Trusted Primary Care Doctor in Seattle
Looking for a primary care doctor in Seattle who treats the root cause, not just the symptoms? ByHartz is your trusted choice for holistic primary care.
Meet Dr. Cara Hartz – A Holistic Primary Care Doctor in Seattle, WA
Dr. Cara Hartz leads Byhartz, a holistic primary care naturopathy clinic in Seattle, WA. Dr. Cara is a primary care doctor in Seattle and a licensed naturopathic doctor (ND). She offers holistic primary care integrated with conventional family medicine, naturopathic medicines, and therapies. She guides her patients to lead happy and healthy lives by promoting lifestyle changes.
Her root-cause approach and holistic treatment procedures treat her patients from the inside out. She does not work to improve nutrition with herbal medication supplements and natural therapies. She utilizes her knowledge and experience to revitalize the body's self-healing process, thereby hastening recovery with lasting results.
A lifestyle, a philosophy and a way to practice medicine
As a naturopathic primary care doctor in Seattle, WA , Dr. Hartz treats all family members, providing them with specific solutions according to their personal needs.
Her childhood dream of becoming a physician, coupled with her love of plants and her own health crisis, paved the way for Dr. Cara to discover Naturopathic medicine. She graduated from Bastyr University in 2010, then completed a one-year residency with a focus in Pediatrics and Women’s Health. She then completed a 2 year residency in Primary Care medicine with a focus on Lyme disease and related vector-borne infections. For the past decade, Dr. Cara has built her own practice, expanded her specialties and grown to know and care for her patients even more. She firmly believes in and practices in her life the naturopathic principles. As a mother of 3, Dr. Cara understands the joys and stress of having a family. Her life experiences, clinical experience, research and continuing medical education constitute a solid professional option for you and your loved ones to achieve a healthier life. Dr. Cara enjoys organic gardening, making herbal medicines, creating new whole foods recipes for her cookbook, hiking, camping, paddle boarding , coaching soccer, and participating in her kids athletic events.
What We Treat at ByHartz Primary Care
Byhartz is an integrative primary care naturopathic clinic in Seattle, WA, led by Dr. Cara. She treats patients of all ages and stages, from newborns to seniors, with personalized primary care and naturopathic support for all aspects of health, as well as mental and emotional well-being. You get both in-person and telemedicine primary care visits at Byhartz.
Here is the range of primary care naturopathic services covered at Byhartz in Seattle.
- All Family Medicines to prevent and care for general health issues, pediatric, and adolescent concerns,
- Integrated healthcare for sports physicals, acute to chronic illnesses, including autoimmune disorders, PANS/PANDAS, Lyme disease, and co-infections
- Treatment for acute and chronic COVID illness
- Treatment for prolonged and acute digestive issues
- Prevention and cure for environmental illness, including MCAS, allergies, asthma, mold, mycotoxin, and more
- Holistic care for stress management, lifestyle modification, and parenting
- Cure and guide for women’s health related to wellness, hormonal imbalances, pre- and post-pregnancy care
Dr. Cara also provides IV therapy, naturopathic counseling, and injection therapy at her clinic, Byhartz. She integrates custom herbal medications, supplements, and natural therapies with her primary care treatment plan if she finds it necessary for her patient’s overall wellness and fastest recovery.
All About Naturopathic Primary Care
Dr. Cara Hartz is a primary care naturopath in Seattle. At Byhartz, she offers integrated healthcare services for all family members with distinct diseases, utilizing naturopathic medicines and therapies in conjunction with conventional family medications. She spends more time understanding her patients, their health history, lifestyle, philosophy of life, the environment in which they live or work, and nutrition to identify the real causes of diseases, not just the symptoms. As a primary care naturopathic specialist, she focuses on identifying triggers, advising lifestyle changes, and ensuring long-term wellness for her patients by guiding them through their healing journey.
What Makes Holistic Primary Care Different?
Holistic primary care employs a root-cause approach, treating patients from the inside out. It goes beyond treating the symptoms and focuses on the whole person. At Byhartz, Dr. Cara, a holistic primary care doctor in Seattle, considers the physical health of her patients, nutrition, mental agony, past and present trauma, stress, lifestyle, and overall emotional well-being to identify the root cause of disease, and blends natural therapies with evidence-based family medicine to ensure long-lasting results.
FAQ About Primary Care
How Does a Primary Care Naturopathic Physician Differ from other Primary Care Providers?
Most conventional primary care physician treat only the symptoms, while a primary care naturopath in Seattle treats a patient with the 'Whole Person' approach. They consider the mental and emotional state, evaluate for causes of the helath issues, in order to emphasise preventive care and lasting wellness, not just treating the disease.
Can a Naturopathic Doctor Prescribe Medicine Like other types of Primary Care Physicians in Seattle?
Yes, a licensed naturopathic doctor can prescribe most medicines just like other types of primary care doctors in Seattle. However, there are some exceptions, such as with some pain medications and other neuropsychiatric medications.
Can I visit the Naturopathic Clinic for Chronic Illness?
Yes, you can. At Byhartz, you can receive the best treatment for your chronic illness, integrated with natural medicine, therapies, supplements, and evidence-based human medicines, under the supervision of Dr. Cara, a holistic primary care doctor in Seattle. Along with your health struggles, she will take into account your mental and emotional health, personal needs, lifestyle and any obstacles, in order to design a comprehensive treatment plan that boosts your natural immunity and self-healing process.
Does a Holistic Primary Care Clinic Treat Kids?
Yes, some Holistic Primary Care doctors treat kids, and Dr. Cara has 15 years of experience caring for kids, as her first year residency as a naturopathic physician was in Naturopathaic Pediatrics. While she treats kids of all ages, her focus for their care is more of a specialist, however she will work with families’ Pediatrician to support a very holistic and comprehensive approach. Specialties for children include mood disorders, ADHD, autism, PANS/PANDAS, Ehlers Danlos, asthma and allergies, sleep, digestive health and evaluating for environmental -related illness. Visit Byhartz to receive quality and personalized pediatric care, integrated with conventional medicine and naturopathic treatments, under the complete care of Dr. Cara, a primary care naturopathic doctor in Seattle.
Do You Treat MCAS at Byhartz?
Yes, we treat MCAS at Byhartz. Dr. Cara, a Seattle holistic primary care doctor, treats patients with MCAS, also known as Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. She employs her naturopathic knowledge, clinical experience,cutting edge research, the use of supplements, along with dietary and lifestyle modification, education around avoiding triggers, and blends this with conventional evidence-based research to boost the overall immune system, and improve wellness and health.
“I pay special attention to the patient’s mind-set, simply because the mind plays a fundamental role in the self-healing process.. Assessing the spirit of the person is a priority to decide which treatment plan is the correct one, whether it be 100% based on natural medicines or needs to include conventional treatment options.”