Holistic Doctor Santa Barbara
Purety Family Medical Clinic practices holistic, integrative, and functional medicine in Santa Barbara, CA.
We believe in curing the entire body, not just the malady.
About Purety Family Medical Clinic
Here in Santa Barbara, our holistic doctors Dr. Jonathan Birch and Dr. Dena Birch strive to provide the highest quality naturopathic services as well as our injection, intravenous, and homeopathic protocols for health and healing. We are proud to have been serving the Santa Barbara community since 2014, and we are grateful to have performed thousands of treatments for our patients since then. Our medical services extend throughout Santa Barbara County (including Goleta, Isla Vista, Carpinteria, Montecito, Hope Ranch, and Summerland) and well beyond for helping to heal people of all ages.
Here at Purety Clinic, we strive to provide the most innovative treatments, protocols and programs for holistic healing and longevity. Our core philosophy revolves around the body’s innate ability to heal itself through proper lifestyle and nature cure. There are times when the body needs extra help. On a daily and yearly basis we are always learning more locally and internationally to find you the best road to healing.
Aside from the most common holistic modalities, the unique tools we are currently using include regenerative therapies, fecal transplant (FMT), ozone, personalized IV drip therapies, chelation, injection therapies, and bioidentical HRT. Our therapies have shown benefit in conditions such as acute and chronic infections, chronic inflammatory conditions, dysbiosis, autoimmune and neurological conditions, pain and chronic injuries, hormone imbalances, immune deficiency, and addiction.
We also have a special focus on pain and injuries of the whole body. With ultrasound-guided diagnostics and injection, using PRP and biologics for arthritis, degeneration and injuries is superb. We also utilize prolotherapy and prolozone. Injuries and pain of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, knees, ankle, neck and low back are having excellent results.
Our patients are so special to us, and we are grateful and honored to be a part of all of their health journeys.
- Dr. Birch
Our Doctors
Dr. Dena Nakhle Birch NMD
Dena Nakhle Birch NMD is a holistic doctor in Santa Barbara. Her practice focuses on the natural treatment of illness and disease, women’s health, and pediatrics. Her expertise is providing an individualized approach for patient-centered care. Helping patients reach their health goals is an absolute honor for her. She thoroughly enjoys working with patients of all ages and building relationships with them.
After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Chicago and Post-baccalaureate in Psychology from De Paul University, Dena Nakhle Birch was awarded her doctorate degree in Naturopathic Medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. After graduating from naturopathic medical school, Dena Nakhle Birch underwent extensive board examinations to become board certified as a Naturopathic Doctor and licensed in the state of California. Dr. Birch has also achieved further education and certifications in functional medicine, botanical medicine, genomic medicine, hormone therapies, IV therapies, and pediatrics in order to bring the special therapies she offers to the community.
Dr. Dena greatly enjoys doing things to keep her inner child alive. She has an excellent yoga practice, enjoys hiking, scuba diving, snowboarding, mountain biking, cooking, fine arts, travel, and of course spending time with her family. She fosters a daily practice of connecting her spiritual, mental, and physical self in order to give the highest quality of service to her community. She is also fluent in Spanish and Italian.
Dr Dena is a current active member of the following associations:
Dr. Jonathan Birch NMD, RMSK
Jonathan Birch NMD, RMSK is a holistic naturopathic medical doctor. His practice focuses on the natural treatment of pain, illness, and disease. His goal is to cultivate a partnership with his patients in order for them to move towards their highest potential of wellness and life experience. He is so grateful to have the opportunity to positively impact his patient’s lives by focusing on the gifts of nature to direct their own body’s innate ability to heal. It is his passion to offer his patients the best that Natural and Western medicine has to offer while tailoring his treatment to what works best for them. He gets the most joy out of helping his patients get healthier as a whole and strives to help make our world better every day.
After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Occidental College, Dr. Jonathan received his doctorate degree in Naturopathic Medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2014. After graduating from naturopathic medical school, Dr. Jonathan underwent extensive board examinations to become board certified as a Naturopathic Doctor, and is licensed to practice Naturopathic Medicine in the state of California. During his training and years of practice, he has focused on three main specialties which he is very passionate about - gastrointestinal disease, orthopedics, and longevity. Early in his career he trained in Switzerland in order to solidify and hone his training in Biological medicine. Since returning, he has trained closely with Dr Mark Davis, expert in fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Still, as a former (and now weekend warrior) avid athlete, his passion for structural health led him to become board certified in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (RMSK) for diagnosis and pinpoint treatment of orthopedic conditions and injuries. Dr Birch has achieved further education and certifications with various other physicians and organizations over the years. He has worked directly with Dr Thomas Rau MD studying Biological medicine at Paracelsus Clinic in Switzerland, Dr Paul Tortland DO studying orthopedic PRP and stem cell treatments, botanical medicine, with Dr Matthew Cook MD and his Bioreset Network, and Dr Mark Davis studying microbiome treatment and fecal transplant.
Dr. Jonathan greatly enjoys anything nature. He has a consistent Qi gong practice and enjoys hiking, scuba diving, gardening, cooking, and spending time with family. He also played baseball for 16 years through college and loves all sports.
Dr Jonathan is a current active member of the following associations:
“I cannot say enough about Purety Family Medical Clinic. Both Dr. Jonathan and Dr. Dena go above and beyond to not only explain and inform their patients but make them feel like they really care. Every time I have been to the Clinic I have been given excellent care. You will not find better doctors than these two.”
Holistic Primary Care for Longevity and Vitality
Get established with us and receive comprehensive healthcare that provides the best of integrative medicine. Whether for primary care needs or as a complementary health care provider we have so many tools to help provide you better health and graceful aging.
Our philosophy of health care begins by considering the unique biological system of each individual. At Purety Family Medical Clinic we look at foundational health factors that vary greatly from person to person, in order to design a program and adapt our therapies to your specific needs and tolerances.
For some this is simply reviewing your current health status, goals, and already completed lab testing. Through our encompassing approach to evaluation, we can often discover and address gaps in your current care plan. For others this process may require further investigation into physical findings and history, as well as the possibility of further assessments including genetic testing, advanced nutrient and hormonal testing, and potentially, immune testing for chronic infections and autoimmunity.
Our current lifestyle has progressively become more complicated with new variables to the causation of disease being introduced to our environment regularly. Because of this, we have become more aware of what is causing modern conditions, and we strive to be able to diagnose and treat in the least invasive and curative way.
Our chief goal is to develop a rich understanding of who you are in all aspects because we believe that your body holds the imprint to your wellness, and we are grateful to be a partner in your journey to solving your health issues and becoming your ultimate self.
Services we offer include but are not limited to:
Holistic Medical Consultations
Regenerative Orthopedic Injection Therapies - PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma), Stem Cell Matrix injections, Prolotherapy / Prolozone
Ozone therapy - EBO2 and Ten Pass / Multipass treatment
Personalized IV drip therapies - nutrients, chelation, Plaquex, growth factors etc.
Bioidentical HRT
FMT fecal microbiota transplant
Regenerative aesthetics and sexual injections - PRP and growth factor collagen induction therapy for face and sexual rejuvenation
Conditions we treat include but are not limited to:
Women’s Health – breast exams, longevity consultations, fertility, pre-conception counseling, natural menopause support, hormone imbalance, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone replacement.
Men’s Health/Urology – Annual exams, longevity consultations, hormone balancing and testosterone replacement
Orthopedics - head to toe soft tissue and chronic joint pain, tendon tears and tendinosis (rotator cuff tear, patellar tendon etc), ligament tears, arthritis, arthrosis, tennis elbow, plantar fasciitis, etc.
Hormone balance – using bioidentical hormones and many other natural methods to balance thyroid, adrenals, sex hormones, and growth hormone
Pediatrics – holistic services for children, well-child exams, and treatment of common illnesses.
Diabetes – minimizing or reversion progression of diabetic conditions
Heart health – testing for, management, and prevention of heart disease and atherosclerosis.
Pregnancy Services – Prenatal counseling and post-delivery recuperation
Geriatric – common conditions, general wellness, longevity and prevention
Prescription drugs – trained medical counsel in getting off or lowering your prescription medications, alternatives, and supportive measures if appropriate.
Lifestyle counseling – stress, smoking, habit cessation