ND perspectives

By Dr. Ann Grimwood, ND, and Dr. Rebecca Handford, ND   The Vancouver Women’s Health Collective (VWHC) is a non-profit organization helping all who self-identify as women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming to foster health, wellness, and equity through feminist approaches to advocacy, shared knowledge, and low-barrier programs and services. In 2020, just as the pandemic…

DATE POSTED: May 14, 2023 View Posting

By Dr. Johanne McCarthy, ND As a young Indigenous woman with a deep love and revere for nature, and an intuitive connection to people, plants and animals, I always felt slightly uncomfortable in the regimented and ordered setting of a classroom. When I was in high school a counselor told me that Indigenous women don’t…

DATE POSTED: May 12, 2023 View Posting

By Dr. Robyn Prescott, ND Naturopathic doctors know how critical partnership is to excellent patient care – we can’t support our patients’ health without their active collaboration to implement the solutions we develop with them. I learn from my patients every day and am inspired by their resilience in embracing new behaviours to improve their…

DATE POSTED: May 17, 2022 View Posting

Dr. Ashley Margeson and Dr. Ben Connolly are licensed naturopathic doctors from Nova Scotia, specializing in burnout recovery. “When you support all aspects of a partnership, the partnership grows stronger. Within our clinical work, we focus on supporting the various needs of a relationship by individually treating both partners through hormonal shifts, mental health shifts…

DATE POSTED: Feb 18, 2022 View Posting

    In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, we’d like to recognize Dr. Jeanne Paul, ND.   "My name is Malmentle in our Tla'amin language and I am of the Coast Salish tribe".   I attended National University of Natural Medicine and graduated in 1991 as the first First Nations to graduate in this profession.…

DATE POSTED: Jun 28, 2021 View Posting

To celebrate this year’s Pride Month, we’d like to showcase one of the many NDs working in collaboration with the LGBTQ2IA+ community.   Dr. Sam Clouthier, ND co-owns an integrative health clinic in Fort McMurray, AB., where she focuses on mental health, addiction, and LGBTQ2IA+ health in private practice.  She also sits on the board…

DATE POSTED: May 28, 2021 View Posting

  "Dr. Barbara Weiss, ND is the Vice Chair of the Board for the Community Health Centres of Northumberland.   Currently, Dr. Weiss, ND works alongside other healthcare professionals to shape how healthcare will be delivered under the new structure.    "I am proud to be at the table as a naturopathic doctor living and…

DATE POSTED: Apr 28, 2021 View Posting

"I am proud to be a naturopathic doctor because I offer the natural advantage to patients who value safe, effective and wholesome healthcare."    Read more below from Dr. Jatish Kaler, ND and Vice Chair of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors on why he is proud to be an ND.    "Naturopathic doctors provide…

DATE POSTED: Mar 16, 2021 View Posting

                                                            Dr. Rosalyn Hayman, ND and founder of Halifax Naturopathic Health Centre is proud to be a Naturopathic Doctor.   "We help fill a gap in healthcare for people with chronic concerns and people who want a whole-person approach."   "We offer solutions that empower patients to restore their health through education,…

DATE POSTED: Feb 12, 2021 View Posting

Better Health, Together. How NDs and MDs are Collaborating to Advance Cancer Care By Dr. Mark Fontes, ND   While there may be differences between naturopathic doctors and medical doctors, they share the common goal of providing the best possible health outcomes for their patients.   There are an increasing number of examples of how…

DATE POSTED: Jan 21, 2021 View Posting