About me, and how I work
Whether you come with physical pain, emotional pain, spiritual pain or mental anguish, together we find the treatment plan that's right for you, so you can start to feel relief, and keep it.
Every suggestion is tailored to you, and every treatment supports your body's own ability to return to balance, naturally.
I've practised natural medicine since 2000, first in the United States and now in Israel. My clinic is in Eshhar, in the Galilee, Sunday to Thursday. I see people in person, and by phone and video wherever they live, in Hebrew and in English.
Alongside naturopathy, I studied for four years at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. That training, and the treatments below, are the tools I bring to every plan.
Her qualifications and where she trained as a naturopath, from ElisabethNatural medicine is a branch of medicine that uses natural treatments to support the body's own ability to heal and to come back into balance. It rests on six principles:
In practice, that might mean helping someone who keeps getting the same infection to need fewer courses of antibiotics, working with their doctor. Every treatment aims to support your body and its natural ability to return to balance.
An hour and a quarter, and a full assessment: your medical history, what's troubling you now and how it started, and any recent blood tests, scans or reports, so please bring them. I'll also ask about your sleep, your food and what's been happening in your life, because the answer is often in the part nobody had time to ask about.
Before you leave, we agree a plan together, and you'll know what it involves and when we'll review it. Follow-ups are always with me.
I don't start with a treatment. I start with you, then choose the tools that fit.
When we think about nutrition, we usually think about diet: what to eat, and what not to. That matters. But my main focus is on how your body takes in, digests and absorbs the nutrients it needs. Gut health is basic to your overall health. Sometimes that means a change in diet, sometimes a supplement.
And drink enough water: your body needs it to repair and renew itself.
In person or by videoThere are many ways to reduce stress. Energy healing can be very effective, and so can acupuncture or shiatsu. I often suggest breathing techniques or other practices that take patience and repetition to work best. In the end, you'll have tools to help regulate your body's stress response, so you can find release and relief.
In person, and partly by videoFine needles at precise points. Most people find it much gentler than they expect, and many barely feel the needles.
In person in EshharPressure and touch along the body, and you stay fully clothed. I explain each step before I start.
In person in EshharChosen for you, and checked against any medication you take, because some herbs interact with prescriptions.
In person or by videoRemedies chosen for you, where they fit your plan.
In person or by videoLight, hands-on healing, from four years at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing. It's part of most of my treatment plans.
In person in EshharMore in My approachI don't replace your doctor. If you're on medication, you stay on it. If something needs a specialist, I'll say so. I work on everything around it: the sleep, the energy, the digestion, the stress.
There's room for that, too. Many people come with something that doesn't fit a label, and some come simply to stay well.
You don't need to know what's wrong. That's my job. The first call is free.