About Ginger Dean, NP

Welcome to my health empowerment practice! I’m Ginger Dean, a dedicated Nurse Practitioner in Illinois with Full Practice Authority (FPA), specializing in Preventative Care utilizing Lifestyle Medicine where we collaborate with YOU (the patient) to prevent, manage and in many cases reverse chronic illness and disease. My journey into healthcare began with a pivotal experience when my daughter was five and hospitalized. The doctors had no answers as to why her condition would continually worsen. I felt helpless while I watched my child suffer as I slept at her bedside each night. Armed only with my voice and pushing the healthcare team to "think outside the box" for answers to help her recover, one intern answered my prayers, restored my faith and was ultimately responsible for reshaping my understanding of healing. I am forever grateful! This was the catalyst prompting me to begin my nursing career.

This transformation in the nursing field deepened in 2018 when my (now)adult daughter was again facing serious health disparities. At the age of 23 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Faced again with grim predictions about her condition, I refused to accept the notion of a "new normal" for this young mother of 2. Informed by her healthcare team that she may not return to baseline after a near life threatening MS exacerbation, I refused to believe this was her destiny. Through determination, faith, and a holistic approach which included a whole food plant based diet, physical activity, many pillars of LM and a dedicated neurological team, we were able to guide her back to health—demonstrating the profound impact of lifestyle changes on health empowerment and well-being.

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I graduated with my Master's in Nursing from Walden University in 2018, following my Bachelor's from Governor State University in 2016. My mission now is clear: to empower my patients to reclaim their health, one lifestyle change at a time. Beyond my professional life, I’m a licensed cosmetologist, a proud football grandma, I have six adult children and 13 grandchildren, and my husband and I are the esteemed founders of “Grandchildren's Day,” an annual community celebration we host to honor family connections and our amazing offspring. Join me on this journey of healing and transformation—let’s redefine what’s possible together.