Be Empowered by Naturopathic Care

Feb 12

Discover how Dr. Lisa Bryant works with a patient to solve persistent medical medical issues through Naturopathic Care.

I recently had a new patient come in struggling with episodes of feeling lightheaded and dizzy. As an active teenage girl, these symptoms were not only concerning but also interfering with her ability to play sports. She even fainted a few times before coming in to see me. Luckily her brain MRI and heart screening came back normal. The patient and her mother were very motivated to get to the bottom of this symptom. I ordered several blood tests and a continuous glucose monitor to get more information. I also inquired about her nutrition, stress levels, sleep and menstrual cycles during our first visit which helped me to determine next steps.

I met with the patient and her mother a week later to review all of her lab results and blood sugar data, revealing several low blood sugar episodes that correlated to these episodes of dizziness. This patient had done a great job recording her foods during the testing window, so I was able to give her individualized nutrition recommendations based on which foods were really helping to stabilize her blood sugar and which ones were causing a glucose crash. We also talked about eating healthy fats, fiber and protein with each meal and snack - and I explained how particular foods work to support her levels. She was provided with a cheat sheet for snack ideas, which she used to pack a snack for school every day and double up before sports practices.

At her follow up visit, she reported a significant improvement in dizziness episodes and now knows how to treat these if they occur. She also noted that her morning nausea had also resolved and she was feeling less foggy and more alert. It makes me happy to see her return to the activities she loves and feel great doing them!

Dr. Lisa Bryant, ND

Dr. Lisa Bryant, a Licensed Naturopathic Physician, provides an extensive list of services including acute care for common ailments, chronic disease treatment and management, screening and functional lab work, hormone testing and more. She believes that every person deserves to be well, and helps her patients achieve this by using a combination of biomedical tools and traditional naturopathic treatments.

Dr. Lisa’s model is fully integrative, combining the best of naturopathic and conventional medicine, including herbal medicine, dietary counseling, exercise plans, supplements and pharmaceuticals when necessary. She is a general family medicine practitioner and performs the duties of a primary care provider. She treats every patient with sincerity and respect, and loves helping her patients achieve a higher level of health.

Dr. Bryant completed her residency in naturopathic family medicine at National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Her clinical education included a six-month rotation in cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine and extensive experience in naturopathic primary care. Before her formal education at NCNM, Dr. Bryant attained a bachelor’s degree in Biocultural Anthropology from Western Washington University, and also studied traditional medicine in Dehra Dun, India.

Outside of work Dr. Bryant is usually found playing with her 2 kids, biking around her neighborhood, and hiking in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. She is a Vancouver, Washington native.

Dr. Bryant specializes in chronic illness, anxiety, depression, digestive issues, hormone imbalance, blood sugar dysregulation, disrupted sleep and general family medicine.