Naturopathic Medicine

You know that you are a unique individual, and you would like to be treated that way. Conventional (allopathic) medicine treats you like a diagnosis — with a “this-for-that,” cookie-cutter approach to prescribing medicine for symptoms. Naturopathic medicine may be just the antidote that you’ve been seeking.

Naturopathic Medicine is a health care system based on six primary principles:

First, do no harm (Primum non nocere)
Work with the healing power of nature (Vis medicatrix naturae)
Find and treat the cause of disease, not just the symptoms (Tolle causam)
Doctor as teacher (Docere)
Treat the whole person
Prevention

To put these principles into practice, Dr. Andrew Peters first applies good, solid medicine to diagnose your problem. This includes taking the time for a thorough history, including lifestyle factors. Dr. Peters can order any necessary laboratory testing to help identify the underlying causes of illness.

Treatment then consists of the gentlest possible therapies. Often, lifestyle changes (such as diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management) are the most important factors in altering the course of disease. These can be assisted through the intelligent, targeted use of natural therapies such as nutritional supplements, herbal medicines, and physical medicine techniques.

Laboratory Tests

We offer these tests and more

Standard Lab Tests

Including complete blood counts (CBC), cholesterol, blood sugar, urinalysis, thyroid tests, etc. Blood draws can be performed in our office.

Food Sensitivity Testing

Blood test for immediate and delayed adverse food reactions

Salivary Hormone Tests

Primarily used for adrenal function

Gastrointestinal Tests

Including stool tests for dysbiosis (imbalance in the gut microorganisms), and breath test for small intestine bacterial overgrowth

What Are Professional Quality Supplements?

Why Are They Important?

There are many nutritional and herbal supplements available out there — at the drug store, at health food stores, even at department stores. Unfortunately, with loose regulation, you don’t always know what you’re getting. By choosing supplements from reputable manufacturers (many only available through doctors’ offices), you can be assured of:

The quality of the ingredients (freedom from contamination, proper identification of active components)
The potency of the product (it actually contains the amount of ingredients claimed on the label)
The absorbability of the product (it breaks down in your digestive tract and get absorbed into the bloodstream)

Some of these supplements may cost more than their drugstore counterparts, but when you’re trying to achieve a specific therapeutic goal, it doesn’t pay to roll the dice with your health.