Naturopathic Medicine
What is Naturopathic Medicine?
A Licensed Naturopathic Doctor (N.D.) attends a four-year graduate level naturopathic medical school; is educated in all of the basic sciences as well as holistic, alternative, and natural approaches to medical conditions. There is a strong emphasis on disease prevention and optimizing wellness. An ND takes rigorous professional board exams to be licensed by the state as a primary care physician.
Why choose Naturopathic Medicine?
Naturopathic Physicians treat their patients, not their conditions. We focus on the cause of the illness, rather than only treating specific symptoms. We give the patient’s body what it requires to come back to a healthy state, removing any obstacle to healing while empowering each patient with the knowledge they need to restore the inherent vitality within. Naturopathic Physicians work with the patient to establish a treatment plan that will work with the patient’s lifestyle while, most importantly, restoring balance and well-being.
What Treatments Do You Use?
• Acupuncture – One of the oldest and most commonly used medical procedures in the world
• Clinical Nutrition – “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.” Hippocrates. The basis of naturopathic medicine and the core of our health
• Botanical Medicine – The use of plants in many forms for medicinal purposes
• Counseling and Stress Management – Mental attitudes and emotional states are as important in disease as well as our healing
• Homeopathy – Small energetic doses of medicines specifically selected to stimulate the body's own natural ability to heal
• Physical Medicine – Hydrotherapy and gentle body alignment techniques can produce profound healing
• Conventional Medicine – Prescription drugs, lab tests, and other treatments are used as necessary
PLEASE NOTE
Special Information for the state of Tennessee:
Unfortunately, at the present time, Tennessee does not offer licensure to Naturopathic Physicians. Dr. Colvard cannot bill insurance or practice acupuncture in TN. Dr. Colvard does maintain her medical license in Vermont, where she is considered a Primary Care Provider and accepts insurance. Dr. Colvard has also held medical license in Washington State and Arizona.
In TN, Dr. Colvard works under the supervision of Dr. David Forbes, M.D. of Nashville Integrated Medicine.