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
What Your Dentist May See: Symptoms of Oral or Throat Cancer
What do you know about oral cancer? One person dies every hour from oral cancer in the United States and the mortality rate has remained unchanged for more than 40 years. The death rate associated with oral cancer is high not because it is hard to discover or diagnose, but because the cancer is discovered late in its development. Often oral cancer is only discovered when the cancer has
Root Canals and Your Overall Health
Did you catch this posting on Mercola.com “97% of terminal cancer patients previously had this dental procedure”?
The answer is root canals.
Biological dentists have been concerned about root canals and patient’s health ever since Dr. Weston Price, performed his now famous root canal experiment. Dr. Weston Price implanted root canalled teeth from patients into rabbits
Can Your Bad Dental Bite Really Affect Your Whole Body?
Yes, a Bad Dental Bite Can Actually Affect Health A bad dental bite has been shown to affect children, teenagers and adults, and be related to other health issues. Studies have been conducted in grade school kids and it has been shown that in kids with below-average...
Derailing 3 Food Myths
Derailing 3 food myths that as a health coach, I hear all the time. These beliefs are repeated often but do nothing to make us healthier. Food Myths abound! Eat carbs for fuel- No, don't eat carbs! Always have 3 regular meals and 2 snacks- No, don't snack! Do...
How Does the Oral Cavity Affect the Entire Body?
Oral Health and Overall Health As a holistic or natural dentist, I am always describing to my patients how their oral cavity affects their entire body. Their immediate question is always how the oral cavity affects the rest of the body when anatomically it is relatively small. Although the oral cavity is relatively small it […]
Why Are My Teeth So Sensitive?
In order to understand why your teeth are sensitive it helps to understand the parts of a tooth. The outside layer of a tooth is the enamel. The layer underneath the enamel is the dentin and it is this layer that covers the nerve. The tooth is surrounded by the gums. What happens with tooth sensitivity is that over time the enamel wears down or thins out and the gums recede, thus exposing
What All Lyme Disease Patients Should Know
New Clarification for Virginia Patients on the Accuracy of Lyme Disease Testing. From the Lyme Disease.org website: The groundbreaking law in Virginia requires patients to be notified that a negative Lyme test doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have Lyme disease. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell today signed into a law the Lyme Disease Testing Information Disclosure Act. Under the new legislation, patients being tested for Lyme disease must be officially informed that a negative test result does not mean they don’t have Lyme disease.
Help for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with a Non-Surgical Approach
Patient Testimonial for Carpal Tunnel Treatment with a Non-Surgical Approach "Hi, My name is Dave and last March, about a year ago, I came to NIHA to see Dr. Coy. I have had carpal tunnel syndrome and diagnosed for over 10 years and had suffered with...
Problems with Dairy? It’s Not the Cow’s Fault
Problems with dairy have become common today. Have you experienced lactose intolerance, bloating or other unpleasant side effects when eating dairy? Do you enjoy dairy products but are concerned whether they are actually good for you? Real dairy is healthy and can be...
Cultured Vegetables: an Old Fashioned Secret for a Healthy Gut
Cultured and fermented foods have been around for a long time, initially as a means of preserving food, but it turns out there is a wonderful healing benefit to this process. Foods were put in a jar and stored in a cellar for a period of time where they fermented, or...
Chinese Medicine and the Spring Tune Up
Chinese Medicine for Seasonal Changes Chinese Medicine is unique in that practitioners of the classical way take into account the seasonal shifts in our treatment strategies. For example, we are moving out Winter, the time of hibernation, quiet and storage, into a...
How Young Do You Want to Look? AGE’s Affect Aging
AGEs and Aging AGEs are harmful compounds that affects aging. High blood sugar contributes to accelerated aging as more AGEs are formed. AGE’s is short for Advanced Glycation End products which are compounds formed when sugar in the bloodstream reacts with protein or...