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Learn the foundation of this practice
and how it guides you back to health.

Naturopathic medicine is a holistic philosophy, emphasizing prevention combined with safe and effective treatment modalities, such as botanical medicine and clinical nutrition, and the most current advances in modern medicine to encourage people’s self-healing ability.

It was founded by Kneipp, his son Lindlahr, and other founding healers, who based their philosophies on treating the whole person, not just the symptom. When this doesn’t happen, what they call the “law of nature” occurs: lowered vital force, accumulation of toxins and abnormal blood and lymph.

I often say that the approach of naturopathic medicine can best be summed up with this quote:

“The superb physician treats disease before it occurs.”

— Ancient Chinese proverb

This ideology combined with the 6 philosophies of naturopathic medicine are the foundation of my practice and how I guide you back to health.

1. Trust the healing power of nature

This is my word: Trust. Trust your body. It knows what it’s doing. I recognize and respect the inherent self-healing process the human body has and I identify and remove obstacles to support this process.

2. First, do no harm

I strive to identify and remove the underlying cause of illness rather than to merely eliminate or suppress symptoms. While doing so, I am committed to using gentle yet powerful medicinal modalities, such as clinical nutrition, botanical medicine and hydrotherapy.

3. Find and treat the cause

Finding the root cause is the magical detective work I love doing. Your symptoms give us the clues that we can then investigate with lab work, a deep understanding of your lifestyle and all of my years of –ology training. I strive to avoid harmful suppression of symptoms in addition to acknowledging, respecting and working with each individual’s self-healing process.

4. Treat the whole person

The body has separate organs and systems, yet they are all interconnected and work together on a daily basis. Looking at all aspects of yourself – mind, body, and soul – is essential to achieving the optimal health you deserve.

5. Doctor as teacher

As a doctor, I am both a teacher and an educator. When you understand how your body works, you are more apt to make healthier lifestyle changes (this is also the basis of my children’s book and curriculum series, Human Body Detectives).

6. Prevention

Naturopathic doctors emphasize prevention of diseases as the foundation of health. A staggering 80% of diseases are due to lifestyle choices and environmental aspects. I meet you where you are on your health journey so you can make the changes you need to feel better.

Important Note:

Please do your due diligence when finding a naturopathic doctor. Make sure they have attended an accredited four-year naturopathic medical school, passed NPLEX board exams and are licensed and held accountable in your state’s naturopathic board of examiners. Licensed naturopathic doctors take all the typical classes you would expect in medical school and are then further educated extensively in functional nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, Chinese medicine, physical medicine and much more!

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We discuss your symptoms and what is going on with your health.

From our conversation, I draw up a treatment plan that will be sent to you within 24 hours with any suggested supplements and/or lab work. Depending on your location, we will determine the best place to have the lab work performed. Any necessary prescriptions will be sent from Fullscript where you can easily create an account and fulfill online.

Note: I usually suggest blood work and other labs in a 1st session to look at body biomarkers so that we can match symptoms to what is happening in the body and then make sure to align diet and lifestyle from there.

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Rate: $300

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