GREETINGS
Mother Nature has been waiting for you
Dr. Kseniya A Zvereva, ND
My passion is the intersection of physiology and philosophy. I always knew that I would become a doctor, but after becoming discouraged by the conventional medical model after working in the ER and small rural clinics in Minnesota - I realized that my approach to medicine has always been within naturopathic medicine. After the first semester in the ND program at Bastyr University in Seattle, I was hooked on the model "Restoration of Health" (see below). After completing my four years, I completed a first year residence at Bastyr Center for Natural Health in Seattle, WA. I have completed my second year residency in San Diego, CA and am seeing patients virtually in WA and CA states, and providing education outside of those states.
“Healing begins with understanding...”
What Is the Therapeutic Order?
The Therapeutic Order is a core framework used in naturopathic medicine to guide treatment from the least invasive to the most intensive therapies. It supports a root-cause, whole-person approach by recognizing the body’s natural ability to heal. This model helps naturopathic doctors choose safe, effective, and evidence-informed steps for restoring long-term health.
How It Guides Naturopathic Care
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Address the root cause by identifying obstacles to health and strengthening foundational wellness.
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Support and stimulate the body’s self-healing mechanisms, using natural therapies whenever possible.
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Use higher-force medical interventions only when necessary, ensuring a thoughtful, stepwise, and patient-centered approach.
This framework keeps care safe, strategic, and aligned with holistic healing principles, allowing patients to experience sustainable improvement rather than temporary symptom relief.
A naturopathic roadmap from least-force to most-intensive care.
“... and Ends where Marks THe SPot”
Naturopathic Model “The Restoration of Health”
Basic Assumptions
1. Nature is ordered, intelligent, wise, and benign.
2. Health is the constant and natural state of being
3. Ill health is an adaptive response to disturbance in the organism
4. Removal of disturbing factors will result in the potential return of normal health
5. Intervention should involve the least force necessary to stimulate the self-healing mechanisms
Sources
I. Translating 19th Century Philosophy into 21st Century Clinical Practice. Jared L. Zeff, ND. Halifax, Nova Scotia September 17, 2005
II. Zeff, Snider, Myers, 2006. Hierarchy of Healing; The Therapeutic Order – Unifying Theory of Naturopathic Medicine. Textbook of Natural Medicine by Pizzorno and Murray, Elsevier 2006
III. The Process of Healing 1996 Journal of Naturopathic Medicine. Zeff, Jared