What Is Naturopathic Medicine?
Naturopathic medicine brings together traditional natural healing practices and modern scientific research to support your body’s natural ability to heal. With a strong focus on prevention, it looks beyond symptoms to address the root causes of health concerns and promote long-term wellness.
Naturopathic care may include:
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Dietary Counselling – Customized nutrition support that helps you feel your best without feeling restrictive.
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Lifestyle Support – Practical recommendations for sleep, stress management, and movement that fit into your everyday life.
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Natural Medicines – Evidence-informed use of vitamins, supplements, and herbal remedies.
- Acupuncture and Cupping - Utilizing acupuncture via a Traditional Chinese Medicine approach to restore balance.
- Laboratory Testing - Interpreting your results in the context of your whole health to create a personalized plan to support your well-being.
Nutrition/Dietary Counselling
Proper nutrition plays a key role in achieving and maintaining optimal health. Thoughtful dietary choices can help prevent nutrient deficiencies, support healing, and enhance overall well-being. As nutrition science continues to evolve, staying informed is essential. Our naturopathic doctors keep up with the latest research to provide evidence-based nutrition guidance. Our goal is to focus on what truly works, not passing trends.
Supplements and Vitamins
With so many new supplements and natural products emerging every day, it can be overwhelming to know what’s safe and effective. Many people rely on media buzz or recommendations from friends, but what works for one person may not work for another. Our team has extensive expertise in natural supplements and can provide personalized recommendations tailored to your unique health needs. We’re also knowledgeable in pharmaceutical medications, allowing us to safely manage potential drug–nutrient interactions for your peace of mind.
Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) helps restore balance and support your body’s natural healing. Using herbs, dietary guidance, and acupuncture, TCM can address a wide range of health concerns. Acupuncture also helps your body relax, activating the parasympathetic nervous system to reduce stress and promote overall well-being.
Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine has been used for centuries to promote healing, and many modern medicines are based on these time-tested plants. Safe and beneficial when used properly, herbs can support a variety of health concerns and come in forms like teas, tinctures, salves, and standardized extracts.
Lifestyle Counseling and Stress Management
Naturopathic medicine is an integrative form of medicine that seeks to restore balance on a physical, mental and spiritual level. Disease can result when there is a disturbance in any of these areas of a person’s life. Therefore lifestyle changes are essential for obtaining optimal health.
Laboratory Testing
Our Naturopathic Doctors can review your blood work to uncover patterns and imbalances that standard “in-range” results might miss. By looking at your lab results alongside your symptoms and lifestyle, we can identify nutrient deficiencies, hormone shifts, or early signs of chronic conditions and create a personalized plan to support your long-term health.
The following are some of the tests available through our clinic:
- Food allergy testing (IgG blood test)
- Hormone testing (options include blood, saliva and/or DUTCH testing)
- Heavy metal urine analysis
- Salivary testing for adrenal function
- Comprehensive digestive stool analysis
- Standard blood tests
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