Dr. Ayo K. Bankole
...Dr. Ayo Bankole
...About Dr. Ayo BankoleDr. Ayo Bankole is the founder of the Total Wellness Institute Dr. Bankole received his Naturopathic Doctorate from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences, in Tempe AZ, and completed his clinical training at the Southwest Naturopathic Medical Clinic.His
medical training began at Howard University College of Medicine, Washington DC
, where he
completed the physician assistant program.Dr. Bankole
has over a decade of medical experience and six years of emergency medicine practice at Moreno Valley Community Hospital
in CA, Hu Hu Kam Memorial Hospital
in AZ, and Prince George's
Hospital Center in MD.He
is a recipient of the Outstanding Patient Service Award for 2000 for Kaiser Permanente Hospital Department of Family Medicine
, Riverside, CA.
Having a strong appreciation for the role of healthy life-style choices and preventive medicine, Dr. Bankole
pursued training in Naturopathic Medicine as a means to help individuals achieve optimum health while utilizing a wider and safer variety of therapeutic options. Dr. Bankole
devotes a large part of his
practice to the treatment and prevention of common chronic disorders such as obesity, nicotine addiction, arthritis, gastrointestinal disorders, musculoskeletal pain, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and hormonal imbalances.His
treatment protocols include a combination of patient education and coaching, vitamin and mineral therapy and botanical medicine.He
has undergone advanced training in women's health and the utilization of bio-identical hormone replacement therapy.In addition, he
has advanced training in regenerative joint injection, otherwise known as prolotherapy, for the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions such as arthritis and joint injuries. Dr. Bankole is a member of the California Naturopathic Doctors Association, The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the Naturopathic Academy of Therapeutic Injections, The American Academy of Physician Assistants and The California Association of Physician Assistants.
promotes prevention by addressing risk factors and imbalances holistically.In addition, this same holistic approach is applied in treating established disease, working to identify and correct underlying influences using naturopathic and alternative approaches.Dr. Bankole's
experience in conventional medicine and the use of drugs allows him to safely taper or discontinue medications as appropriate and to work cohesively with conventional physicians where appropriate.In addition, his
naturopathic training allows him to recognize and correct nutritional deficiencies brought on by medications.Overall, Dr. Bankole
shifts the focus from over reliance on drugs to manage disease to identifying and treating the cause and emphasizing changes in lifestyle, the proper use of nutrients, medicinal supplements, bio-identical hormones and detoxification to restore health.