6 monthly payments of $550 ($3,300 total).
HSA/FSA eligible. No payment required to schedule.
A few things you may be wondering
Who is Staying You for?
Staying You is for individuals who want to be intentional about their health as they get older — whether you’re noticing changes now or simply want to understand where your attention may be best spent for the years ahead. You don’t need to be sick, and you don’t need to be trying to “fix” everything.
Do I need to already be a patient at Grace Integrative Medicine?
No. Staying You is open to both new and established Grace patients.
Do I have to live near Pickens?
No. You need to be located in North or South Carolina for your physician visits due to licensing restrictions. Visits can be held in person at Grace Integrative Medicine in Pickens or virtually.
What exactly is included? Is it worth it?
Staying You includes four private physician visits over six months, SmartDNA genetic testing, baseline laboratory testing, a functional assessment, and your personalized Staying You Plan with clear priorities and direction for the next six and twelve months.
The value isn't simply in having more visits or more information. It's in bringing your story, genetics, labs, assessments, goals, and what we learn over time into one thoughtful process. Some parts of that process, including the comprehensive Staying You Plan, aren't available separately at Grace.
What if I’ve already had genetic testing?
Staying You includes SmartDNA testing for every participant, even if you’ve had genetic testing before. Using the same comprehensive panel gives us a consistent foundation for looking at the pathways most relevant to the program. Previous genetic results can still be useful, and you’re welcome to share them.
Does Staying You replace my primary care doctor?
No. Staying You is designed to complement your existing healthcare, not replace primary care or urgent/emergency care.
Does insurance cover the program? Can I use HSA/FSA funds?
Services at Grace Integrative Medicine are typically HSA/FSA eligible, and you may be able to use those funds for Aging Gracefully. Eligibility varies by plan, so please check with your plan administrator. A receipt will be provided for your payment.
What happens after the six months?
After completing Staying You, you’re warmly invited to continue working with Dr. Melissa through Grace on an individual basis as needed. There’s no required ongoing membership. For those who want more regular support, an ongoing care option may also be available.
How is my genetic information protected?
Your genetic testing is performed through SmartDNA. Your personal information and test results are handled according to SmartDNA’s privacy and confidentiality policies, and your clinical report is provided to Grace Integrative Medicine so we can review it together as part of your care.
Grace receives your SmartDNA report, not your raw genetic data. The report gives us the information we need to look at relevant pathways and patterns without providing your underlying raw DNA file.
You can also review SmartDNA’s full Privacy Policy here.
When does Staying You start?
Staying You is offered on an ongoing basis, so you can begin when the timing is right for you.
Once you enroll, Dr. Melissa will contact you to schedule your first visit and arrange your genetic testing and baseline labs.
Still wondering if Staying You is right for you?
Send me your question. I’m happy to help you decide whether the program makes sense for what you’re looking for.
What do you want the next year to look like?
Six months from now, the goal isn't for you to have more health information to manage.
It's for you to understand your health more clearly: what deserves your attention, what probably doesn't, and where your effort is best spent.
You'll leave with clear priorities for right now, a plan for what comes next, and a better understanding of where to put your effort so you can keep doing what matters to you.
Because Staying You isn't really about finishing a six-month program.
It's about what you can keep doing afterward.
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