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What is Naturopathic Medicine? 

Naturopathic doctors are health care providers that focus on the management of illness and optimization of health using a variety of tools including nutrition, natural health products, herbal medicine, and lifestyle counselling. Naturopathic medicine can be used alongside other forms of medicine to support health.

Dr. Caitlyn Keates is registered with the College of Naturopaths of Ontario.

Naturopathic doctors provide care for chronic and acute health care conditions such as:

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  • Supportive Cancer Care

  • Diabetes and metabolic syndrome

  • Heart disease including high cholesterol and high blood pressure

  • Digestive disorders such as IBS, IBD and others

  • Arthritis and musculoskeletal pains

  • Anxiety and depression

  • Hormonal conditions such as PMS, PCOS, and menstrual irregularities

  • Menopausal symptoms

  • Women's and men's health

  • Pediatric health

  • Weight management support

  • Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia

  • Thyroid conditions

  • Environmental health concerns

  • Lyme disease and other chronic infectious diseases

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What can Naturopathic Medicine do for you:

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Naturopathic medicine treats all health concerns for all ages from acute to chronic and physical to psychological. Naturopathic medicine is beneficial for the following types of patients:

  • Patients that are looking for disease prevention and health promotion strategies.
     

  • Patients that have a range of symptoms that they have been unable to address on their own or with the help of other medical practitioners.
     

  • Patients that have been diagnosed with an illness, often serious or chronic and are looking for treatment options. Naturopathic medicine is very effective for improving quality of life for those with serious and life threatening illnesses.
     

  • Patients that are looking to combine conventional and naturopathic treatments with the aim of minimizing side effects of drugs, surgery or conventional treatments. Patients that have a range of symptoms that they have been unable to address on their own or with the help of other medical practitioners.
     

  • Patients that are looking to combine conventional and naturopathic treatments with the aim of minimizing side effects of drugs, surgery or conventional treatments.

Naturopathic Medicine - Supportive Cancer Care

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Naturopathic doctors who focus on cancer care are well-versed in the unique needs of people living with a cancer diagnosis and attend yearly conferences and continuing education events related to cancer care. Naturopathic doctors work to support quality of life, helping to manage side effects and symptoms of cancer and cancer treatment, reducing risk factors for cancer recurrence, supporting general health, and in navigating the often complex and confusing world of complementary medicine for cancer.

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The care of a naturopathic doctor may help with the following:

  • Cancer prevention strategies (addressing risk factors)

  • Reducing risk factors for cancer recurrence

  • Nutrition for cancer prevention and management

  • Digestive concerns (constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating, heartburn, IBS)
    Immune system support

  • Complementary healthcare navigation

  • Weight changes – either to help gain or lose weight as needed

  • Sleep issues and dealing with insomnia

  • Side effects including mouth sores, neuropathy, nausea, fatigue, immune suppression
     

Our cancer care is not an alternative to conventional cancer treatment such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but is complementary to these therapies. The care we provide is supportive and in alignment with hospital-based care and conventional medicine as a whole.

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