Dr Roxas

What is a Naturopathic Physician?
Naturopathic Physicians are primary health care providers who use therapies that are
almost exclusively natural and nontoxic. These include clinical nutrition, homeopathy,
botanical medicine, hydrotherapy, physical medicine and lifestyle counseling. For more
information about naturopathic medicine, check out the "What is Naturopathic Medicine"
page on this website.

What kind of education and training do Naturopathic Physicians have?
A licensed Naturopathic Physician (N.D. or N.M.D.) attends a four-year graduate level
naturopathic medical school and is educated in all of the same clinical sciences and
physical and laboratory diagnostic procedures as an M.D., but also studies holistic and
nontoxic approaches to therapy with a strong emphasis on disease prevention and
optimizing wellness. In addition to a standard medical curriculum, the naturopathic
physician is required to complete four years of training in clinical nutrition, acupuncture,
homeopathic medicine, botanical medicine, psychology, and counseling (to encourage
people to make lifestyle changes in support of their personal health). A naturopathic
physician takes rigorous professional board exams so that he or she may be licensed by a
state or jurisdiction as a primary care general practice physician. For more information
about naturopathic medical education and training, check out the "Education & Training"
page on this website.

What's the difference between naturopathy and homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a specific system of preparing and selecting medicines based on the work
of a German physician named Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). The guiding principle of
homeopathy is based on the Law of Similars. This law is often referred to by the latin phrase,
"Similia similibus curentur",or "Let like cure like."

Naturopathy is a licensed medical profession which uses various "natural therapies" one of
which may be homeopathy. Homeopathy fits the philosophical tenets of Naturopathy in
that it works by stimulating the what homeopaths call the "vital force" or in naturopathic
terms, the" vis medicatrix naturae", or the "healing power of nature." Because homeopathic
remedies are so dilute, they are a relatively safe method of treatment, again fitting another
naturopathic tenet, "primo non nocere", or "first do no harm." For more detailed
information about homeopathy contact the National Center for Homeopathy.

Is Dr. Roxas covered by my health insurance?
Most insurance companies in Idaho currently do not cover for naturopathic care. However,
their may be some exceptions. Contact your insurance provider with questions regarding
your policy.

Do you treat any specific diseases?
As a naturopathic physician Dr. Roxas does not treat disease. Rather, he treats the person
who has the disease. Everyone has their own individual response to their surrounding
environment and to their particular disease or condition. For instance, if 10 people came
to the office concerned about their depression, although they will all share similarities in
their general symptoms, they will also present a little differently in how they respond or
react to their depression. This is because each person's experience is unique to them.
Consequently, each person may leave with a different treatment plan from one another.
One thing that is consistent with each plan is Dr. Roxas' application of the tried and true
principles of naturopathic medicine.

How much do you charge?
Please see fee schedule on the Services & Fees Page.