Naturopathic pediatric care is a complementary and integrative approach to traditional pediatrics. Dr. Agatha has additional training and experience working with children as a primary care doctor and naturopathic specialist. Using herbal medicine, dietary and lifestyle counseling as well as physical medicine, Dr. Agatha is able to successfully treat children utilizing natural therapies and fewer antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals.  Focusing prevention of disease and keeping children at their optimal health, Dr. Agatha works to treat illness and enhance children's immune systems. Healthy lifestyles and life-long habits are easiest to learn at an early age, so Dr. Agatha works with families to help create healthy living environments for the whole family.

Dr. Agatha can be your child's primary care doctor, seeing them for well child "routine" as well as sick visits, or if your child has a pediatrician, Dr. Agatha will work with you and your doctor to obtain maximal health.  
Dr. Agatha provides:

Primary care, working with you in managing your child's health
Referral to specialists as needed
Well child visits
Sick visits for acute and chronic illnesses
School physicals
Sports physicals
Vaccination counseling
Childhood dietary guidance
Consultation visits for common childhood complaints such as eczema, rashes, constipation, diarrhea, colds, influenza, earaches, sore throats, fevers, ADD/ADHD and more
 
For more information, please see Dr. Agatha's website at www.in-med.com.

As I've been in practice now for almost twenty years, I've seen many of my patients relocate and search for naturopathic care in their new location, only to find that they did not have local access to naturopathic care. We've continued long distance consulting, often adding in friends and family along the way.  Over the years, I've consulted with patients worldwide.   

I find that both new and old patients are looking for all those things that we uniquely specialize in as naturopathic doctors. They are wanting a new perspective on their health or the medical conditions they are facing, looking for evidence based alternatives and natural medicine solutions, wanting a doctor who will listen to them and partner with them as they find their pathway through imbalance or illness to optimal health.  

Though we treat chronic and acute disease, naturopathic doctors focus on prevention. We help you understand what is happening to your body, why it is happening, and what you can do about it. We are trained to seek the underlying cause of disease and to evaluate connections between body systems.  

In response to patient requests to consult with family and friends located elsewhere, my new website www.naturopathichealthconsultations.com focuses on questions and answers that can be explored long distance, via phone or skype, (as well as in person) thus making the naturopathic perspective more available to more people.  We'll let you know via our Facebook page when the new site is up and running. Check it out, and share it with friends and family afar. 

 

Many of us struggle to strike the right balance of a healthy diet and regular exercise in order to protect ourselves from heart disease, and to live a long and healthy life.  Having a guide along this process can make this balancing act less of a struggle and more of a conscious and mindful choice.  As a Naturopathic Doctor specializing in cardiovascular health, Dr. Dhurga works to guide her patients towards a lifestyle that optimizes their vitality and prevents cardiovascular disease.   

Dr. Dhurga counsels her patients about how to develop a healthy diet that is appropriate for their health, tastes, and daily routine.  She makes sure that their exercise programs are not only fun, but also have the right combination of aerobic and strength training activities.  For many of her patients, Dr. Dhurga also prescribes tailored, daily yoga programs to help manage stress, lower blood pressure, and improve sleep quality.
Another important aspect of the care she provides includes prescribing nutritional supplements and herbs to decrease her patients' need for prescription medication.  For her patients who are taking prescription medications to control cholesterol, blood pressure, and/or blood sugar, Dr. Dhurga prescribes naturopathic therapies to help prevent the side effects of these medications.  She will also work with her patients and their MD's to ensure the prescriptions her patients are on, most optimize their health.

From a Naturopathic perspective, cardiovascular health is so much more than blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar - it is also influenced by stress, chronic disease, and inflammation.  By taking a holistic approach and addressing her patients as individuals, Dr. Dhurga strives to guide her patients to have, not just well controlled blood pressure and cholesterol levels, but also wellness and vitality.

For more information about Dr. Dhurga's approach to Cardiovascular health, please visit her website at www.dhurgareddy.com, or call 650-857-0226 to schedule an appointment.