Our doctors at our naturopathic clinic have experience working with individuals struggling with mental and emotional health concerns.
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological and social well being. It affects how we think, feel and act. It also plays a role in how we handle stress, relate to others and make decisions.
How A Naturopath Can Help Mental Health
Naturopathic doctors look at mental health in the context of whole health and spend time understanding the relationship between mind and body.
There is increasing evidence and information about how the health of our digestive system, stress response system, vitamin and nutrient levels, healthy sleep and hormonal health play a role in how we think and feel. Naturopathic doctors are unique in their ability to assess the whole individual both mind and body and help make connections and support plans for your whole self.
Natural Therapies
There are different treatment approaches for individuals working on improving their mental and emotional wellbeing. One approach includes evidence-based natural therapies to help support specific neurotransmitters and other physiological pathways that can improve mental health concerns like depression and anxiety.
Naturopathic doctors can complement your current team of health providers such as medical doctors and therapists to help individuals improve their mental and emotional health. If you have questions about mental health and naturopathic medicine, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Mental Health Concerns That Naturopathic Doctors Help Address:
Depression
Seasonal Affective Disorder, acute depression, chronic depression, depression that fluctuates or is brought on by hormonal changes and general feelings of low mood, irritability or sadness that are affecting daily life and your experience of wellbeing.
Anxiety
Situational anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, acute anxiety, chronic anxiety, panic attacks and anxiety that fluctuates or is brought on by other health concerns and challenges.
Both anxiety and depression can be a normal response to a situation and a way that your body and mind are coping and addressing a change or situation, or they can be out of place and seemingly unconnected to change or a situation. Either way, there are effective and evidence-based ways you can support yourself and feel better.