Our Story
About Foundation Wellness
Integrated care for weight, hormones, and mental wellness. Built by a physician who saw what medicine was missing.
Our Story
Foundation Wellness was built on a simple observation: most health problems don’t exist in isolation. Weight resistance, hormonal imbalance, fatigue, anxiety. These aren’t separate issues. They’re connected signals from a body asking for a smarter, more integrated approach.
Foundation Wellness brings together the disciplines that traditional medicine keeps siloed. We treat the whole system (hormones, metabolism, nervous system, and lifestyle) because that’s how the body actually works.
Our Approach
We start with comprehensive evaluation. Lab work, medical history, lifestyle factors. The full picture. Then we build a plan grounded in evidence-based medicine, tailored to your specific physiology. Not a template pulled off a shelf.
Every patient is different. A woman in perimenopause dealing with weight resistance and brain fog needs a fundamentally different approach than a man with declining testosterone and chronic fatigue. So we design for the individual.
What Sets Us Apart
- Physician-led care where every treatment plan is overseen by a board-certified physician
- Integrated approach that connects weight, hormones, mental health, and recovery into one coordinated plan
- Evidence-based protocols with no fads and no shortcuts, just medicine grounded in clinical research
- American Fork, UT location serving all of Utah
Our Approach
Built by Physicians Who Saw What Was Missing
Your weight, your hormones, your mental health... they aren't three separate problems. They're one conversation about the same body. And when you treat them together, that's when real change happens.
Foundation Wellness
Our physicians kept seeing the same pattern: patients bouncing between specialists, each one treating a piece without seeing the whole picture. Weight programs that ignored hormones. Hormone clinics that ignored mental health. Nobody connecting the dots.
Foundation Wellness was built to fix that. One team, one plan, built around how your body actually works instead of how insurance companies organize it. It's integrated medicine designed for people who are tired of getting the runaround.
Lead Physician
Dr. Paul Frandsen
MD · Physician — Weight Management & Addiction Medicine
Board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine. Over a decade of Level I trauma center experience. Specializes in medical weight management with GLP-1 therapies, hormone optimization, and integrative wellness — combining emergency, addiction, and metabolic health expertise into personalized care.
Education & Training
- — BS Neuroscience (Honors) — Brigham Young University
- — Medical Degree — University of Utah
- — Residency — Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University
- — Board Certified — Addiction Medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine (2024)
Our Team
Meet the Providers
Dr. Jonathan Guenter, MD
Physician — Addiction Recovery
Specializes in buprenorphine and Suboxone treatment for addiction recovery. Passionate about helping patients shatter barriers, reclaim control, and build lives full of purpose through local, hands-on care.
Education & Training
- — Medical Degree — University of Utah School of Medicine
- — Residency — Charlotte, NC
Irina Kratzer
Clinic Manager
International medical background with cardiology training in Russia and U.S. medical licensing. Certified in nutrition with expertise in medical aesthetics. Oversees daily clinic operations and creates a supportive, patient-centered environment.
Education & Training
- — Medical Education — Russia (Cardiology)
- — United States Medical Licensing Examinations
- — Diploma in Nutrition
Our Values
What We Stand For
Physician-Led Care
Every treatment plan is designed and overseen by a board-certified physician. No mid-level handoffs, no shortcuts. Your care stays with the doctor.
Integrated Approach
Weight, hormones, mental health, and recovery connected into one coordinated plan instead of siloed specialties that never talk to each other.
Evidence-Based Medicine
No fads, no wellness theater. Every protocol is grounded in clinical research and tailored to your unique physiology. Actual medicine.
Ready to Get Started?
Book a consultation and let's figure out what's actually going on. No templates, no guesswork.
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