by NWIM | Aug 31, 2020 | Practitioner Spotlight
Hello, current and future patients of Northwest Integrative Medicine! I’m Dr. Katie Pickworth, a naturopathic primary care physician specializing in body positive, trauma-informed, individualized medicine that sees and cares for the whole person. As a scientist by...
by NWIM | Aug 31, 2020 | Men's Health, News, NWIM Talk, Women's Health
Northwest Integrative Medicine is a primary care home for you to safely be seen and heard as a whole person. That includes our new Body Positive Medicine focus. Now more than ever, our society is moving towards a culture of acceptance, tolerance, and diversity. We at...
by NWIM | Jul 27, 2020 | Men's Health
You have probably heard that skin is your body’s largest organ, but did you know it’s also one of the body’s organs of elimination? Skin is involved in the excretion of water, sodium, and small amounts of urea and xenobiotics (foreign substances in the body). There is...
by NWIM | Jun 9, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, News
To all current and future patients of Northwest Integrative Medicine: We write to you in a time of great political unrest regarding issues that are near and dear to our hearts as naturopathic physicians: the rights and equality of all people, especially Black,...
by NWIM | Jun 5, 2020 | Men's Health
Low testosterone is a common concern for men entering middle age. Advertisements for testosterone testing and supplements are everywhere these days. But what does it mean to low testosterone and how does it affect men? Testosterone is a hormone produced in the body...
by NWIM | May 19, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
In this video, Dr. Maeghan talks about what NWIM is doing to treat patients and how our procedures are changing to keep you safe during this...
by NWIM | May 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Over the past few weeks, coronavirus disease 19 antibody testing has hit the market, potentially providing us an answer as to how we can move forward with coming out of isolation and getting back to work. Antibodies are your body’s way of creating a viral...
by NWIM | Apr 27, 2020 | Men's Health
Erectile dysfunction is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection during sexual intercourse. While older men are at higher risk of developing ED, this condition can happen to anyone. In fact, in the United States, ED affects over 18 million men ages 20 and...
by Jordan McLendon, ND | Apr 24, 2020 | Anxiety, Children's Health, Coronavirus, Men's Health, Nutrition, Women's Health
As we all find ourselves adapting to new ways of life during this time of quarantine and social distancing, it might be hard sticking to a routine when time constraints are no longer present. Keeping a routine is something that can not only help to ground us in our...
by Oni Gillmor, ND | Apr 17, 2020 | Anxiety, Children's Health, Coronavirus
I know many of us are dealing with stressors we never anticipated as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It is understandable that this situation is also causing a lot of stress for our children. Here are some things to keep in mind when discussing coronavirus with...