At Hazelnut Naturopathic Health, naturopathic medicine principles are used to create naturopathic-inspired wellness plans to help optimize health. To learn more about Naturopathic Medicine, you can read more here or visit the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians American Association of Naturopathic Physicians .

Acupuncture is a modality utilized by practitioners who specialized in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and they are licensed to practice in the State of Michigan. To learn more about acupuncture, click here.

Yes, Dr. Blandford and Rachael Tax, L.Ac both offer classes, generally for a nominal fee to cover there time and supplies, and we also offers free movie screenings. Click here to see the most updated class list.

NDs attend a 4-year post-graduate medical school accredited by the Council of Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME). They study basic sciences for the first two years include topics like anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, embryology, pathology, neurology, and immunology. The second two years focuses on learning the -ologies (cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, gynecology, radiology, etc) and working under the supervision of licensed naturopathic doctors in a clinical setting, earning at least 1200 clinical training hours in a variety of settings. Throughout their education, NDs are grounded in the Principles of Naturopathic Medicine and learning about the inborn healing power of the human body.

Naturopathic Doctors are trained to work with a variety of conditions including heart disease, diabetes, back pain, joint pain, autoimmune conditions, gastrointestinal diseases, hypothyroidism, insomnia, and here. NDs are not licensed in the State of Michigan yet, so they can offer services as health coaches and consultants only. To support licensing efforts, please visit the Michigan Association of Naturopathic Doctors.

For your first visit, you will spend 60-90 minutes one-on-one with Dr. Blandford so she can learn about you and your health concerns. She takes your mental, physical, and emotional self into consideration during your visit. All of her recommendations are tailored to each one of her clients because health should NOT be one-size-fits-all. After your appointment, Dr. Blandford also sends her clients a recommendations report post-visit including links to relevant research. Her goal is to help you learn how to support yourself naturally and achieve the health you have always wanted. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to learn more!

Your first acupuncture appointment is 90 minutes long. We will touch on most sections of the form when coming together for your first appointment but will spend most time discussing your chief complaint (e.g. back pain, headaches, GI distress, allergies, anxiety, depression, menstruation pain, menopause, infertility, hypertension, respiratory issues, to name a few). It is important for the acupuncturist to know as much about your condition as possible, as well as concomitant symptoms, in order to form an accurate Chinese medicine diagnosis – also known as the pattern (and there can be more than one). Your practitioner will also ask you the traditional Chinese medicine 10 questions in order to refine this differential diagnosis. Expect to spend between 30-45 minutes simply talking together, followed by a brief physical exam, and concluding with your first treatment. Follow up appointments are 60 minutes in length. For more detailed information, click here.

Yes we do! If distance makes it hard to get to the office, we offer virtual consultations and a virtual tour of our office here .

This is one of our most frequently asked questions. We do not take any insurance at this time in an effort to keep our costs down. Being contracted with insurance creates a lot more paperwork for our staff, and we’d like to focus on our client’s health goals rather than additional paperwork. Please note that Naturopathic Doctors are not licensed in the State of Michigan. Therefore, they are not eligible to contract with insurance companies. To support licensing efforts, please visit https://www.michnd.org/.

You can find Hazelnut Naturopathic’s most up-to-date financial policy listed below. It includes a list of services and costs. We now offer new packages with payment options to help make our services more affordable to the general working class. Please note, outside of package options, we are a fee-for-service practice with payment due at each appointment. Remember natural medicine is an investment in you and your personal health. Dr. Blandford works hard to keep your costs low, and she knows your time and money are valuable. Please keep in mind the average cost of an appointment with a primary care physician ranges anywhere from $68 to $265 with visit lengths being 10-40 minutes generally and specialists can be much more. When you visit a naturopathic doctor, your visit is usually 1-2 hours long, not including any extra time your doctor spends on your health concerns outside of your visit time. Acupuncture visit prices are listed in the financial policy below.

Financial Policy

As part of our new package options, we now offer payment plans to make naturopathic health and acupuncture options more available to the general working public. With prices rising everywhere, we are making every effort to keep prices low and make our services as affordable as possible. Learn More About Package Options

With the recent rise in costs, clients have booked appointments with Dr. Blandford, only to fail to show up or call to cancel their visit 24 hours or more in advance. As she has a busy practice to maintain with overhead costs, she keeps credit cards on file to charge only in the case of package payments and cancellation fees as per our office policies. This policy will help keep costs as low as possible.