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Naturopathic functional medicine vs conventional

Naturopathic Medicine is the gold standard for true holistic care.

• NDs treat with a different perspective that puts more emphasis on optimization of the whole

• Virtual conventional medicine is still conventional

For example, if you have heartburn and are given an anti-acid, you might feel relief temporarily but you also have lowered your gastric acids that protect you from pathogens and promote absorption of vitamin D and K. The anti-acid also has disrupted your gut flora worsening your digestion and mood. Naturopathic medicine would first find out if you have too much or too little acid, if food sensitivities trigger gastric complaints, if behaviors exacerbate your condition before offering treatments. Similarly if you have an UTI, you can receive antibiotics delivered to your door but now have compromised your gut and vaginal flora giving you bloating and a yeast infection. Naturopathic medicine will ask why you had the UTI in the first place and offer treatments that leave your flora alone. Conversations regarding your bowel movements and menstrual cycle are also important in a holistic health approach. There is another way.

Naturopathic Medicine is different by design

• Novel natural treatments your Primary won’t know or offer

• science based systems approach to discovery and care

• restoring overall function in addition to symptom relief

Specialties

• Body Transformation/Weight loss

• Hyper/hypothyroidism/Hashimoto’s

• Digestion issues: IBS, SIBO, gas and bloating, constipation

• Skin: Acne, psoriasis, eczema, scars

• Genetic testing: SNPs, MTHFR, COMT, SOD etc.

For New BetterHealth Patients

(1) Panarese A, Pesce F, Porcelli P, et al. Chronic functional constipation is strongly linked to vitamin D deficiency. World J Gastroenterol. 2019;25(14):1729–1740. doi:10.3748/wjg.v25.i14.1729