Welcome to NutritionalMedicineDC.com

The family doctors who knew our health from birth is almost a thing of the past. In this recent era of medical specialists and high health costs, people have learned they can't rely on doctors to address the whole of one's being. With the advent of the internet, information is not what people lack. What is missing is a systems approach and a comprehensive view. What we need is to understand our health in the context of our entire life-process.

In the Holistic Medicine I practice, I help clients become active participants in their healing process, restoring wholeness from the inside out. Some of my clients are in physical pain or can't sleep. Others need help with digestion or with maintaining their ideal weight. Others feel tired all the time, while still others are wired and can't seem to focus. In most cases, these ailments are not caused by a single factor, but are due to a complex set of multiple causes. To get to the root of these symptoms, we consider the totality of one's health through a multimodal overlay drawn from the latest research on metabolic functioning and the great healing traditions.

We begin with a comprehensive health history. The client completes a detailed questionnaire to determine their Metabolic/Constitutional Type. The Metabolic Typing Program is an educational and reflective tool that helps clients account for constitutional challenges, while providing valuable clues on how to reverse distressing physical symptoms. We use Hair Mineral Analysis to identify toxic exposures and to correlate findings with the Metabolic Typing questionnaire. Sometimes, additional lab work is needed. The client keeps a diet dairy for a week or longer and tracks the effects of food on well being.

Upon review of this material, we introduce a variety of select dietary changes, supplements, exercises, and mindfulness practices designed to restore right balance. We work with uniquely designed check-lists to support the process of mindful noticing, getting space on chronic behavioral patterns, and developing an understanding of how true healing requires change of action. We schedule regular check-in's to discuss observations, reinforce behavioral changes, augment supplement & dietary program and track progress toward agreed upon goals.

This site was designed to accomplish the following:

• Describe my practice of Nutritional Medicine.
• Provide downloadable resources for clients.
• Educate readers on health strategies, health news, resource links, and product recommendations.
• Describe my approach to Chiropractic.
• Provide detail on my background, as well as information on my office policies and fees.

Email or phone me to schedule a consultation or office appointment. I look forward to hearing from you.