Jakob Jaggy
Dr. Jakob Jaggy is a Swiss-trained physician who completed his residency in the US in Family Practice. He is board-certified in holistic medicine, which is his focus, and for the last 15 years has had his practice in the Sierra Foothills. He also is a diplomat and founder of the American Board of Holistic Medicine.
He realized early on in medical school that pharmaceuticals offer very little help in curing or preventing chronic illnesses and that most illnesses are either induced by toxicity or a deficiency in the body/mind. This is the model he uses to help his patients reclaim their health. He applies a multitude of modalities to achieve this goal and also has a network of alternative practitioners with whom he works.
The foundation of his practice is based on his philosophy that everyone’s health is dependent on the quality of the food they eat, which in turn is dependent on the quality of the soil in which it is grown. He, therefore, recognizes the importance of organic farming methods and has been an organic farmer himself for several years. He was a co-founder of an NPO focused on educating people in the foothills about sustainable living.