Naturopathic Medicine combines modern, evidence-based Western medicine with ancient traditional Eastern medicine. While each has its time and purpose, we focus on utilizing the most effective and least invasive treatment options. You can think of Naturopathic Doctors as being medically trained, and naturally focused. Much of medicine today has evolved into the use of treatments that only suppress symptoms, rather than ones that get to the root cause. Your health cannot be approached as fragments- in order to be whole, we must be treated as a whole.

So, what does treating the root cause mean? Essentially, it involves taking all aspects of one’s life into account: diet, exercise, sleep, mental state, stress management, relationships with others, and spirit. By taking all of these areas and our body systems into account, we can find and treat the root cause. Aside from gathering a thorough history, we might also conduct physical exams, and run blood work or other required labs so that we can gain a full picture of what’s going on in your body. Only then can we select the appropriate treatments from our vast toolbox: ones such as botanical medicine, supplementation, nutritional counseling, Traditional Chinese Medicine practices, acupuncture, cupping, homeopathy, and mental health counseling to name a few.

While I treat a wide range of different health conditions, I firmly believe that there is an undeniable mental and emotional component that must be addressed in addition to the physical body. In my eyes, the mind-body-spirit approach is what’s missing from healthcare. Not only are we disconnected from each other in today’s society, but also from ourselves. My passion lies in helping others to peel back the layers of the onion that is themselves in order to remove blocks (both mental and physical) that are preventing them from living up to their highest potential.

Health means something different to everyone. To me, it is feeling vital, vibrant, and connected to oneself. My goal is to help you get to a place of health- whatever that definition might entail for you.