Dr. Michael Brown - Your Expert in Natural Medicine
 D.A.N! (defeat autism now) Doctor
 Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
 Integrative Medicine Specialist

Michael D. Brown, N.M.D. is an accredited, licensed naturopathic (integrative medicine specialist) physician. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and attended medical school at the prestigious Southwest College of Medicine in Arizona, where he  graduated at the top of his medical class earning the Highest Academic Achievement award. 
As an expert in natural therapeutics, Dr. Brown is a frequent guest lecturer across North America, at nearby universities, on the radio, and at various support groups -- regarding an integrative, biomedical approach to acute and chronic conditions (please see below).  Additionally, Dr. Brown frequently gives CEU/CME courses to other health care professionals, especially with regards to the integration and use of natural medicine in their clinical practices. He is a published author in respected, peer-reviewed medical journals and is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP).  

Dr. Brown has practiced medicine in Arizona, Oregon, Missouri, and Kansas. He utilizes clinical nutrition, dietary intervention, classical homeopathy, botanical medicine, conventional & metabolic lab testing, and bio-identical (natural)hormone replacement therapy in effectively treating a variety of conditions in men, women, and children.

Dr.Brown is committed to excellence in his devotion to natural/integrative/holistic medicine - both in research and clinical practice.  He is regarded as a very knowledgeable, passionate, and caring physician who employs the most advanced and clinically effective 'natural medicine' approaches in restoring his patients to optimal health and well-being.

AREAS OF SPECIALTY

AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) 

• Dr. Brown is a certified D.A.N! (defeat autism now) doctor with 3 years of D.A.N! physician training certifications under his belt.   He has been successfully treating children with a diagnosis ranging from severe Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Asperger, Developmental Delays (DD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), to Seizure Disorders.   He uses a variety of testing including comprehensive food & chemical allergy testing, comprehensive stool analysis, organic acids analysis, urine & stool heavy metal screening, hair analysis, urinary peptides, serum copper, zinc, vitamin A, Vitamin D, iron panel markers, B12, folic acid, comprehensive metabolic, comprehensive thyroid evaluation, and much more.  He utilizes therapies and treatment plans that include:  dietary intervention, clinical nutrition, anti-fungal/bacterial/viral therapies, cleaning up & healing the gastrointestinal tract, detoxification/chelation, FAR infrared sauna therapy, homeopathy, botanical/herbal medicines, and other therapies to help reverse many of the signs and symptoms of this disorder.

ADD/ADHD

• He has been successfully treating children who have been diagnosed with ADD and/or ADHD - ranging from mild to severe.   He uses a variety of testing including comprehensive food & chemical allergy testing, comprehensive stool analysis, organic acids analysis, urine & stool heavy metal screening, hair analysis, urinary peptides, and other lab parameters to evaluate these children when indicated.   He has found that the majority of these children are significantly improved by optimizing their diets, elimination of allergenic foods, and utilizing specific nutrients such as DMAE, GABA, Glycine, Carnosine, Carnitine, essential fatty acids, B-complex, and other nutrients, that when combined properly, can optimize attention, focus, learning, sleep, and the ability to remain calm for extended periods of time.   

BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY - FOR PMS, MENOPAUSE, & ANDROPAUSE

• For over five years now, Dr. Brown has been using bio-identical (natural) hormone replacement therapy very effectively and with great success in women & men who suffer from conditions such as PMS (premenstrual condition), endometriosis, infertility, interstitial cystitis, depression, anxiety, loss of libido, erectile dysfunction, and the signs & symptoms experienced by pre-, peri-, and post-menopausal women.  Bio-identical hormones can be very crucial for minimizing or alleviating many signs and symptoms of hormonal imbalance including:  cramping, headaches, cravings, bloating, breast tenderness, fibrocystic breast, irregular cycles, heavy bleeding, anovulatory cycles (lack of menstruation), hot flashes, night sweats, loss of libido, vaginal dryness, pain with intercourse, unwanted hair loss or growth, moodiness, depression, anxiety, sleep issues, erectile dysfunction, low energy, etc.  

HIGH CHOLESTEROL, TRIGLYCERIDES, HOMOCYSTEINE

• Natural medicine has many safe, clinically effective tools that can be used to reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease.  Dr. Brown is very thorough in his testing and evaluation of your cardiovascular disease risk markers.  Typically a doctor will only run the basic lipid profile consisting of:  total cholesterol, LDL 'bad' cholesterol, HDL, and triglycerides.   In addition to these basic parameters, Dr. Brown also looks at other, more specific, 'cardiovascular risk' markers that are often not checked but that clinical research shows to be as important, if not more important, than your basic lipid profile including:  homocysteine, fibrinogen, fasting insulin, and C-reactive protein.  These are markers that should be checked at least one time per year.   Dr. Brown uses very high quality, safe, pharmaceutical-grade, physician approved non-prescription items such as policosanol, red rice yeast extract, garlic, CoQ10, niacin, guggul lipids, and other nutraceuticals to optimize you markers for cardiovascular disease.  Dietary intervention, optimal exercise routines, and FAR infrared saunas are also utilized to obtain and optimize healthy levels of the above mentioned markers.

HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS

• This is an issue that is not usually overly complex but rather a compliance and/or 'confusion on what to do' issue.   Most people (and doctors) do not really understand what it takes to lose weight in a healthy, systematic manner.   It involves significant dietary intervention and dedicated compliance.  Unfortunately in this country most people live by the motto: 'Live to eat' rather than the healthier motto:  'eating to live'!!  Another misconception that needs to be corrected is the one that assumes you can lose weight quickly.  This is simply NOT TRUE.  If you starve your body or deplete it without optimizing nutrition, your body's metabolic rate will begin to slow down because it is in a 'starvation protective' mode.  Optimal health weight loss is, in Dr. Brown's opinion, 1-2lbs/week.  You have to remember,  in most situations it took a long time to put it on and it will take a reasonable amount of time to get if off.   Dr. Brown uses an optimal dietary plan (knowing what + how to eat), an optimal exercise plan, FAR infrared saunas, and high quality, safe, effective supplements to help his patients achieve an optimal, healthy weight.   He emphasizes that proper dietary intervention and optimal exercise are the cornerstone therapies of his plan.   Careful and comprehensive evaluation of thyroid function is also critical including:  TSH, FREE T3, FREE T4, REVERSE T3, BASAL BODY TEMPERATURES, ORAL TEMPS, and IODINE PATCH TEST.   Evaluation of food allergies, digestive parameters, and insulin & blood sugar parameters can also be important considerations.  

IRRITABLE BOWEL DISEASE

• Including Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.   Dr. Brown has treated these conditons very successfully over the years.   He has had great success utilizing dietary intervention, testing for and elimination of food allergies, evaluating and treating dysbiosis (overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria and/or yeast in gastrointestinal tract), and using a variety of natural anti-imflammatories and other healing supplements and botanicals/herbal medicines specific for the gastrointestinal tract. 

ALLEGIES (FOOD & INHALENT) & ASTHMA

• Dietary intervention & testing for and eliminating allergenic foods are the cornerstone therapies for these conditions.   Dr. Brown estimates that approximately 75% (or higher) of most people suffering from allergies and/or asthma can be significantly helped by changing their diets and eliminting food allergies.   He has experienced a tremendous amount of success with these conditons in chidren and adults.   There are a number of supplments that are very useful as well. 

FIBROMYALGIA & CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROMES

•   Although very challenging and complex to treat, Dr. Brown has experienced great success in treating patients with these diagnoses.   He reminds people to be patient.  It often takes up to a year of continuous and carefully monitored treatment before people feel they have their 'lives back'.   He uses a variety of testing including comprehensive food & chemical allergy testing, comprehensive stool analysis, organic acids analysis, urine & stool heavy metal screening, hair analysis, B12, folic acid, comprehensive metabolic, comprehensive thyroid evaluation, extensive sex steroid hormone and adrenal gland work-up, and much more.  He utilizes therapies and treatment plans that include:  dietary intervention, clinical nutrition, anti-fungal/bacterial/viral therapies, cleaning up & healing the gastrointestinal tract, detoxification/chelation, FAR infrared sauna therapy, homeopathy, botanical/herbal medicines, and other therapies to help reverse the many signs and symptoms of these disorders.  Please see the download page of this website for an article he wrote for a local & national fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue support group publication.  

Dr. Brown has also successfully treated many other acute & chronic conditions using a natural medicne approach including:  colds, flu, sinus infections, headaches, chronic ear infections, arthritis, etc.   He also has used a natural medicine approach to support those suffering from conditions such as:  cancer, auto-immune conditions, diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism, neuro-degenerative conditions, and other issues that people are seeking an adjunctive and/or more holistic approach.