Supportive care for those with cancer
Naturopathic therapies can offer support before, during, and after cancer treatment. Natural therapies may help to reduce side effects of cancer treatments, enhance quality of life, support immune function, reduce inflammation, lower risk factors for recurrence, and provide palliative support. Common therapies used include nutrition guidance, herbal medicine, dietary supplements, and lifestyle counselling.
Combining conventional cancer care with natural treatments is often referred to as integrative oncology.
What can you expect?
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Symptom support.
I strive to help you feel better. Common concerns I work with include fatigue, brain fog, insomnia, anxiety, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, nausea, weight loss or gain, mouth sores, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and neuropathy.
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Nutritional guidance.
Nutrition for cancer can be complicated. I make suggestions that are specific to your type of cancer, your medical history, and your current concerns.
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Natural health products.
This includes dietary supplements (e.g. vitamins, minerals) and herbal medicine. Treatments are specified to your type of cancer, cancer treatments, symptoms, and other medical history.
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Individualized care.
We will come up with a plan that addresses your unique concerns, with flexibility to alter our approach if your needs change.
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Compassion.
Your story matters. I will always do my best to listen and to respect your experiences and emotions. Sometimes, this is the best care of all.
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Empowerment.
I will guide you toward ways you can be an active participant in your cancer care and health.
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Navigation.
There's a lot of information out there, which can be confusing and overwhelming. I can help you make sense of it.
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What you will NOT get.
Extreme diets, blame, guilt, complex and overwhelming regimens, or costly treatments without evidence.
Appointments
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Both in-person and virtual (phone or video) appointments are available to people living in Nova Scotia and Ontario.
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Initial appointments are 1 hour.
Follow up visits range from 15-45 minutes.
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Initial visits are $295
Follow up visits range from $80-$175
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Naturopathic services are often covered under private health plans. Please check with your provider. Our office can direct bill most major insurance providers.
“We’ve been wrong about what our job is in medicine. We think our job is to ensure health and survival. But really it is larger than that. It is to enable well-being.”
— Atul Gwande, Being Mortal: Illness, medicine, and what matters in the end