Welcome to drdanielheller.com. If you’re new to holistic, alternative, natural medicine, I hope this brief introduction will help you understand how I help you get and stay healthy, and to sort through the confusion of health and wellness, and alternative treatments.
Dr Daniel Heller Naturopathic Doctor San Rafael Marin
I have been practicing holistic medicine as a naturopathic doctor for 16 years. In that time, I’ve come to develop what I call a “fad-free” philosophy. I’ve seen many trends come and go in holistic health and natural medicine, but I’ve found certain basic factors of healthy eating, healthy living, and healthy attitude are the most helpful, and most reliable, aspects of natural healthcare. For that reason, I focus on diet and holistic nutrition; the mind-body connection; and best practices of herbal medicine and supplemental nutrition.
In addition to that, I try to focus on how I can best help you feel better, quickly, but in a lasting fashion; how I can help you identify and address the causes of whatever might be ailing you; how your body can heal itself, naturally; and on looking at you as a whole, vital person, not a disease or a collection of organs or cells. One of the most effective tools I have to help you, beyond my knowledge and clinical experience, is my effort to truly listen to you. You’ll find that I really do care about my patients, and want to help you.
Secondly, I believe holistic medicine and the service of alternative doctors should be for everyone, so I am committed to providing affordable natural healthcare. This means I am happy to work out a payment plan with you or do whatever I am able to do to help you get better and feel better. Some people with out-of-network insurance benefits are able to get reimbursed for my services.
Another part of making natural medicine and natural health affordable is the way I practice – I don’t require lots of repeat office visits, and I don’t rely on techniques that provide short-lived relief but that require you come in for frequent visits that can really add up. I’ll do my best to help you get at the cause of your condition from the very first visit.
Finally, I have tremendous enthusiasm and confidence about what naturopathic medicine can do for you, because I’ve seen it work so well in thousands of patients. I’m excited to share how simple natural health can be.
Among the conditions I most enjoy helping my patients with are pre-diabetes, diabetes, anxiety & depression, chronic fatigue, weight loss, hypothyroidism, and candida or candida-related complex. I also have a tremendous amount of experience with food allergy, infections—including chronic or recurrent infections, diet and nutrition, mind-body medicine, digestive disorders, heart disease, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood lipids, and many other conditons.
I have pursued a great deal of continuing education in my career. Among the highlights, beyond my four year naturopathic medicine degree from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon, are acupuncture and Chinese medicine studies at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in New York City; training in the Buteyko Method, a simple and innovative asthma treatment, at the Buteyko Clinic in Moscow, Russia; twice attending the World Congress on Insulin Resistance; advanced clinical nutrition seminar with Drs. Jonathon Wright and Alan Gaby in Clinical Nutrition; study of amino acids and neurotransmitter repletion with Dr. Marty Hinz and the Neuroscience company; and other seminars and continuing education too numerous to mention.
I was a research fellow with the Optimal Health Prevention and Research Foundation in La Jolla, CA, investigating medical biomarkers, food allergy, metabolic syndrome, mediterranean diet, glycemic index and glycemic load, dietary acid-base balance, magnesium, and caloric restriction as a life extension and health optimization tool.
Dr. Daniel Heller, Naturopathic Doctor
In keeping with the entrepreneurial spirit that led me to run my own naturopathic practice in Stamford, CT, for 11 years, and then open another in San Rafael, CA, after moving to Marin in 2008 (I am a native Californian, having been born in San Francisco, and lived on the west coast until 1997) I have created a women’s health website, www.pmscomfort.com, dedicated to educating and empowering women as regards PMS and PMDD, and providing holistic natural relief solutions for premenstrual symptoms.
My other interests include anything related to nature, including birding, gardening, keeping cymbidium orchids, and observing the world around me. I have a lifelong interest in non-dual philosophy.