Mount Pleasant Magazine Sept/Oct 2016

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Whole Health from the
Inside Out
Better Life Carolinas
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Feeling Good
Whole health
begins from the inside out,
and you’re never too old or
too young to get started on
the path toward a better
life. Dr. Mickey Barber
and her experienced team
at Better Life Carolinas take an integrative, proactive
approach to wellness that is unique to the area in more
ways than one.
A resident of South Carolina since the age of 19,
Dr. Barber
completed
her undergraduate education at the
College of Charleston. She then went
on to medical school at MUSC, with
general surgery and anesthesiology
residencies at Tulane and Harvard.
Upon returning to the Lowcountry
to open her own anesthesiology
practice, now in her mid-40s, Dr.
Barber suddenly started feeling ill,
and she couldn’t figure out why. After
months of suffering, she was finally
diagnosed with a neuropathy that was
slowly shutting her systems down.
This was a wake-up call. She knew her
passion was no longer inside the fast
pace of the operating room but in helping people age well,
one patient at a time.
A blazing trendsetter in bioidentical hormone therapy
for men, she started the Cenegenics Carolinas LLC
practice in downtown Charleston. After more than a
decade, she opened Better Life in March of 2016 with Dr.
Randi Popp, who has an extensive background in primary
care. Now they get to help patients from 19 to 88 achieve
their best health possible.
Dr. Barber’s beautiful new office feels more like a spa
than a doctor’s office, offering the latest cutting-edge
technology and treatments you won’t find elsewhere.
From nutrition and exercise coaching to stress
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management and disease prevention, Charleston residents
can think of Dr. Barber as their personal health and
wellness coach. There are also plenty of services offered a la
carte – everything from IV treatments to injections, fillers
and more.
One of the most exciting new treatments is peptide
therapy, which is not found anywhere else. Better Sun
is an injection that gradually tans you from the inside
out. Athletes can rebuild ligaments faster with Repair
and Recovery, and there’s even an aphrodisiac called
Honeymoon. Dr. Barber is thrilled to be the only
physician in the area to offer these
treatments. She also carries vitamin
supplements in a new on-site
compounding facility, so patients can
get their supplements directly.
Dr. Barber and her team value
the importance of being completely
accessible and available to patients.
Since they don’t accept private
insurance, there is no rush, no waiting
on the phone or sitting in a busy,
stressful waiting room. They are
truly dedicated to providing patients
with an enjoyable, non-intimidating
experience.
Dr. Barber is an excellent
proponent of healthy aging, living it
every day both in her practice and her personal life. In her
spare time, she enjoys golf and working out, being on the
water and spending time with her children, stepchildren
and grandchildren. She placed in figure competitions in
her 50s and plans to continue competing well into her
60s. She said the most rewarding part of her job is working
with her amazing team of people every day and seeing real,
positive results.
You shouldn’t be alone on your journey toward a Better
Life. Let Dr. Mickey Barber help you look and feel young
at any age. To learn more, visit
or call 843-972-3090.
Dr. Mickey Barber opened Better life in
March of 2016 to help patients from 19 to
88 achieve their best health possible.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Mickey Barber.