05/09/2024
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Why do people seek out the care of a licensed naturopathic doctor (ND)?
🌱 Some patients are looking for optimal health - not just “normal” lab values or merely the absence of disease. NDs are trained to treat the whole person. This requires taking the time to listen and understand the genetic, environmental, and behavioral/lifestyle factors that can affect your health.
🌄 NDs understand there is no one-size-fits-all treatment that works for everybody. After your visit with an ND, you’ll leave the doctor’s office with a treatment plan uniquely tailored to you, your health status, your health goals, and your lifestyle.
🎯 Sometimes sleep problems, aches and pains, difficult skin rashes, and stomach discomfort are symptoms of an underlying illness. While these symptoms can be managed, it’s more important to understand and treat the root cause—which is the focus of naturopathic medicine.
💪🏽 An ND will help you learn what your body needs to get well and stay healthy. Patients have the opportunity to feel empowered and hopeful when they are actively engaged in managing their own health.
🔥 Pain that lasts six months or more is more complex than acute pain and requires a holistic, long-term approach. NDs are trained to determine which combination of therapies may work best to heal or manage your pain safely so that you can resume daily activities.
🌿 Certain chronic health conditions with symptoms like fatigue, insomnia, or gastrointestinal distress can be difficult to diagnose and treat. NDs use diagnostic tools common in conventional medicine (detailed health histories and targeted laboratory testing/imaging, etc.), but are also trained in holistic approaches for when those methods do not get to the root of the issue. These approaches can open doors to new treatment pathways and options.
👉 Find a naturopathic doctor near you at FindANaturalDoctor.com or bit.ly/FindAnND