Dr. Emily Rotella ND

What is Naturopathic Medicine?
Naturopathic Medicine is a distinct system of health care that addresses the root cause of illness or disease. It blends modern scientific knowledge with traditional and natural forms of medicine. The naturopathic philosophy is to stimulate the healing power of the body. It uses natural techniques or therapies to diagnose and treat both acute and chronic conditions. Naturopathic medicine plays an important role in your integrative health care and can be used either on its own or in conjunction with conventional medical therapies.

What are the Principles of Naturopathic Medicine?
Do no harm
To treat the root cause of disease
To teach the principles of healthy living and disease prevention
To treat the whole person through individualized treatment
To emphasize prevention
To support the healing power of the body

What does a Naturopathic Doctor treat?
Naturopathic Medicine addresses a wide variety of conditions including but not limited to:

-Weight management
-Digestive complaints
-Stress management
-Insomnia
-Anxiety and depression
-Hypertension and high cholesterol
-Thyroid care
-Pain management
-Allergies
-Woman’s health and hormonal imbalances (menopausal hot flashes, menstrual irregularities, -PMS and much more)
-Men’s health (prostate health)
-Fertility
-Autoimmune conditions
-Colds and Flu treatment and prevention

How do Naturopathic Doctors treat?
Clinical nutrition- involves managing the amount of nutrients (i.e. protein, vitamins and minerals) in a person’s diet to create a healthy energy balance. Methods include dietary recommendations as well as supplementation.

Botanical medicine- the use of medicinal plants as teas or tincture (alcohol extractions of medicinal plants)

Acupuncture/Asian medicine- a range of practices centred around traditional Chinese medical teachings including acupuncture

Physical medicine- may include massage therapy or manipulative therapy

Lifestyle counselling- providing support and enabling patients to make healthy choices in order to build and maintain health on all levels; mental, physical, social and spiritual

Homeopathy- a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that a substance that causes the symptoms of disease in healthy people will cure that disease in sick people

What to expect during your first visit:
Your first visit will be one hour in length. Dr. Rotella will take an extensive patient history eliciting information about your physical, mental and emotional health before performing a complaint-oriented physical exam. If required, she may then suggest further specialized testing. Then, by using one or more disciplines (e.g. clinical nutrition, acupuncture, botanical medicine, Asian medicine, physical medicine, lifestyle counselling, and homeopathy) Dr. Rotella, with your input, will develop a personalized treatment plan to help you achieve your health goals.

Lab testing offered:
Lab testing is a great way to get more information about your health and can help to fill in the missing pieces. I offer a wide range of testing, some of which are not offered by your Medical Doctor.
These include:

-Food Intolerance test (IgG panel) *most popular*
-Salivary Adrenal test
-Male/Female Hormone panel
-Heavy Metal analysis
-And more

Dr. Rotella would be happy to discuss any questions you may have about Naturopathic medicine and how it can help you. You can book a 15-minute free consult or a 90-minute initial consultation by calling (905) 891-2288.