Naturopathic Physicians in Washington State are trained and licensed as primary care physicians and practice as such. As Family Physicians, Naturopathic Doctors are licensed and trained to diagnose conditions, order lab tests and request other diagnostic tests like X-rays or MRIs for example when needed. Like all primary care physicians when necessary they make referrals to medical specialists. Naturopathic physicians are also licensed to prescribe medications if and when necessary in addition to the wide array of natural treatments they are expert in. Naturopaths are trained in a number of naturopathic therapies and modalities including but not limited to the following; diet therapy, nutritional counseling, therapeutic supplementation with nutrients, herbal medicine, homeopathy, lifestyle counseling. The physicians at Northwest Center for natural medicine are also licensed Acupuncturist and are able to offer this to their patients as well.

1. General Family Medicine: Many people choose to have the doctors at the NW center be their primary care physician. Some people choose to have a one of our naturopaths on a team with other physicians that provide integrated care for their specific needs.
2. Physical Exams: The physicians perform routine physical exams for individuals of any age. This includes wellness exams, or any kind of employment or sport physicals.
3. Women’s Annual exams: This includes but is not limited to yearly PAPs, Breast exams, STD screening, Birth control, Hormone therapy, and Bone density testing.
4. Wellness and Disease prevention program: An added benefit of using a naturopathic physician as your primary care physician is that you have a physician with a doctorate in natural and preventative medicine. Naturopathic physicians look at each individual holistically. We don’t simply focus on the eradication of symptoms or disease management, but look for the underlying cause of disease with the goal of restoring balance. There is as much focus on wellness as there is disease and we work to create unique programs for each individual based on their own genetics, family history and lifestyle so as to optimize health and prevent disease. Patients therefore have at their fingertips access to cutting edge research and expert information on natural treatments and remedies.

1. Clinical Nutritional Counseling and Streamlined Vitamin Supplementation:In depth diet counseling is available to assess each individual’s nutritional deficiencies and create programs to optimize nutrition.
2. Food allergy testing: Often there are obstacles to optimal wellness and it is very important to determine the presence foods allergies or sensitivities that may be affecting individuals over all wellbeing.
3. Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine
4. Botanical or Herbal Medicine
5. Homeopathy

1. Menopause program
2. Weight loss program: HCG weight loss programs: In the 1950s and 60s, Dr. Simeons forwarded a unique interpretation on the nature of obesity based on his clinical observation and as a result formulated a very successful weight loss program. The key to his protocol is a low calorie diet paired up with a hormone called hCG. In a nutshell, hCG triggers the body to use up stored abdominal fat for calories and at the same time acts upon the endocrine system to restore diencephalic disturbances (endocrine/hormone imbalances) and boost the body’s metabolism. This treatment therefore not only helps individuals lose weight but helps them reset their metabolism thereby correcting one of the underlying imbalances that leads to obesity. The diet entails either a 23 day or 43 day regime of a low fat diet paired with hCG shots or drops.

   

3. Detoxification programs: Liver Detoxification
4. Heavy Metal Detoxification: Chelation Therapy: this involves the removal of heavy metals from the body in order to treat heavy metal toxicity as well as cardiovascular disease. Urine tests for heavy metals are performed and a treatment program is designed to help individuals address their particular heavy metal overload.
5. Longevity Programs
6. Complimentary Cancer Care
7. Diabetes Prevention and Treatment program
8. Syndrome X/Metabolic Syndrome treatment program
9. Breast Cancer prevention program
10. Healthy Heart Program
11. Addiction programs: With the use of natural therapies and acupuncture people are helped in overcoming addiction cycles.