As a Naturopathic physician, my personal philosophy involves listening to your stories and paying attention to what your body is trying to communicate. We know that when our body loses its equilibrium it tries to heal itself. Often the symptoms that are produced as the body exerts its energy towards healing can be uncomfortable. Examples of this include fever, elevated blood pressure, or a skin rash. If we suppress these symptoms with medications we are not really listening to what the body is trying to tell us, and furthermore, we are asking it to “keep quiet.” Most pharmacological agents achieve this goal of quieting symptoms, which can be helpful- temporarily. While some medications are quite valuable and can be life saving, they are often over used. I aim to do more than just manage your symptoms, I address the imbalance that is the underlying cause of your symptoms. Treating the cause now prevents further development of disease and chronic health issues.

My goal in practice is to support patients of all ages. Children respond beautifully to naturopathic medicine. I also work with teenage and adult patients at all levels of their healing journey. This involves acute and chronic care, whether you are generally healthy and looking to prevent disease, hoping to conceive a child in an optimally healthy body, or dealing with the diagnosis of a challenging disease. Your emotional and spiritual health are just as important to me as your physical health. We will address all of these levels through the course of your care.

Services
Dr. Achuff offers clinic visits at her main office at Berkeley Naturopathic Medical Group in Berkeley, CA. She also enjoys working with patients who are unable to come to the clinic for geographical or physical reasons. Phone/ Skype conducted visits are common and work well for those folks who choose Dr. Achuff as an adjunct to their healthcare regimen. Dr. Achuff’s passion is in helping people with chronic disease conditions, as well as guiding couples through all stages of family planning. It is her firm belief that the foundations of health begin pre-conception, and that supporting a couple through the years prior to pregnancy, through gestation and the birth of their child are keys to creating a healthy and balanced family.

In House services include:
• Screening physical exams
• Well woman exams (Pap smear included)
• Well baby/ well child exams; Vaccination Counseling        
• Ordering labs/ imaging
• Referrals to any of the highly skilled clinicians in our office

For those near and far, services include:
• Evaluation of your current state of health
• Extensive health history
• Dietary guidelines
• Food Allergy Testing
• Lifestyle counseling
• Individualized treatment plans
• Homeopathy
• Herbal Medicine
• Vitamin and mineral supplementation
• Cooperative care with any and all other providers from whom you receive healthcare

Conditions Treated
In my philosophy of healthcare, I am working with you to create health rather than treat disease. I do not see any particular health condition as a separate entity from any other health concerns or diseases. While I do work with a variety of conditions, my aim is to treat you as a whole person, not as a disease. We will work together to rebalance your body’s systems, which will lead to a decrease in symptoms and an increase in overall health. That said, some of the conditions that I frequently see are listed below.

• Acne
• Allergies, Asthma
• Autism, Aspberger’s
• Anxiety and Depression
• Autoimmune Diseases
• Cancer
• Chronic fatigue
• Constipation
• Crohn’s
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Ear Infections
• Eczema
• Endometriosis
• Fibroids
• Fibromyalgia
• Gout
• Graves Disease
• Headaches
• Heart Disease
• Hepatitis
• Hypertension
• Hypoglycemia
• Hypothyroidism
• Infertility (male and female)
• IBS
• Insomnia
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Menopause
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Obesity
• Osetoporosis
• Ovarian Cysts
• Parkinson’s
• PMS
• PCOS
• Psoriasis
• Seizures
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Yeast Infections & BV