Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic Doctor in Bowmanville

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Naturopathic medicine is not just for those who want live a healthier lifestyle.

  • Naturopathic medicine uses a combination of scientific research and more natural ways to address common and uncommon problems.
  • While treating your symptoms, we are also looking into the cause, in hopes of resolving the origin of the issue. Asking ‘why’ is just as important as asking ‘what’.
  • Naturopathic medicine offers individualized treatments that address your specific needs and work with your current medications and lifestyle.

Naturopathic Doctors are trained to:

  • Ask questions to understand your symptoms and medical history.
  • Perform physical exams.
  • Order and interpret lab tests.
  • Diagnose and treat symptoms while addressing underlying causes.
  • Prevent future disease and treatment.

Our Naturopathic Doctor focuses on 4 main areas in the body:

Digestion/Urination

  • Bloating, heartburn, constipation, diarrhea.
  • Irritable bowel syndrome.
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, colitis).
  • Urinary tract infections, interstitial cystitis.

Hormone Health

  • PMS, menstrual concerns.
  • Menopause.
  • Infertility.
  • PCOS.

Metabolic Issues

  • Weight concerns.
  • High blood pressure.
  • High cholesterol.
  • Diabetes/insulin resistance.

Mood and Energy

  • Anxiety, Stress.
  • Depression.
  • Fatigue.
  • Difficulty sleeping/Insomnia.

Skin (acne, eczema, psoriasis)
Allergies
Immune function (less frequent colds/flus, ear infections etc).

Naturopathic Cancer Care

Naturopathic Cancer Care supports you and your body before, during and after conventional cancer treatments including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Using evidence based-medicine, our doctor will create a safe, individualized treatment plan based on your cancer, stage and current treatments. Benefits of Naturopathic Cancer Care include:

  • Reducing side effects of conventional treatments (fatigue, nausea/vomiting, constipation/diarrhea).
  • Improving energy and maintaining white blood cells in order to continue with your treatments.
  • Increasing the effectiveness of chemotherapy or radiation by sensitizing cancer cells to these.
  • Offering a supportive environment where there is time to ask questions about conventional treatments, outcomes and how your diagnosis is impacting you.
  • Discussing and implementing treatments to prevent cancer recurrence in the future.
  • Initial visits can be up to 75 minutes in length, where the naturopathic doctor will take a full history, perform physical exams and discuss the current treatment plan set out by your oncologist.
  • Follow-up visits are 60 minutes where we will discuss progress and any changes to your treatments.

Please bring copies of reports, recent lab work, scans etc. to your initial and follow-up visits.