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Renowned expert in longevity and the world's healthiest people. Dr. Werness provides a blueprint for clients to create health in their lives integrating the healing attributes of natural functional medicine.

Call or text Dr. Werness at 919-656-5518 to schedule a free 10 min. personal discovery call so we can discuss how you can achieve your goals.

In his 30 years of practice as a Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Werness has seen time after time how we can reverse illness by accessing the body’s natural capacity to heal through natural functional medicines integrating: clinical nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy, mind-body connections, and physical medical therapies. Focusing on health, disease is often mitigated. After graduating from Bastyr University as a Naturopathic Doctor in 1992, Dr. Werness began his career in natural functional medicine, in Seattle, Washington. A few years later he moved back east to Durham, NC. “the city of medicine” and has worked ever since, to integrate the whole of medicine, working in a variety of settings from large medical centers to private and collaborative practices in North Carolina since 1997. He served as President of the Institute for Natural Medicine and co-authored four books on The Natural Way of Healing. Today he lives with his wife and son in Durham, NC. He travels across the country guest lecturing at Duke University, UNC and Wake Forest University and doing public speaking engagements on integrative healing with natural functional medicine. Click here for more information about Dr. Werness' credentials.

Call or text Dr. Werness at 919-656-5518 to schedule a free 10 min. discovery call.


Improve your health. The body speaks the same biochemical language as Nature. We use the tools of Natural Functional Medicine integrating them to support the body’s natural restorative function creating optimal health.

Call or text Dr. Werness at 919-656-5518 to schedule a free 10 min. discovery call.

Dr. Werness specializes in preventing and reversing:

  • Healthy Weight Loss

  • Heart disease

  • High blood pressure

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Chronic fatigue

  • PTSD

  • Diabetes

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  • Constipation

  • Unpleasant side effects of menopause 

  • Autoimmune diseases

  • Arthritis

  • Headaches

  • Post Traumatic Stress

  • Anxiety

  • Sleep issues

  • Reflux

  • Gout

  • All manner of Chronic Disease

Dr. Werness is available for Individual Consultations as well as Group Presentations on Natural Functional Medicine and Integrative Wellness Programs grounded in Natural Functional Medicine. Click here for more details about these services. Call or text Dr. Werness to schedule a free 10 min. discovery call.


Improve your performance.

Utilizing his years of experience as a professional tennis player and as an acclaimed doctor of natural functional medicine while integrating his MS in clinical nutrition, Dr. Werness has designed a la carte programs to holistically evaluate and meet athletes' individualized nutritional needs for achieving peak performance potential. Click here for more details about the Nutritional Program for Athlete Performance Optimization. Call or text Dr. Werness at 919-656-5518 for more information on these services.