Naturopathic medicine is a different style of medicine. First off, I am not a medical doctor (MD), I am not trying or pretending to be a medical doctor. I have different training and a different degree, a naturopathic doctorate (ND) and a different toolkit. My training was a rigorous, accredited four-year graduate level program at the National College for Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. Here I learned all the same basic science, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and diagnostics as a conventional medical doctor. The treatments and overarching philosophy/approach to care is different.

My treatment toolkit includes natural, non-prescription, items. Things like food, movement, breathing, mind/body work, herbs, vitamins, supplements, etc… I cannot prescribe medication. I cannot change or manage your medications. I can support your body while on medication and, in some cases, work with you (and your prescribing doctor) to get off prescriptions medications.

How is your approach to Health different?

The body is a complex interconnected whole, not isolated systems that we can slice up and view only from one perspective. I strive to gather a full, complete picture of your symptoms and health and history. By doing this, I can see patterns and focus treatments on underlying causes that can have benefits body wide. By aiming to address root causes of dis-ease, often the healing is more effective and sustainable.

Learn more about naturopathic medicine here: American Association of Naturopathic Physicians