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An N.M.D. is a Naturopathic Medical Doctor. N.M.D.'s are different from "Naturopaths" who are not board certified and who have not gone to a four year accredited naturopathic medical school, but are also practicing in California.
Naturopathic doctors are board certified primary care doctors. I am board certified to practice medicine in California by the Bureau of Naturopathic Medicine. I graduated from an accredited four year naturopathic medical school; The National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) in Portland Oregon.This year will be NCNM's 50th anniversary. There are five naturopathic medical schools in North America at this time of which NCNM is the oldest.
As an N.M.D. I am trained to use natural methods of healing and also pharmaceuticals and minor surgery. I am versed in understanding when to use which type of therapy and why. I will explain and present all treatment options to you both naturopathic and allopathic. I can go between traditional types of treatment and energetic types of treatment to help your body heal itself and become healthy and vital without using drugs.
Most of my therapies work right through and with pharmaceuticals you may be taking, so it is not a problem to treat you while on any number of prescribed medications. I can also get you off many drugs used to treat chronic illnesses.
As an N.M.D. I use the power of nature "vis medicatrix naturae" to help my patients heal, along with botanicals, homeopathic remedies, hydrotherapy, physical medicine, nutritional medicine, diet counseling, exercise, and sometimes pharmaceuticals if necessary.
I use the body’s own healing energy and vital force to help me understand where its dis-ease or disharmony is. Within this paradigm I will use all of your presenting information (symptoms) to guide your body back to health. I use comprehensive lab reports (from standard medical labs and cutting edge medical labs) and imaging to diagnose in addition to employing the principles of Naturopathic Medicine.
The symptoms that you are present with are not the enemy, they are a result of some inner disharmony expressing itself in the most benign way possible. If looked at carefully these symptoms that make your life miserable can help lead me to treatments that will eliminate your illness from the root and bring your body back to health.
Western Allopathic model of medicine (MD's) looks at the symptoms as the disease. While Naturopathy's guiding principles understands symptoms as expressions of a deeper problem within the body. These symptoms need to be specifically looked at for each patient and carefully interpreted and used to guide me to the cause of your illness. In this way I can assess each patient as an individual and tailor a healing regimen that is specific for each person.
Naturopathic medicine looks at the symptoms, the overall disease picture, and lifestyle to heal. This is one main reason why N.M.D.'s first visits are typically between 1-2 hours; we listen to our patients.
We need to understand you on many different levels in order to complete the most comprehensive treatment protocols just for you. Within this paradigm true healing can be attained. I believe that there are no magic bullets. This is why I invite each one of you to take a vital part in your own healing process. I invite you to take a fresh look at your health and well being.
I have witnessed the resolution of all symptoms for illnesses previously thought to be permanently chronic, debilitating and life threatening.
