Holistic Pediatrics

Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) focus on treating the whole person and finding the cause of an illness or disease. NDs work with parents and children to achieve optimum health and wellness. Naturopathic medicine focuses on prevention. Naturopathic pediatric doctors focus on keeping a child healthy from birth and preventing disease as a child gets older. NDs address health concerns through a functional medicine approach, which includes specialty testing that would not normally be conducted with conventional pediatricians.

Naturopathic pediatric care is all about optimizing your child’s health. “How can we get your child to have THE BEST POSSIBLE HEALTH” is the mantra in which NDs operate. Natural treatments are recommended in place of pharmaceuticals. Natural medicines are generally very gentle and safe. They don’t have the same risks and side effects that many medications have. However if a prescription is needed, Dr. Galina will let you know to address it with your child’s regular pediatrician. It is important for the child to have a regular pediatrician while under naturopathic care for regular well child checks, physical exams, and emergency situations.

Office visits are typically longer than a traditional pediatrician visit. This is one of the biggest differences from most conventional doctors. Well child checks are usually an hour, where there’s time for your questions to be answered and your child’s diet to be discussed, among other things. This is vital part of providing the best care possible and ensuring the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects of a child’s health are all taken into account.

Naturopathic doctors serve the whole family. A very important part of a Naturopathic doctor’s role in a child’s health is developing a lasting relationship with the child and their parents. A holistic approach considers the whole family. The child is not living by himself in a bubble. When you treat a child, you’re treating the family. What you do for one child, affects the whole family, simply because the child is part of a larger system. Being aware of family dynamics, providing support and encouragement where needed, and looking at the big picture allows the naturopathic doctor to individualize care that works for both your family and your child.

Dr. Galina accepts patients who chose not to vaccinate, vaccinate on an alternative schedule or follow the typical vaccination schedule. She highly knowledgeable in the risks and benefits to vaccination and help parents make an informed decision when it comes to childhood immunizations.

Naturopathic pediatrics is about creating and nurturing healthy, happy children!