WHY SEE A NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR?
Did you know that health food store employees give misleading advice 88% of the time?
A Canadian study was done whereby 192 health food stores across Ontario were visited and advice was asked on supplements and specific health conditions. On 88% of times that questions were asked, the recommendations made were either unscientific or poorly supported by the scientific literature. At pharmacies, this occurred for 27% of visits.
*Why put your trust in a health food store employee or pharmacist when Naturopathic Doctors have at least 7 years of post-secondary education in medicine and Naturopathic therapies?* Read the article by CBC news on this study. Or read the PubMed study.
You are concerned about side effects of conventional treatments - In many cases, combining conventional medical care with Naturopathic treatments can minimize undesirable side effects from drugs, surgery, or other conventional treatments. In some cases, Naturopathic medicine may offer alternative treatments with less adverse effects. All treatments recommended will be thoroughly checked to ensure that no potential interactions occur with your medication or therapy.
Your health condition is not improving, despite conventional medical care - Adding Naturopathic treatments as an adjunct to conventional medical care may make significant contributions to improving many health conditions via dietary changes, modifying lifestyle imbalances, reducing inflammation, correcting vitamin/nutritional/hormone/neurotransmitter deficiencies, and restoring the proper flow of the body's life energy or 'chi' via acupuncture or homeopathy.
You don't understand why your health condition continues to return - the goal of the Naturopathic Doctor (ND) is to treat the underlying cause of your health condition and not just suppress the symptoms, therefore preventing the condition from returning. For example, if you have a headache, rather than simply recommending a natural treatment for pain relief, the ND will investigate all possible causes - such as eye strain, weather changes, sinusitis, food correlations, dental infections, hormonal fluctuations, etc. Once the cause is determined, the appropriate treatment will restore health and prevent recurrence of the condition.
You want to treat the totality of your health - NDs take a comprehensive health history, thoroughly considering all the factors that may be contributing to your health condition by asssessing your diet, lifestyle, genetics, relationships, mental-emotional health, and environment. Addressing all of these contributory factors enables NDs to find and treat the true cause of the disease, prevent disease recurrence, and results in the creation of a comprehensive and individualized treatment plan that is custom-tailored to your unique health condition.
You are experiencing a range of symptoms but conventional medicine finds nothing is wrong with you - Symptoms are the body's way of expressing itself and a means of telling you something is wrong. Sometimes, symptoms can occur even before anything is detected on bloodwork or medical imaging. Naturopathic Doctors don't treat the diagnosis, they treat the person. Naturopathic Doctors use a wide variety of therapies and diagnostic means to treat, support, and uncover the root cause of a health condition. NDs can offer a new perspective about your body's symptoms and provide you with tools to restore your health.
You want to prevent future health problems - You may have no health issues, however, Naturopathic Medicine can still play an important role in optimizing your health. Whether it be improving your diet, preventing colds/flus, or reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, or cancer, Naturopathic Medicine can help you achieve these goals.
DID YOU KNOW THAT.........
Ontarians feel that seeing a Naturopathic Doctor has reduced their use of the healthcare system in the following ways:
- 28% feel they have significantly or noticeably reduced their use of prescription medication.
- 25% feel they have significantly or noticeably reduced their visits to their family doctor.
- 19% feel they have significantly or noticeably reduced their visits to the hospital.
- 18% feel they have either significantly or noticeably reduced their visits to medical specialists.
See the report here
A Canadian study was done whereby 192 health food stores across Ontario were visited and advice was asked on supplements and specific health conditions. On 88% of times that questions were asked, the recommendations made were either unscientific or poorly supported by the scientific literature. At pharmacies, this occurred for 27% of visits.
*Why put your trust in a health food store employee or pharmacist when Naturopathic Doctors have at least 7 years of post-secondary education in medicine and Naturopathic therapies?* Read the article by CBC news on this study. Or read the PubMed study.
You are concerned about side effects of conventional treatments - In many cases, combining conventional medical care with Naturopathic treatments can minimize undesirable side effects from drugs, surgery, or other conventional treatments. In some cases, Naturopathic medicine may offer alternative treatments with less adverse effects. All treatments recommended will be thoroughly checked to ensure that no potential interactions occur with your medication or therapy.
Your health condition is not improving, despite conventional medical care - Adding Naturopathic treatments as an adjunct to conventional medical care may make significant contributions to improving many health conditions via dietary changes, modifying lifestyle imbalances, reducing inflammation, correcting vitamin/nutritional/hormone/neurotransmitter deficiencies, and restoring the proper flow of the body's life energy or 'chi' via acupuncture or homeopathy.
You don't understand why your health condition continues to return - the goal of the Naturopathic Doctor (ND) is to treat the underlying cause of your health condition and not just suppress the symptoms, therefore preventing the condition from returning. For example, if you have a headache, rather than simply recommending a natural treatment for pain relief, the ND will investigate all possible causes - such as eye strain, weather changes, sinusitis, food correlations, dental infections, hormonal fluctuations, etc. Once the cause is determined, the appropriate treatment will restore health and prevent recurrence of the condition.
You want to treat the totality of your health - NDs take a comprehensive health history, thoroughly considering all the factors that may be contributing to your health condition by asssessing your diet, lifestyle, genetics, relationships, mental-emotional health, and environment. Addressing all of these contributory factors enables NDs to find and treat the true cause of the disease, prevent disease recurrence, and results in the creation of a comprehensive and individualized treatment plan that is custom-tailored to your unique health condition.
You are experiencing a range of symptoms but conventional medicine finds nothing is wrong with you - Symptoms are the body's way of expressing itself and a means of telling you something is wrong. Sometimes, symptoms can occur even before anything is detected on bloodwork or medical imaging. Naturopathic Doctors don't treat the diagnosis, they treat the person. Naturopathic Doctors use a wide variety of therapies and diagnostic means to treat, support, and uncover the root cause of a health condition. NDs can offer a new perspective about your body's symptoms and provide you with tools to restore your health.
You want to prevent future health problems - You may have no health issues, however, Naturopathic Medicine can still play an important role in optimizing your health. Whether it be improving your diet, preventing colds/flus, or reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes, or cancer, Naturopathic Medicine can help you achieve these goals.
DID YOU KNOW THAT.........
Ontarians feel that seeing a Naturopathic Doctor has reduced their use of the healthcare system in the following ways:
- 28% feel they have significantly or noticeably reduced their use of prescription medication.
- 25% feel they have significantly or noticeably reduced their visits to their family doctor.
- 19% feel they have significantly or noticeably reduced their visits to the hospital.
- 18% feel they have either significantly or noticeably reduced their visits to medical specialists.
See the report here