Naturopaths International http://www.naturopathsinternational.org Tue, 15 May 2012 23:14:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Free B vitamin shots at the Flagstaff YMCA this Saturdayhttp://www.naturopathsinternational.org/free-b-vitamin-shots-at-the-flagstaff-ymca-this-saturday/ http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/free-b-vitamin-shots-at-the-flagstaff-ymca-this-saturday/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:17:29 +0000 Doctor B http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/?p=153 Join me at the Flagstaff YMCA this weekend for their healthy kids day! I believe they are having a lot of fun events, including a pancake breakfast! I’ll be doing free B12 shots from 10-1 pm, Saturday 28th. See you there! –Dr. Gowey, NMD

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]]> http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/grants-from-bnsf-and-az-diamondbacks/feed/ 0 NI Convention–U.S. Border Patrol presenting the colorshttp://www.naturopathsinternational.org/ni-convention-u-s-border-patrol-presenting-the-colors/ http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/ni-convention-u-s-border-patrol-presenting-the-colors/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:57:06 +0000 Doctor B http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/?p=103 My brother Jeremiah passed last year on June 28th, 2010.  He was an agent of the U.S. Border Patrol, a post he choose because he felt like he wanted to protect and serve our country.  He also choose it because he wanted to follow in his sister’s footsteps of service to humanity~

On June 25th at our second annual convention, the U.S. Border Patrol is sending 6 agents to open our event by Presenting the Colors.  I ask that all attendees please be here no later than 9 am for this, as I feel so honored to have these people drive up from Tuscon to do this, to recognize service and my brother.  ~Dr. Gowey, NMD

]]> http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/ni-convention-u-s-border-patrol-presenting-the-colors/feed/ 0 mobile medical unithttp://www.naturopathsinternational.org/mobile-medical-unit/ http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/mobile-medical-unit/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 19:01:22 +0000 Doctor B http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/?p=98 Dr. Gowey picked up our first mobile medical trailer made by Wells Cargo Trailers of Phoenix, AZ, over the weekend.  This trailer will allow two doctors to work at a time, and comes equip with all we need to do physical exams, acupuncture, nutritional IV therapies, and consultations.  Dr. Gowey will start taking this trailer to sites within Flagstaff starting in July.  Flagstaff YMCA will be one of our sites!  928-214-8793

]]> http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/mobile-medical-unit/feed/ 0 Thoughts from a medical student…http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/thoughts-from-a-medical-student/ http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/thoughts-from-a-medical-student/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:38:19 +0000 Doctor B http://www.naturopathsinternational.org/?p=91  Today I had the pleasure of traveling with Dr. Brandie Gowey to the far northern reaches of the Navajo reservation in Arizona. We traveled a few hours from the comforts and relatively urban nature of Flagstaff past numerous roadside craft and novelty stands and miles of desolate desert to a small town called Kayenta. This city is surrounded by these massive rock formations that look like daggers that have been shoved out from inside the earth. It’s a crossroads in these parts and besides the fast food chains and gas stations there does not seem to be much in this town. Our destination is an acute care women’s shelter where women and sometimes their children are escaping recent violence. Video cameras, locked doors and a nondescript building protect these ladies from their attackers. One of our patients today is 21, still a child in so many ways, and she came to the shelter two days ago from a town nearly 60 miles away. Her family has been abusing her and the shelter is a refuge for not only her, but also a 3 year old son and an unborn child that is 4 months along. I think today is the first time in a long time that someone has asked her with pure sincerity what they can do to help her. She immediately opens a flood of tears, and only after reassurance that it’s ok to ask for help tells of her shoulder pain and difficulty sleeping. What is seemingly a small service, a few acupuncture needles and a homeopathic remedy, leaves our young patient with a smile on her face and a noticeable calmness. I think about her most of the ride home, her unborn child and so much potential in front of her. I realize that the shelter and the hope of her transitioning into more independence is what will save her from further abuse or neglect. I hope that she makes choices that are good for her and her children most of all, and I see now how the shelter has given her the opportunity to make those choices. I feel so lucky to add experiences like this to my education as Naturopathic medical student.–Dan Buxbaum, SCNM 4th year medical student

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