Welcome to the world of Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathy is a holistic system of healthcare that uses nutritional medicine, herbal medicine, and lifestyle interventions to support the body’s natural processes and restore biochemical balance.
Rather than only managing symptoms, naturopathy seeks to identify and address the underlying drivers of illness. Each treatment plan is tailored to the individual, combining traditional naturopathic principles with modern, evidence-based therapies to help you achieve sustainable health and wellbeing.
The beauty of Naturopathy is that it takes into account the whole person and treats each person as unique. We go deep and address the root cause of your symptoms so you’re not just managing them, but working towards long lasting change. Along the way you get to learn about your body and its natural processes and feel empowered to be proactive in your health moving forward.
What can you expect in a Naturopathic consultation?
A 60 minute deep dive into your personal health history, diet and lifestyle, current symptoms and health goals. A chance to share your health story and feel heard and your symptoms validated.
Full holistic assessment of each body system such as your menstrual cycle, digestion, mental health, skin etc because everything is connected.
A few days after your consultation you will be sent your bespoke Wellness Plan based on your health goals. This will include longer term Naturopathic goals so you can get a sense of the bigger picture and where we are headed. You will receive nutritional recommendations and lifestyle changes to begin implementing as well as self reflection prompts to support your journey.
Extra testing may be recommended. This includes, but is not limited to, blood pathology, microbiome mapping, hair tissue mineral analysis and in depth hormonal analysis.
Your Wellness Plan will also include custom prescriptions in the forms of nutritional supplementation, herbal formulas, teas, powders, capsules/tablets (if applicable).
Referrals may be provided to other health care providers if necessary.
Education and resources to empower you on your health journey.
The 6 Principles of Naturopathy are:
First, Do No Harm.
We utilize techniques aimed at reducing the risk for adverse effects, using the minimum required level of force or intervention to promote the restoration of health.
Identify and Treat the Cause
We look beyond the symptoms of find underlying root causes of dis-ease in the body. Symptoms are our bodies way of communicating that something is out of balance. Understanding the cause is important for achieving full recovery.
The Healing Power of Nature
We believe in the inherit wisdom of the body; the natural self-organizing and self-healing mechanisms that help establish, maintain, and restore health. Our role is to support and facilitate this process by identifying and removing obstacles to health and recovery.
Treat the Whole Person
We view the body as a complex system of interconnected parts. We take into consideration a person's physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, social, and other various factors as contributors to health and disease. Naturopathic treatments recognize the need for these elements to work together in harmony for overall wellbeing.
Doctor as Teacher
We aim to educate clients so they themselves can understand what is going on in their own bodies. This allows individuals to take an active role in their health journey and is key for maintaining health long term.
Prevention
We focus on overall health, wellness, and disease prevention. We consider and identify potential or developing health problems and aim to prevent them from occuring.
Have more questions?
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