Lifestyle Medicine in Sammamish, WA
Access lifestyle medicine through convenient telehealth appointments from the comfort of your home in Sammamish.
What is Lifestyle Medicine?
True health encompasses more than just the physical body. Dr. Sanika addresses sleep, stress management, movement, and other lifestyle factors that significantly impact your overall well-being.
What to Expect
Lifestyle medicine addresses the foundational aspects of health including sleep, stress management, movement, relationships, and purpose. Dr. Sanika takes a comprehensive look at how these factors are influencing your well-being.
Rather than overwhelming you with changes, Dr. Sanika helps you identify the most impactful lifestyle modifications for your situation. You will receive practical, evidence-based strategies that fit into your real life.
This approach recognizes that true healing requires more than supplements or dietary changes. By addressing lifestyle factors, you create sustainable conditions for long-term health and vitality.
Conditions Treated with Lifestyle Medicine
Dr. Sanika uses lifestyle medicine to address a wide range of health concerns:
Serving Sammamish Residents
Telehealth Appointments
While our physical office is located in Kirkland, Dr. Sanika is pleased to offer telehealth appointments to residents throughout Sammamish and the greater Seattle area. Telehealth provides the same high-quality naturopathic care from the comfort and convenience of your home.
Telehealth appointments are available on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Many Sammamish residents find telehealth appointments ideal for follow-up visits, lifestyle counseling, and discussing lab results.
About Sammamish: Sammamish is an affluent suburban city known for excellent schools and family-friendly environment. The median age is 40, with one of the highest median household incomes in Washington at $180,000. The population is 43% Asian, 47% White, 5% Hispanic/Latino, and 5% other ethnicities. Approximately 73% have bachelor's degrees or higher. The community has a strong emphasis on children's education, sports, and holistic family wellness. There's high demand for preventive healthcare and integrative approaches.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Dr. Sanika provide telehealth services for Sammamish residents?
Yes! Dr. Sanika offers comprehensive telehealth appointments for all Sammamish residents on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Telehealth is especially popular among Sammamish families who value convenience and flexibility. Many parents appreciate being able to schedule appointments that fit around their children's activities and busy family schedules without driving to Kirkland.
How far is the drive to Dr. Sanika's Kirkland office from Sammamish?
Dr. Sanika's in-person office in Kirkland (12911 120th Ave NE, Suite J-3) is approximately 20-25 minutes from Sammamish via I-90 and I-405. In-person appointments are available on Tuesdays (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM) and Wednesdays (2:00 PM - 6:00 PM). Many Sammamish patients schedule in-person initial consultations and follow up via telehealth for ongoing care.
Where can Sammamish residents get lab work done?
Quest Diagnostics has a convenient Sammamish location at 606 228th Ave SE, Suite 200, right in the Sammamish Highlands area. LabCorp is about 15 minutes away in Bellevue. Dr. Sanika sends lab orders electronically to whichever location you prefer. For families needing pediatric lab work, she can also arrange for pediatric-friendly lab services with trained pediatric phlebotomists.
What lifestyle factors do you address?
Dr. Sanika evaluates sleep quality and quantity, stress levels and coping strategies, physical activity patterns, social connections, time in nature, screen time, work-life balance, and sense of purpose. We identify which areas are most impacting your health and create a realistic plan for improvement.
How do you help with stress management?
Stress management is personalized to your needs and preferences. This may include mindfulness practices, breathing exercises, time management strategies, boundary setting, nervous system regulation techniques, or connecting you with appropriate mental health resources. The goal is finding approaches that resonate with you and that you will actually use.
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Dr. Sanika Kshirsagar, ND
Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine (ND)
Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA
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