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Naturopathic Medicine
Portland's First Choice for Comprehensive Natural Healthcare.

At 2BWell, our naturopathic doctors provide holistic and personalized care, integrating natural therapies with modern medicine to address the root cause of your health concerns.

We focus on prevention and long-term wellness, creating customized treatment plans that support your body's innate healing abilities and enhance your quality of life. Our patients choose us because they wish to take a proactive approach to their health and well-being.

Naturopathic Medicine
Illustration of a stethoscope with plants and abstract cells, representing naturopathic medicine.
Portland's First Choice for Comprehensive Natural Healthcare.

At 2BWell, our naturopathic doctors provide holistic and personalized care, integrating natural therapies with modern medicine to address the root cause of your health concerns.

We focus on prevention and long-term wellness, creating customized treatment plans that support your body's innate healing abilities and enhance your quality of life. Our patients choose us because they wish to take a proactive approach to their health and well-being.

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Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of primary health care - an art, science, philosophy and practice of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of illness. Naturopathic physicians (NDs) are primary care and specialty doctors who address the underlying cause of disease through individualized natural therapies that integrate the healing powers of body, mind and spirit.

NDs utilize diverse techniques that include modern and traditional, scientific and empirical methods. They are trained to be the doctor first seen by the patient for general health care, for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic conditions, and for preventative medicine. They also serve those whose treatment by conventional means has not met their needs and who seek Naturopathic care as an alternative.

Naturopathic philosophy serves as the basis for Naturopathic practice. Naturopathic physicians are general practitioners trained as specialists in natural medicine. In practice, Naturopathic physicians perform physical examinations, laboratory testing, gynecological exams, nutritional and dietary assessments, metabolic analysis, and allergy testing. They may order x-ray, ultrasounds, other imaging procedures, and other diagnostic tests.

The current scope of Naturopathic practice includes, but is not limited to:

BOTANICAL MEDICINE

Plant substances are powerful medicines. Where single chemically-derived drugs may only address a single problem, botanical medicines contain compounds that have a synergistic effect. Their organic nature makes botanicals compatible with the body's own chemistry; hence, they can be gently effective with few toxic side effects.

HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE

Homeopathic medicine is based on the principle of 'like cures like.' It works on a subtle yet powerful energetic level, gently acting to strengthen the body's healing and immune response.

PHYSICAL MEDICINE

Naturopathic Medicine has its own methods of therapeutic manipulation of muscles, bones, and spine. NDs may also use ultrasound, diathermy, exercise, massage, water (hydrotherapy), heat and cold, air, and gentle electrical pulses.

PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE

Mental attitudes and emotional states may influence, or even cause, physical illness. Counseling, nutritional balancing, stress management, hypnotherapy, biofeedback, and other therapies are used to help patients heal on the psychological level.

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Patient Testimonials
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Jessica Brooke Huffman
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Jessica Brooke Huffman, ND
Naturopathic Primary Care Physician

Dr. Brooke Huffman is a naturopathic physician committed to helping people enhance their lives by optimizing their health. She works closely with patients to help them remove obstacles to their health as a primary means of resolving their wellness challenges and restoring their health. She facilitates this by providing a foundation for health & wellness through nutrition and lifestyle suggestions as well as customized, targeted therapies that unravel the disease process. In order to facilitate a return to optimum health, she creates a unique relationship with every patient and tailors her treatments to address their individual health concerns. Blending cutting-edge research with ancient therapies to successfully treat children, teens and adults of all ages, Dr. Huffman is also a practitioner of biotherapeutic drainage, an advanced treatment modality used to achieve consistently superior, health-enhancing results.

Dr. Huffman addresses the many aspects of health, encompassing physical, mental, and emotional well-being. She excels at helping patients cultivate their own joy and finding their personal passions and purpose, and provides high-quality care for people experiencing any health problem. She tends to a wide range of patients with different health issues, but some conditions that she is specially successful at treating are: anxiety, depression, fatigue, digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, transgender care, auto-immune disease, allergies, menopausal complaints, infertility, stress-related issues, and smoking cessation. By working with Dr. Huffman, people experience increased energy, improved quality of sleep, regulation of hormone imbalance, decreased pain, and improved concentration and mood.

In addition to an intensive naturopathic medical education, Dr. Huffman has received in-depth training in behavioral health, homeopathic medicine, prenatal health, and naturopathic cardiology. She supplemented her education by studying with nationally known doctors such as Dickson Thom, ND and Patch Adams, MD. Doctor Huffman has over a decade of experience working with children and teens, including troubled teens, foster kids, those on the autistic spectrum and with other developmental disorders. She is also trained as a birth doula and has assisted over a dozen women through labor and delivery.

She connects with her patients in a genuine yet professional way, and is passionate about treating the whole person: each with individual strengths and complexities. She sees herself as a wellness advocate, offering empowerment through education.

Raised in south Florida, Dr. Huffman developed a love for nature as a young child. She earned her B.A. and B.S. degrees from The Evergreen State College, where she studied psychology, Buddhism and pre-medical sciences. She received her doctorate degree in naturopathic medicine from the National College of Natural Medicine in 2011, and is a member of the Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Dr. Huffman lives on a small urban farm in NE Portland and enjoys organic gardening, hiking, camping, rock climbing, meditation, and yoga.

Bethany Tennant
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Bethany Tennant, ND, CNS
Naturopathic Primary Care Physician, Certified Nutrition Specialist

Dr. Bethany Tennant is a licensed Naturopathic Physician. She graduated with a with honors in research from the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Following graduation she went on to complete a post-doctoral research fellowship in the area of Parkinson's disease and nutrition. She is also a Certified Nutrition Specialist and sports massage therapist (trained in New York). Natural sports medicine is her specialty and she deals with matters of prevention, performance, recovery, pain management, and injury rehabilitation. She has had the privilege of working with elementary, high-school, college, and professional level athletes (USATF, D-League, FIBA, NBA, NFL).

A New York native, she earned her bachelor's degree at Houghton College as both a pre-med student and varsity scholarship basketball player.

Her areas of interest include: sports medicine, pain management, and neurodegenerative conditions. She has collaborated with several sports organizations including: the Brian Grant Foundation as a nutrition expert and executive committee member; Nike N7 (Native American and Aboriginal initiative), partnered with both MaxHoops and Open Gym Premier as sports nutrition guest speaker and has presented at several high school and college programs on sports nutrition training including the Jr. All-American Basketball Camp in Anaheim, CA. She also teamed up with NBA Cares during the 2016 & 2018 All-Star weekends to to support the Community Service days.

Dr. Tennant has corporate wellness experience serving as Medical Director in a New York based company to advise nutrition, exercise, stress management, and create large scale impact for corporate clients.

She is passionate about health, wellness, and fitness. As someone who loves to travel she has also had international experience traveling to the Czech Republic as a collegiate basketball; Zambia as a pre-med student; Suriname, South America as Peace Corps Volunteer (Community Health Educator); Nicaragua to work in an established clinic; and in Mexico for a basketball/community outreach.

As a transplant, she loves exploring the Pacific Northwest, attending Timbers, Thorns and Trailblazers games as well as enjoying Portland's food. She has completed both the Hood to Coast and Cascade Lakes Relays.

Michael Crupper
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Michael Crupper, ND, MSOM
Naturopathic Physician, Licensed Acupuncturist

Michael Crupper is a Naturopathic Physician and Acupuncturist practicing at the 2BWell Group. His dual medical degrees allow him to evaluate patients using both Eastern and Western medical traditions, providing individualized care.

Michael grew up in Central Kansas as the oldest of six boys. From a young age, he had a strong interest in medicine and martial arts, which led him to explore Oriental medicine. He discovered the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, where he earned dual degrees: a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and a Master's in Science of Oriental Medicine.

He treats patients of all ages and conditions using the best aspects of his training, including nutritional and botanical medicine, physical manipulation, lifestyle and dietary modification, acupuncture, Chinese herbal formulations, and pharmaceutical medications.

Michael is active in the community, having founded the Portland chapter of Ducks Unlimited, served as District Chairman for Multnomah and Clackamas counties, past President of the Central East Portland Rotary Club, and member of the Portland Brownfield Advisory Committee.

An avid outdoorsman, Michael enjoys spending time in nature and lives in Northeast Portland with his wife, daughter, hunting dog Valkyrie, and cats Smokey and Stella Blue.

Mia Crupper
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Mia Crupper, ND, LMT
Naturopathic Physician, Licensed Acupuncturist

Mia Crupper, ND (Dr. Mia) is a naturopathic physician, midwife, and doula. Dr. Mia grew up in Kona, Hawai'i, where she was raised in the Hawaiian traditional healing arts of 'ai pono (healthy eating), ho'oponopono (emotional/spiritual balance), lomilomi (massage), and la'au lapa'au (plant medicine). This connection to the healing power of the 'aina (land/nature) led to an early discovery of natural medicine.

During undergraduate studies, Dr. Mia concurrently pursued becoming a massage therapist at Hawaiian Island School of Massage Therapy and Honolulu School of Massage, double-minored in 'Olelo Hawai'i and dance, and then developed and graduated with the first Health Sciences Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Hawai'i Manoa.

Dr. Mia moved to the PNW in 2000 to attend the National College of Naturopathic Medicine. She received her doctorate degree from NCNM (now NUNM) in 2005, with a certificate in natural childbirth. In 2006, Dr. Mia volunteered at Yayasan Bumi Sehat, catching babies and providing acute medical care to the surrounding communities. She has been in clinical practice since 2006, specializing in biological female health, prenatal supportive care, dermatology, gut health, and minor surgery. Dr. Mia also provides aesthetic medicine, creating holistic anti-aging and beauty treatments.

She worked as an assistant professor at the University of Western States for 14 years, educating future clinicians in her areas of specialty and fulfilling the naturopathic principle of Docere (doctor as teacher). She continues to incorporate physical medicine, activator, and Perineural Injection Therapy (PIT) in conjunction with naturopathic and hormonal therapies for patients. Dr. Mia is passionate about supporting patients in discovering the root cause of their illness and working towards optimal health.

Dr. Mia is the mother to a bright little girl and is married to an amazing husband. The three of them enjoy adventuring together in the PNW with their sweet dog. In her free time, she loves to hike, camp, paddleboard, listen to music, and read.

2BWELL's team of licensed naturopathic doctors brings together extensive clinical experience, deep knowledge of natural medicine, and a genuine commitment to patient care. Each practitioner is dedicated to providing thoughtful, personalized support to help you achieve lasting health and wellness. We invite you to click on any of the profiles above to learn more about our NDs, their backgrounds, areas of expertise, and how to get in touch.

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