Medical Services Overview
Looking for top-notch medical services that prioritize your well-being? Look no further! National Integrated Health Associates (NIHA) have been leaders in holistic & integrative medicine since 1995 serving the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia metropolitan area.
Holistic Integrative Medicine Since 1995
Our team of experienced physicians and integrative practitioners are dedicated to providing holistic health solutions tailored to your unique needs. As integrative and functional medicine doctors, they will first search for the root cause of disease or health issues or impediments to healing.
What is happening in your body for this health issue or dysfunction to occur? How can this be remedied?
The doctors view the body as whole, and instead of treating just symptoms, they combine traditional medicine with nutrition, lifestyle modifications, supplements, and safe, healing therapies from around the world in order to help you heal. Depending on the health condition, prescription drugs may be needed- but they may not be the first line of defense. Many of our doctors have been trained in other parts of the world, and bring fresh perspective to using all available therapies customized for each patient’s unique needs.
Holistic Integrative Medicine Services
- Holistic Integrative Medicine
- Functional Medicine
- Naturopathic Medicine
- IV therapies: Vitamin, mineral, Myers cocktail, magnesium, glutathione
- Specialty lab tests: hormones, allergies, genetic risks, GI health, etc.
- On-site lab
- Chiropractic
- Massage
- Acupuncture
Our extensive medical treatment includes holistic primary care and integrative treatment for chronic disease management, hormone imbalances, allergies/food and chemical sensitivities, thyroid and adrenal issues, fatigue, cancer, fibromyalgia, Lyme disease and co-infections, obesity, gut and digestive issues for both adult and children. Holistic therapies such as colon hydrotherapy, detoxification, acupuncture, massage are often incorporated into treatment.
The body has an innate ability to heal. Our goal is to restore balance in the body and encourage an environment of natural healing.
We look forward to guiding you on your path to wellness and optimal health.
Medical Articles
Holistic Dentistry Interview from Holistic Oral Health Summit
I was recently honored to have been selected to be interviewed by the Holistic Oral Health Summit 2015. The interviews were taken from leading edge medical, dental and other health practitioners. The theme we addressed was why patients may have difficulty getting the treatment they need and how dental issues and oral health may relate to sleep issues and overall health. Even with the best of intentions some dental patients are still getting bit-by-bit treatment instead of integrated treatment.
Why We Use the Microscope in Holistic Dentistry
There are over 500 species of microorganisms in your mouth! Most of them are harmless, but some can cause gum disease and tooth decay, and also increase your potential for systemic infections by entering your bloodstream. At Holistic Family Dentistry we use a microscope because it is a simple, inexpensive, non-invasive, but extremely effective tool to evaluate the health of your mouth and to educate you in good preventive techniques.
How to Obliterate the Effects of Holiday Indulgences
Although we may eat and drink our way through the days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, almost to a person, we wake up on January 1st with every intention of doing things differently for throughout the coming year. But what about just trying to clear the...
Stop the Flu Dead in Its Tracks: 10 Steps to Avoid Flu
The flu season is upon us. To stop flu and guard you and your family it is important to understand the dynamics behind the flu virus and ultimately, catching the flu. Most important to understand is that the medical industry encourages everyone to get the flu vaccine...
Holistic Nutrition: Holiday Brittle Recipe
This holiday brittle recipe is the perfect combination of a healthy and delicious treat. I am always looking for treats like this to make and share for the holidays. This recipe from Rebecca Katz's The Healthy MInd Cookbook is one of my favorites, and I thought I...
Integrative Medicine Cancer Care and Support at NIHA
According to National Cancer Institute: 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will develop cancer in their lifetime. It is not surprising that cancer rates are rising to over 40% of the population given: The exploding levels of environmental toxicity Steadily increasing...
Why Do We Really Love the Holidays?
What’s the real reason that we love the holidays like Christmas and Hanukkah so much? Why do we love holidays and holy days in general so much? How do we keep that sense of peace and joy in everyday life? What does truly make us happy in a lasting sense in life? Often times in life, especially when we are children, we think that we love the holidays because we get to receive gifts and eat good food. Yet, even as children, the winter holidays evoke so much hope and love and joy and positive expectation about life. I would suggest that the real reason we love the holidays is that we do experience (so many of us do, anyways) at least hope, usually along with a good dose of love and peace, and maybe even some joy.
Health Tips for the Fall Season from Chinese Medicine
Fall brings harvest time, the beauty of the changing leaves, and less daylight. In Chinese medicine, fall is associated with the element of metal and the lungs. It is a time to slow down, go to bed early, regroup and begin to move and think inward in preparation for winter.
With the change to cooler weather comes your body’s attempt to cope and wild fluctuations in temperature which are giant stressors on the system, bringing on colds and flu. Is there a way to prevent these seasonal health missteps? Of course!
Help for Fatigue: Adrenal Support Cocktail
Feeling overwhelmed? Low on energy? Many of us could benefit from supporting our adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are two glands that sit on top of the kidneys. They are made up of the adrenal cortex and the adrenal medulla. The cortex is the outer part of the gland...
What Do The Bearded Lady and Bruce Willis Have in Common?
High DHT levels, more than likely. Believe it or not, what is believed to cause Male Pattern Baldness is often a cause for hirsutism, or facial hair growth, in women. DHT is a sex steroid and an androgen hormone that is formed from the conversion of testosterone into a more potent form instead of converting into estrogen. An enzyme, 5α-reductase, synthesizes DHT in the adrenal glands, hair follicles, testes and prostate in men and in the ovaries in women. It is responsible for growth of the prostate in males and the beginning of puberty in females. Excess levels can cause balding (androgenic alopecia) and in women it is likely to cause thinning of the hair on the head and excess hair growth in the pubic region, breast area, or on the face. Excess amounts can also lower libido and cause acne.
Got Mold? Help for Mold Allergies
Fall is beautiful with the crisp, fall mornings and the gorgeous colors of the changing leaves. As the leaves change, it is also often the time that those sensitive to mold will experience allergy symptoms. Symptoms of Mold Allergies The symptoms of mold...
The Best Vitamin for Breast Health
October is breast health awareness month. It’s estimated that 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. I believe that it is my responsibility to do everything I possibly can for my breast health. For me, that includes breast thermography which is a non-invasive screening tool used to determine a woman’s risk of future breast cancer.