Dr. Allison Apfelbaum (or Dr. A) is a licensed Naturopathic Physician in Woodinville, WA. She practices primary care with a focus on women's health, weight loss, hormones, autoimmunity, gut health, pain management, and allergies.

She graduated with an ND degree in 2013 from Bastyr University after completion of a Bachelor of Science degree at Penn State University in Biobehavioral health. Upon graduation of medical school, Dr. Apfelbaum went on to complete a 2-year residency in primary care through Bastyr University, as well as completion of the massage therapy program through Bellevue massage school.

Dr. Apfelbaum specializes in the transition of perimenopause to menopause, as well as GLP-1 assisted weight loss and maintenance. Other areas of expertise include prediabetes/Diabetes, thyroid conditions, allergy testing, digestive conditions, natural pain management with trigger point injections, and autoimmune disease management.

She believes that Naturopathic medicine is unique because it allows the provider to treat the whole person and find the true causes for symptoms rather than sole prescription management. Having additional tools, not taught to standard allopathic doctors, allows NDs to create flexible treatment plans that lead to successful outcomes. Naturopathic medicine lets her use many different treatments for healing, including nutrition and sensible dietary changes, supplements, hands-on manual therapy, and lifestyle modifications with good success, and her scope also includes pharmaceuticals. She believes every person has a unique healing journey and should be treated individually.

Having additional training in massage, injections, and pain management, she uses many different tools in physical medicine, including trigger point injections, manual therapy, and nutritional supplements to manage pain, rarely having to rely on prescription medications.

Dr. Apfelbaum grew up outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In her free time, you can find Dr. Apfelbaum regularly playing tennis, running local races, cooking, snowboarding or being near the water. She also enjoys spending time with her family and toddler who keeps her very busy. Visit her food blog for healthy recipe ideas and check out her Facebook page for regular updates about upcoming events and health articles.

Dr. Apfelbaum likes to spend time in the community giving health presentations, attending events, and spreading wellness education to others. She has experience in public radio and is an active member of the local chambers of Woodinville and Bothell. She is an active member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and currently on the Board of Directors for the Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians, in which she devotes extra time to building community, planning continuing education conferences and lobbying for the scope of practice for NDs in WA state. Dr. Apfelbaum is committed to wide access to care and is contracted with many insurance companies.

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