NATUROPATHIC TOOLS

Comprehensive Health Assessments

Naturopathic Doctors assess your past, present and family medical history in order to address your current and future health goals and concerns. Your health assessment and treatment plan will reflect the management of current health concerns with a focus in health optimization as well as preventative medicine. Comprehensive health assessments include:

  • Nutritional & Dietary Status

  • Lifestyle Patterns

  • Environmental Exposure

  • Energy Levels

  • Mood Regulation

  • Sleep Patterns

  • Stress Management

  • Digestive Function

  • Physical Exams

Individualized Medicine

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TREATMENT TOOLS

Nutrition & Lifestyle Counselling
Nutrition & Lifestyle Counselling
Clinical nutrition is one of the most important tools used in Naturopathic Medicine. A personalized nutritional plan is often recommended as part of your individualized treatment. Supplement / nutraceutical therapy is often implemented in addition to nutritional plans and are case dependent.

Lifestyle modifications are some of the hardest to make but make some of the largest impact. One of the main goals is to help find a balanced lifestyle that works for you. Morning and evening routines, exercise plans & sleep habits are addressed.

Herbal Medicine
Herbal Medicine
The use of plant / botanical constituents for medicinal purposes. Can be found in fresh or dried leaf, root or whole plant extracts, teas, powders, capsules or tablets.

In-House Herbal Tea Dispensary
Formulations are case dependent and tailored to each individual, available base formulas include:
• Digestion
• Insomnia
• Anxiety
• Cold & Flu

Acupuncture
Acupuncture
Acupuncture can be used to:
• Improve weight loss with lifestyle modification
• Regulate sleep
• Reduce low back, neck & knee pain
• Decrease migraine and tension-type headaches
• Reduce PMS and regulate menstrual cycles
• Manage anxiety & stress
B12 Injections
B12 Injections
B12 shots bypass the stomach and absorb right into the blood stream. This is ideal for individuals who have nutrient absorption issues, such as those with gut inflammation, celiac or crohn’s disease, elderly individuals and those with low HCL (stomach acid required for absorption).

Low levels or B12 deficiency can cause fatigue, weakness, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, anemia, constipation, diarrhea, loss of appetite, numbness or tingling in the hands and feet and muscles weakness.

B12 is naturally found in animal products and is not found in plants foods except for those that have been fortified such as cereals and alternative milk products. Therefore, individuals who adopt a vegan and vegetarian diet must supplement with B12.

*B12 injections are covered by most extended health benefits under Naturopathic Medical Services.

Nebulized Glutathione
Nebulized Glutathione
Glutathione is present in all fluids and tissues in the body and plays an important role in maintaining lung health. Glutathione is an antioxidant that protects our body from oxidative stress. It is required in liver detoxification, is involved in tissue building and repair, and is used to maintain the body’s defense system. Inhalation (nebulized) is the only known way of increasing glutathione levels in the respiratory tract.

Nebulized glutathione has been suggested to help support:
• Cigarette smoking & COPD prevention
• Chest colds
• Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis
• Pre-and Post-exercise
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
• Chronic Ear Infections & Ear Fullness
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Nasal Obstruction & Chronic Runny Nose

LAB TESTING
LAB TESTING
Naturopathic Doctors write blood work requisitions as your family medical doctors do. These requisitions are taken to any Life Labs. Requisitions are not covered under OHIP.

Gut Function Testing
Comprehensive Stool Analysis:
• Gut Microbiome Composition
• Yeast
• Parasites
• Digestive & Absorption Function
• Inflammation
• Immunology
• Short Chain Fatty Acid (SCFA) composition

Hormone Testing
• Female & Male Hormone Panels
• Fertility Panels
• Adrenal Function Panels

Raw Data Genetic Testing Analysis
Identifying individual genetic variations & markers to help tailor and optimize nutritional and supplemental support and recommendations.