Our Story

NW Integrative Medicine was founded by Stephen Smith, a retired M.D., who was an integrative functional medicine physician for 40+ years.

When he was young and shortly after receiving his medical license, Stephen fell ill to some unknown and puzzling symptoms. Conventional medicine repeatedly attempted to treat the symptoms but could not get to the root cause of the illnesses. He has had the privilege to learn from some of the brightest physicians from around the world who generously shared their knowledge and expertise.

Stephen learned how to heal himself naturally, through integrative functional medicine. He had been a Medical Doctor in Integrative Functional medicine and who specialized in Allergy & Environmental Medicine. He opened his private medical practice in 1985, but he didn't stop there.

He was passionate about helping others, and with that in mind, he created Agape Nutrition in 1998 to work along side his medical practice in helping patients. Agape Nutrition is his nutrition company offering all forms of professional supplements and physician formulated alternative supplements and integrative medicines.

He enjoys sharing the knowledge he gained from his personal health journey, through his educational outlets and social media. He strives in educating others on how to heal, and create a healthy lifestyle with natural supplements and remedies. He wanted to ensure that everyone had access to essential health resources and integrative knowledge of healing naturally, while utilizing the same supplements that helped him heal.

He has immensely enjoyed his medical practice and helping thousands of patients over his 40+ years in functional medicine. However, it is time to educate the next generation to carry on the torch, by offering functional and integrative medical care. Therefore, he is mentoring and working with the next generation of practitioners to carry on the integrative and alternative medical practices at NW Integrative Medicine.