Services Offered

Click on the links below to learn more about the natural treatments and lab tests used at San Francisco Natural Medicine.

• Naturopathic Medicine: Naturopathic medicine is a licensed primary health care profession which emphasizes the prevention and treatment of disease, maintenance of optimal health, and promotion of the individual's inherent self-healing process.
• Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is comprised of acupuncture, Chinese herbs, massage, exercise and nutritional therapy. The goal of TCM is to guide the body back into balance. It treats the whole person (mind, body, spirit), as well as the person's main health concerns.
  
• Diagnostic Laboratory Testing: Laboratory testing may be necessary in order to identify suspected or hidden causes of health problems. Our clinic works with a number of clinical laboratories to provide a wide range of tests to meet you specific needs and goals. We offer standard lab tests as well as specialty functional medicine tests.
  
• GYN Exams and Paps: Our annual GYN exam is a focused visit to review your GYN history and a review of risk factors for heart disease, osteoporosis, breast cancer and menopause (if appropriate). It includes a physical exam, breast exam and pelvic exam, as well as a collection of a sample for a Pap smear if needed. Please see our section on Women's Health.
  
• Vitamin Injections: B₁₂ and a blend of other nutrients, customized for you.
  
• Nutrient IV Therapy: Nutrient IVs help support optimal health by delivering vitamins and minerals directly to our cells where they can have the most benefit.
  
• Biopuncture: Biopuncture is a safe and efficient technique whereby natural biological solutions are injected under the skin or into muscle tissue to help stimulate the natural self-healing capacities of your body and reduce pain and inflammation.
  
• Massage & Bodywork: Reduce stress and pain while improving flexibility and overall health. Through the integration of a variety of massage techniques, each session is uniquely tailored around the individual’s needs to promote physical and emotional health.
  
• AcuQuit Smoking Cessation: A specific program using individualized acupuncture therapy to help you meed your goal to stop smoking.
  
• Detox with the Doctor^SM: If you've been thinking about doing a cleanse but want to be sure it is well designed and guided, we welcome you to join one of our licensed naturopathic doctors for this 10-day group cleansing experience.
  

SAN FRANCISCO NATURAL MEDICINE formerly: SOMA Acupuncture & Natural Health Clinic Carl Hangee-Bauer, ND, LAc Erika Horowitz, ND • Andrea Zengion, ND, LAc • Natalie Metz, ND 1615 20th St • San Francisco CA 94107 • 415-643-6600 Naturopathic Medicine • Acupuncture • Herbal Medicine • Supplements Nutrition • Women's Health • Breast Thermography Smoking Cessation • IV Nutrient Therapy • Bioidentical Hormones • Detoxification Please visit our other sites! www.sffatiguerelief.com | www.sfibsrelief.com