Graduate, National University of Natural Medicine
“Naturopathic physicians view the health of the gastrointestinal tract as foundational for overall health and wellness. We often have many more tools that our conventional colleagues for approaching functional gastrointestinal disorders (IBS, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, constipation, etc.), and are a perfect complement providing adjunctive care for many of the pathologic diagnoses, including inflammatory bowel disease, hepatic and biliary conditions, and malignancies of the GI tract. As with naturopathic medicine as a whole, we think about the “whole person” and provide strategies guided by this perspective, as opposed to a singular focus of GI-based interventions for GI conditions, as can happen more so in conventional medicine. I think this is our greatest strength and is why patients keep seeking us out for care.”
