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Please plan 60-90 minutes for your initial appointment. We believe that having a primary care provider who spends time with you improves the quality of your health care by allowing symptoms to be seen not as isolated problems but as indications of your overall picture of health. Spending time with you also allows us to answer any questions you may have.

At the visit we will take a complete and pertinent history, perform relevant physical exams, and order any appropriate laboratory or imaging studies necessary to fully investigate your concerns.

The goal of treatment with a Naturopathic Doctor is the restoration of health and prevention of disease, and this approach takes more time and effort, but results in a more profound, lasting outcome. Patients are often impressed with the comprehensive nature and holistic approach of Naturopathic Medicine. You will leave your first visit with a clear and individualized treatment plan, and occasionally return for a 20 minute follow-up to the first appointment if your treatment plan requires additional research.

Subsequent follow-up visits normally range from 30-45 minutes. Appointments for acute conditions are also available at the clinic, and range from 25-45 minutes.

Before your first appointment, please complete an intake form and bring any recent laboratory reports or imaging studies to your first appointment.

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