Women today are busy, stressed, and often trying to do more than their share of tasks. Women often lack the support they need to keep them healthy – mentally, emotionally and physically. More and more women are turning to naturopathic doctors to help them manage their health concerns and learn stress management techniques.

Women’s health concerns are among the most common that naturopathic doctors will see in their practices. Most female health concerns can be addressed effectively using naturopathic treatment without drugs or surgery. Women’s health is a broad subject that can entail a variety of conditions.

Naturopathic medicine can help women with such conditions as:

• Premenstrual syndrome
• Yeast infections
• Fertility
• Ovarian cysts
• Endometriosis
• Painful periods
• Uterine fibroids
• Missed periods
• Heart disease
• Cervical dysplasia
• Mastitis
• Breast cancer
• Pregnancy and birth
• Fibrocystic breasts
• Menopause
• Eating disorders know?

Naturopathic doctors can help prevent disease and relieve discomfort in women at all life
stages, including during puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, menopause and post-menopause. The goal for treating women’s health is to help balance hormones and prevent disease and breast cancer. As two of the leading causes of death in females, we work with women to create individual health assessments and treatment plans that focus on rebalancing the body’s chemistry in order to slow down and reverse the disease process.

Key factors in treating and preventing many diseases are proper diet and nutrition, detoxification and stress reduction. Naturopathic doctors also use homeopathy, acupuncture, botanical medicine and some hands-on therapeutic touch to stimulate the body’s own unique ability to heal and correct imbalances.

Since naturopathic doctors address the underlying causes of disease, recommended therapies do not focus on masking symptoms, but rather bringing healing and correction to the body to help prevent disease before it occurs. A naturopathic doctor will approach each individual woman differently, depending on her complete health history, family history and personal health goals. Your lifestyle, including physical activity, stress management techniques and sleep patterns are all considered when your naturopathic doctor puts together a treatment program for you.