Naturopathic Treatment Options

Naturopathic Doctors are trained and licensed to use multiple treatment modalities. The following treatment options maybe incorporated into your individualized treatment plan:

Nutritional Medicine, which is the cornerstone of naturopathic medicine, focuses on the relationship between diet and health. Treatment options may include dietary modifications and nutritional supplements.

Botanical Medicine (Herbal Medicine) is the use of plants and plant extracts to treat various health conditions. They are prescribed as a tincture or capsule.

Homeopathic Medicine, which is more than 200 years old, is based on the principle of “like cures like”. It uses small amounts of natural substances to stimulate the self-healing abilities of the body. The selection of the homeopathic is dependent on one’s specific symptoms.

Traditional Asian Medicine is based on balancing the flow of Chi (energy) through the meridian pathways. Acupuncture, which is over 2000 years old, and dietary advice are used to regulate the chi.

Lifestyle Counselling involves identifying risk factors that are compromising one’s health and addressing these mental, emotional and physical factors.