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
Herbal Teas for Respiratory Health
It seems to be an especially brutal flu season this year. Deep, bronchial coughs echo through the aisles of the grocery store, Snuffaluffagus is answering the phone at the bank and sneezes flutter over cubicle walls with hot zone wings. If you or one of your beloveds is suffering from respiratory congestion it is a good time to start thinking of a steaming mug of medicinal tea, ideally full of honey and steeped with love. While there are plenty of great teas on the market – Breathe Easy or Throat Coast by Traditional
Eating the Good Bugs for a Healthy Gut
A healthy gut and good digestive health is one of the most critical pieces to obtaining and maintaining good overall health. The health of any person is directly related to the health of the GI system, as about 70% of our immunity resides in the “gut”. Therefore, it...
Herbals & Techniques for Promoting Dental Health
As part of the holistic and biological dentistry approach to dental care, there are herbals which are useful to promote good dental health. Most of us have experienced the cleansing of a salt water rinse after a dental appointment or during times of mouth pain. The gentle swishing of the water and the abrasiveness of the salt cleanse and promote healing.
The Cheapest Cure for Anxiety
Almost daily, a patient will tell me a list of complaints with anxiety being included 90 percent of the time. Often, it is dismissed by the patient and his or her former doctors as a personality trait, a problem that has been with the patient for so long they have...
How to Live Clean
Live Clean with Simple Changes for a Healthier Life January is a great time to think about living a healthier, cleaner lifestyle. One of the best ways to start a new year is a nice detoxifying cleanse. A cleanse removes the "bad stuff", or the toxins from your...
My Favorite Holiday Pomegranate Salad Recipe
My Favorite Holiday Pomegranate Salad! It is also the easiest salad I make all year long. Bring this special holiday salad to your gatherings this year, and enjoy the compliments! Holiday Pomegranate and Fennel Salad Recipe 1 or 2 fennel bulbs: Slice the white...
Holistic Nutrition: Gluten Free Christmas Cookies
Healthy Gluten Free Christmas Cookies Here is a healthy recipe for gluten free cut out Christmas cookies in case you can find the time to bake! We have all been busy with holiday decorating and shopping....there’s never enough time to get things done in December it...
Do the Holidays Make You Sick?
Yes, for most people they do. If they don’t get you with all of the sugary desserts, exposure to the germs of your friends and family, and the cold weather, they’ll get you with the stress of planning and traveling! Not to mention the financial stress many people face at this time of year. While the promise of a new year offers some people hope and inspiration, it offers some an excuse to drink too much, a reason to feel lonely and a pass for gluttony. No, the Grinch is not writing this article – but I offer some advice on how to make this year’s festivities come without consequence.
Sleep Issue and Fatigue Solved with a Dental Sleep Appliance
A Patient’s Story
This patient explains how her fatigue was finally solved with a sleep appliance that was created and customized for her at National Integrated Health Associates. After years of testing and trying so many things, she never thought something like this could help her fatigue and sleep issues. But it worked.
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Why I Love Being a Colon Hydrotherapist
Patients ask me all the time, “Sharon, why do you do THIS? How did you get into THIS?” I always know THIS means COLON HYDROTHERAPY. Patients wonder why I’m so excited and intrigued by, as one patient says, “watching people poop all day.” One patient lovingly calls me the “Poop Lady.” When people ask my 40 year-old daughter what I do for a living her response is, “my Mom helps people get the mess out of their lives.” Yes, she’s a comedienne; the woman definitely has jokes. Needless to say, my chosen career is the butt of many jokes (pun intended)!
Tapping Therapy, Profound Healing At The Tip of Your Fingers
Tapping therapy, or Emotional Freedom Technique (ETF) is a form of acupressure using the same meridians as acupuncture. Tapping is simply tapping with the fingers on specific acupressure points to input energy and verbally explore issues. The tapping technique is...