Services
New Patients
Every new patient must go through a full medical history, investigating your current health, your health goals, a simple physical exam and possible laboratory tests. Please come bring your completed health history forms, any previous lab reports and current medication and natural remedies. After each consult I may give you homework, lifestyle recommendations or naturopathic remedies, or all of the above.
Subsequent visits are usually 30 minutes long, scheduled about a month later. In these visits we catch up on how your treatment has been going, the next stage of treatment and any course corrections required. Frequency will depend on the type of condition and treatments provided. Anywhere from a few visits per year, monthly or possibly weekly during active treatment.
Phone consults are ok in a pinch, however, its best to come in person.
Please call The IV Health Centre at 604-974-8999 to inquire regarding visit fees.
Most or all of my services can be covered with your extended health benefits. Call your provider to find out.
Health Goals
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Abundant energy
While many people have come to believe that fatigue is a part of modern life this simply is not true. There are many safe and natural therapies available to support better sleep, manage stress, and improve energy.
Associated Conditions: Fatigue
Allergy free
Allergies come in many forms; foods, animals, plants, and synthetic chemicals. I focus on normalizing your immune and liver function by treating your body as a whole. While your whole health improves, your allergies will ease.
Associated Conditions: Allergy free
Balanced hormones
Having both the proper amounts as well as the right hormone balance is necessary in order for the body to function properly. I will help you uncover where imbalances exist and help you to restore health naturally so you can get back to feeling your best.
Associated Conditions: Hypothyroid, Premenstrual syndrome, Polycystic ovarian syndrome, Menopause, Endometriosis
Balanced weight
To achieve lasting weight-loss nutrition, hormones, metabolism, stress, mood and lifestyle all need to be taken into account. I will help you find solutions for successful long-term weight loss with a whole person perspective.
Associated Conditions: Weight-loss
Clear and vibrant skin
Your skin is your largest organ and reflects your internal health. Whether you experience acne or eczema, rashes or psoriasis, your digestive system, hormones and detoxification systems must be healthy. I will help you rebalance your body and ensure you have the proper building blocks for healthy skin.
Associated Conditions: Acne, Eczema
Disease prevention and health aging
Aging is a byproduct of life but the process of deteriorating health is not. Healthy aging involves minimizing the effects of cellular damage and delaying the onset of chronic disease. By taking a proactive approach to aging and the chronic conditions that often accompany it, I can help you to improve your energy, reduce pain, increase mobility, and help you stay engaged in the life you love to live.
Associated Conditions: Diabetes
Fewer sick days
If you find yourself getting sick frequently or taking weeks to recover, then you may benefit from additional immune system support. Catching a cold/flu a once or twice a year can be a sign of a healthy immune system as long as your recovery quickly and completely. My approach involves supporting a healthy immune response in order to minimize the intensity, frequency, and duration of illness.
Associated Conditions: Colds and flus
Happy belly
Gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, acid-reflux or overt illness are signs that your digestive tract is not operating as it should be. Investigation may reveal one or several contributing factors. By removing the offending factors, supporting the healing process of the digestive system and addressing the specific underlying issues, optimal digestion can be realized, nutrients replenished and a feeling wellness restored.
Associated Conditions: Irritable bowel syndrome, Digestive complaints, Crohn’s, Colitis
Healthy heart
Signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease may not be obvious or overt. A thorough assessment can help uncover these silent signs. The work is to identify and reduce risk factors and promote healthy diet and lifestyle habits.
Associated Conditions: Heart disease
Nourishing diet
“Eat food, not too much mostly plants.” Michael Pollan, Food Rules
I will guide you through changing your diet so that it is nourishing, delicious and healthful.
I will guide you through changing your diet so that it is nourishing, delicious and healthful.
Associated Conditions: Diet counseling
Improved mood
Highs and lows are a normal part of life but when the lows get too low or the highs get too high they can have a significant affect on your relationships, work, and overall quality of life. We work with you to understand and balance your moods and to manage stress.
Associated Conditions: Stress, Depression, Anxiety
Pain management
By removing or managing pain previously overwhelming obstacles can be overcome. A whole new life will be opened up in front of you. I provide acupuncture, Bowen therapy and medication-free relief options to help you manage your pain while looking to help you heal from the root cause of your chronic pain.
Associated Conditions: Headaches, Chronic pain
Restful sleep
Sleep is the time where your body regenerates. To get to sleep easier, stay asleep longer and wake feeling refreshed I will use lifestyle recommendations as well as natural medicines.
Associated Conditions: Insomnia
Whole body detoxification
Cleansing may be prescribed in the treatment of specific health concerns or as part of a general well-being plan and may involve dietary changes, specific supplementation to support the elimination of toxins from the body.
Above is an incomplete list of conditions treated. Book now to see if my care is appropriate for you.
Above is an incomplete list of conditions treated. Book now to see if my care is appropriate for you.
Associated Conditions: Environmental toxins
Healthy pregnancy
The stage at which you seek care will determine how the approach we take. I help couples and individuals that are planning their pregnancy and wish to be proactive in creating a healthy baby. If you are past the planning stage and are having trouble conceiving I can address the health and fertility of both mom and dad. Also if you are experiencing a difficult pregnancy fraught with common pregnancy complaints we can treat you to ease your discomfort. At each stage I work to improve the health of the whole family.
Associated Conditions: Infertility, Pregnancy conerns
Conditions
Select a condition to learn more about naturopathic solutions:
Acne
Allergy free
Anxiety
Chronic pain
Colds and flus
Colitis
Crohn’s
Depression
Diabetes
Diet counseling
Digestive complaints
Eczema
Endometriosis
Environmental toxins
Fatigue
Headaches
Heart disease
Hypothyroid
Infertility
Insomnia
Irritable bowel syndrome
Menopause
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Pregnancy conerns
Premenstrual syndrome
Stress
Weight-loss
Above is an incomplete list of conditions treated. Call 604-974-8999 to book a free 15 minute info session to see if my care is appropriate for you