Dr. Lisa Tostado N.D. has a practice in Louisville, Ky. She helps people with a variety of conditions including digestive problems, allergies, hormone and metabolic imbalances. She prides herself in having a very down to earth and compassionate approach in her treatment and care. She spends quality time with her patients, and is able to individualize a treatment plan based on their unique set of symptoms and body chemistry. She utilizes the most gentle, natural methods to stimulate healing while addressing the underlying root cause of their disease. She treats the whole person, addressing every level of health including the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual components. Her training as a Naturopathic Doctor gives her the the ability to deliver the highest quality of care to her patients. Her goal is to empower her patients and help them become the most vital and naturally balanced.
Dr, Lisa Tostado N.D. was fortunate enough to learn at a very young age that the body has a remarkable ability to heal itself during time of sickness and stress. She learned not to depend on pharmaceutical drugs, but rather on nature to stimulate her body’s own innate self-healing mechanism. She saw how important good nutrition, exercise, and living a healthy lifestyle were fundamental to achieving optimal wellness. It is this very philosophy, combined with her deep desire to help others, that ultimately led her to discover a career in Naturopathic Medicine.
Dr. Lisa Tostado, N.D. earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology from California State University, Los Angeles. Her passion for the natural sciences and helping others with their health and well-being influenced her decision to follow a path in naturopathy. She attended Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, one of the leading accredited naturopathic medical schools in the U.S., where she was trained in both Holistic and Conventional Medicine. During her first two years in school she took the same basic science courses taught at conventional M.D. programs. During her clinical training she received training in both western diagnostic methods and in natural therapies like Botanical Medicine, Homeopathy, Environmental Medicine & Nutrition and Lifestyle counseling.
Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic medicine is a distinct primary health care profession, emphasizing prevention, treatment, and optimal health through the use of therapeutic methods and substances that encourage individuals’ inherent self-healing process. The practice of naturopathic medicine includes modern and traditional, scientific, and empirical methods.
Naturopathic Principles:
The following six principles are the foundation of naturopathic medicine:
The Healing Power of Nature (Vis Medicatrix Naturae)
Naturopathic doctors recognize an inherent self-healing process in people that is ordered and intelligent. Naturopathic medicine acts to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery, and to facilitate and enhance this inherent self-healing process.
Identify and Treat the Causes (Tolle Causam)
The naturopathic physician seeks to identify and remove the underlying causes of illness rather than to merely eliminate or suppress symptoms.
First Do No Harm (Primum Non Nocere)
Naturopathic physicians follow three guidelines to avoid harming the patient:
1. Utilize methods and medicinal substances which minimize the risk of harmful side effects, using the least invasive methods to diagnose and treat;
2. Avoid when possible the harmful suppression of symptoms; and
3. Acknowledge, honor, and work with individuals’ self-healing process.
Doctor as Teacher (Docere)
Naturopathic physicians educate and empower their patients to take responsibility for their own health. They also recognize and employ the therapeutic potential of the doctor-patient relationship. Naturopathic physicians are partners in their patient’s health-care.
Treat the Whole Person
Naturopathic physicians treat each patient by taking into account individual physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, and other factors. They recognize that health is not just the absence of symptoms or disease, but rather a more complex dynamic condition that encompasses all aspects of health.
Prevention
Naturopathic physicians emphasize the prevention of disease by educating their patients on diet & nutrition, lifestyle risk factors, heredity and susceptibility to disease, and by making appropriate interventions in partnership with their patients to prevent illness.
Dr. Lisa Tostado, N.D. earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology from California State University, Los Angeles. Her passion for the natural sciences and helping others with their health and well-being influenced her decision to follow a path in naturopathy. She attended Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, one of the leading accredited naturopathic medical schools in the U.S., where she was trained in both Holistic and Conventional Medicine. During her first two years in school she took the same basic science courses taught at conventional M.D. programs. During her clinical training she received training in both western diagnostic methods and in natural therapies like Botanical Medicine, Homeopathy, Environmental Medicine & Nutrition and Lifestyle counseling.
Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic medicine is a distinct primary health care profession, emphasizing prevention, treatment, and optimal health through the use of therapeutic methods and substances that encourage individuals’ inherent self-healing process. The practice of naturopathic medicine includes modern and traditional, scientific, and empirical methods.
Naturopathic Principles:
The following six principles are the foundation of naturopathic medicine:
The Healing Power of Nature (Vis Medicatrix Naturae)
Naturopathic doctors recognize an inherent self-healing process in people that is ordered and intelligent. Naturopathic medicine acts to identify and remove obstacles to healing and recovery, and to facilitate and enhance this inherent self-healing process.
Identify and Treat the Causes (Tolle Causam)
The naturopathic physician seeks to identify and remove the underlying causes of illness rather than to merely eliminate or suppress symptoms.
First Do No Harm (Primum Non Nocere)
Naturopathic physicians follow three guidelines to avoid harming the patient:
1. Utilize methods and medicinal substances which minimize the risk of harmful side effects, using the least invasive methods to diagnose and treat;
2. Avoid when possible the harmful suppression of symptoms; and
3. Acknowledge, honor, and work with individuals’ self-healing process.
Doctor as Teacher (Docere)
Naturopathic physicians educate and empower their patients to take responsibility for their own health. They also recognize and employ the therapeutic potential of the doctor-patient relationship. Naturopathic physicians are partners in their patient’s health-care.
Treat the Whole Person
Naturopathic physicians treat each patient by taking into account individual physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, and other factors. They recognize that health is not just the absence of symptoms or disease, but rather a more complex dynamic condition that encompasses all aspects of health.
Prevention
Naturopathic physicians emphasize the prevention of disease by educating their patients on diet & nutrition, lifestyle risk factors, heredity and susceptibility to disease, and by making appropriate interventions in partnership with their patients to prevent illness.