Jennifer Lush, ND
(She/Her/Hers)
Dr. Lush is one of our professions experts in hormone balancing and Primary Care.
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Currently accepting New patients enrolled in our THRIVE Concierge Plan
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DR. LUSH TURNS
25!
err, has practiced medicine for 25 years as of June 26th!
So here are 25 interesting (or odd or both) facts about her:
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Practicing medicine for 25 years as of June 26.
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Graduated from the University of Washington in 2001 with a B.A. in Psychology, emphasis in Neurobiology.
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Initially on track to attend Albert Einstein College of Medicine but stayed local due to an ill parent.
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Chose a medical school with a holistic emphasis after discovering Bastyr University through research work instead of attending the UW School of Medicine.
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Mother Gail — a La Leche League lactation consultant and childbirth educator — strongly influenced her holistic approach to medicine because sa child with ADHD, dietary changes (e.g., goat milk, carob) were used to help her focus.
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Once hitchhiked from Norway to Denmark in a truck carrying maxi pads!
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Nearly pursued international law as an undergrad after learning Spanish.
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Speaks conversational Greek and briefly lived in Athens, Greece for under six months.
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Volunteered as a medical provider in the Peruvian Amazon in 2013.
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And early fell off a boat into caiman-infested water while volunteering in the Amazon.
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She’s the third “Doctor” on her paternal side.
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Her Grandfather Lyall Lush earned a Doctorate in Theology after emigrating from Australia.
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Her Father David Lush became a D.O. in the late 1960s, practiced family medicine/OB-GYN, and ran rural hospitals for 45 years.
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Holidays were often comedic/awkward with so many doctors in the family (“Is there a doctor in the house?”).
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Her Maternal grandmother was adopted to the U.S. from Finland; later DNA revealed Sami (Native Arctic) ancestry.
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She cannot stand oysters or runny eggs — even being near others eating them is intolerable.
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Favorite food: anything made with potatoes.
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Encourages patients to add broccoli sprouts or arugula to meals and to grow their own sprouts however as she does to her potatoes!
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She gave birth to her daughter at age 50.
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And went into labor on her husband’s birthday.
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Was annoyed to be stuck drinking a bad milkshake in the hospital while her husband celebrated at a Mexican restaurant.
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Once chased through a graveyard in Paris (near Jim Morrison’s grave) — blamed her younger sister though!
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Has a playful, adventurous streak (languages, travel, international volunteer work).
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Values diet and lifestyle as core components of health, influenced by family and training. But believes in vaccines, public health and following science in her treatments.
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Balances conventional medical training with a holistic, patient-centered approach.
My Story
Dr. Jennifer Lush was born and raised in North Seattle and Southwest Washington. She has a rich family history in Shoreline and Edmonds as her father’s family moved to North Seattle in the 1950s to work at the Kings Garden/CRISTA organization. She spent many summers playing on the Edmonds Beach and shopping as a teenager at the Aurora Village Mall.
Graduating from Raymond High School in 1990, Dr. Lush earned her BA in psychology (emphasizing the biology of behavior and neuroscience) from the University of Washington in 1994. During undergrad, she focused on public health and HIV/AIDS prevention in Latin America, working in medical clinics in rural Paraguayan villages.
In 2001, she earned her ND degree from Bastyr University. While a graduate student at Bastyr, Dr. Lush continued to research alternative medical approaches to HIV/AIDS and breast cancer. She has contributed work to Breast Cancer, Beyond Prevention, published in 2002.
Dr. Lush owned and operated a natural health clinic and private practice in Seattle from 2001 to 2006. She was also a medical researcher for Salugenecists, Inc. from 2003 to 2006. In the spring of 2005, she moved to Anchorage, Alaska and practiced medicine at Avante Medical Center until June 2009.
In the spring of 2009, she came back to her roots in Seattle, Washington and joined the team at West Seattle Natural Medicine. In July 2009, she had the opportunity to join a medical team working with rural villagers on the Amazon River in Peru. She has also been seeing patients at Evergreen Integrative Medicine in Bellevue and Shoreline Natural Medicine since 2009.
​Dr. Lush enjoys working with the whole family, providing holistic primary care medicine. Additionally, she has expertise in treating allergies, balancing hormones for all genders (including gender affirming care) and providing quality women's health medicine.
Outside of practicing medicine, Dr. Lush enjoys staying active with hot yoga, knitting, writing, cooking and being surrounded by the abundance of her friends' and family's children as well as raising her own daughters!
Volunteering and traveling in third world countries is also a passion that she hopes to continue throughout her life.
Dr. Lush has been listed as one of Seattle Met Magazine's Top Doctors and is a current member of the Washington Association of Naturopathic Doctors.
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Pricing Structure: Concierge Medicine, Private Pay
Insurance
Dr. Lush is contracted with the following insurance companies. If using insurance with this provider, patients are required to enroll in our concierge plan.
Note - this does not guarantee coverage - you must confirm that your plan covers naturopathic care.
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First Choice United
Premera
Regence
Aetna
Kaiser (1st choice only)
Cigna
Lifewise
First Choice Health Network
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Please note: Our providers are not authorized to bill Medicare due to current federal recognition limitations. Not currently accepting new Medicaid patients. ​