FAQ’s Natural Health
When would someone see a Naturopathic Doctor?.
What treatments does a Naturopathic Doctor perform?
What is the difference between a registered Naturopath and a non registered Naturopath?
How much does it cost?
What is a Food Intolerance Test? And what conditions can it help?
How can Naturopathic Care help me with chronic low energy or stress?
Is Cleansing/ Detoxing one’s system a good idea?
Do you have ways of helping patients go through chemotherapy or
What is the relationship with asthma, allergies and eczema?
Why do I have digestive gas and bloating?
Why is my child so active , and have trouble concentrating?
What can Naturopathic Medicine do for fertility?
What is The Health Wellness Spectrum ( HWS) ©?
What is Metabolic Urine Testing that is used in preventive medicine?
FAQ’s Natural Health
When would someone see a Naturopathic Doctor?
Naturopathic Doctors can address any health concern from Fatigue and Stress to Support for Cancer,Longevity Medicine, Digestive Concerns, Allergies , Asthma and Eczema, Fibromyalgia, MS, Arthritis, Female Concerns including Menopause, Sports and Injuries, Childhood Concerns, Cardiovascular Disease, Weight Management and Headaches and Migraines.
What treatments does a Naturopathic Doctor perform?
Treatments include: i. Clinical Nutrition including Food and Environmental Assessment, ii. Botanical Medicine, iii. Homeopathy, iv. Physical Techniques such as the Bowen Therapy and Craniosacral Technique, v. Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, vi. Stress Management and Lifestyle Counselling .
What is the difference between a registered Naturopath and a non registered Naturopath?
Registered Naturopathic Doctor is a professional who has gone through the rigorous educational program accredited and written the provincial board exams and is registered in the province of practice. A non registered Naturopath is someone who does not have licensing to practice in the province in question.
What is the difference between a Naturopath and a Homeopath?
Homeopath prescribes remedies in which the law of like treats like and the law of micro-dilutions is used to individually choose a remedy for an individual . A Naturopath uses the technique of Homeopathy as well as the above treatments mentioned ie Clinical Nutrition, Botanical Medicine, Physical Techniques, Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture and Stress Management and Lifestyle Counselling.
How much does it cost?
Each person’s care depends on their unique situation. Most Naturopathic initial visits are an investment in the 100-300 range. Follow ups are generally 75-150. Statistics show this investment yields a multiple return in better quality of life and vitality. Many insurance companies cover a portion of care, so please check your individual coverage.
What is a Food Intolerance Test? And what conditions can it help?
A Food Intolerance Test helps to determine if there are any foods that you are eating that are acting like a stress to the body and thus are not being digested and absorbed and potentially contributing to your health concerns. It is different than a food allergy in that it does not follow the immunoglobulin E pathway as an allergy , yet does impact the body generally in the area of genetic predisposition.
How can Naturopathic Care help me with chronic low energy or stress?
After individual assessment, a Naturopathic Doctor would work on rebalancing the organs that are connected in the Health Wellness Spectrum© such as the adrenal gland and work on Stress Management Technqiues to rebalance the body.
Is Cleansing/ Detoxing one’s system a good idea?
With the number of chemicals and pesticides we are exposed to daily we could fill trucks that would be lined up from the northern tip of North America to the southern tip. It is thus very important to cleanse the body on a regular basis and strengthen the body’s innate cleansing mechanism.
Do you have ways of helping patients go through chemotherapy or cancer treatments?
We are trained to support the body’s innate healing mechanisms including the immune system. We work toward optimal nutritional plan and ways to facilitate organ strength for better results with traditional therapies.
What is the relationship with asthma, allergies and eczema?
They are inversely related. If you suppress eczema and not look at the source you may potentially aggravate allergies and asthma. Thus a complete plan is to address all concerns at the route cause.
Why do I have digestive gas and bloating?
When the nervous system is in overdrive often ie Stress – we are functioning in the sympathetic nervous system and we are not in the parasympathetic nervous system which is where digestion takes place. In this state we don’t release enough digestive enzymes to properly digest thus leading to gas and bloating.
Why is my child so active , and have trouble concentrating?
There may be many reasons why, the most common being food intolerances or nutritional deficiencies including the omega 3 fish oils.
What can Naturopathic Medicine do for fertility?
Often when one does a detox , unexplained fertility can be resolved. Other treatments would include optimizing nutrition , rebalancing hormones including the stress hormone cortisol.
What is The Health Wellness Spectrum(HWS)©?
Disease doesn’t occur overnight and Naturopathic Approaches looks at the connections that appear early on that indicate movement along this spectrum. Our goal is to promote the movement back to Wellness and educated each individual on how to maintain this.
What is Metabolic Urine Testing( MUT) that is used in preventive medicine?
This is a form of urine assessment that can help us understand where you are on the Health Wellness Spectrum before symptoms develope . This helps us stay in Wellness and create Prevention.
