Dr. Alison Monette, ND
Do you feel less than optimal? Have you tried everything to restore your health and are still without a solution? If you are stuck, it's because you are in the centralized medical machine. Need support finding your way out? It's time to decentralize your health! Stop managing symptoms and learn how health works.
My work is deeply informed by 20+ years of experience with a lot of learning and changes made along the way. At first, using traditional naturopathic and functional medicine modalities seemed to work to restore health but cases became more complicated and patients no longer responded as they had in the past. This forced me to unlearn to relearn an entirely different way of practicing medicine. I realized that whether it be allopathic medicine, naturopathic medicine or functional medicine they were all centralized medicine at the core. None of these modalities are truly designed to get patients better. I now practice decentralized medicine which allows me to teach patients how to be the CEO of their own health.
I received a B.S. in dietetics from the University of Connecticut, immediately going on to earn my medical degree at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ, one of the five nationally accredited naturopathic medical schools at the time in the United States. I am a nationally board-certified, licensed naturopathic physician but have given up my registered dietitian status due to the extreme centralization of this label. I founded Avena Integrative Medical Center, LLC, located in Putnam, CT in 2007. It is here that I learned the art of medicine by working with thousands of patients over the years. My passion is helping people to decentralize their health. Whether it is avoiding the centralized medicine machine or unplugging from it, I am here to help navigate your health journey.
My work is deeply informed by 20+ years of experience with a lot of learning and changes made along the way. At first, using traditional naturopathic and functional medicine modalities seemed to work to restore health but cases became more complicated and patients no longer responded as they had in the past. This forced me to unlearn to relearn an entirely different way of practicing medicine. I realized that whether it be allopathic medicine, naturopathic medicine or functional medicine they were all centralized medicine at the core. None of these modalities are truly designed to get patients better. I now practice decentralized medicine which allows me to teach patients how to be the CEO of their own health.
I received a B.S. in dietetics from the University of Connecticut, immediately going on to earn my medical degree at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ, one of the five nationally accredited naturopathic medical schools at the time in the United States. I am a nationally board-certified, licensed naturopathic physician but have given up my registered dietitian status due to the extreme centralization of this label. I founded Avena Integrative Medical Center, LLC, located in Putnam, CT in 2007. It is here that I learned the art of medicine by working with thousands of patients over the years. My passion is helping people to decentralize their health. Whether it is avoiding the centralized medicine machine or unplugging from it, I am here to help navigate your health journey.
Noah Pushor, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach + NeuFit Practitioner
Noah is our health coach and NeuFit practitioner. He joined the Avena team in 2020 with the goal of merging two passions together: health and helping others.
He was trained as a health coach through the Primal Health Coaching Institute, completing his Primal Health Coach Certification followed by a Master Coach Certification. Following completion of these courses, he passed the certification exam to become a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach.
At Avena, we do health coaching slightly different than most.
First, Noah takes an outside-of-the-box approach, seeing the individual and their challenges/successes as a result of their environment. He seeks to go far beyond diet and exercise, looking deeper at all of the inputs that influence cellular function and working to change those first. This includes investigating the individual’s light environment, sleep schedule, work routine, relationships, and much more; nutrition and movement practices are addressed as well, but as one piece of the bigger picture, not the entire picture itself. Once opportunities are identified and understood, Noah then works with the patient to come up with a realistic and sustainable plan that will ultimately translate into better health outcomes. He offers support and accountability along the journey, seeking to ensure patients have the maximal opportunity to achieve success.
Second, Noah works collaboratively with Dr. Monette, allowing him to understand each individual's current health picture along with her vision for what each patient needs to do in order to improve their health and achieve their goals. The team focus at Avena means that you will be supported at every single step in your health journey.
Noah also took on the role as Neufit practitioner, receiving certification in this modality in 2021. Neufit is an innovative treatment option that uses DC electric current to stimulate neuromuscular reeducation and enhance repair and regeneration. Using DC current, we can address a host of challenges, including but not limited to, nervous system dysfunction, chronic pain, muscle atrophy, and post-surgical recovery. Noah takes great pride in using the modality to restore functionality to individuals as well as make the experience as enjoyable as possible.
He was trained as a health coach through the Primal Health Coaching Institute, completing his Primal Health Coach Certification followed by a Master Coach Certification. Following completion of these courses, he passed the certification exam to become a Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach.
At Avena, we do health coaching slightly different than most.
First, Noah takes an outside-of-the-box approach, seeing the individual and their challenges/successes as a result of their environment. He seeks to go far beyond diet and exercise, looking deeper at all of the inputs that influence cellular function and working to change those first. This includes investigating the individual’s light environment, sleep schedule, work routine, relationships, and much more; nutrition and movement practices are addressed as well, but as one piece of the bigger picture, not the entire picture itself. Once opportunities are identified and understood, Noah then works with the patient to come up with a realistic and sustainable plan that will ultimately translate into better health outcomes. He offers support and accountability along the journey, seeking to ensure patients have the maximal opportunity to achieve success.
Second, Noah works collaboratively with Dr. Monette, allowing him to understand each individual's current health picture along with her vision for what each patient needs to do in order to improve their health and achieve their goals. The team focus at Avena means that you will be supported at every single step in your health journey.
Noah also took on the role as Neufit practitioner, receiving certification in this modality in 2021. Neufit is an innovative treatment option that uses DC electric current to stimulate neuromuscular reeducation and enhance repair and regeneration. Using DC current, we can address a host of challenges, including but not limited to, nervous system dysfunction, chronic pain, muscle atrophy, and post-surgical recovery. Noah takes great pride in using the modality to restore functionality to individuals as well as make the experience as enjoyable as possible.
