Chronic Health & Wellness

 

Conventional medicine treats clusters of symptoms rather than a person with health problems. It is rare for a physician to ask what you eat or scrutinize your diet, let alone investigate why you became unwell or address the root cause of your ill health. All too often, doctors and specialists examine only the part of the human body that directly concerns them rather than looking at the whole.  This method of healing can lead to multiple practitioners prescribing multiple medications which may well result in side effects which leave you sicker and more miserable than when you began!  For example, suppose you visit a gastroenterologist who treats your GI problems with drugs to suppress those particular symptoms. If you have other symptoms, for example in your reproductive area, you are also referred to a gynecologist who may also give you drugs to mask those symptoms.  And so on and so on.

 
 
““The conventional medical paradigm has trained patients to be passive recipients of medication, rather than active participants in their own care”. ”
— Chris Kresser

Some chronic conditions that I have experience with and can offer help with are:

  • Acne

  • Alcohol use disorder (AUD), commonly known as alcoholism

  • Anxiety

  • Arrhythmia

  • Asthma

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. (ADHD)

  • Autoimmune Diseases

  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

  • Cancer

  • Cardiovascular Disease

  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)

  • Coeliac Disease / Gluten Sensitivity

  • Diabetes

  • Eczema

  • Endometriosis and Adenomyosis

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  • Insomnia

  • Insulin Resistance

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  • Long COVID

  • Metabolic Syndrome

  • Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)

  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

  • Migraine & Cluster Headaches

  • Rosacea

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Shingles

  • Stress

  • Urinary Tract Infections

  • Ulcerative Colitis

I believe you are the best expert on yourself.  My wish is to ignite change within you and empower you to retake control of your own health. I am dedicated to assisting people to overcome chronic health problems and to achieve a life of wellbeing.  Even in cases where, despite everyone’s best efforts, a full recovery is out of the question, significant health improvements can be life-changing.  I especially enjoy reaching out to those who have tried just about everything else and are at the end of their rope mentally, physically and emotionally.

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Using a naturopathic approach, healing is a lot like “peeling the onion” which means slowly peeling layers away until the root of the problem can be found and dealt with. Onion peeling can be a slow method when there are many layers of issues to work through.  

Healing is never easy. It can take the body at least three months to begin healing plus two months for every year that there has been a chronic imbalance.  My rule of thumb is typically for each year you have had your problem, budget two months of naturopathic treatment. For example if your problem has been for three years, we will aim for nine months of treatment. Most chronic conditions have taken years to develop and one cannot expect these conditions to diminish over night.  Healing through natural methods is about correcting the underlying imbalances which have lead to the condition not merely suppressing the symptoms. I will help you create an upward spiral back to health where each step builds, shifts and supports you on your wellness journey. With the end goal being you won’t need to come back to see me.