Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic Medicine is a sensible and comprehensive approach to health care. I was drawn to it because it combines the best of modern medical knowledge with the whole-person approach common to older healing traditions. A Naturopathic Doctor’s (ND’s) goal is to find and treat the underlying cause(s) of your health concerns, rather than treating symptoms alone. My job is not only to help you feel better - but to do so in a way that’s in agreement with how you’re made.

ND’s follow some key principles in their approach to helping you improve your health:

First, do no harm – use safe and effective health care techniques with the least risk for all patients
Treat the cause – identify and treat underlying causes of illness, avoid suppression of symptoms
Treat the whole person – recognize each human being as an integration of mind, body, and spirit
Doctor as teacher – educate patients on their health, inspire rational hope, and encourage self-care
Nature knows best – cooperate with nature to promote an individual’s own healing capacity
Prevention is the best medicine – prevent illness by encouraging individual and community health

As outlined below, Naturopathic Doctors (ND’s) are trained to diagnose and treat the full range of chronic and acute health conditions.

Also see FAQs for Naturopathic Medicine