The toxins that we are exposed to in our home and work environments can be directly responsible for our poor health. Every day we are exposed to toxins and these small daily exposures can build up in our body and cause adverse effects to our wellness. Toxicologists and conventional physicians are trained to identify individuals who are acutely poisoned. They are not educated in how to treat someone whose symptoms stem from exposure to small daily doses of toxins. Naturopathic doctors who are trained in environmental medicine, such as Dr. Mason-Wood, are equipped with the knowledge of how to treat individuals whose symptoms arise from toxic overload.Environmental medicine looks at the association between a patient’s health and the toxins found in our air, water, soil, food, cosmetics and medications. A good detox is not just about cleansing the liver. It is about correcting the diet, addressing environmental toxins in your environment, removing bad bacteria, re-populating the gut with healthy organisms, re-balancing pH levels, ensuring the kidneys are working effectively and supporting the drainage and detoxification processes of the liver. This is known as an integrated detoxification. To get the best results, it is important that a cleanse be supervised to ensure you are completing the steps of detoxification in the right order. Our goal is to reduce the toxic load in your body and desensitize you to toxins so that your body can naturally defend itself. This allows a return to your natural healthy state! Take our environmental quiz to see if you are in need of an integrated detoxification program.
- Colds and Flu
- Ear and Throat Infections
- Headaches
- Intestinal Upsets
- Digestion, Constipation, IBS, IBD
- Acne, Eczema, Psoriasis
One approach we emphasize is clinical nutrition—the relationship between diet and disease. Nutrition is a cornerstone of naturopathic medicine. Many medical conditions can be treated more effectively with dietary changes and nutritional supplementation than they can by other means. Often, chronic health problems that plague people today are the result of poor dietary and lifestyle choices. Illnesses such as diabetes, depression, anxiety, cardiovascular disease, and gastrointestinal problems develop as a consequence of the food we choose. By changing our diet and adopting a healthy lifestyle, we can often change or reverse the course of an illness and restore health.
Naturopathic medicine can play a key role in treating a number of hormonal health concerns. Whether you are having difficulty conceiving, have painful menstrual cycles, polycystic ovarian syndrome or are approaching perimenopause/menopause, we can help! We listen to patients and determine which signals from the body are messages of imbalance. Using a variety of treatment methods, such as botanical medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture and nutrition, we guide patients back to a state of hormonal balance and optimal health.Hormonal imbalances may point to medical issues such as poor nervous system health, a weight disorder, thyroid issues or insulin resistance. Some hormonal health problems are related to poor diet and lifestyle choices. And as men and women age, they may experience a variety of age-related conditions and issues that stem from a hormone imbalance.
“Genes load the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger.” We help you navigate the golden years with lifestyle choices that diminish the negative effects of aging while providing essential building blocks for long-term health. Each treatment plan and approach we create is tailored to you, the individual, so that you can enjoy maximum health and vitality. We want what is best for you and make it possible for you to achieve your health goals – whether it is lowering cholesterol, losing weight or improving your energy.
One of the most common reasons people seek medical advice is for the alleviation of chronic pain and a structured pain management solution. This pain includes joint, spinal, muscular, neural and tissue pain. Any form of trauma to the body including physical damage, infection, or toxicity leads to inflammation which is the body’s attempt to protect and heal itself. The purpose of inflammation is to prevent infection by eliminating foreign bodies, such as bacteria and viruses, and removing damaged tissue. Occasionally, inflammation becomes uncontrolled or the body responds in excess, therefore, the primary approach for pain management is the reduction of inflammation. This approach does not treat the initial cause of the inflammation, just masks the symptoms.Your pain is not the same as anyone else’s which is why you want don’t want a quick fix solution that is treated in the same way as everyone else’s? At Natural Terrain, we treat the underlying cause of your pain and develop a pain management solution specifically for you.