What can Naturopathic Medicine treat?

Oakville Naturopathic Clinic

A brief list includes (but not limited to):

• Skin: acne, rosacea,  eczema, psoriasis, skin infections,
• Digestion: IBS, IBD, Crohn’s, constipation, diarrhoea, fatty liver, liver disease, acid reflux, gastritis, food intolerances
• Respiratory: asthma, COPD, pneumonia, respiratory tract infections
• Endocrine: PCOS, fertility, diabetes
• Uro-Genital: PMS, perimenopause/menopause health concerns, hot flashes, menstrual migraines, urinary tract infections, painful periods, prostatitis, BPH
• Immune: seasonal and food-related allergies, autoimmune conditions (RA, lupus, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis)
• MSK: pain, fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, headaches, migraines, arthritis, osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, sprains, strains, athletic injuries, gout
• Mental/emotional – stress management, anxiety, depression,
• Cardiovascular: high cholesterol, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, varicose veins, haemorrhoids
• Other: weight management, hair loss, pregnancy management and support

Services currently offered

• Acupuncture, cupping,
• Labs: Saliva hormone (testing adrenal/cortisol), growth hormone, food sensitivity testing (and more)
• Stress and weight management counselling.

How Naturopathic Medicine differs from Allopathic/Western Medicine

Some of the ways naturopathic medicine differs from its western counterpart.

Naturopathic medicine:

• Treats the root cause of disease
• Operates under the premise that the body is able to heal itself
• Treats acute and chronic conditions
• More time spent with patients

Allopathic medicine:

• Primarily treats symptoms
• Uses drugs as treatment
• Treats acute, chronic, and emergent conditions
• Less time is spent with patient