Dr. Laurenson emphasizes treatment of the whole person. Her practice utilizes diet, herbal medicine, nutritional counseling and physical medicine, including massage, manipulation and exercise therapies. Dr. Laurenson specializes in:
“Integrative medicine is exciting because it is now on the forefront of what I believe is the medicine of the future. It is the blending of the wisdom of the past and the knowledge of the present. As a naturopath, I feel that I am able to address diet and lifestyle issues that are an impediment to healing. I can act as a coach to encourage a person’s own innate ability to heal.”
Integrative medicine combines evidence-based therapies from multiple disciplines to facilitate a person’s innate ability to heal. The physician and patient work together using conventional Western medicine as well as Eastern medicine practices and movement, mind-body and natural therapies to promote health of the mind, body and spirit.
Naturopathic doctors teach their patients to use diet, exercise, lifestyle changes and cutting edge natural therapies to enhance their bodies’ ability to ward off and combat disease. They craft comprehensive treatment plans that blend the best of modern medical science and traditional natural medical approaches to not only treat disease, but to also restore health.