| What can Naturopathic Medicine do for you? |
As a naturopathic doctor, Dr. Diane Peters can help everyone to achieve optimal health.
Living healthy encompasses a variety of factors. These factors include eating healthy, being physically fit and reducing stress.
It is also important to note that detoxification is an essential factor for healthy living. As we become a more technologically advanced society, our exposure to toxins increases. We are constantly bombarded by toxins and chemicals in our everyday environment such as our home, work and even outdoors. Chemicals found in household cleaners, laundry detergents, cookware, cosmetics, pesticides and weed killers can potentially be harmful to our bodies. Increased exposure to toxins places a great burden on our body systems such as the immune system, liver, and kidneys. When our body systems are overwhelmed by these toxins, we may experience symptoms such as headaches, joint pain, fatigue, depression, digestive complaints, allergies, asthma and skin conditions.
In addition, experts are linking toxic chemicals with cancer and other chronic illnesses. In March 2006, CBC Marketplace reported about the increased incidence of cancer in Canada and possible causes of cancer such as environmental toxins.
As a naturopathic doctor, I teach you how to reduce your exposure to toxins and support your body's ability to get rid of these toxins with a medically supervised detoxification program.
The Detoxification Program is divided into three stages:
- Removal of Toxins: We support the body's elimination systems and processes to remove these burdening toxins and waste products. We provide the body with a hypoallergenic environment so that it can focus on removing toxins instead of having to deal with new exposures of toxins or chemicals.
- Stabilization of Body Systems such as the liver or immune system: We strive to correct any unnecessary inflammatory reactions through the use of herbs, supplements, acupuncture, and whatever else that is essential to the healing process.
- Restoration of Health: At this point, we make sure the whole body is functioning optimally because each body system such as the immune system and the digestion system are intricately connected. In addition, we teach you how to help your body to deal with the continuous exposure of toxins, as we do live in a toxic world.
Overall, everyone can benefit from this detoxification program and please keep in mind that this program will be tailored to address your individual needs. Everyone responds differently to treatment and as naturopathic doctors, we recognize this important fact.
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