Are you confused by contrarian health claims of nutrition experts? Do you wonder how there can be such a difference in approach?
The right food may be wrong for you. The search for the perfect diet has lead us from vegetarianism to Atkins, from The Zone to raw food. The reality is that the right diet for one person may be deleterious for another. We find the diet that is right for YOU!!!
Traditional medicines have been used with pinpoint accuracy to diagnose disease conditions and to categorize food as medicine. We bring together authentic traditions of with current western research-based nutrition.
Our expertise is in designing a food program for you, according to your body, blood type and metabolic type, family history, genetics and condition.
We not only design a food program for you but help you learn nutrition principles so you can identify how different foods affect your body and how to modify your program at different times. That leaves YOU in control!
Nutritional supplements may be used in conjunction with your proper diet to optimize healing. Choosing the right supplements can be overwhelming. That is why you can rely on our expertise to choose the right amount and combination of nutrients specifically for you.
A six thousand year old method of treatment that comes from East India, Ayurveda uses a combination of massage, oils and herbs in the treatment of chronic conditions. Although recognized as one of the oldest medical traditions, modern research today validates many of its practices and herbal remedies.
We use many conventional laboratory tests, just like the ones an allopathic physician may order.
Some examples of common labs are:
Today’s modern woman wants, and has the opportunity of obtaining, safe, effective, affordable health care. Women want to be educated about their bodies and their health so they can then make the choices that are the best for them. By philosophy, by design and by commitment, Naturopathic Medicine offers women what they want.
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Many people feel that eating a vegetarian diet is ideal for everyone, and will benefit all of mankind. Others seem to think that a diet high on animal protein is the best. The reality is that “one man’s meat is another man’s poison” is absolutely correct.
We cannot all eat the same foods – it really depends on our METABOLIC TYPE, which is based upon the research of Dr Kelly, Dr Krystal and Dr Wolcott.
If you are already feeling good, eating should, at the very least, help to maintain your energy level. But if you feel tired, have cravings or are irritable after meals, or if you suffer from chronic disease, then it might be due to an improper combination of proteins, fats and carbohydrates at your meals, rendering the nutrients you ingest, ineffective. Or, you might be eating the perfect foods for your Metabolic Typing, but having too much of one type of food in place of another can easily produce the symptoms listed above.
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Since many factors contribute to health and wellness, all aspects of your individual lifestyle are addressed.
Guidance on ways to cope with stress is an important part of pour Integrative Approach.
Effective strategies that fit your unique lifestyle are what you need to be successful in creating your own personal life-long wellness.
Todays research has demonstrated the medicinal powers of many common plants.
The use of herbs is both as science and an art. An herb generally works on the body in one of three ways: it can purge the body of impurities, it can build up the immune system, or it can strengthen the constitution of an organ so it will function at optimal efficiency. Individual herbs can accomplish one or more of these functions, and specific herbs are used for specific ailments although there is often more than one herb which can aid in the treating of an ailment.
Our Doctors create individualized formulas to address your individual health needs.
While many herbs can be safely taken in conjunction with prescribed medications, others may not. Naturopathic physicians are highly trained in both the use of pharmaceuticals and herbal medicines, so it is safe to say we are experts in attending to the interactions of medicines and herbs and will provide expert guidance to increase effectiveness and avoid side effects.
Children and adults are now being exposed to greater quantities of chemicals in the environment and food supply. These chemicals interact synergistically to increase their negative effects. Naturopathic detoxification and immune restoration therapies are an important aspect of our practice. Our Doctors affect detoxification through the use of specific herbal combinations, foods, hydrotherapy, breathing, exercise and more.
We use many physical medicine modalities, mainly in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain and inflammation, but also as part of an integrated approach to the treatment of the full spectrum of health problems.
Hydrotherapy: Is the use of water as a treatment. It can be used to increase circulation and healing in the body.
Micro-current therapy can be used both in the treatment of pain and in the healing of viral conditions (herpetic neuralgia) and chronic neurological conditions.
Based on the principle that “like cures like. Homeopathic remedies enhance the body’s innate immune response and rarely have side effects.
