Emily Guse, ND
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Dr. Guse is a licensed Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine at Integrative Medical Specialists in Olathe, Kansas. As an expert in holistic health and functional medicine, her goal is to bring hope and healing to the Kansas City area and beyond. Her passion and focus is women’s health, holistic gynecology, integrative pediatric care including infant, child, and adolescent health, digestive system concerns, and chronic disease. She has trained with some of the most experienced midwives in the United States and abroad and especially loves guiding and treating the mama-baby unit and assisting in their care.
Some of the many conditions she treats include:
• Interstitial cystitis and recurrent urinary tract infections
• Headaches and migraines
• Anxiety and chronic fatigue
• Thyroid disease, hypothyroid, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
• Adrenal fatigue
• Hormone balance
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), uterine fibroids, abnormal periods, PMS
• Vaginitis and other vaginal infections
• Breast health
• Infertility
• Healthy transitions through puberty and menopause
• Arthritis
• Pre-conception and pre-birth counseling
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Leaky gut, crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
• Childhood concerns including: Recurrent ear infections, eczema and other rashes, allergies, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, food allergies, healthy infant food introduction, and chronic disease.
• She also promotes preventative medicine practices for both adults and children from infancy to adulthood, which includes well adult and child/infant exams, and personalized lifestyle and nutrition counseling.
As a Naturopath, her goal is to understand you or your child as an individual, whole person who is unique. Her treatment plans are tailored specifically to your needs taking into consideration your individual history, physical exam, lab and imaging results.
Many different methods of treatment are available based on your specific needs including:
• Clinical nutrition
• Individualized diet therapy
• Botanical medicine
• Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture
• Environmental medicine
• Homeopathy
• Natural hormone regulation
• Mind-body medicine
• Lifestyle medicine
• Functional medicine
• Detoxification and drainage
• Recognizing the body’s innate capacity to heal
She utilizes state of the art testing and imaging methods when needed including:
• Comprehensive lifestyle screening
• Advanced hormone and neurotransmitter testing
• Adrenal dysfunction testing
• Testing for toxins like heavy metals, solvents, parabens, phthalates, etc.
• Vitamin and mineral analysis
• Food allergy testing
• Advanced cardiovascular testing
• Testing for genetic variants like MTHFR methylation dysfunction
• Comprehensive stool testing
• Iodine testing
• Blood chemistry analysis
• Thermography
Dr. Guse is a Kansas City native and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Psychology and Chemistry. She then journeyed to Phoenix, Arizona to attend The Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, a Nationally Accredited Naturopathic Medical School to receive her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine (ND). She is a member of the Kansas Naturopathic Physicians Association (KNPA) and the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP). She also holds a specialty certification in Naturopathic Acupuncture.
As a child growing up in a family that was strongly rooted in the world of traditional medicine, Dr. Guse was in and out of the doctors’ office and often on pharmaceutical drugs. Because she was an athlete and active most of the time, she was able to keep her health under control as she got older. It wasn’t until she was in college that she found this new and promising world of Naturopathic Medicine. She became enamored with the idea that our bodies have the ability to heal and that drugs are not always necessary. Finding this almost secretive way of living was the turning point that changed her life. She now finds the greatest joy sharing this knowledge and way of life with her patients, family, and friends. In her spare time, you can find Dr. Guse walking or hiking in nature or visiting the many dog parks in the area with her dog. She is an advocate for the humane treatment of animals and supports animal adoption projects locally. She has a huge heart for animal rights and the preservation of our planet.