“The human body has an innate healing mechanism that is often more responsive to gentle nudges rather than the ‘heavy hitters’ of the modern medicine of today,” says Dr. Jessica Lipham. “My goal, using a range of diagnostics, is to identify and remove the root causes that prevent the body from healing.”
Dr. Lipham integrates Eastern and Western healing traditions, treating the entire body holistically. As a primary care family practitioner, her many qualifications include Doctor of Oriental Medicine and Doctor of Natural Medicine. Early on, she trained as an EMT and paramedic in Sarasota County. After six years of graduate medical education, she received her doctorate and Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine in Oregon.
Dr. Lipham helps patients achieve optimal wellness with comprehensive nutrient evaluations, food sensitivity testing, genetic testing, hormone evaluation, and other individualized examinations. She uses classical Chinese techniques including acupuncture, Chinese herbs, and moxibustion during office treatments to improve function, while patients work on the prescribed at-home self-care therapeutics and follow their tailored supplement support protocols.
She uses acupuncture with great success to alleviate patient pain, both physical and emotional. “I have gotten people off harsh antidepressants, and even opioids, with Chinese herbs as a bridge,” she says. Using sterile injectable solutions called Bio-puncture, her patients experience excellent results in healing chronic joint aches and pains. Dr. Lipham teaches weekly qi gong classes to help patients learn to use body movement meditation to enhance the healing process. She also offers cooking classes, wellness retreats, and HypnoBirthing training for expectant parents.
Again this spring, as she has twice yearly since 2006, she will offer a three-week group program for whole-food juice-fasting and gentle cleansing.
Dr. Lipham looks forward to an exciting new year, continuing to help patients live their best lives. “Many patients have had a long journey to find me,” she says, “and they’re relieved to know they can get better by applying simple, basic principles.”
Doctors of Distinction 2021 | Sarasota Scene Magazine (scenesarasota.com)
