General Practice
(With an Emphasis On The Following)

Gastrointestinal

Reflux/GERD/Heartburn - in most cases is caused by low stomach acid not excess acid. You need a certain amount of acid to allow the valve at the end of the stomach to open in a timely manner. Low acid delays stomach emptying resulting in reflux of the stomach contents into the esophagus. These contents are still acidic and can cause erosions of the lining of the esophagus. Taking antacids or acid blockers reduces stomach acid further and results in the inability to digest food properly and decreased absorption of B12, Ca, and Iron. Long term affects of poor digestion is malnutrition, constipation or diarrhea, gas and bloating to name a few.

IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) - This is the most common gastrointestinal disease seen by general practitioners, covering about 30-50% of their referrals to gastroenterologists. Patients present in one of three ways: with spastic colitis causing pain and constipation; with chronic watery diarrhea showing high levels of mucus; or with abdominal pain and alternating constipation and diarrhea. There are several natural therapies that can be done to help. Naturopathic medicine has been very successful in treating IBS

Constipation - this can be due to many reasons. IF you are not having 1 BM per day, you are putting yourself at risk for many chronic disease. Less than 1 BM per day results in reabsorption of the toxins your liver filtered out of the blood and eliminated through the intestinal tract. Naturopathy can help to increase bowel motility and improve overall bowel function.

Crohn's - Crohn's disease is a poorly understood inflammatory disease that affects the final part of the small intestine and the beginning section of the colon. It often causes bloody stools and malabsorption problems. The allopathic medical community has little to offer in the way of drugs to help with this problem. Chron's is best treated naturally, with anti-inflammatory diet, elimination of food allergens, improvement of digestion, utilization of herbs to heal the intestinal lining, and supplements to prevent recurrences.

Ulcerative colitis - Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic disease characterized by bloody diarrhea and an inflamed colon. UC is relatively common but remains poorly understood. Diagnosis must be made by a health care practitioner-typically a gastroenterologist. Naturopathic approach focuses on getting to the source of the problem. Each person is different and will receive a different treatment, but there are some common things that need to be address. Healing of the intestinal lining with herbs and supplements, decreasing the cause of the irritation starting with removing food allergens and digesting the food, decreasing overall inflammation in the body.

Women's Health

Annual exams - full physicals, pap, and natural management of common gynecologic problems.

Menopause Naturally - with all the studies coming out showing risk factors for hormone replacement therapy, many women are turning to alternatives. Dr. Bye works with you to reduce the symptoms of menopause and help your body to function the way it should so you feel energized and young. Through diet, exercise, optimization of liver function, and insuring healthy metabolism of your hormones, herbs and bio-identical hormones, you can have energy, sleep well and reduce most of the symptoms of this wonderful transition in life. Menopause is not a disease, lets start by optimizing over all health and menopause symptoms will be minimal.

PMS - there are four different types of PMS and they are treated differently. Dr. Bye works with women to identify which type and to prescribe the appropriate, supplements, herbs, diet, exercise and hormonal balancing needed to reduce PMS.

Cancer care

Prevention - there is a 100% cure rate of cancer with prevention. Most cancers are preventable. Dr. Bye works with her patients to proactively prevent cancer.

Chemo/Rad specific - To reduce side effects and improve effectiveness of the therapy. Most people choose either chemotherapy or radiation after they are diagnosed with cancer. There are a multitude of side effects of both therapies, most of which compromise the body in areas we need to get well. Dr. Bye was trained at Cancer Treatment Centers of America to work with Oncologists with evidence based therapies to prevent or reduce the side effects of cancer therapies. These protocols are specific to the type of therapy and work to not only reduce side effects but also increase the effectiveness of the therapeutic agent used.

Build the body back to health - we all have cancer cells in our body, but if we are healthy we have mechanisms in place to keep cancer from growing. The question becomes, what in the cancer patients body is not optimally working to allow for the cancer to grow beyond what the body can handle. Dr. Bye works with cancer patients to get the body to function the way it is supposed to. She works with digestion, liver function, immune support, elimination, blood sugar control (cancer grows faster in a high blood sugar environment), diet, exercise to help the body to fight the cancer.

Aftercare - Once your cancer is in remission Dr. Bye works with you to keep healthy and reduce the chances of recurrence.

Immune Support

HIV - if the immune system is strong, HIV is less likely to convert to AIDS

Hepatitis C - IV utilization of vitamins and minerals keeps viral load down

Cancer - I V Therapy helps to keep the immune system strong to fight the cancer

Other Services

• Nutritional counseling
• Herbal therapy
• Acute Homeopathy
• Comprehensive Wt. Mgmt.
• Supplements & Herbs available
• House Calls available
• Phone Consultations available

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Journey to Wellness, LLC
315 E. Evergreen Blvd. Ste G
Vancouver, WA 98660
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