11/04/09

Affordable professional health care

by M Anderson

When I was a student at the UW, this was a great spot to drop in a get affordable acupuncture, naturopathic care, phys med, etc. I appreciate the time the clinicians took with me (1 hr per appt!) and their attention to get to the underlying cause of the health concerns I presented to them.

• Pros: sliding scale rates, student drop in price of just $20!
• Cons: Student clinicians change shifts every quarter

07/16/09

Bastyr Center changed the direction of my life

by erinsabine

I am so grateful for my accidental introduction to Bastyr Center. I had heard about natural medicine but wasn't sure it was for me. Three years ago I started going to Bastyr Center on a whim for this chronic health issue that I couldn't resolve with my traditional doctors. The NDs did extensive testing and were finally able to diagnose me! Not only that they were able to provide me a natural remedy to treat the cause of the illness (versus reducing symptoms). At first I was dubious that an herb could cure me, but it worked!

Now three years later, I continue to see the NDs at Bastyr Center and we continue to push for my optimal health. I am the healthiest I think I have ever been. I lost 50 pounds, I have energy and drive again, and feel great! Who new you could actually feel better later on in life? I have been able to make some substantial life changes as a result of my new health and I am pursuing personal challenges I thought were once insurmountable.

I really recommend trying it out. They are great at long-term health improvements.

• Pros: A cure!
• Cons: Long appointment times

03/16/09

Not a healthy place.

by Gudrun

Don't bother unless you'd like to consult with students who don't even know the basics of detox protocols ala Linda Page. Her writings are standard, and are even used as texts in some schools. Your Bastyr trainees won't have a clue.

It's not just students who are incompetent and poorly trained. I recommended a Bastyr faculty ND to a friend who was struggling with illness. The ND fired her as a patient and implied she was mentally ill. My friend later met with a non-Bastyr nutritionist who made a diagnosis that should have been easy for the ND: Crohn's Disease. The diagnosis was correct. My friend is well, and I will never recommend Bastyr again. Not only incompetent, but dangerous to your health.

After Northwest Institute of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine in Fremont was forced to close, many of their faculty and students moved to Bastyr. This is why the Bastyr Acupuncture and OM clinic suddenly became competent. in 2002. Before that, you might have ended up like me, booking an appointment with two studens trying to decide who gets to put the needles in.

• Pros: Acupuncture Clinic is good
• Cons: Incompetent faculty and students