Naturopathic Practitioner in Roswell, GA

Naturopathic medicine starts from a different question: not just how to quiet a symptom, but what is causing it, and what it would take to build real health and prevent disease.

Gentle, non-toxic therapies come first. That means diet and nutrition, herbal medicine, movement, nutritional supplements, homeopathy and changes to daily habits. Education and counseling matter just as much, since most lasting change happens between appointments.

Naturopathy rests on six principles that shape every plan:

• First, do no harm, primum no nocere
• Respect the healing power of nature, vis medicatrix naturae
• Identify and treat the cause, tolle causam
• Treat the whole person
• The physician is also a teacher
• Prevention is better than cure

Naturopathic doctors are collaborative by training. Much of the work is teaching, helping you take real control of your own health rather than handing you a prescription and moving on. Together you build a treatment plan that covers diet, lifestyle and the things people often leave out of a medical visit, like stress and mental wellness.

A few core approaches shape how naturopathic medicine actually treats disease, and they include:

The word doctor comes from the Latin docere, which simply means to teach, and the re-emerging Naturopathic Physician is closer to that original sense than most. Teaching is the work. When a patient understands why their body is doing what it is doing, they stop being a passenger in their own care and start participating in it. That understanding is what makes a state of balance possible, and balance is what prevents disease.

• Individualized, patient-centered approach
• Collaborative in nature
• Focused on root causes
• A working understanding of how hormones, genetics and stress shape overall health
• Looking at how food allergens and environmental toxins affect health
• A focus on lifelong health and vitality, anti-aging protocols included
• Food-based treatment, the old idea of food as medicine
• Deep familiarity with natural medicine and alternative treatments

Naturopathic medicine works to diagnose, prevent and treat illness by supporting the body's own capacity to heal rather than overriding it. Almost any medical condition benefits from being looked at that way, and a consultation is rarely wasted. That said, some illnesses respond particularly well to a naturopathic medicine approach, including:

Mental wellness is not a side issue in healing or prevention. Naturopathic physicians train in counseling, nutritional balancing, stress management and biofeedback, and they use them for physical complaints as readily as for emotional ones such as depression and anxiety.

• Autoimmune disease
• Chronic pain
• Heart disease
• Cancer
• Adrenal disorders
• Diabetes and insulin resistance
• Hormone imbalances
• Thyroid disease
• Allergies
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Female reproductive disorders
• Heavy metal toxicity
• Weight issues

At Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center, Dr. Ravello works toward long-term results rather than short-term relief. Our naturopathic medicine approach means finding the root cause of a condition instead of quieting the symptom it produces, and considering each complaint in the context of everything else going on with you.

Your treatment is built around your body, your lifestyle and your goals. Dr. Ravello's evaluation is deliberately broad, taking in physical, social and psychological factors along with family and genetic history.

From that evaluation, Dr. Ravello builds a plan matched to your specific health goals. Depending on what she finds, your plan at Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center may include any of the following:

The plan is always yours specifically, and that is what Dr. Ravello aims for at Natural Medical Solutions Wellness Center.

• Vitamins, supplements, herbal remedies
• Identifying food allergies and sensitivities, along with environmental allergies
• Stress management
• Balancing hormones
• Reviewing medications and supplements that may be driving your symptoms
• Testing for and treating conditions that may sit underneath the problem
• A detoxification program aimed at clearing accumulated toxins
• Medical weight loss
• Customized physical activity recommendations
• Any other therapy that fits your naturopathic medicine treatment plan.