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
Methylation 102: A Deeper Look at the MTHFR Gene
Given the exuberant response to the article Methylation 101: What it Means for Your Health, I have been encouraged to write a second article to continue the discussion. In the first article, I introduced the idea that those with “methylation defects” are relatively less capable of methylating away the fight/flight neurotransmitter noradrenalin and are thus likely to incur a more heightened and sustained stress response from stressors of any cause. Having a heightened tendency to be motivated by extra stress, the up-side of having methylation defects can compel such people to have increased drive to succeed and be more productive!
Gluten-free Mashed Sweet Potatoes Recipe
A dairy-free, nut-free, gluten-free family favorite! Everyone loves sweet potatoes. They are a great alternative to regular, starchy white potatoes. Sweet potatoes are packed with fiber to help with digestion and contain beta-carotene, which is a potent anti-oxidant. Sweet potatoes are typically used in casseroles or topped with butter or sugar. This healthier mashed sweet potato recipe uses the good fat of coconut milk and the sweetness of cinnamon and ginger to make a healthy meal or side dish for your family.
Fluoride: Emerging Research may Conflict with Traditional Dentistry
In recent studies, fluoride research has increasingly been shown to be toxic and not as effective at reducing decay as once thought. Traditional dentistry touts the benefits of fluoride to prevent caries/cavities in your teeth. This has been the conventional wisdom...
My First Colon Hydrotherapy Session
I started working for NIHA a while ago, and I have always been interested in colon hydrotherapy. I mean, come on, the benefits touted are immediate weight loss, miraculous flat tummies, improving your skin, better digestion and clearing out your 20-something-foot...
The Magnesium and Diabetes Connection
Dr. Mercola posted an article, Low Magnesium May Play Key Role in Insulin Resistance and Diabetesabout low magnesium and it’s role in insulin resistance and diabetes, two things that I have a great interest in and have posted numerous blogs about. He states that an...
Understanding pH and Why Alkalinity is Important to Health
The alkalinity level of your body will affect your overall health. What is the ideal level?
To understand alkalinity it is important to have an understanding of pH. pH is an acronym for “potential of hydrogen,” a value that indicates the acidity or alkalinity of a liquid. The measurement of the hydrogen ion concentration in a liquid determines the pH value. Every liquid has a pH value, which falls on a scale between 0 and 14, with 7 being neutral. A pH value less than 7 is acidic: values greater than 7 indicate alkalinity. Your body also has a pH value. Ideally, your blood’s pH should be between 7.3 and 7.5.
Methylation 101: What it Means for Your Health
Methylation, a Chemical Reaction Critical to Life We are carbon-based creatures, chock full of carbon containing molecules. So it should come as little surprise to you that one of the most important chemical reactions in all of life simply sticks one carbon and 3...
Pediatrics: 4 Tips to Stay Healthy When Seasons Change
Do you find yourself getting sick when the weather changes? We can't wait for spring and warmer weather, can we? But as it warms up, then the allergies start and the stuffy nose, itchy eyes, and sinus headaches begin. At this time of year the tree pollen, grasses and...
Oral Immunotherapy for Allergies: An Integrative, Painless Approach
Warm weather will return gently in the very near future. To those who dread the impending bloom of the flowers and spread of the pollen, I offer you solace. There is an answer to your allergy prayers- and no, it doesn’t involve shots! Effective, Painless Treatment for...
Oral Cancer: Not Just a Problem for Smokers
Oral cancer is common, and not just for smokers. April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, so now is a good time to learn the signs and get screened as part of your holistic dental check up. More than 43,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year. ...
How Infrared Sauna Works for Detoxification
The far infrared sauna system for whole body radiant energy delivers the far infrared rays that penetrate deep into the body. The cleansing and purifying benefits of the traditional sweat lodges in American Indian and Scandinavian cultures have long been known for...
Vitamin D: The Multi-tasking Hero
Vitamin D, Essential to the Immune System Although many people are aware that vitamin D is important, they may not know HOW important and why. The term “vitamin” is actually a misnomer as Vitamin D is really a non-essential prohormone. It is non-essential because it...