Naturopathic medicine is a distinct primary health care profession, emphasizing prevention, treatment, and optimal health through the use of therapeutic methods and substance that encourage individuals' inherent self-healing process. The practice of naturopathic medicine includes modern and traditional, scientific, and empirical methods.

The following principles are the foundation of naturopathic medical practice:

• The Healing Power of Nature (Vis Medicatrix Naturae): Naturopathic medicine recognizes an inherent self-healing process in people that is ordered and intelligent. Naturopathic physicians act to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery, and to facilitate and augment this inherent self-healing process.

• Identify and Treat the Causes (Tolle Causam):

• First Do No Harm (Primum Non Nocere):

  • Utilize methods and medicinal substance which minimize the risk of harmful side effects, using the least force necessary to diagnose and treat;

  • Avoid when possible the harmful suppression of symptoms; and

  • Acknowledge, respect, and work with individuals' self-healing process.

• Doctor as Teacher (Docere): Naturopathic physicians educate their patients and encourage self-responsiblility for health. They also recognize and employ the therapeutic potential of the doctor-patient relationship.

• Treat the Whole Person: Naturopathic physicians treat each patient by taking into account individual physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, and other factors. Since total health also includes spiritual health, naturopathic physicians encourage individuals to pursue their person spiritual develpment.

• Prevention: Naturopathic physicians emphasize the prevention of disease by assessing risk factors, heredity and susceptibility to disease, and by making appropriate interventions in partnership with their patients to prevent illness.

NATUROPATHIC PRACTICE

Naturopathic practice includes the following diagnostic and therapeutic modalities: clinical and laboratory diagnostic testing, nutritional medicine, botancial medicine, naturopathic physical medicine (including naturopathic manipulative therapy), public health measures, hygiene, counseling, minor surgery, homeopathy, acupuncture, prescription medication, intravenous and injection therapy, and naturopathic obstetrics (natural childbirth).

House of Delegates Position Papter, Amended 2011

Dr. Franco-Chavez is a Primary Care Physician. She focuses however on gastroenterology including auto-immune and chronic disease components. Naturopathic Oncology, anti-aging and detoxification protocals are key features of Dr. Franco-Chavez interests. Dr. Franco-Chavez examines many different blood labs to help guide treatment protocols and is very experienced in food allergy panels, stool analysis and salivary samples to help asses a patients overall food allergies and intolerances. Dr. Franco-Chavez has training in both Eastern and Western medicine practices.

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General Manager, Patrick Day

817-876-7435

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505-753-0719

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We are so excited to be extending the full scope of practice to Naturopathic Medical Doctors (which is different than traditional certified Naturopaths) here in the state of New Mexico. Dr. Franco-Chavez was an integral part of the licensure for Naturopathic Doctors in New Mexico.

However, currently licensure in NM does not mean insurance options are available at the federal level. This is something that will be worked through in the future in Washington D.C. and we are shooting for 2021. This license means that now Naturopathic Doctors can perform full exams and everything a PCP does by being regulated. On that note, The Healing House of NM is Community & Designer Healthcare, meaning we may never opt to take insurance as it dictate what and how we treat.

Since Dr. Franco-Chavez is unique in her approach she bridges the gap between Eastern and Western medicine as her expertise this is something very important for health and prevention. Most patients that maintain and continue in optimal health never have a problem paying out of pocket - aka investing in their health. It's much less expensive over time than even insurance and copays throughly the span of a sick vs. a healthy person. We live in a "sick" dictated insurance-controlled environment instead of a "health" dictate one in the US, unfortunately. We do things different here at The Healing House. We focus on well-being and health instead of dis-ease.