| Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of holistic health care that treats the whole person and addresses the root causes of disease. It supports your body's innate ability to heal itself through natural therapies. Naturopathic doctors are highly educated health care providers who integrate standard medical diagnostics with preventative medicine and natural therapies. A naturopathic doctor has completed four years of pre-med studies, four years of graduate school at an accredited naturopathic medical university and has successfully passed NPLEX, the North American licensing exam. |
These therapies may include:
- Herbal medicine - Many plant substances are powerful medicines when used properly. As with nutritional supplements, botanicals can be used in conjunction with conventional treatments to reduce their side effects and enhance their effectiveness. Naturopathic doctors are experts regarding pharmaceutical and herb interactions.
- Homeopathy - This gentle yet effective system of medicine is more than 200 years old and is based on the principle that “like cures like”. Homeopathic medicines are very small doses of natural substances that can stimulate the body’s self-healing response without side effects.
- Diet - Doctors look at dietary patterns and make recommendations to balance blood sugar, decrease inflammation, eliminate food sensitivities, and optimize wellness.
- Nutritional supplements - These can help to address underlying nutritional deficiencies, balance hormones, support detoxification, improve mood, boost immunity and improve digestive function.
Lifestyle counseling and Stress Management - Mental attitudes and emotional states can be important elements in healing and disease. Naturopathic physicians are trained in counseling, nutritional balancing, stress management and goal setting. They also address environmental and lifestyle factors that affect their patients’ health.
Pharmaceutical-grade Herbs and Supplements
We are excited to offer pharmaceutical grade supplements to the public. The companies we work with to get you the best possible products have been thoroughly researched by our staff of naturopathic and medical doctors.
Whether you are vegan, gluten intolerant, have halal beliefs or need kosher compliance, we have or can get you what you need. We also offer homeopathic remedies.
Call 248-964-9200 for a list of available over-the-counter supplements available.
Meet our Naturopathic Doctors
Michelle Davila, ND | Royal Oak & Troy
Dr. Michelle Davila received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine with high honors from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, one of seven accredited schools in North America. Dr. Davila holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan and an M.S. in Plant Biology from the University of Vermont, and has taught undergraduate biological sciences. She brings this passion for teaching to her medical practice. Dr. Davila is an adjunct instructor in the Family Medicine Department at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.
Dr. Davila completed her clinical internship at NUNM Clinic and affiliated community clinics in Portland OR, Natural Doctors International in Nicaragua, and Princeton Center for International Health in Guatemala. In 2013, Dr. Davila returned to Metro Detroit, joining the Integrative Family Practice of Dr. Colleen Kennedy in Rochester. In 2014, she joined Integrative Medicine at Beaumont Health.
Dr. Davila is dedicated to providing compassionate care, empowering patients and addressing the root causes of disease in a holistic manner. She currently has a general practice with a focus on women’s health, endocrine disorders, digestive disorders, and autoimmune disease. She is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Michigan Association of Naturopathic Physicians, Integrative Medicine for the Underserved, and the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health.
Zachary Kadro, ND Naturopathic Oncologist | Royal Oak & Sterling Heights
Dr. Zachary Kadro, ND, MPH is a naturopathic physician, scientist, and public health professional. Prior to earning his Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington, Dr. Kadro received his Bachelor in General Studies degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Kadro completed one of the nation’s only two-year hospital based CNME accredited residency programs in Naturopathic and Integrative Oncology at the Goshen Center for Cancer Care, at Goshen Hospital, in Goshen, Indiana. After his residency, Dr. Kadro went on to complete a three-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Complementary and Integrative Health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and earned a Master of Public Health degree. During his postdoc, Dr. Kadro participated in many research projects including collaborations with the UNC-RTI Evidence-Based Practice Center, the Integrative Oncology Scholars Program at the University of Michigan, the Program on Integrative Medicine at UNC, and the UNC Department of Nutrition.
After completing his fellowship, Dr. Kadro became a staff naturopathic physician and staff scientist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington, where he was both a clinician and researcher in the Integrative Medicine Program in the Division of Supportive Care, and the Cancer Prevention Program in the Division of Public Health Sciences. Dr. Kadro also served as a teaching associate in the University of Washington School of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, and as a naturopathic physician in the University of Washington Physicians Group.
As a naturopathic physician, Dr. Kadro encourages the body’s self-healing process using nutrition, mind-body-medicine, natural therapies, and lifestyle changes, drawing on both traditional healing modalities and modern medical science. Dr. Kadro takes a collaborative, evidence-based, approach to care that emphasizes patient values, clinical experience, patient-provider relationships, and best-available evidence. Dr. Kadro’s clinical focus is integrative oncology where he uses lifestyle (nutrition and physical activity), mind and body practices, and natural products to support people before, during, and after cancer treatment to address side effects of treatment (e.g., fatigue, anxiety, stress, insomnia, pain, mucositis, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, dermatitis, hot flashes, and peripheral neuropathy) and to improve peoples’ quality of life.
In addition, Dr. Kadro supports people with common chronic conditions including anxiety, depression, stress, diabetes, fatigue, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, insomnia, osteoarthritis, and pre-post-menopausal symptoms. Dr. Kadro also provides support to people interested in optimizing their health and preventing disease in the areas of men’s health, cancer prevention, cardiovascular and metabolic health, digestive health, and weight management.