At the Calgary Centre for Naturopathic Medicine our naturopathic assessment and treatment program includes education of the patient about how to care for themselves based on their needs, concerns, and the time and energy they have available.

Many people are sick and tired of being sick and tired and they are wanting to take responsibility for their health, yet are unsure where to start. Our goal is to assist you in gaining and maintaining optimal health on all levels: mental, emotional, physical and spiritual.

To Accomplish This Goal We Start With Your Health History

Additional functional testing methods such as VEGA testing or Autonomic Response testing will be done by the doctor in an attempt to gather as much information about your present state of health.

Then Standard Lab Diagnosis is done either through your own medical doctor or through labs used by naturopathic doctors. There is an additional charge when these tests are done through our office.

Followed by:

• Live Blood Cell Analysis . . . One of the best ‘stress-tests’ available to take a peek into the inner workings of your body. It helps to assess the functioning of the liver, immune and digestive systems as well as dehydration, vitamin E deficiency, free radical stress and iron/B12 deficiency.

• "Body Terrain" Testing . . . A highly specialized form of testing that analyzes different measurement parameters from blood, urine and saliva in order to get a more succinct picture of how your body’s unique metabolism is working. It is typically done at the second visit after the doctors have done the initial assessment.

• Specialized Urinalysis . . . Is used to evaluate levels of certain nutrients, bowel integrity, and stress hormone levels.

• Bioresonance Therapy . . . An energetic treatment procedure that allows the doctors at the Calgary Centre for Naturopathic Medicine to test and balance your body to a variety of substances such as foods, environmental pollutants, hormones, brain chemicals, pollens, etc.

SPECIALIZED TESTING

When necessary, specialized testing provides the ND with additional insight into the disease process.

A common example is heart disease. The conventional lab work consists of an EKG (electrical measurement of the heart) and various blood fat measurements such as total cholesterol, the good (HDL) and bad (LDL) forms of cholesterol, and triglycerides. Although these are valuable sources of information, additional specialized testing such as homocysteine (a major marker for heart disease), live-cell analysis (which measures the consistency of the blood) and free radical assessment which contributes to heart disease, give the doctor much more specific information.

Using this additional information, the ND can then provide a therapeutic treatment plan, along with exercise and diet modification that will be more individualized to treat patients.

Examples of specialized testing are . . .

• Salivary Hormone Tests: More sensitive than blood levels to measure estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, thyroid hormone and stress hormones such as cortisol and DHEA. Evaluation of these hormones may indicate imbalances that result in menopausal symptoms, decreased ability to adapt to stress, metabolism imbalances resulting in weight gain or loss, cancer and cardiovascular degeneration.

• Basal Body Temperatures & the Iodine Test: Evaluates the function of the thyroid gland, which regulates body temperature and metabolism.

• Orthostatic Blood Pressure (lying then standing): Helps determine the person's stress adaptation capability. The adrenal glands are the stress adaptive organs so any change in the orthostatic blood pressure can indicate functional adrenal problems.

• Food Sensitivity Testing: Many health problems are caused from people eating foods that they may be sensitive to, even though conventional allergy tests are negative. There are various methods of determining food sensitivities. This is easily done using a kit you take home and send to the lab yourself.

• Hair Analysis: When mineral imbalances or heavy metal toxicity are suspected.

• Dietary and Lifestyle Review and Counseling: Diet and lifestyle recommendations are based on the individual needs and food responses of the patient. The most effective way to evaluate how your metabolism reacts to various foods is to determine your Metabolic Type.

NOTE: Individualized treatment protocols are recommended based on the results of the specific tests and lab work done on the patient.