Andrew Litchy, N.D.

Well, sure. Well, a naturopathic physician, naturopathic doctor, it's someone trained in both conventional medicine as well as naturopathic or alternative modalities. And so we're a mid or physician level provider, depending on the state, that really we have one foot in both worlds of alternative, complementary and conventional treatment.

Well, sure. Well, a naturopathic physician, naturopathic doctor, it's someone trained in both conventional medicine as well as naturopathic or alternative modalities. And so we're a mid or physician level provider, depending on the state, that really we have one foot in both worlds of alternative, complementary and conventional treatment.

We have a pretty broad type of practice we may find ourselves in. Depending on the state, we could be acting as primary care providers, doing medication management, taking care of things that you see in a primary care setting. And also we act as adjunctive specialists or specialists in more serious and chronic conditions where we complement conventional treatment and conventional approaches.

We have a pretty broad type of practice we may find ourselves in. Depending on the state, we could be acting as primary care providers, doing medication management, taking care of things that you see in a primary care setting. And also we act as adjunctive specialists or specialists in more serious and chronic conditions where we complement conventional treatment and conventional approaches.

Right. Not many. There's one in Canada, and I believe there's five in the U.S. right now. So not too many. We have one in Chicago, Oregon, Washington, and then on the East Coast and Arizona, like that, and then up in Canada.

Right. Not many. There's one in Canada, and I believe there's five in the U.S. right now. So not too many. We have one in Chicago, Oregon, Washington, and then on the East Coast and Arizona, like that, and then up in Canada.

Yeah, I think the short answer is I worked in the ER too long. That's what it comes down to. Yeah. During my pre-med, I was a technician at Regions Level 1 Trauma Center. And so at Regions, technicians are in everything. So we're in the traumas, all the way to, you know, stalking, pushing people around, getting in places.

Yeah, I think the short answer is I worked in the ER too long. That's what it comes down to. Yeah. During my pre-med, I was a technician at Regions Level 1 Trauma Center. And so at Regions, technicians are in everything. So we're in the traumas, all the way to, you know, stalking, pushing people around, getting in places.

So we saw, it's a biased cross-section of healthcare, but saw a lot of things. And over the four years I was there, I found myself less enthralled and excited by the medical stabilization and surgery and the blood and the things that we do really, really well in the ER.

So we saw, it's a biased cross-section of healthcare, but saw a lot of things. And over the four years I was there, I found myself less enthralled and excited by the medical stabilization and surgery and the blood and the things that we do really, really well in the ER.

we did those very well and became more interested in the things that we don't do well there, which is chronic disease management, patient care, and really more longer-term healthcare approaches, right? And as I was there, I was looking at my career because I was going to be a medical doctor. I was considering what kind of things would I be doing in my career.

we did those very well and became more interested in the things that we don't do well there, which is chronic disease management, patient care, and really more longer-term healthcare approaches, right? And as I was there, I was looking at my career because I was going to be a medical doctor. I was considering what kind of things would I be doing in my career.

And I realized a lot of my passions, which were, you know, Exercise, meditation, nutrition, so on, were not going to be part of my scope. It was going to be, it could be quite interesting, you know, but I would be doing mostly diagnosis and medication management, probably, unless I went into surgery.

And I realized a lot of my passions, which were, you know, Exercise, meditation, nutrition, so on, were not going to be part of my scope. It was going to be, it could be quite interesting, you know, but I would be doing mostly diagnosis and medication management, probably, unless I went into surgery.

And so that, while really important, became less and less interesting to me personally over those four years. And I was thinking, well, maybe a psychiatrist, maybe I'll be a DO, and so on. And really, the last semester before I had to apply for med school, I discovered there was such a thing as naturopathic medicine.

And so that, while really important, became less and less interesting to me personally over those four years. And I was thinking, well, maybe a psychiatrist, maybe I'll be a DO, and so on. And really, the last semester before I had to apply for med school, I discovered there was such a thing as naturopathic medicine.

Knowing that, it was a really good fit because all those things, mind-body care, nutrition, taking care of oneself, lifestyle, were incorporated with the physician-level training and level of thinking. So that's how I found myself here, just in time.

Knowing that, it was a really good fit because all those things, mind-body care, nutrition, taking care of oneself, lifestyle, were incorporated with the physician-level training and level of thinking. So that's how I found myself here, just in time.

Well, we're in Minnesota, I think. That's what it comes down to. On the coasts, we're everywhere. So when I went to school in Portland, everyone had their naturopathic doctor. Most people had someone they were working with. I think of it a little like chiropractic was here for a while. There was many years where chiropractors were in Minnesota. People really didn't know quite what they did.

Well, we're in Minnesota, I think. That's what it comes down to. On the coasts, we're everywhere. So when I went to school in Portland, everyone had their naturopathic doctor. Most people had someone they were working with. I think of it a little like chiropractic was here for a while. There was many years where chiropractors were in Minnesota. People really didn't know quite what they did.