December Newsletter
Holiday Hours
As we approach the end of the year, we want to make you aware of our upcoming holiday schedule.
Our office will be closed from December 24th through January 2nd so our team can enjoy time with their families and recharge for the new year.
We will reopen with normal office hours beginning Monday, January 5th.
Thank you for your understanding, and we hope you have a joyful, restful holiday season.
WE ARE MOVING!
We’re excited to share some big news! Direct Family Care of NoCO will be moving from Suite 1 to Suite 5 — our beautiful new garden-level suite. 🌿✨
This refreshed space will allow us to expand, elevate your experience, and continue providing the personalized, patient-centered care you trust.
We anticipate making the move the last week of December, so will have limited access that week for acute appointments only - please plan accordingly. We’re truly thrilled for this next chapter and can’t wait to welcome you into our new home. 💜
Medications
Please give us 7-14 days for medication refills to ensure we have them in stock
Refills Made Easy
The quickest and most reliable way to request prescription refills is through Spruce. When reaching out, please include:
~The name of the medication
~The dose
~Where you’d like the prescription sent — from us directly or to your preferred pharmacy
This helps us process your request smoothly and without delays.
As part of our yearly chart review, we’re updating patient demographics. This includes your address, phone number, email, insurance, and emergency contacts. Keeping this information current helps us provide safe, accurate, and timely care.
Updates
We are thrilled to announce that Stephane, PA, will be joining our practice this January! 💜
She will be here to serve our patients, support our growing community, and work closely alongside Dr. Lentz to ensure you receive the highest level of care.
To help her get to know our practice and our patients, Stephane will be shadowing Dr. Lentz throughout her onboarding.
We’re so excited to welcome her to the DFC of NoCO family — and we know you’ll love her just as much as we do! ✨
Note from Dr. Lentz
As we close out another year, I’m struck again by how powerful small, steady choices can be. December is often painted as a season of indulgence and chaos, but it can just as easily become a season of intention—one where we choose what truly fuels us, body and soul.
If this year has taught me anything, it’s that health isn’t built in dramatic sweeps or perfect streaks. It’s built in the quiet repetition of tiny commitments: drinking the water, prioritizing protein, getting to bed on time, saying yes to movement even when motivation is thin. Those choices have a cumulative power that adds up in ways we only recognize when we look back.
I want to encourage you this month to shift your focus away from “finishing strong” and toward “continuing to build.” Let December be a bridge, not a cliff. Let it be a month where you steadily invest in the version of yourself you want to greet in January.
There will be celebrations, travel, special meals, and disruptions—of course there will. Enjoy what is truly meaningful. But also remember that you deserve to feel good now, not just after the holidays are over. You deserve energy, strength, clarity, and confidence even in the busiest weeks of the year.
However your month looks, I hope you find pockets of rest, moments of joy, and a renewed sense of what is possible for your health in the year ahead. I’m grateful for the chance to walk alongside you on this journey, and I’m looking forward to everything we’ll build together in the coming year.
Wishing you a peaceful, vibrant, and hope-filled December.
—Dr. Lentz
The holidays always make me crave a sweet treat… and honestly, what’s better than peppermint + white chocolate this time of year? 🎄🍫
That’s why I picked this Keto White Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake for our December recipe — it’s cozy, creamy, low-carb, and totally worth making for yourself or a holiday gathering.
Enjoy this little bit of festive sweetness without the sugar crash!
💜 — Rylee
