Dr. Forrest Beck is a naturopathic physician.
As an ND, he attended one of only four colleges in the United States that offer a curriculum focusing on alternative health care such as homeopathy, botanical medicine and acupuncture while fulfilling the same requirements as traditional medical schools (cardiology, gynecology, oncology, endocrinology, etc.). After this intense program of four years of year-round education, Dr. Beck was awarded a very prestigious position as a resident at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM).
After completing his residency in 2003, Dr. Beck began a private practice offering general medical care to families across the US from his clinic in beautiful Port Townsend, Washington–the Uptown Center for Natural Medicine. Intending to establish a local practice, he was struck by the number of requests for help from family members of current patients who lived in other states. There are only 15 states where licenses are granted to naturopathic physicians, and Dr. Beck maintains licenses in two of these states, Washington and Hawaii. Practicing from Washington, he is able to manage care for patients in many underserved states.
Dr. Forrest Beck, his wife Nicole and son, Paden
Dr. Beck now specializes in hormonal imbalances, using laboratory tests, physical examinations and medical history to diagnose and treat health conditions. In particular he has become known as the “Thyroid Doctor”, helping hundreds of patients suffering from symptoms of hypothyroidism alleviate issues like fatigue, dry skin, hair loss, weight gain, and constipation. In his years of practice, he has been frustrated by the initial loss of weight that many patients experience after normalizing thyroid hormone levels. This loss, while often significant, would rarely continue to bring the patient into a statistically average weight category for their age, sex and frame size. After being approached by patients about HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) treatment, he began researching the theories of how HCG can work in conjunction with a low calorie diet to readjust a patient’s metabolic rate, offering permanent weight loss results. He now utilizes this incredibly effective therapy in both his local Port Townsend clinic and via phone to his patients residing elsewhere.
