Dr. Safiya McCarter

12/03/2025

11/29/2025

In the immortal words of Wu-Tang Clan...Protect Ya Neck! Winter is approaching and the wind is blowing. Warmth is the name of the game, especially your neck. Why? There's an acupuncture point at the base of the back of the neck that is particularly susceptible to "invasion by pathogenic cold". Symptoms include sudden onset of fever and chills, sore throat and an aversion to wind/cold. Needling this point can be helping in treating symptoms that result from cold/wind exposure so keep acupuncture in mind! Prevention is a hallmark of both Naturopathic and Acupuncture medicine and of the simplest things you can do preventively is to make sure your neck is covered when you are out and about during this chilly time of year.

05/15/2025

When friends asked why I was going through this fellowship I responded initially by saying that I loved learning. This is true, and I would go back to school again in a heartbeat! As I reflected, going through this fellowship experience confirmed the strength of my education and training as a Naturopathic doctor, it provided me with new tools and resources to better serve my patients, and it has opened up a broader community of likeminded natural/functional and conventional colleagues to whom I can refer and with whom I can collaborate to better serve my patients. I am glad that I did it and am eager to revamp some of my offerings due to the additional knowledge that I have gained...stay tuned!



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04/03/2025

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03/26/2025

I will be there, will you?
The theme of this year's celebration of Black Maternal Health Week is "Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal Health through Collective Action and Advocacy". If you can come out to learn and make your voice heard!

03/21/2025

03/19/2025

I find this approach to be helpful for all pain and specifically for period pain (cramps). I reiterate...painful periods are common, NOT normal!
Things that I recommend for the inside approach are decreasing inflammatory foods such as dairy and sugar. Finding effective strategies for decreasing (ideally eliminating) the source of ongoing stress, which is inflammatory. Eating foods that are higher in magnesium, which aids in muscle relaxation and decreasing inflammation. For the outside my number one recommendation acupuncture! Acupuncture is a fantastic tool for pain, stress relief and also has an anti-inflammatory effect.

03/17/2025

03/14/2025

I absolute LOVE it when patients send me messages like this!

03/12/2025

Can naturopathic medicine and acupuncture really help with that? Yes!

03/10/2025

One of the things I love most about my training is the wide variety of tools that I have at my disposal. Over the last 15 years of clinical practice, I have found that most people benefit from a multi-pronged approach when dealing with complex and chronic conditions.

03/03/2025

New year, New You…How’s that going? March is typically the month when our plans for transformation begin to collide with the reality of our day to day life and start to fade. I too have goals for 2025 and in thinking about this, I decided to use some new tools to get me where I want to be and I invite you to do the same. For those of you that are new here welcome, I am Dr. Safiya. I am a dual-licensed Naturopathic doctor and Acupuncturist. If you are unfamiliar with Naturopathic medicine or have been curious about Acupuncture this is exactly where you need to be! These might just be the new tools that you need to finally achieve your health goals and address stubborn health concerns that need to be looked at from an integrative perspective. So, stay tuned and be encouraged. The new you loading just needs the “new tools” that I offer!