Alternative Therapist / Holistic Healer in Saint Louis, MO

Jamila Owens-Todd, N.D.

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The Meridian Institute for Naturopathic Therapies

The Meridian Institute for Naturopathic Therapies (MINT) exists to help you in the enrichment of self, by creating opportunities to heal the mind, body and spirit. What better way to become a better you than by addressing your spiritual wealth, by maximizing your mental well-being and by optimizing your physical body. In traditional Chinese medicine, the word "meridian" (pronounced mə-rĭd'ē-ən) represents the pathways in the body along which vital energy flows.

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Education/Training

Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine: 2007 Class; The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Bachelors of Arts in Chemistry and Bachelor of Arts in French: 2000 Class; University of Missouri-Saint Louis

Bio

Jamila Owens-Todd graduated from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM), one of the six accredited schools in North America for the formal studies in Naturopathic Medicine. After four years of intense naturopathic medical training, Jamila is now a Naturopathic Doctor with over four years of clinical experience. Jamila sees patients within her clinic, The Meridian Institute for Naturopathic Therapies (MINT), on a daily basis. She also instructs massage students in Clinical and Human Nutrition at The Healing Arts Center in Maplewood, Missouri.
Her career path started with studying the sciences at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis. Jamila completed her university education by obtaining Bachelor degrees in both, Chemistry and French. As a Chemist, She has worked for government, at the Food and Drug Administration and within the pharmaceutical industry at a top pharmaceutical company in the Research and Development Department.
The driving passion that motivates Jamila is being an educator. She consistently lectures in her own classroom space at MINT. She has served as a guest lecturer at institutions such as St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis County Department of Health, various medical and chiropractic practices, community organizations, youth groups and in religious institutions.
Jamila is an active board member with the Urban Health Initiative (UHI) which has a mission of educating the public in health and wellness. The UHI hosts the annual Urban Health Fair & Market in Lafayette square, an event highlighting alternative healthcare in the city of St. Louis. She is also a founding member of St. Louis Institute of Integrative Medicine, an integrative community of medical professionals that have the central focus of educating the medical community, alternative healthcare practitioners and the general public in current topics of integrative medicine. The SLiiM group hosts an annual symposium with lectures on recent research in integrative medicine.

Memberships

American Association of Naturopathic Practitioners
St. Louis Institute for Integrative Medicine (SLiiM)
Touch for Health Kinesiology Association of America
Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors
American Botanical Society

Other Languages

French

Payments Accepted

Cash, check, credit cards

Hours:M-F, 8am - 6pm and every other Sat 9am-1pm

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