Becoming A Patient

Are You Getting The Same Health
Advice As Everyone Else And Wondering
Why It Doesn't Work For You?

We are located in Portsmouth, NH,
yet people come from all over the world. Why?

Because we treat The Unique Individual That Is You.sm

We invite you to contact us for more information or to schedule an appointment.

For those who are ready to make a full commitment to a lifestyle that produces a lifetime of optimal health, we offer our Comprehensive New Patient Exam. This option is strongly recommended for anyone currently coping with a chronic medical condition. Using our unique approach you will leave with a complete understanding of what your body needs to be healthy and heal, including a complete plan of dietary guidelines, exercise and lifestyle recommendations, nutritional supplements and natural therapies completely individualized to your Constitutional Type and your current health conditions.

Some people just want to have natural medical care and to develop a relationship with a naturopathic doctor to handle all of the illnesses and injuries that a family or individual may have to face. This is available through our Natural Family Medicine visits. This includes a more standard medical history and examination, including laboratory work as indicated. Visits can be targeted to any issue that is of importance at any given time.

Lastly, some may wish to take advantage of the healing benefits of our natural therapies, but may not feel they need a doctor, or already have a doctor whom they trust. We are happy to take referrals from health care providers for our therapies, or to make them available to the public with an initial Natural Therapy Screening visit with one of our doctors to make sure the therapies are safe and appropriate for your health goal.

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For More Information

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide
that you are not going to stay where you are.
-John Pierpont Morgan

For more information or to schedule an appointment:
Call us at: 603-610-7778
Fax us at: 603-610-7787
Email our front desk

We offer several types of visits for you to begin your relationship with us, depending on your needs and the level of healthcare you desire. An explanation of the types of inital visits we offer can be found on our Become A New Patient page. If you have any questions about which type of visit is right for you, our front desk or one of the doctors would be happy to discuss them with you.

If you are coming from a distance to see us, please let the front desk know so that they can arrange your Intensive Care Stay visit, and offer you any help you might need to make your travel experience the best possible.

Our friendly front desk is available Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm Eastern Standard Time.

Who Will You Speak With When You Contact Us?

Our friendly front desk is here to listen, answer your questions, and help you decide if Human Nature Natural Health is right for you. They will work with you to help guide you in understanding where you are right now, where you want to be, and how we can help you to get there.

Should you decide to become a patient, our front desk will set you up for a comprehensive initial appointment with one of our doctors.

Comprehensive New Patient Exam

This is our most commonly used approach for the patient who is fully committed to attaining and maintaining optimal health, no matter what his or her starting condition may be. This is a global assessment of your current health status including specific knowledge of your innate strengths and liabilities afforded through determination of your BioPhenotype and Elemental Profile.

The BioPhenotype refers to ligands, or molecular markers, that coat the surface membrane of every cell in the body. Which ligands are present influences the way you will react to certain foods, what types of exercise will work best for you, and even how your mind processes information.

Additionally, we will assess your Elemental Profile, or body type. Analysis of the constitution draws upon the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic medicine. This information enhances and deepens our understanding of you and the ways your body will typically fall out of balance, and what is required to bring you back to a state of harmonious health.

The physical exam includes an assessment of pulses and an iridological exam that indicate current areas of strength and weakness, as well as an examination of the fingernails and reflex points on the abdomen. This examination gives specific insights into your needs, and guides your doctor in tailoring a prescription of diet, exercise, supplements and natural therapies. You will leave with a comprehensive guide to healthy living that will continually evolve as your health improves.

After a 2-4 week period you will have a complimentary Progress Check with one of the other doctors to answer any questions, and do any fine-tuning of your recommendations that may be necessary.

The initial diet, supplement and therapy recommendations given are usually valid for a period of 3 months, after which a Reexam is recommended in order to evaluate how far the body has come, and what the next set of recommendations should be in order to continue the healing process.

This type of examination is suited for anyone, including children, who is ready to adopt a way of living that promotes well-being and longevity, but is especially recommended for anyone seeking help for more serious conditions.

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Family Medicine Visit

This visit is designed for people who would like to have natural medical care available whenever needed. Assessment includes a careful and detailed history as well as a standard medical examination.

The doctor will make dietary recommendations as indicated, without the additional insight afforded by the BioPhenotype, Constitutional Type and our unique exam findings.

Herbal, homeopathic, therapy and supplement prescriptions will be made as needed.

This visit establishes a relationship between your family and our doctors in the traditional family doctor setting.

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Women's Medicine

Human Nature Natural Health offers a comprehensive list of services and treatments for the special concerns of women. Many women don’t know that safe, gentle and effective natural treatments are available for most gynecological problems.

Patients have expressed frustration at having to travel to the world of standard biomedicine and back to natural care in order to meet all their healthcare needs. Women in particular have complained of feeling stuck in the middle between the two philosophies after visiting their gynecologist for their annual exam and then having to sort through possibly conflicting opinions from their medical and naturopathic doctors.

To address these issues, Human Nature Natural Health offers:

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Natural Therapy Screening

This visit is designed for generally healthy people who wish to avail themselves of the opportunity to enjoy the health-giving benefits of our natural therapies. It includes a brief physical exam, a review of your medical history, and discussion of your goals and how best to reach them.

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Acute Illness Visit

This is typically a shorter visit focused on a specific health problem currently being experienced. It includes an examination specific to the indicated problem, and a prescription appropriate to resolve the situation. Examples include colds, flu, sore throats, injuries, etc.

Longstanding or developmental issues should be addressed in either the Comprehensive New Patient Exam or Natural Family Medicine visits.

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Chronic Disease Care

So many people suffer from heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, autoimmune diseases, etc, that we may think that these conditions are an inevitable part of the overall human condition. If we are afflicted with one or more of them, we may believe that we have no option but to live a restricted life complete with medications and their side effects.

However, the evidence is quite clear that there is nothing inevitable or natural about any of the chronic, degenerative diseases to which we’ve become accustomed. Anthropological studies, most notably the work of Dr. Weston Price early in the 20th century, clearly demonstrate that these diseases are unknown to people who live in the wild. From this, we can conclude that they arise due to our un-natural lifestyle. The good news is that if we change our lifestyle, we can not only prevent these conditions from occurring in the first place, but we can also make profound changes in the health of people who are already burdened with them.

While a complete cure is never promised, we can say that improvement is almost always seen when a patients suffering from a chronic disease implements the changes prescribed in her full new patient exam. Diet changes based on your BioPhenotype, Elemental Profile and current condition, beginning the right exercise program for you, taking appropriate supplements and using the correct natural therapies combine to profoundly change your health over time.

In a sense, we can help you re-make your body into the healthiest it can be by following a new pattern of natural living, strengthening areas of weakness, and removing toxins. Whether you live nearby or require long distance care, our treatments can work for you.

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Disease Prevention

There is such help for those who wish to live a life free of the chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis and the host of scourges that are afflicting civilized cultures around the world.

It goes without saying that if you grew up in our culture; you haven’t lived according to the laws of health. We rarely stop to wonder if such laws exist. Consequently, it is quite likely that your way of living to this point has produced weakness in various organs and caused toxins to build up in your system. At HNNH, we conduct a unique examination that allows us to gauge the extent of any damage caused by errant lifestyle, along with determining your BioPhenotype and Elemental Profile. This information allows us to create a complete and precise prescription of diet, exercise, natural supplements and natural therapies that can, with time, patience and commitment, correct weaknesses, cleanse toxins, and restore your body to its natural state of health.

Based on the work of Weston Price, the dentist who traveled the world nearly a century ago to investigate the health of peoples living a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, we can say that abundant good health and long life are the norm for the human race. Where there is chronic, degenerative disease, it is due to lifestyle, as these conditions are virtually unknown in the dwindling wild. This indicates that health follows laws. If the laws are obeyed, then good health follows. At Human Nature Natural Health we are dedicated to give you the tools you need in order to live a life that follows the laws of natural health.

In tribal cultures, there is a body of wisdom passed through the generations that teaches the people of the tribe how to maintain optimal health in the climate and conditions in which they live. This wisdom includes what foods to eat and when to gather them and how to handle extremes of weather and other hazards to which the people are exposed, among other things. Sadly, such wisdom is hard to come by in our culture. In its place information and misinformation are dribbled out equally, wild claims based on sales rather than a desire to help are posted all over the internet, and even scientists, our modern gurus, often give conflicting advice based on ever-changing research findings. This leaves the public wondering where to get reliable help in matters of health.

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Local Care

HNNH is a full-service naturopathic medical practice offering a range of flexible health care options to residents of New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine.

Our caring, expert staff, unique approach and treatment methods, unparalleled array of natural therapies, convenient and beautiful location off I-95 and ample free parking combines to make us a destination for anyone seeking optimal health naturally.

We offer many ways to help you get started on the road to natural, robust health. Call or click on Becoming A Patient page to learn more.

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Long Distance Care

Human Nature Natural Health is specifically designed to accommodate the needs of patients traveling from afar to receive the best in natural health care. We are located in a beautiful, historic New England Seacoast town with many fine local hotels and availability of fresh, organic foods nearby.

Many patients come from a far distance to receive care at HNNH. For those patients, the Intensive Care Stay (ICS) is often the best option. If this will be your first visit to Human Nature Natural Health please let the front desk know when you schedule your appointment that you are coming from a distance, and they will help you plan your stay.

Once in our facility, you will find a locker room in which to change into a comfortable bathrobe and slippers and secure your belongings. We also feature a lounge in which to relax and enjoy a cup of tea or provided lunch in between treatments.

All new long distance care patients begin their experience with a Comprehensive New Patient Exam which includes discovery of your BioPhenotype and Elemental Profile. Our doctors assess the state of your organ systems through our unique diagnostic processes, including pulse diagnosis and an iridology exam. Once this is complete all relevant medical history is obtained, and a long-term plan of diet, lifestyle, nutritional supplements and natural therapies is prescribed.

All treatments are available here at HNNH, and delivered by our caring and expert staff. The availability of these therapies allows our doctors to tailor a plan to meet your needs that can be immediately implemented. Patients may experience up to seven different treatments in the course of a single day, maximizing the use of your precious time, and accelerating progress toward healing of any conditions requiring treatment.

Patients spend anywhere from 1 day to several weeks with us, depending on their condition and desires for treatment. A treatment schedule will be prescribed by the doctor for the length of the stay. Patients spend part or all of the day with us, receiving treatments and relaxing in our lounge in between.

For Intensive Care Stay patients, we provide a healthy lunch from Philbricks Fresh Market.

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Travel Planning

We are located just minutes from historic Portsmouth, NH, a classic New England seaport town.

Transportation

Human Nature Natural Health is easily accessible by major highways in New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. The closest airports are Boston Logan International and Manchester Boston Regional Airport.

Lodging

For our out of town patients, Human Nature Natural Health has partnered with several conveniently located hotels to provide reduced rates.

Other lodging options in the Portsmouth region can be found here.

Dining

Portsmouth offers an extensive array of dining possibilities to fit any palate and diet.

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Grocery Stores

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Insurance

Health insurance can be a significant consideration when seeking treatment for medical issues. Many insurance plans have added holistic therapies to their coverage options. While Human Nature Natural Health does not directly bill any insurance company on your behalf, we do provide dated statements, with standard treatment (CPT) and diagnostic (ICD9) codes, so you can submit them yourself. We require payment at time of service and then your insurance company may reimburse you.

Since insurance coverage varies so much from company to company, we encourage patients to review their policy so there are no hidden surprises that might occur. We also encourage you to discuss your coverage with your insurance company representative prior to treatment.

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