The Face of CONCIERGE HEALTH Untamed Health Jesse Naquin, CRNA PHOTO CREDIT: BUTTERFLIES OF HOPE PHOTOGRAPHY A s the faces behind Untamed Health, Jesse Naquin and Matthew Naquin are rede-
health issues—they began exploring a more holistic approach. “There’s got to be something,” she remembers think- ing. That mindset ultimately shaped the foundation of their practice. Untamed Health was built as a response to gaps they experienced firsthand in traditional medicine. “Healthcare in the US has become more of a business,” Mat- thew says. Instead, their model focuses on time, education, and partnership. “What people need is to be educated,” he explains, emphasizing conversations that empower patients to take an active role in their health. Through advanced testing, personalized treatment plans, and services ranging from IV therapy to peptide treatments,
they focus on root causes rather than quick fixes. “We’re not here to make 10 patients in an hour,” Jesse says. “We’re not going to kick you out.” That inten- tional approach often leads to emotional moments with patients who finally feel understood. For both, the greatest reward is seeing lives transformed. “I had no idea this was even possible,” is a phrase they hear often, and one that fuels their work in the Baton Rouge community. “We’re truly building relationships and seeing peo- ple’s lives change,” Matthew says.
fining what patient care can look like. Jesse, a CRNA, and Matthew, a family nurse practitioner, bring nearly five decades of combined medical experience to their concierge-style practice, along with a shared passion for helping people feel heard, seen, and truly well. Their journey began long before open- ing their doors. “It’s kind of been a long dream of ours,” Jesse says, recalling their years in endurance racing and the unex- plained health struggles that followed. “The more we trained, the more weight we gained, the more tired we felt,” she shares. Frustrated by a lack of an- swers—and later, their son’s unresolved
For more information, call (225) 496-1921 or visit untamed.health.
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