naturopathic medicine principles

Naturopathic physicians practice the six fundamental principles of naturopathic medicine:
The Healing Power of Nature
Trust in the body’s inherent wisdom to heal itself.
Identify and Treat the Causes
Look beyond the symptoms to the underlying cause.
First Do No Harm
Utilize the most natural, least invasive and least toxic therapies.
Doctor as Teacher
Educate patients in the steps to achieving and maintaining health.
Treat the Whole Person
View the body as an integrated whole in all its physical and spiritual dimensions.
Prevention
Focus on overall health, wellness and disease prevention.

naturopathic investigations & treatments can be incorporated with your acupuncture visits
investigate with lab testing
  • Food Sensitivity Testing
  • Advanced Lipid (cholesterol) Testing
  • Digestive Health (stool & SIBO) Testing
  • Standard Lab Work ups

treat

  • nutritional & dietary changes
  • supplementation to give tools for healing
  • remove barriers to healing

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nourish & balance

  • lifestyle: sleep, stress, movement
  • ongoing nutrition
  • treatment tune-ups
  • periodic reassessments

naturopathic specialties

  • digestive health concerns: bloating, heartburn, IBS, inflammatory bowel, food sensitivities, leaky gut, constipation, loose stool, abdominal pain, SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth)
  • metabolic support: metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, resistant weight loss
  • when a patient wants to investigate gastrointestinal involvement in any current health condition (auto-immune disease, allergies, anxiety, depression, ADD/ADHD, chronic pain, rheumatism, inflammation, migraines, etc.)
  • nutritional & supplemental support
  • fasting mimicking diet

As I work to focus on these specialties, I have found it necessary and important to refer the following conditions/concerns to another local naturopathic doctor who specializes in these services or other qualified holistically minded physicians:

  • primary care
  • thyroid treatment & support
  • female hormonal evaluation & support, bio-identical hormone prescriptions
  • male hormonal support & testosterone prescriptions
  • pediatric care
  • ~ If your desire is a Naturopathic Medicine ONLY visit (no acupuncture), I would prefer to refer you to Dr. Melissa Bachman, ND, APRN at The Reno Health Institute