Our Professional Commitment

Daily staff meetings provide an environment for team members to present cases, collect information, discuss treatment options, and explore ideas from other staff members.

Allergy Evaluation -- At the beginning of an allergy evaluation, Cambor Wade, a qualified Ecology Specialist, with 18 years experience in this field, will provide an assessment and develop a suggested treatment protocol. This may be modified from time to time as information develops and as the doctor and patient desires. The patient is very much a part of this process. Most patients experience a dramatic improvement within their first three treatments. The testing process is painless. . For some, symptom relief is the only desired affect. However, if the patient wants to get to the root cause of the problem, then nutrition, intestinal ecology and integrity, environmental toxins, and other factors need to be addressed.

Regarding allergy, in most cases, suffering need not be life long and can be greatly relieved or eliminated with the tools we have available. The decisions made about treatment grow out of a careful assessment of each particular patient’s needs, adequate testing, frank discussions, and expectations that invoke clear communications.

Chelation Treatment and Protocol is individualized for each patient by the doctor. Complications with chelation are infrequent; however, symptoms related to detoxification may occur and are usually easy to manage. Any change in treatment protocol requires a visit with the doctor.

Nurses provide expert supervisory care and participate in developing the patient’s care plan. They provide instruction as well as facilitating the patient’s movement through the treatment process. They are available for questions and provide the service of patient education. They assume the work structure to administer nutritional IV vitamins & minerals, chelation protocols, and amino acids as well as giving injections. Our nurses are required to maintain a high level of accuracy in all areas of preparation and treatment.

Homeopathic Medicine could never be considered a fad –- it has been used by physicians all over the world for more than 200 years. The word homeopathy comes from the Greek word meaning “similar suffering”. Hippocrates first mentioned the idea of “like cures like” back in the 5th Century B.C., but it was Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician of the late eighteenth century, who developed homeopathy and after years of experimenting he found homeopathic remedies effective and concluded: “In order to bring about prompt, gentle, and lasting improvement, you most often need to use infinitesimal doses.” It is because these remedies are so extremely weak that they are considered non-toxic, non-addictive, and safe.

While a few remedies are used for specific symptoms universally, most require the assistance of a doctor to help draw a finer distinction. Follow-up is critical in the development of a homeopathic case to accomplish the goal -- a cure. The length and speed of the healing process depends on many factors including heredity, severity and length of illness, current and previous medications, level of ongoing life stresses and others.

Naturopathic Medicine is more than simply switching from drugs to herbs –it is a different approach to the patient. The philosophy is different. A naturopathic physician tries to remain focused on the whole person, not on one system, or even on the disease. They work to balance the body and by doing so, the body is able to heal its self. Of course, sometimes it is necessary to use drugs. Our Naturopath has accomplished education and awards that reflect his dedication to healing.

Medical Doctor Focus is family practice, looking at the patient as a whole person. All factors are considered but a relationship must be established. When a patient comes in and knows what it is they want and are asking the doctor to take responsibility for writing the prescription or ordering the treatment, they must understand the doctor needs to justify it. Our doctor takes every opportunity to discuss and understand the problem, allowing the patient to acknowledge all options. In the end, the patient has been given informed consent regarding their treatment plan.

At the Center for Environmental Medicine, our objective is to achieve the best results possible through professional standards and utilization of supportive research. We are strongly committed to the belief that physicians and their trained staff focused on integrated individualized patient care are the best providers for medical services and that the responsibility for your health care should not be delegated, diluted, or limited as it occurs with some “managed health care”.