Why NDs?

NDs are the experts in natural medicine. While most interactions are focused on the WHAT, I will be focused on the WHY. Naturopathic treatments are all about empowerment– not restrictions. Education comes first in my treatment plan, once you understand why something is happening, taking steps to correct it becomes desirable.

As a trained naturopathic practitioner I am able to assess and treat ANY condition you are facing and am able to work seamlessly with your Family Physician, and other specialists. Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of health care that treats the whole person, addresses the root causes of illnesses, and promotes health and healing using natural therapies. It is safe and effective for all ages, is covered by extended health care plans, and often does not require a referral.

The best of both worlds, it combines holistic wisdom of the past with the scientific knowledge of the present.

Positive Space– This is a practice where human rights are respected, I have an enduring belief in a Health at Every Size (HAES) approach and where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, transgender, two spirit and queer people, and their friends and allies, are welcomed and supported.

My office sits on the ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people, Mi’kma’ki.

This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) People first signed with the British Crown in 1725. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations.

I’d also like to acknowledge the participation of the naturopathic profession in the process of colonization, of devaluing of traditional Indigenous knowledge, and misrepresenting Indigenous herbal and natural health knowledge as its own across Turtle Island.

I am grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this land, and I commit to advocating for the Truth & Reconciliation Committee’s calls to action.

Credited with thanks to Dr. Cyndi Gilbert, ND for her leadership and inspiration