Dr. Lauren Keppler
Licensed Naturopathic Medical Doctor
We need a revolution in medical care to listen more carefully, personalize treatment options, be more available, and provide better quality information so people can take take control of their health. I am here to be part of that revolution!
As a mother, daughter, wife, and doctor, I live and breathe the experiences that cause stress and struggle in our lives. My medical training provided me the tools but motherhood provided me the insight to see where we need better medical care. My postpartum experience fuels my passion for supporting families to truly thrive through all the stages of life.
My medical training includes midwifery and I've always been drawn to family practice. Recognizing the precious nature of infancy and early childhood, I focus on empowering parents with knowledge and resources for a joyful and less stressful parenting journey. My practice specializes in fertility, pregnancy, natural childbirth education, postpartum care, pediatric health, and hormonal balance.
I’m honored to help nurture your family and empower you to thrive on your parenthood journey.
My Story
Why Naturopathic Medicine?
Medicine was always my calling. I had my sights set on being a pediatrician from the time I could talk. When I was in my early twenties, I was constantly sick and struggling to manage my increasing anxiety. The first visit I had with a naturopathic doctor changed my life! They taught me about my immune system and helped me find the root cause of my anxiety. Most profoundly, I was able to see that I wasn’t broken. My body was so strong and resilient and I just needed to understand what it was saying and learn how to take better care of myself. I became committed to offering that same education and empowerment by becoming a Naturopathic Medical Doctor.
A Family-Centered Approach to Wellness
Growing my family profoundly changed the way I approach medicine. I have experienced the gaps in healthcare that lead us to feel alone in our decisions. We are increasingly turning to our communities and social media for the information that we aren’t getting in the conventional medical system. Summit Natural Health was created to be your resource for natural medicine so you can ask the questions and find the answers that will revitalize your family’s health. We want you to feel confident and empowered to help your family thrive.
MY FOCUS
This is where my training, experience, and passion converge.
Growing your Family
Let’s optimize your FERTILITY with targeted laboratory testing so that you can enter pregnancy with a decreased toxic burden, optimal nutrition with replete vitamins & minerals, and robust egg and sperm quality. We can also help you navigate your path to conception if you are dealing with male or female factor infertility or pregnancy loss.
The experience of PREGNANCY is not only different for each individual but can be different for each of your subsequent pregnancies. We can answer your questions about testing, help you manage symptoms that arise, and safely support your immune system and your physical and mental wellbeing.
We offer NATURAL CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION so that you can build your supportive birth team, make informed decisions, and enter your birth with confidence. You can overcome fear and feel excited for your birth experience.
Thriving with a Baby
After giving birth to my son in the middle of the pandemic, I realized the huge gaps in healthcare for the entire family during the POSTPARTUM period. Questions and concerns arise daily and we need a safe, reliable resource to turn to for answers. We are here to educate and support you to thrive in the postpartum period so you aren’t left saying “why didn’t anyone tell me?” It’s common for parents to stop prioritizing health maintenance for themselves, which depletes our mental and physical wellbeing over time. I gained a strong passion for filling that void of adequate care for all members of the family. We teach you how to be healthy, responsive, knowledgable caregivers for yourself and your family. This is my way of revolutionizing parenthood.
Resilient Kids
We offer integrative PEDIATRIC CARE from birth, offering home visits, lactation support, and safe sleep recommendations. Routine WELL CHILD VISITS at home or in the office are a time to talk in depth about your concerns and discuss developmental milestones, parenting approaches, and childhood behaviors. We offer VACCINE CONSULTATIONS to help you make informed decisions that best meet the needs of your family. Providing the knowledge gives you the confidence to best support your family. The personalized treatment plans we build for your children is how we help your kids thrive from day one.
Maintaining Vitality
The hormonal shifts that we experience as women will affect our health throughout our entire adult lives, so we are here to help you monitor and manage symptoms as they arise. Hormones are affected by every interaction in our lives: stress, sleep, environmental exposures, illness, nutrition, and exercise, In turn, the hormonal fluctuations we experience have profound effects on all systems of our body. There is no one size fits all approach to HORMONAL BALANCE or treating the symptoms you experience. That is why we dig so deeply into your health story, analyze your lab results, discuss your symptoms, and tailor make a treatment plan to effectively meet your functional health goals.
Illness is not always obvious and sometimes we are left in limbo feeling like something isn’t right but not being able to identify a reason to see a doctor. A naturopathic appointment is exactly what you need. Your voice and your intuition matter and we can offer validity to your experience, specialty testing to uncover disease processes that are often missed, and offer lots of natural therapies to integrate into daily life. You may need IMMUNE SUPPORT, guidance for detoxification, therapies to manage autoimmunity, accurate testing for mold or Lyme disease, or an advocate to help you navigate a complicated medical system.
