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Paula Mader, ND, LAc | Heart Spring Health | Portland, Oregon

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I believe true health is multifaceted: body, mind, and spirit working in harmony. I implement this model by recognizing that long-term recovery requires addressing the nervous system, immune system, and environment. My role is not only to treat illness, but to help patients understand their bodies and provide them with tools to support their own healing. This philosophy comes from both my training and personal journey. Having faced chronic illness myself, I know the fear and uncertainty it brings. I know what it feels like to be at your lowest point, questioning whether recovery is possible. Those experiences shape my practice today: grounded in compassion, patience, and commitment. Clinically, I combine evidence-based medicine with flexibility and creativity. If something brings healing and improves quality of life, it is worthwhile, whether conventional, natural, or unexpected. My guiding principle is always to use the least toxic, most effective interventions. To me, this is the ess

Philosophy of Care I believe true health is multifaceted: body, mind, and spirit working in harmony. I implement this model by recognizing that long-term recovery requires addressing the nervous system, immune system, and environment. My role is not only to treat illness, but to help patients understand their bodies and provide them with tools to support their own healing. This philosophy comes from both my training and personal journey. Having faced chronic illness myself, I know the fear and uncertainty it brings. I know what it feels like to be at your lowest point, questioning whether…

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