Nutrition
Our food is our best medicine! Naturopathic doctors receive extensive training in clinical nutrition. We understand that proper nutrition is the basis of health. Therefore, we may utilize dietary changes, food allergy elimination, fasting, or the use of supplements, as a means to safely address many acute and chronic diseases.
We offer natural products of the highest quality. They are all independently tested to ensure that they are free of pollutants such as heavy metals, pesticides, or chemically derived preservatives. Our supplements are also much more bio-available than most chemically isolated vitamins and minerals on the market today.
BotanicalsPlants have been use as medicine for thousands of years. Plants are so known for their healing properties that are theorigins of many pharmaceuticaldrugs.
Plants are different from their pharmaceutical counterparts in that they are more nutritive, pure, and bioavailable than drugs that are made of chemically isolated ingredients. Botanicals are often used in a liquid form such as a tea or tincture or in a pill form.Our practitioners are well-trained in understanding the interactions and contraidications of herbal medicines and pharmaceutical drugs.
Lifestyle CounselingDoctor as teacheris one of the foundational tenets of Naturopathy. Education is one of the most important aspects of our care as it is important for clients to understand what BALANCE and DIS-EASE are and what can contribute to their state. Naturopathic doctors are trained to educate their patients on aspects of lifestyle including diet, exercise, sleep, environmental exposures, and stress management. It is our goal to provide a wellness plan while empowering the patient to take responsibility for their own health.
Homeopathy
Homeopathy is a very gentle and yet powerful form of medicine that can address physical, emotional and spiritual well being. It is a system of medicine that is based on the laws of similars. This law of nature states that a disease can be cured by using a substance that can produce the same or similar symptoms of the disease.
Environmental Detoxification
Over 87,000 synthetic chemicals have been developed since World War II and the exposure to these toxins is increasing at exponential levels. Synthetic chemicals are found in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breath, the material our home are built with, the clothes we wear, and the products we use in hygiene.In addition, we are readily exposed to heavy metals that adversely affect our health. The Centers for Disease Control and other popular press have been reporting high levels of lead in children's toys and cosmetics, high levels of mercury in fish, and high levels of cadmium and arsenic from industrial waste. There is a wealth of research associating environmental pollutants with many disease processes. Cleansing programs are utilized to remove the toxins and specific treatment programs are developed to restore optimal function and enhance well being.
Relaxation Therapy
Conditions such as headaches and stress can be alleviated greatly by healing touch. Both stimulating and relaxing, this technique is applied to the head, neck and shoulders to promote circulation and relieve tension.
Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy is the use of water to restore and maintain health. We offer constitutional hydrotherapy treatments, which consist of a series of alternating hot and cold towels, coupled with sine wave. The cold application is stimulating; it causes superficial blood vessels to constrict, shunting the blood to internal organs. The hot application is relaxing, causes blood vessels to dilate,
and removes wastes from body tissues. Alternating hot and cold stimulates the lymphatic system, increases digestive powers, enhances detoxification, decreases inflammation, and supports the immune system.
