Dr. Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, ND, LAc

People come to me with everything from sprained ankles to broken hearts and together we initiate a therapeutic process that can be directed toward anything from mending their injury to recreating their life.

Likewise, within a supportive relationship, you and I can use acupuncture, homeopathy, herbs, nutrition, spinal manipulation, and other tools to relieve your discomfort and distress, harmonize your energetic matrix, restore your vitality, and enhance nature’s healing momentum.

Essentially, we focus on more than removing symptoms. Together, we aim to illuminate the roots of your illness, discover the transformative opportunities latent in this disruption of “life as it was”, and reawaken your power to create a healthy future.

So, if you are suffering from an acute illness or chronic dis-ease, have been injured, or simply feel that someone new is cracking out of your old shell, come in and I will serve your health care needs.

Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, N.D., L.Ac. earned his BA in history and government from Oberlin College in 1979, his acupuncture diploma from Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) in 1987 and his naturopathic degree from National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) in 1988. He is licensed as an acupuncturist and naturopathic physician in Oregon and practices at A WellSpring of Natural Health, Inc. in Beaverton.

Since 1990 he has taught the History of Medicine at NCNM (1990-1993), at OCOM (1990-2022) and at NUNM, College of Classical Chinese Medicine (2022 – present), and History and Philosophy of Naturopathic Medicine at University of Western States (2024 – present). Dr. Stargrove was a Senior Fellow of the Center of Excellence in Generative Medicine at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT and member of the board of the Institute for Naturopathic Generative Medicine, AANP affiliate specialty society. He is the editor and co-author of Herb, Nutrient, and Drug Interactions: Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Strategies (MosbyElsevier 2008). He coordinated development of, and compiled the acupuncture section for, the Integrative BodyMind Information System™ (IBIS), the pioneering multidisciplinary electronic encyclopedia for practitioners of integrative medicine and natural therapeutics, published in 1993, and was Editor-in-Chief of the online interactions database InteractionsGuide. In addition, he is Chief Medical Officer of MedicineWorks, a division of Health Resources Unlimited, Inc., as well as a founder and board member of the Alchemical Medicine Research and Teaching Association (AMR’TA, Inc.). From 2007 until 2019, Dr. Stargrove was lead history editor of and a contributing author to the Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine text and Lead Author and Co-Editor of Naturopathic Medicine History and Professional Formation Timeline. In 2023, he launched the Nature’s Medicine Through Time: A Landscape of People and Practices, Principles and Institutions – Highlighting the Profession of Naturopathic Medicine as Physicians of the Person-Centered Traditions website (naturesmedicinethroughtime.org). In 2023 Health Resources Unlimited, Inc. opened VitalGoods (vitalgoods.com), an online medicinary for natural products.

In August 2012, the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians presented him with the Vis Medicatrix Naturae award in recognition of his activities as a “naturopathic physician who represents the healing power of nature as demonstrated through work, life and community service”. In 2015 Dr. Stargrove was invited to be a founding member of the Naturopathic Council of Elders. The Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians and National University of Natural Medicine honored him with “the prestigious 2017 Living Legend award for his demonstrated leadership, commitment to excellence, and outstanding contributions to the advancement of natural medicine in the state of Oregon”.

Drs. Mitch and Lori Stargrove teach therapeutic strategies in Person-Centered Collaborative Care, host the GaiaStar Temple, and coordinate The Blue Lotus Mystery School as they explore embodied methods of self-healing, cocreativity and respectful living. During 2015 they and a team of community members founded CascadiaFire, a bioregional service group that hosts annual sacred fire circle celebrations.

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