About SLO Naturopathic
SLO Naturopathic is a holistic healing clinic utilizing modern and traditional medicine. Holistic healing involves removing obstacles to health and adding ways to nourish a person, mind, body, and spirit, to find a better state of balance and health. Holistic health requires implementing foundations of health: sleep, stress management, hydration, movement, and nutrition. Additionally addressing gut health, the nervous system, and detox issues is key in treating any chronic illness. Emotional blocks also play a factor in physical health issues so looking a past trauma is helpful in the healing process. This is really mind-body medicine. While suppressive conventional medicine has a time and place, Naturopathic medicine focuses on root-cause healing is a long term path to wellness.
Meet Dr. Ellerie
Hi, you can call me Dr. Ellerie! I am a licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist and the owner of SLO Naturopathic and Qi Glow Holistic Health in Sebastopol California. After graduating from CalPoly in 2008, I moved to Oregon to pursue a career in Biomedical Engineering (BME). During my stint as a BME, I felt like there was a different way that medicine could help the healing process, one that was less about suppressing symptoms and more about addressing root causes and lifestyle changes. I went back to school in Portland Oregon to earn degrees in Naturopathic and East Asian Medicine.
Naturopathic medicine changed my entire perspective of the intrinsic power of the body to heal, given the right conditions. I personally discovered the power of naturopathic medicine when I discovered my root causes for acne and eczema. It felt like a miracle when my skin cleared clear. If my skin flairs, I usually know the reason why it flared and what treatments are necessary. My favorite part of my job is educating patients on how their body works and empowering them to control their health.
I enjoy treating a wide variety of adult and senior patients – sorry no kiddos. I work with sensitive patients and patients with a history of trauma to find the most gentle, yet effective modes of treatment. Having studied general medicine and holistic skincare, I treat a wide variety of ailments including but not limited to acne, eczema, scar reduction, fatigue, stress, mood disturbances, insomnia, digestion, hormones, pain, and more. Having lived in SLO for many years, and seeing the limited holistic health care, I’m here to serve the central coast via telemedicine. My parents still live in Morro Bay so I visit regularly and keep up with the happenings in SLO county.
Education
- Bachelors of Science in General Engineering with a focus on Biomedical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University 2008.
- Masters of Science in General Engineering with a focus on Biomedical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University 2008.
- Naturopathic Doctorate, The National University of Natural Medicine, Portland Oregon 2015
- Masters in Science of Oriental Medicine, The National University of Natural Medicine Portland Oregon 2019
Offerings:
Naturopathic Medicine
Clinical Nutrition
Stress Management Techniques
Detox protocols
Western and Eastern Herbs
Dietary Recommendations
Functional Labs Testing
Homeopathy and Flower Essences
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