Deborah A. Martinez, MD

Credible Complementary Therapy

For Healthcare Providers

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Why Consider Credible Complementary Therapy for Your Patients?

More and More Individuals are Using Unconventional Approaches to Health and Wellness.

  • More than 30% of adults and approximately 12% of children in the United States reported use of healthcare approaches not typically part of conventional medical care in the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).This survey was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • The NHIS is the most current, comprehensive, and reliable source of information on the use of complementary health approaches by US adults and children.

Research Establishing Evidence-Based Complementary Therapeutics is Growing.

  • The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), established in 1998, is one of the 27 institutes and centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  • The NCCIH is the federal government’s lead agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.
  • The NCCIH works to determine what is promising, what helps and why, and what is safe.

Collaboration, Education, and Integration

  • To work collaboratively with a healthcare provider, who a patient knows and trusts, is my goal.
  • Education regarding evidenced-based, complementary therapy will be provided to the individual and their healthcare professional.
    Informed integration of credible complementary therapy into an individual’s health and wellness plan is the objective.

Patients Who May Benefit from Credible Complementary Therapy Include Those:

  • Not responding well to treatment
  • Seeking more options
  • Asking questions about complementary therapy/practitioners
  • With pain, stress, fatigue, trouble sleeping
  • Seeking nutritional support

Sometimes it Takes a Village

  • While healthcare providers are accustomed to working with conventional healthcare specialists, they may be less comfortable recommending evidenced-based complementary therapeutics or practitioners of these therapies.
  • With my background in conventional medicine and a network of colleagues who practice complementary therapy, I can be a resource for both healthcare providers and their patients who want to expand their village beyond its familiar borders.

If you are considering a complementary therapy recommendation for a patient and you prefer it to be evidenced-based, I know I can help you and your patient.
Please reach out! I would be happy to help!

My Philosophy

  • Improvement in the basic needs of the body can profoundly impact  MANY health problems.
  • Therapy for these needs are essential first steps toward better overall health and wellness.
  • Self-advocacy for personal health and wellness leads to better results.
  • Education empowers this advocacy.
  • Educated individuals are more capable of taking advantage of the synergistic potential between conventional medicine and credible complementary therapy.

My Mission

To empower individuals, groups, and communities to develop better health and wellness practices by raising awareness regarding the synergistic potential between conventional medicine and complementary therapy and by providing education, collaboration, and credible complementary therapeutics.


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Testimonials

Deborah Beard

My health and wellness evaluation with Dr. Debbie Martinez was encouraging and will help support me having a healthy lifestyle. I appreciated the attention she gave to the detailed information I shared with her.

Deborah Beard

Gay Edwards

Dr. Deborah Martinez is one of the most knowledgeable women I have had the privilege of partnering with when it comes to improving my health naturally. Since Dr. Deborah’s consulting program focuses upon determining the underlying causes of each client’s issues, she devotes significant time delving into the discovery process with her clients. Together, Dr. Martinez and her clients create  an easily adapted program addressing each health issue with noninvasive, research based solutions. Results follow! It is obvious that the key to her success is not only an extensive medical background, but just how very much she cares! I recommend that you give Dr. Martinez a call to learn how to improve your long term quality of health and experience just how great it feels to enjoy life again!

Laurel Gay Edwards

Debbie Hart

Thank you for listening so deeply and asking great questions about what is impeding my health from being at its best.  Your attention to detail and the time invested researching what is working, missing or limited in my wellness practices brought about valuable insights.  Your years of experience plus your caring heart will be a gift to all that work with you.

Debbie H. RPP, RPE, LMT