By visiting this site, you are obviously interested in learning more about naturopathy and improving your health. You recognize that to achieve wellness requires active participation in one’s health care, and are one step closer to attaining that goal.
Naturopathy is a unique and comprehensive approach to improving health and treating illness. Focussing on prevention, and using natural substances, naturopathy supports and stimulates the body’s ability to heal itself, gaining /leading to full and vibrant health.
Often referred to as drugless therapy, naturopathic treatments are gentle, non-invasive and effective, with no adverse side effects.
The main focus of naturopathy is on removing the root cause of a person’s condition as opposed to simply suppressing or treating symptoms. (This can disturb the normal functioning of the body and lead to a weak and toxic state). For example, treatment plans focus on addressing the reason a person may suffer from headaches ,skin problems, or constipation, working to reverse it allowing the condition to disappear without the continued need for a crutch, such as aspirin, laxatives or cortisone.
Only after understanding the mechanism of imbalance that may have caused the problem can you really start to return to health. By addressing un-natural habits in living, thinking, working, sleeping, etc.(and correcting them), symptoms disappear and health is restored.
Many illnesses and states of chronic disease can be treated safely and effectively using naturopathy. The therapies used at Bodyworks Yoga and Wellness Centre include:
During a naturopathic consultation, a complete picture of each person’s present condition as well as his or her past medical history and current health habits such as dietary choices and lifestyle are assessed.
It is a combination of these, and often many other factors which influence your physical, mental and emotional state. Each of your body systems are addressed and assessed for their level of functioning ie: under or over production, congested, sluggish, exhausted, overcompensating for another body system imbalance etc.
Individualized treatment plans are then carefully created to strengthen weakened organ systems, replace nutrient deficiencies, aid the body in repair, and relieve stress. This is accomplished through educating each individual on nutrition, good eating habits, exercise, and any appropriate supplementation and/or detoxification needed to obtain optimal health.
At Bodyworks Yoga and Wellness Centre, time is taken to get to know you, and help you navigate the often perplexing maze of information regarding natural medicine.
Chronic and acute conditions all benefit from Naturopathic care. Problems effectively treated include:
Chronic Illnesses:
Acute Illnesses:
Women’s Conditions:
Other:
Proper nutrition and food are fundamental to health. Clinical Nutrition uses specific foods, dietary protocols, and nutritional supplements to repair the damage done to organs, tissues, and cells which have become depleted of the necessary constructive elements. Many medical conditions benefit from Clinical Nutrition without complications or side effects found in conventional treatments.
During a naturopathic consultation, a complete picture of each person’s present condition as well as his or her past medical history and current health habits such as dietary choices and lifestyle are assessed.
It is a combination of these, and often many other factors which influence your physical, mental and emotional state. Each of your body systems are addressed and assessed for their level of functioning ie: under or over production, congested, sluggish, exhausted, overcompensating for another body system imbalance etc.
Individualized treatment plans are then carefully created to strengthen weakened organ systems, replace nutrient deficiencies, aid the body in repair, and relieve stress. This is accomplished through educating each individual on nutrition, good eating habits, exercise, and any appropriate supplementation and/or detoxification needed to obtain optimal health.
At Bodyworks Yoga and Wellness Centre, time is taken to get to know you, and help you navigate the often perplexing maze of information regarding natural medicine.
The six ingredients listed above inevitably lead to toxicity. The body loses its ability to eliminate waste products effectively and efficiently, producing a myriad of symptoms such as headache, joint pain, recurring colds and flus, general exhaustion, depression and anxiety. These symptoms in turn can lead to more serious medical conditions.
| Drugs | Detoxification Programs |
| Suppresses Symptoms | Drugs are designed to merely suppress symptoms by overpowering the innately wise healing system of the human body. | Support Normal Function | Better ables the body to heal itself as only it can. |
| Does Not Build Health | Drugs do not address the cause of the problems you experience. They do not improve the health of the organ system(s) whose impaired function results in the problems you experience. | Fortifies Organ Sytems | They directly address the cause of the problem you experience. They improve the health of the ill organ whose impaired function results in the symptoms you experience. |
| Are Highly Toxic | They are not good for the body. Drugs actually add to the toxic burden of the body thereby impairing healing. | Are Good for You | They are nutritive to the body and both restore and support normal metabolic function. |
| Have Side Effects | They routinely cause a host of other problems in the body. Remember that side effects are just as real as whatever effect you took the drug for. | Improve Health | Detoxification routinely results in a heightened state of health and well-being as an effect of the improved health of a number of organ systems. |
| Can be Dangerous | Drugs can cause severe life-threatening reactions when mixed with other drugs you are taking. | Are Safe | They are safe, and will not cause any adverse reactions with any drugs you may be on; whether prescription drugs or over the counter medication |
Biotherapy is biotherapeutic drainage: A treatment aimed at enhancing the body’s innate ability to eliminate toxins from the system. This treatment method is designed to support the body’s natural routes of elimination and to enhance the cellular function of the organs and tissues within the body. It is powerfully effective at restoring the body from chronic illness and discomfort, allowing profound, deep healing to occur.
The reason it is necessary to get toxins out of the cells and excreted from the body can be explained by using the analogy of repainting your home. Before you actually paint, you must wash the walls, repair the holes, then prepare the surface to receive the paint. If you paint the wall before removing the impurities, the job will soon begin to breakdown and will likely have to be redone before long. The same is true in healing the body. Biotherapy follows similar principles in that it is utilized to ensure that the body’s foundation is strong and balanced in preparation for healing to occur.
In today’s world, an individual is faced with environmental toxins (air and water pollution), dietary toxins (pesticides, herbicides, hormones, antibiotics), chronic stress, pharmaceutical drugs as well as any unhealthy lifestyle choices (alcohol, tobacco, junk foods, drugs). The body has a limited capacity to breakdown and excrete these and other unnatural chemicals and when that limit is surpassed, the body cannot prevent these substances from entering the bloodstream. As a result, waste products are not able to leave the body properly and begin to build up. Biotherapy helps to assist the body in optimizing elimination.
Drainage is distinctly different from “detoxification ” which refers to the removal of extracellular waste products from the liver and colon. Detoxification doesn’t address intracellular toxins that can accumulate in these and other areas of the body. Drainage alone is effective in permanent removal of toxins, and simultaneously works to improve the functioning of weakened systems of the body.
Elimination occurs through the breath, kidneys, intestines (supported by the liver) and skin. If these primary routes of elimination are not active and functioning optimally at all times, this might lead to an unnatural accumulation of toxins. These toxins may be the cause of many different symptoms and disease. In other words, your present health condition may be the result of toxic accumulation creating an inflammatory process of the tissue — in the intestines (heartburn, gas), urinary tract (cystitis), skin (eczema), respiratory bronchioles (asthma) and genitals (chronic discharge and itching). Elimination needs to be balanced and continuous; otherwise the body will retain a build-up of toxins. In chronic disease, often one or more systems of elimination are blocked or sluggish, which may result in an overload of other systems. Please see information on probiotics for a better understanding of how intestinal health is crucial to overall good health.
For example, muscle aches or fibromyalgia may indicate that the musculoskeletal system is overloaded. Tension, anxiety and insomnia may point to an overloaded nervous system. Menstrual irregularities and infertility indicate hormonal systems are out of balance. Reducing your toxic burden can lead to reduced pain, increased energy, improved digestion, elimination of allergies, healthier skin and hair, improve mental functioning and can reverse many diseases, restoring your body to balance and health.
Based on the concept of disease being an appropriate response to the accumulation of toxins, the typical treatment of prescribed medication to treat symptoms is insufficient. It may temporarily “fix” the situation, however, as the underlying cause is not addressed, illness will return on another level.
Therefore, the implications of drainage for health are enormous. The body’s ability to properly eliminate plays a large part in determining the status of health. In other words, health is restored when the body is able to rid itself of toxins that naturally accumulate in the cells. But cleansing is just the first step in attaining the higher goals of preventing disease and maintaining health. You must also rebuild immunity, improve circulation, prevent aging, and protect and nourish the nervous system for a truly holistic approach to health.
The UNDA numbers are a unique combination of homeopathic formulas founded on the theories of Chinese medicine, Homeopathy, Anthroposophy and Alchemy. The remedies consist of low dose homeopathic combinations of plants and metals; the plants have an affinity for the organ, and carry the metals that act at the organ site. The formulation is very specific, and is not a ‘shot gun’ approach to homeopathy; each ingredient is a component of the whole remedy which is specifically combined to form a single remedy. It is similar to the idea that an apple can be taken apart to find seeds, a core, its stem, pulp and skin, yet all the parts combined form the fruit, a whole complete product. The UNDA numbers are used to treat acute ailments and chronic disease, addressing the symptoms but more importantly concentrating on reason that the body is manifesting the symptoms in the first place.
Anyone who is interested in addressing the cause of their symptoms and supporting the body’s inherent process of healing; anyone who wants to manage their stress more effectively. Anyone interested in optimizing their health by correcting the underlying imbalances. Some examples of conditions that can be addressed with UNDA numbers:
The remedies are non-toxic, safe for adults and children of all ages.
Our intestinal tracts are home to more than 400 species of bacteria; many of them are friendly bacteria, necessary for a number of functions. Probiotics is a collective name for all the beneficial species. You may be familiar with some of the actual species names like L. Acidophilus, B.Bifidobacterium/Bifidus or L.Bulgaricus. We also refer to probiotics as gut flora, or by the name given by the manufacturer that I recommend, which is HMF.
Diet has a major influence on the body's population of gut bacteria. A high-sugar, low-fiber diet helps bad bacteria grow, while a high-fiber diet rich in whole foods helps good bacteria grow.
