In our Immune Wellness Care shifts, Bastyr Center for Natural Health offers complementary and alternative health care to people living with HIV/AIDS. Services include naturopathic medicine, acupuncture and Oriental medicine, nutrition consultation, physical medicine, and counseling.

HIV+ patients at Bastyr Center consistently report improved quality of life and greater satisfaction with their overall medical care as a result of their treatment with us. Bastyr Center services are especially effective in treating side effects and constitutional symptoms, such as:

• Depression and anxiety
• Fatigue
• Neuropathy
• Diarrhea and constipation
• Pain
• Loss of appetite
• Insomnia
• Nausea
• Wasting

Clinic visits are usually 60 to 90 minutes in length, and address preventive health care and overall bodily functioning, as well as relief of specific symptoms. Treatment goals are holistic: proper functioning of the immune system, fewer opportunistic infections, improved mental health and fewer side effects from conventional medicines.

Bastyr Center for Natural Health providers with an emphasis in Immune Wellness:
Steve Milkis, ND
Majid Imam, Lac

To schedule an appointment in one of our Immune Wellness Shifts, call 206.834.4100.

Bastyr Center for Natural Health has provided care to people living with HIV/AIDS for over 20 years. We were fortunate to receive federally funded support for this program under the Ryan White CARE Act for many years. In December of 2006, the Ryan White CARE Act was reauthorized by Congress and renamed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006. Changes to the Act under this reauthorization include a redistribution of federal funding. As a result, Bastyr University did not receive this federal grant funding for 2007-08.

While it may be possible to reapply for funds in the future, we are committed to our Ryan White clients as patients and will continue to support their care, despite this financial development. Our most immediate concern is to provide a continuity of complementary and alternative health care to this population. In the months ahead, with the help of generous advocates and donors, we endeavor to find a way to provide discounted or totally subsidized care on a continuing basis.