Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of medicine, which seeks to promote health through education and the use of natural agents and therapies. The human body possesses enormous power to heal itself. Your Naturopathic Doctor uses those therapeutic substances and techniques, which act in harmony with the body’s self-healing processes and avoids treatments, which are designed to counteract or suppress them.

Naturopathic medicine is a holistic approach to health. By taking into consideration hereditary, biochemical, emotional, environmental and psychological factors, disease manifestations are thus acknowledged from a polycausal perspective. Naturopathic Doctors apply the latest research in all branches of medical science and technology to their field, from discoveries of new facts about human physiology, biochemistry and nutrition to the most modern diagnostic tools and techniques.

Naturopathic Services:
Each new patient receives a comprehensive assessment and treatment plan devised from the following methods of diagnosis:

• Extensive History Taking
• Physical Examination
• In off ice laboratory testing of saliva, urine and blood
• Out of office laboratory testing of blood, saliva, urine and stool may also be recommended

In office lab testing includes measurement of:

• Bowel bacterial balance
• Kidney function
• Calcium
• pH
• Free radical activity
• Iodine status
• Liver function
• Vitamin C
• Hydration
• Mineral status
• Inflammation
• Body temperature
• Adrenal stress
• Blood sugar balance
• Zinc
• Urinary infection
• Heavy metal levels
• Detoxification capacity

Other laboratory testing available:

• Conventional medical blood work
• Food allergy testing
• Parasite and stool composition
• Saliva hormone analysis
• Neurotransmitter analysis
• Hair analysis for minerals and metals
• Challenged urinary metal testing

Treatment options

• Nutritional interventions (including dietary and supplementation)
• Lifestyle modification
• Homeopathy
• Asian medicine and acupuncture
• Botanical medicine
• Detoxification and drainage therapies.

Fees for Naturopathic Services

Although these fees are not currently covered by OHIP, many extended health care plans include naturopathic medical coverage. The cost of prescribed supplemental health products is not included in the fee schedule and will vary for each patient.