Meet Our Doctors
J.J. was a flight attendant for 31 years with United Airlines. She was based in Washington, D.C., her entire career. She moved to West Virginia, in 1982 so her three-year-old daughter could be raised in the country. She married Michael T. Myers in 1994. J.J. was certified in Applied Clinical Nutrition in 2008. She was trained and certified in Nutritional Response Testing in 2009. In 2012, she went to Indianapolis, Ind., and became a Certified Natural Health Professional. She is also certified in Iridology and became a Naturopathic Doctor in March 2017. J.J. currently practices out of FRIENDS Wellness Center & Health Food Store, located in Martinsburg, W. Va.
Becca Clay, ND. is a Traditional Naturopathic Doctor who enjoys supporting others in their healing journey. She finds it an honor to be able to come alongside someone and help them through alterations to lifestyle habits, diet, and nutritional supplementation to support wellbeing and health for the whole person. Becca studied at Trinity School of Natural Health, completing her naturopathic education in February 2018, and then completed an internship with JJ Myers, Iridologist, ND. Becca comes from working in the field of integrative addiction treatment, where she has done nutritional coaching and education for nearly 10 years. She is also a graduate of Shepherd University, where she earned her Regents Bachelor of Arts.
Becca is excited to be a part of the team at FRIENDS Wellness Center and Health food store. Being nearly a WV native, she is excited to support the community in a common quest for a healthy life. She enjoys gardening, creating art, music, and delicious food in her spare time. She believes life is never complete without spending time with and enjoying the company of her husband, family, and friends.
Dr. Gretchen Silver graduated in 1986 from Life Chiropractic University in Atlanta, GA, while simultaneously earning a Certification from the International College of Applied Kinesiology.
This was only the beginning of her vast studies in the area of Alternative Medicine. She established her first practice in Santa Barbara, CA where she was introduced to Ayurveda (the ancient system of medicine from India.) After experiencing a course of treatments with a local Ayurveda practitioner, Dr. Silver, relocated to Albuquerque, NM, to study with the renowned Dr. Vasant Lad at the Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine.
While studying at the Institute, she set up her professional practice and networked with many different types of chiropractors. This led her to discover additional methods that were closer to her first love of chiropractic. Collecting techniques for her healing toolkit was now becoming her second nature to her.
Among the many tools she gathered while spending eight years in New Mexico and then moving back to her home state of New Jersey in 1998 are as follows:
Whole Food Nutritional Supplementation (understanding nutritional deficiencies which correlate to Subluxations of the Spine) especially utilizing Standard Process Labs products
NAET: The Allergy Elimination Technique with Dr. Devi S. Nambutripad.
QRA: Quantum Reflex Technique with Dr. Bob Marshall.
NRT: Nutrition Response Technique with Dr. Freddia Ulan.
NET: Neuro Emotional Technique with Dr. Scott Walker. This work focuses on releasing the emotions correlated to the Subluxation (see
www.netmindbody.com and then scroll down to see the video an Explanation of NET).
Dr. Silver practices with the understanding that no two people are alike and that each patient must be taken on as an individual. She has developed a truly holistic approach that draws from a healing toolkit that almost certainly has something for everyone.