FAQ

SLO Naturopathic is a virtual practice. All calls are either on Zoom or over the phone. You will get a zoom link in your appointment confirmation.  Naturopathic initial visits are 60-75 minutes long. This visit gives ample time to discuss you main concerns but also dive deep into your medical history to get a picture of your individual imbalances and needs. 

Naturopathic Medicine: Most naturopathic follow-ups are every one to two months and last 15-30 minutes. Health conditions are most often multi-factoral and as some layers heal, others will  become the new priority. Chronic conditions usually take years to express themselves and take time to heal. 

 reduce fine lines recommended to get 10-12 treatments in a 3-4 month period. Since these treatments stimulate collagen, the results take 6 weeks to fully complete (6 weeks is the time it takes the body to turn micro-tears aka needle punctures into collagen and elastin). Subscription prices are available for those interested in getting consistent treatments. 

Naturopathic Visits: 

• ND Initial visit (60-75 minutes): Intake review fee (non-refundable) $75. First appointment $285. 
• ND Follow ups (15 min/30 min): $80/$145
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• Initial patient 6 month package (initial visit + three 30 minute follow ups) – $655
• Return patient follow up 6 month package (four 30 minute follow ups) – $505

Insurance companies in California do not cover Naturopathic services. Its unfortunate that holisitic medicine is not valued and covered in this state, as Naturopathic Medicine is covered in other states for primary care providers. Feel free to call or email your representatives to force insurers to cover care by licensed Naturopathic providers. 

The healing process varies for each condition. In general the more chronic and complex the condition, the longer the healing journey. Root cause medicine usually is multifactorial.  Quick methods tend to be suppressive, while true healing takes time. The biggest mistake is to give up on the healing journey too quickly.

Yes! Part of holistic care is working with your whole medical team. Another part is appropriately referring to other doctors or medical professionals when appropriate.

Naturopathic doctors can prescribe natural hormones like HRT, but have limited prescribing access in the state of California. 

Unfortunately, the FDA does little to ensure safety of supplements and herbs. Many over the counter supplements are poor quality, toxic (like high levels of mercury in fish oil), or even don’t have the reported ingredients in the bottle (please don’t buy supplements off Amazon- there’s a lot of fraudulent supplement sales). Doctor quality supplements are tested for quality by a second party, what you see on the label is what is actually in the bottle, and many labs do additional testing to insure that there is no risk of toxicity. These supplements tend to be slightly more pricy, but a lot more effective.