looked for an ideal place to open
their practice, they chose Prescott.
The search criteria for this husband and wife
team included a beautiful environment with
abundant outdoor activities, and a good community
to start and raise a family. “Having lived
in the Pacific Northwest for the last 11 years,
we were desperately in need of some sunshine
and dry weather,” Damon said. They recently
celebrated the one-year anniversary of Sage
Healing Center in Prescott.
The Sages offer naturopathic medicine along
with acupuncture and Traditional East Asian
Medicine (TEAM). Naturopathic medicine is
different from conventional medicine in many
ways. “Naturopathic medicine goes beyond the
basic goal of conventional medicine – instead of
focusing on symptoms and disease, the goal of
a naturopathic doctor is to find the root cause
of an ailment while at the same time helping
the patient integrate healthy lifestyle changes to
promote a lifetime of wellness,” Kathryn said.
Kathryn believes that in many cases, pills
may relieve symptoms, while the root cause of
the problem still exists. She said, “Take blood
pressure medications for example: As soon
as a person stops taking their blood pressure
medication, their blood pressure will return to
its original readings unless they address the
true reason their blood pressure is high; diet,
response to stress, other medications, etc. Our
goal as medical practitioners is to help patients
identify why their blood pressure is high in order
to bring it down to a normal level without the
need for a daily medication or other supplements.
“The most common issues I treat include
the symptoms of menopause, weight-loss,
digestive issues (IBS, diabetes, etc) as well as
those chronic conditions that patients have not
been able to find relief from using conventional
medicine. I also love seeing kids and treat a lot
of ear infections, colds and flu, skin issues and
allergies,” she continued.
Both Kathryn and Damon said with the tools
of diet and lifestyle counseling, botanical and
homeopathic medicines, as well as pharmaceutical
drugs when necessary, they can treat most
any medical problem.
Damon also offers unique services to the
clinic. He is a licensed acupuncturist and practices
TEAM, which maintains that a patient’s
mind, body, and spirit influence and balance
each other. “I primarily see patients suffering
from pain. I treat everything from migraine
headaches to lower back pain to fibromyalgia
and more. It is also effective for many chronic
conditions like diabetes and hypertension,” he
said.
Damon says that when he treats a patient,
he looks at the bigger picture instead of focusing on a symptom or only one part of a person’s body. A patient’s insomnia may be related to
their digestive issues, which may be causing their back pain – by treating the person and not the
symptoms, all of these aspects of their health will be treated simultaneously. TEAM works with the
body’s innate ability to heal itself.
After weeks of conventional medical treatments for sinus and other respiratory ailments, Vikki
Kozora was exhausted and not feeling any better. She was lethargic and had no appetite. “I had
been on so many antibiotics so many times and I was tired of taking pills. I was on meds every
three months and thought I’d try something new,” she said. That’s when she visited Kathryn and
Damon. “Kathryn put me on vitamin B-12 and other herbal medicines to build up my immune
system; the treatments really helped,” Kozora said.
“Damon did acupuncture on my sinuses and helped me relieve stress, and I really like his
techniques. I really felt he knew what he was doing. Kathryn knows what she’s doing, as well, and
when I feel bad, I’ll go to them. Most doctors don’t want to research, they just want to put you on
pills. Kathryn and Damon want to get you on the road to recovery,” Kozora said.
The Sages say their Healing Center is unique in the natural health field because they are able to
incorporate aspects of both of their
medicines, providing the best possible, personalized care for
each of their patients. QCBN
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