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Your Initial Office Visit with Dr. Wangen

Your first office visit with Dr. Stephen Wangen is a consultation to review your health concerns and evaluate your medical condition. After carefully considering all of your treatment options, an individualized treatment plan is written. You receive a personal notebook outlining your individualized treatment plan, guidelines for following that plan, and additional information relating to your health problem.

Dr. Wangen is an expert in nutritional medicine, botanical medicine, and natural therapies. Although natural therapies are generally preferred, Dr. Wangen is licensed to prescribe antibiotics, hormones and other pharmaceutical medications when necessary and appropriate.

Pain relievers and drugs may only temporarily relieve health problems and can often cause as many problems as they solve. This approach often fails to address the cause of the condition or to truly cure the patient. In most cases, natural medicine can offer permanent solutions where other approaches fail. Natural medicine focuses on improving the function of the body using proven, safe, nontoxic methods. Herbal medicine, nutritional medicine, homeopathic medicine, and physical therapies are just some of the treatments used.

Naturopathic medicine is appropriate for all members of the family. Dr. Wangen combines the best of alternative medicine and primary healthcare in one doctor visit.

Dr. Wangen is a state licensed and board certified physician. He is trained in primary care, general practice medicine, and utilizes a wide range of exams and tests, including:

• Physical exams
• Standard blood tests
• X-rays and other imaging
• Food allergy testing
• Vitamin/mineral/amino acid/fatty acid testing
• Environmental toxicity testing.