Roots & Rivers® Naturopathic Medical Center
naturo•path•ic (adj.) /ˌnāCHəˈräpəTHik/
Treating suffering in accordance with nature's laws.
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About Dr. Gussak
I work with Nature, not against it.
As a Graduate of Bastyr University (class of 2020), my clinical interests includes decreasing unnecessary suffering cause by iatrogenicity, injury, chronic infection, trauma, and environmental toxicity by using a unique approach to each person. I deeply honor old-age medicine and incorporate this with modern medical knowledge. My primary role is to restore health and your body does the rest because it has an innate, healing intelligence that must be into account. This Vitalistic philosophy is based on four assumptions:
- The Universe is ordered and intelligent as is evident at the most minute levels of anatomy, physiology, chemistry and biology, and the order and intelligence we see in the body reflects the order we see in the universe.
- Health is the natural state of humanity, and illness is an adaptive response to disturbances in function.
- Correction of the disturbance should result in the return of the normal healthy state.
- Interventions should involve the least force necessary to accomplish this.
My goal is to maintain empathy as we walk shoulder-to-shoulder in our health journey. I have learned that what works for most people, seemed to not work for me and I became jaded by the conventional medical care systems, especially after working in a conventional hospital for 5 years before becoming a Naturopath. I vow to keep in mind your unique susceptibilities, treatment preferences, and health goals so that you may live long, well. As a note to those who are interested, I run a hybrid electronic and paper medical charting practice to better appeal to all generations, abilities and liking.
Outside of my private medical practice, I enjoy being in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest with my Husband, Jason, and our two German Shepards, Apollo & Amber. I serve as a Board Member for the American Apitherapy Society and have a deep interest in sharing Bee Sting Therapy (aka Bee Venom Therapy) with others as it has helped my health tremendously.
By 2023, my goal is to open a Naturopathic Inpatient Center (like the former sanitoriums where people went to heal in the mountains with good food, sunshine, fresh air, and clean water 100 years ago). This Rest & Restoration (get it... R&R...) Mountain Lodge/ Wilderness Resort Destination would provide public access to healthy living regimens such as sauna, hydrotherapy, infrared-light therapy, solariums, sleeping outdoors, bee beds and bee hive inhalations, Pilates & yoga, Qigong, medically supervised fasting, and a clean food cafeteria. After all, 100% of our physiology is based on what we eat, drink, and breathe (Louise Edwards, ND, LAc).
Some things other things you should know about me:
- I tend to root for the underdog.
- I value inclusivity, medical freedom, diplomacy, and tradition.
- I am Estonian-Ukrainian so you may detect some cultural differences, a slight accent, and a mix of fire-y passion with Nordic poise.
- I believe in the Socratic Method of learning whereby it assumes that you already have foundation knowledge innate to you and my job as a teacher is to bring it forth in you.
- I am service-oriented. That means I spend my free time in Service and that I also believe that Medicine is a Service Industry. Therefore, the patient experience is as important as the medical care.
- I believe in work with what you've got.
Q: What Conditions do you treat? A: I just treat people.
Hypertension
Chronic Kidney Disease
Diabetes
Fatty Liver Disease
Inflammation
Nutrient Deficiencies
Auto-Immunity
Allergies, Asthma, & Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
Chronic Systemic Infections M
ast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) & Histamine Intolerance
Depression, Anxiety & Grief
Chronic & Acute Pain
Fatigue & Brain Fog
Environmental Illness
Osteoarthritis
Physician Burnout
and many more...
Services
Herbal Medicine
Dietary Counseling
Dietary Counseling
Medicine made from plants for the purpose of healing root causes and/or symptoms relief.
Dietary Counseling
Dietary Counseling
Dietary Counseling
Individual determination of Food Intolerances to help you select the best diet and therapeutic options for a lifetime.
Use Food as your Medicine.
Physical Medicine
Dietary Counseling
Physical Medicine
Hands-on therapies such as OMT (Osteopathic Manipulation Techniques), HVLA, Cold Laser, Taping, Manual Therapy, Diathermy, Sine Wave Application.
Nutraceuticals
Homeopathic Remedies
Physical Medicine
Patients may order supplements via Fullscript - the online dispensary. Some products are for purchase in office only and for patients only.
Homeopathic Remedies
Homeopathic Remedies
Homeopathic Remedies
Homeopathy is an energetic modality over 200 years old and entails using diluted substances to stimulate the innate ability of the body to heal.
Bee Sting Therapy
Homeopathic Remedies
Homeopathic Remedies
AKA Bee Venom Therapy (BVT) is a traditional Remedy for Rheumatoid and Osteroarthritis in Eastern Europe. Other products of the hive can be used including propolis and honey.
Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment
Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment
Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment
Treating Anxiety, Depression, Loneliness, and Grief using Mind Body Techniques, Motivational Interviewing. Supplements, Herbs, Homeopathy, Diet and Genetic testing may be used to individualize the approach.
Constitutional Hydrotherapy
Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment
Naturopathic Counseling & mental Health treatment
Our bodies electric and water. Using Advanced Constitutional Hydrotherapy to assist the body in its healing mechanisms, naturally and with very little force, can help jump start the path to health.