The Healing Power of Nature 

Dr. Jacinta Willems ND, RH 
Naturopathic Doctor, Registered Herbalist (OHA)

Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine
Herbal Medicine and Homeopathy
 

I was 18 years old and dealing with the diagnosis of a functional pituitary tumor.  I felt lousy.  I had no energy, my head was fuzzy, and the headaches were were driving me crazy. I had that yuck-all-over feeling, and my hormones were a mess.  I was prescribed a medication that left me feeling even worse.  I couldn’t function like that. There had to be another way. The endocrinologist’s reaction was threatening and unsupportive when I told him that I did not want to continue taking the medication he had prescribed. I knew there had to be another way. 

Despite how lousy I was feeling, somewhere at the core of my being I knew that my body could heal. With a great deal of trepidation, I stopped the medication. I took the plunge and dove head first into healing. I did not know where I was headed, or how I would get there, but a trust in my body and in the process of life guided me.

That was my greatest moment of fear, and the most courageous moment of my life.  Little did I know that it was to be the gift that would open the door to my life’s work  - helping others to find the healing within themselves; a healing that leads to a life of vitality, purpose and joy.

Within two years of getting myself on track with nutrition, cleaning up the body and the gut, and balancing my hormones, I had my health back. I was full of energy and vitality and I had within me a deep conviction in the ability of the body to heal.  That conviction was like a rock, a stronghold. It was unshakeable. What struck me was the simplicity of healing, a simplicity so obscured by the paradigm of the mainstream medical model at that time.

I had to learn more, so that I could help others, and offer them a choice in their own health care. A choice, so that when they would face a health crisis in their own lives, that they would have the courage to trust, that their body too can heal, and to share with them the resources and support to help make it happen. My life has been devoted to this learning. From the beginnings of my education in Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr University 30 years ago, my studies have traversed far and wide.

Much water has passed under the bridge since that time. Paradigms in health continue to evolve. The omnipotence of the conventional medical model continues to crumble.  Research supporting the effectiveness of natural non-invasive treatment approaches continues to pour in. Functional approaches to medicine that seek root cause resolution are being echoed everywhere. At the same time, the pressures of the modern world on our physiology are taking their toll. We are reaching a crisis point in the evolutionary mismatch between what our modern lives dictate and what our bodies can handle. We are waking up to our responsibility as co-creators in our health and in our world.

Are you ready to engage directly in the journey towards health and well being?  I can help. I've been there. In fact, I'm still there, full of conviction and passion that you too can heal. I am here to help you get on track. Let’s work together to discover the root cause of the symptoms that you are experiencing and put together a treatment plan that dives deep, to access your body’s own wellspring of vitality, health and well-being.