Naturopaths near Palm Desert, CA
Dr. Shonna Calica
Naturopath, ND
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Palm Desert, CA 92260
As a specialist in chronic illness, women's health, and mental health, the intricacies of your health journey are of great interest and importance to me. Using the best of natural medicines with a mind-body approach I bridge the conventional and pharmaceutical gap to reverse disease and build resilience. Our innate capacity for vitality is built not only by our lifestyle and healthy investments, but also by the work we do toward self-awareness, discernment in medical decision making, and a willingness to do hard things. I am a strong advocate for your personal agency and empowerment throughout your healing journey.
As a specialist in chronic illness, women's health, and mental health, the intricacies of your health journey are of great interest and importance to me. Using the best of natural medicines with a mind-body approach I bridge the conventional and pharmaceutical gap to reverse disease and build resilience. Our innate capacity for vitality is built not only by our lifestyle and healthy investments, but also by the work we do toward self-awareness, discernment in medical decision making, and a willingness to do hard things. I am a strong advocate for your personal agency and empowerment throughout your healing journey.
How to tell if Naturopathy is right for me?
A Palm Desert naturopath is a practitioner of naturopathy, a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the body has an innate capacity to heal itself. Palm Desert Naturopaths improve health by treating the person holistically, tapping a person's own internal body, mind, and spirit resources. Naturopathy comprises a blend of different therapies, all attempting to restore the body to health in the most natural, noninvasive way possible by stimulating the body's own healing powers.
About Palm Desert Naturopaths?
Graduates from accredited naturopathic medical schools may use the academic title 'Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine' or 'ND' but there is no standardized professional title in all states (see below). Accredited Naturopathic Doctors in Palm Desert generally practice as primary care providers of naturopathic medicine preferring to use a holistic approach with natural remedies such as medicinal herbs and foods rather than conventional drugs.
Insurance and licensing for Naturopaths in Palm Desert?
Jurisdictions that regulate the practice of naturopathic medicine and where professionals may acccept insurance include Arizona, New Hampshire (Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine); Oregon, Utah, Washington (Naturopathic Physician); Minnesota (Naturopathic Doctor); Alaska, California (including Traditional Naturopaths), Colorado, Kansas, Maine (Naturopathic Doctor); Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho (excluding Traditional Naturopaths), Montana, Vermont (Naturopathic Physician); and North Dakota (Naturopath). In Canada, Manitoba (Doctor of Naturopathy); Saskatchewan , Nova Scotia, British Columbia (Naturopathic Physician); and Ontario, British Columbia (Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine).