Paul Raish started his career as a naturopathic doctor, trying to figure out how to address his own health issues. More than 20 years later, he said his practice has helped others find solutions that traditional medicine couldn\u2019t. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Walking through his south Kalispell clinic, The Natural Path, Raish explains what each machine does for patients. \u00a0<\/p>\n
He stops to explain the Superhuman Protocol, a multifaceted approach to optimizing health by enhancing the body\u2019s natural processes. It includes a red light bed that can increase blood oxygenation by improving circulation. It\u2019s a treatment that many of his patients use to deal with chronic conditions, especially those with low energy levels. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Working with vibrations, frequencies and therapies, like ones that increase blood-oxygen levels \u2014 Raish said his patients come to him when they feel like traditional medicine or pharmaceuticals have failed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe learned to think through the biochemistry and physiology, so that we can understand how do we fix this? How do we get to the root cause, what’s causing this and how do we fix that in the most natural way possible?\u201d Raish said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The naturopath clinic offers a wide variety of services and treatments, including nutrient IV therapies, hyperbaric oxygen chamber, Prolozone and peptide injections, frequency therapies, K-laser treatments, Autonomic Nervous System treatments, Emsella, ozone therapies, and various lab work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Naturopathy \u2014 also called naturopathic medicine \u2014 is a medical system that has evolved from a combination of traditional practices and health care approaches popular in Europe during the 19th century, according to the National Institute of Health\u2019s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. \u00a0<\/p>\n
It aims to prevent and treat disease by addressing its root cause, based on the belief that symptoms are the body\u2019s way of signaling a problem. It\u2019s an area of medicine that takes a holistic approach to healing, incorporating practices like physical activity, a well-balanced diet and stress management, according to the federal agency. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Nutrition is one of the biggest factors in how patients improve, according to Raish\u2019s wife Ruth Raish, who is the office manager at the clinic. \u00a0<\/p>\n
People who are coming out of addiction often seek the nutrient IV treatment, and she said it\u2019s clear they feel better compared to when they arrived. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNutrition is a huge part of it,\u201d he said. \u201cOf course, if you can change your diet, that’ll help. But sometimes they’re so depleted, you have to have those IV nutrients. There\u2019s no way you’re going to replenish as fast as you need to make everything function properly.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
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RAISH KNOWS what it\u2019s like not to function properly \u2014 his 20s were filled with health problems. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdrenals, pancreas, thyroid \u2014 everything was just going haywire. They had no idea how to help me. And so out of desperation, I started searching for alternatives and what I found just blew me away. So, I knew I had to pursue learning more about those things that weren’t being used in conventional medicine,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
He was on his way to get his undergraduate degree in osteopathy, an area of medicine where physicians take a \u201cbroader, whole-body approach, treating the musculoskeletal system,\u201d according to the American Medical Association. \u00a0<\/p>\n
But, as he inched closer to that career, something didn\u2019t seem quite right. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI fasted and prayed for guidance,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, flipping through a career catalog, he landed on a page with Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington, known for its naturopathic medicine programs. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Raish, Ruth and their four children moved to the Flathead Valley in 2011, opening The Natural Path in 2012. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Ever since, Raish has worked to create an environment where patients feel like they can take their time explaining ailments and be seen and heard in a way that they may not have been before. \u00a0<\/p>\n
By listening intently, Raish\u2019s \u201cintuitive nature\u201d helps him decide what will be best for the patient.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s clear while talking to Raish that faith is top of mind for him. As a Christian, he said his relationship with Christ leads him in his practice. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m not the great physician; he is. Christ is a great physician, and so it plays into everything. \u00a0I live my life in such a way that I can receive the guidance that comes because he knows each of us perfectly,\u201d Raish said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
For more information about The Natural Path, visit thenatural-path.com. \u00a0<\/p>\n