Dr. Maurice Werness, ND, naturopathic doctor
Trained at Bastyr University in Seattle. More than thirty years in natural medicine. Based near Durham, North Carolina, working with people across the Triangle and by video.
“My body was a Ferrari, but I’m putting diesel fuel in it, like for a tractor. … Eventually you’re gonna burn out, which is what happened to me. I couldn’t get out of bed.”
Who is Dr. Maurice Werness?
Dr. Werness is a naturopathic doctor. He looks for the root causes behind how people feel, then helps them change a few daily habits that matter: what they eat, how they sleep, how they meet stress, how they move and who supports them.
He came to natural medicine through his own health. In his late twenties he ran his body so hard that he could not get out of bed. He says changing how he ate, rested and lived is what brought him back, and it is why he does this work.
Where did he train, and what is the Institute for Natural Medicine?
He earned his Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) at Bastyr University in Seattle. Programs like Bastyr's are four-year doctoral programs accredited by the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education.
In 1993 he was on the founding board of the Institute for Natural Medicine, a non-profit that works to make naturopathic care and education available to more people, and he served on its board again when it was renewed. See the institute's history.
He still grows much of what he eats on his farm near Durham.
Thirty years in natural medicine.
| Degree | Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine (ND), Bastyr University, Seattle |
|---|---|
| Experience | More than thirty years in natural medicine |
| Community | Founding board member, Institute for Natural Medicine (1993) |
| Where | Near Durham, North Carolina. Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Cary and by video |
What he focuses on
- Food, sleep, stress and time outside
- Your garden map, plot by plot
- What he grows and how he cooks it
- Working alongside the other doctors in your life
What to expect
- No promised results. Every body is different
- Never a change to a medicine on your own
- Emergencies go to 911, not to a call
- Plain words, no pressure