How Naturopathic Medicine Works

At Thyme Integrative Health we offer free 15 minute phone consultations with all of our practitioners. This allows you to give a brief synopsis of your health concerns and ask the practitioner specific questions you may have before committing to an initial appointment. The practitioner will give you a basic idea of what your healing process with us may look like in Pacifica CA or Lafayette CA, and let you know if this patient-doctor relationship is a good fit for the both of you.

---

Initial Consultation

The purpose of the initial consultation is to allow the practitioner to get to know you and your medical background in detail. During the 75 minute appointment they will take the time to understand your full health history, physical, emotional and energetic symptoms as well as short and long term goals for optimal health and well-being. The practitioner will spend time reviewing your current medication and supplement list and review any labs you have had done in the previous 6-12 months. This will help the practitioner work with you, as a team, in determining the next steps in your care. You will leave the office with a treatment plan with a list of recommendations; medications, supplements, diet and/or lifestyle suggestions as well as a list of labs to aid us in identifying the root cause of your symptoms.

---

Functional Lab Testing

During your initial consultation you and the practitioner will agree on a series of testing that will assist us in identifying the root cause of your symptoms. Depending on how recent your last set of labs were this will include a full blood panel looking into your overall health; liver & kidney function, blood sugar regulation, cardiovascular markers, full thyroid panel, nutrient deficiencies, inflammatory markers and male and female hormones.

In the event that more specialized testing is indicated we could order urine, stool or salivary testing to dive deeper into things like gut health, food sensitivities, hormone health, neurotransmitter status etc.

Find out more about testing here.

---

Follow Up Appointments

The first follow up appointment after the initial appointment is 45 minutes and is usually anywhere from 2-6 weeks later depending on how quickly the lab results come in. The intention of this appointment is to review all lab results in detail, discuss treatment options both natural and pharmaceutical (if applicable) and to create a more specific treatment plan and path moving forward to achieve your health goals. You will leave the office with a treatment plan with a list of recommendations; medications, supplements, diet and/or lifestyle suggestions.

Subsequent follow up appointments are typically every 8-12 weeks, depending on the health concerns, until you reach a place of stability. The practitioners at Thyme Integrative Health aim to get all of their patients to a place of stability and maintenance only needing check-ins and lab work 1-2 times per year. However, we find that this comes and goes as we, as humans transition in and out of certain cycles of life.

---

Practitioners that offer these services

• Dr. Ashton Perroni, ND