NATUROPATHY – Drug free. Non-invasive.
Naturopathic doctors are primary healthcare providers – providing care and treatment for the same concerns you would bring to your medical doctor. Naturopathic doctors are also often consulted to interpret a variety of test results and explore alternate tests to help narrow in on effective treatments.
Nutrition Management is integral to developing and maintaining good health. Certain foods can naturally increase your body’s oxygen levels, eliminate many sources of toxins, improve your digestion and prevent, heal, or reduce the severity of various diseases. Food Therapy can help prevent many lifestyle diseases – stress, shock, injury, emotional upsets and worries that have a direct impact on lifelong health. The good news is that the body can heal itself – just give it a chance.
WHAT SETS US APART?
The main difference is how a Naturopathic doctor treats your concerns. Naturopathic principles guide the treatment of the whole person and involve patients in the management of their own health. This allows you to be an active participant in your health and also provides an opportunity to discuss your concerns and goals openly. A Naturopathic doctor will do a thorough evaluation and create an individualized treatment plan based on your concerns and goals.
WHAT CONDITIONS ARE TREATED?
By tracing back to the root cause, even permanent conditions can still be managed by maintaining the compensatory structures and functions of the body. Each person has their own health constitution but it will always adapt and compensate to find an optimum state for its current condition.
Some common reasons to see a Naturopathic doctor:
• Digestive health (IBS, heartburn, constipation, indigestion)
• Hormone health (PMS, menopause, infertility)
• Thyroid health
• Diabetes
• ADHD
• Depression, anxiety, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Heart Disease (or risk of heart disease)
• Arthritis or joint pain
• Stress
• Fatigue
• Migraines
• Food sensitivities or allergies
• Skin health (eczema, psoriasis, rashes)
• Anti-aging medicine
• Sleep (insomnia)
• Health optimization (tweaks to put you at your best!)
WHAT'S INVOLVED?
We use a broad base of assessment tools to determine the exact needs of each patient. This begins with a thorough first visit, physical exam and may also include laboratory testing, if needed. If patients have recent blood work done by their medical doctor, we will interpret those and use them to build an accurate picture of your health. Patients are treated using a range of naturopathic tools – healthy diet and lifestyle, nutritional supplements, stress management, botanical medicine and acupuncture.