Naturopathic Doctors (NDs) work to find and treat the root causes of disease rather than only focusing on on relieving symptoms. Naturopathic medicine prioritizes the most natural, least invasive and least toxic therapies to treat illness, and promotes wellness by viewing the body as an integrated whole.
It is a primary health care system that uses traditional and natural forms of medicine. Dr. Shivani provides holistic, individualized care, meeting each patient where they are. Her practice encompasses women’s and men’s health, digestive health, hormone balancing, and chronic disease management. Individualized plans are created using a combination of dietary and lifestyle counselling, Chinese medicine and acupuncture, homeopathy, nutrition and botanical medicine.
Living by Naturopathic Principles
Naturopathic medicine is defined by principles rather than by treatment options. It honours the body’s innate wisdom to heal and gives patients the tools for lifelong wellness.
1. Do No Harm – NDs will use the most natural, least invasive, and least toxic therapies to diagnose and treat
2. Healing Power of Nature – Naturopathic Medicine recognizes that the body has the ability to heal itself. NDs will help guide this self-healing process by using natural therapies
3. Identify and Treat the Cause – NDs will identify the root cause of disease and help to remove the obstacles to recovery, rather than treat or suppress symptoms
4. Doctor as Teacher – NDs help patients to better understand the steps to health and wellness, so that they are better equipped to take charge of their health
5. Treat the Whole Person – every system in the body is connected and the patient’s surrounding environment and lifestyle play a role in the overall health. NDs recognize this and take an individualized, whole-person approach to care
6. Prevention – teach patients how to prevent illness and live a healthy life