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
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
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How Young Do You Want to Look? AGE’s Affect Aging
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Do You Suffer from Estrogen Dominance? Take the Questionnaire
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8 Natural Ways to Detox Your Body
We are exposed to toxins daily in our fast paced, modern world. Personal care products, cell phones, microwaves, wireless electronics, processed foods, plastics, cleaning products, carpet, water, and food may contain chemicals or emit electromagnetic frequencies. So,...
Natural Dental Products for Healthy Teeth and Gums
Natural dental products can enhance daily home care for our teeth and gums. This is important and not just for the obvious reasons of keeping our teeth for a lifetime and not having bad breath, but a healthy mouth contributes to overall good health. Believe it or not, when we are taking care of our teeth and mouth we are taking steps to a healthy body.
Wheat- How Many Times A Day Do You Eat This Food?
I’m reading a really interesting book these days….it’s been sitting on my shelf for quite awhile and I finally picked it up. It’s a New York Times bestseller called “Wheat Belly”, by William Davis, MD. I have quite a few people in my life that could benefit from the author’s conclusion that wheat can aggravate a variety of conditions from migraine headaches to diabetes to arthritis. He notes that the average American consumes 133 lbs. of wheat /year which translates in to more than half a loaf of bread daily! Now, not everyone consumes that much bread, but how about cereals, cookies, crackers, cakes, pretzels, pizza, burgers, bagels, muffins, pastries, pasta, wraps………you get the picture.
Why Diets are Fattening (And What To Do To Really Lose Weight)
If you've ever lost weight by dieting only to gain it all back (and then some) upon returning to your previous dietary habits, then you're no stranger to the vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting. Sadly, this roller coaster ride of ups and downs in our weight is more than...
How to Create The Ultimate Salad
Create the Ultimate Salad and Take Salad to the Next Level I would love to show you how to kick your salad up a notch! Remember the days when it was just the lonely old salt & pepper shakers on the table? Well move over, I've got a whole lazy susan full of...
A Key Test for Periodontal Disease
Updated Nov. 20, 2024 Periodontal Disease is an Infection Periodontal Disease is an infection, but because it occurs in the mouth, many people do not think of gum disease as an infection. And as an infection, the extent can be shown by both looking at a microscopic...
What to Expect When You Detox
Have you ever heard this before? "I'm going through detox & feeling lousy..." Lisa Wilson here with The Raw Food Institute, and I conduct Raw Food Immersion and Detoxification nutrition classes throughout the year. My response: "Good. It's working." Here is...
Chiropractic Help for Plantar Fasciitis, Foot and Heel Pain
Plantar fasciitis is a very prevalent condition. Symptoms of plantar fasciitis are: Pain! Foot and/or heel pain. Symptoms of plantar fasciitis can vary, but in general the first few steps taken when you get out of bed in the morning are very painful. The fascia stretches from the ball of the foot to the heel and there can be sharp pain on the bottom of the foot