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Jeff C.

Bellevue, WA

ahh. you have too much Chi energy. Acupuncture, Chinese medicine, Naturopathic treatment (my fave is being wrapped up in warm wet towels with peat when you have a cold).

This is the teaching clinic for the largests alternative medicine clinic in the US so you are seen for really long appointments (an hour) in most cases. You can pick to be seen by either the student clinicians or their professors but the care is top quality and the facility is the most beautiful medical clinic I have ever seen.

As good as their clinical care is their administrative care is lacking. You often have wait for up to 10 minutes to get through on the phone. They never acknowledge you when you are standign at the front desk and frankly they seem overwhelmed by their own computer system.

They have also however dropped many of their discounts for Seniors and others and they cost about the same as private practice now. They are also very agressive in their billing practices (we had dual coverage and no one wanted to be in first position) so don't miss a copay if you want to avoid a mark on your credit score.

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M M.

Seattle, WA

I haven't been to the new place - but went to the old one on 45th and Stone many many times. Be prepared to be there 2 hours! Since it's a school - two students attend to you, asking you tons and tons of questions, many totally irrelevant. Then they examine you, then they leave the room for about a half hour to consult with their teacher on a diagnosis and remedies etc to give you. It's a great place, great concept but I now go to a regular ND office as I don't have time to be there 2 hours and get questioned extensively. It's just not necessary and not the real world for these students to think it is.

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Ian S.

Seattle, WA

This was my first acupuncture experience and it was pretty fantastic.

Everyone is very new-agey here; happy and polite.  

Treatments are very affordable as it is a teaching facility, so you won't go broke if you don't have insurance.

A variety of alternative treatments are available here including chinese herbs, nutrition, and homeopathic treatments.

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Tiffany S.

Seattle, WA

The people here are so nice that I was worried I'd fallen into some sort of health cult. I went in for a simple nutritional evaluation and ended up having to return for something else. Both times the students and the doctors could not have been more wonderful, informative, and helpful. The offices are really nice and soothing. It's not like I'm excited to have to go back to the doctors but I'm not dreading it. I would also recommend them to anyone who has a mixed bag of symptoms that they need sorting out. They'll get to the bottom of it!

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Becca C.

Seattle, WA

I love going to Bastyr Center for Natural Health. I haven't been there since they moved, but the building looks great.
I like Bastyr because I can get affordable natural health care. They take some insurance, but it's still affordable if you don't have any that covers them. It can be frustrating if you're looking to get in and get out because a student team as well as a licensed doctor will see you. I enjoy people spending time helping me feel better, so it's worth it to me. They have a great dispensary (cheaper than health food stores). They offer nutrition, counseling, acupuncture, physical medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, and homeopathy. So great! My favorite doctor is Melissa McClintock.

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