Your first visit with a naturopath is approximately 90 minutes long, and includes a thorough health history and discussion, as well as a physical examination and urinalysis tests. Since naturopathic doctors are interested in all aspects of health, including the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual, the initial interview is lengthy in order to obtain as much information about you as possible; this enables your naturopath to arrive at a proper assessment and create the best plan for you.

In Ontario, naturopathic doctors are licensed through the Board of Directors of Drugless Therapy - Naturopathy (BDDTN), and are regulated under the Drugless Practitioner's Act (since 1925). The naturopathic profession is currently applying to come under the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) - a more recent law that regulates other health care professionals such as chiropractors, medical doctors and midwives. In order to find out if a naturopath is licensed, you can contact the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND) at 416.233.2001.

Naturopathic doctors receive 4 years of intensive post-graduate training at an accredited professional college, and are provincially licensed and regulated. Homeopaths, for example, are not required to obtain an undergrad degree prior to entering a homeopathy program, and they are not a regulated profession. Where homeopaths utilize their one modality (homeopathy), naturopaths use several modalities of treatment - which include homeopathy, as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine (acupuncture and herbs), clinical nutrition, botanical medicine (herbs), bodywork, hydrotherapy, and lifestyle counseling.

This problem has affected your quality of life and we're here to help. How often and how long you will come for treatment depends entirely on your current state of health and your reason for coming to see us. It will also depend on the goals set by you and Dr. Marissa. One adjustment cannot reverse a lifetime of compensating for day-to-day stresses.

Our chiropractor will often prescribe a schedule of care that spans a specific period of time. Because each person is an individual, so is each plan of chiropractic care.

Many extended health care benefits cover chiropractic, naturopathic care and massage therapy. We recommend that you check with your employer and find out the particular details of your plan. Our health care practitioners will gladly provide a receipt for you to submit to your insurance company in order for you to be reimbursed for your visits.

Call us at 416.360.1300 or drop by and we'll set up your first appointment. Our hope is to help you regain your quality of life. In that effort, we hope we will be able to serve you and your family well.