Reclaim Your Gut Health

Gastrointestinal issues can be just as uncomfortable to talk about as they are to experience!

How do you know if your gut isn’t healthy?

Bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation or heartburn are the norm! We often laugh many of these ‘symptoms’ off or ignore them but when digestive symptoms become chronic, you may end up with any of the following more serious conditions:

Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Leaky gut
Gastro Reflux Disease (GERD)
Small Intestine Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Ulcers (h pylori)
Crohn’s and colitis
Chronic constipation, gas, bloating or diarrhea
Gall bladder disease
Diverticulitis

If you struggle with any of these digestive problems, know that you are not alone!

It is estimated that at least twenty percent of Canadians experience symptoms of GI distress some or most of the time.

A healthy gut is key not only for nutrient status, but also for immunity, vitality, mood, and to regulate inflammation in the whole body. I’ll say that again.

Inflammation is regulated in the gut!

Think about that for a second.

Increasingly, evidence indicates that gut health impacts overall health. And remember, the gut microbiome plays a critical role in mediating the effects of diet and other factors, including digestive, immune, metabolic and nervous system imbalances. Your microbiome is the community of bacteria that live in your gut and we want to ensure there are more good bacteria than bad bacteria. The good guys play a role in training the immune cells to recognize friends from foes.

Assessing GI health helps get to the root cause of many chronic illnesses.

If you want to improve your gut health, we need to first address your underlying issues, and then rebuild your gut from the bottom up!

Approach: 5 R's

REMOVE the foods, chemicals, medicines and unfriendly gut microbes that are causing inflammation and “leakiness” of the gut
REPLACE with beneficial digestive enzymes and an anti-inflammatory diet
RE-INOCULATE with pre and probiotics to maintain and defend gut integrity
REPAIR the gut lining with key nutrients to promote healing
REBALANCE by addressing issues that impact the gut, like stress, sleep and daily food choices.

The process of gut healing and repair takes time, commitment and perseverance. This program takes 3 months of targeted assessments, coaching and tests, which is pretty incredible considering you are resetting your digestion, rebuilding your gastrointestinal system, and overcoming the chronic conditions that may have developed over many years!

Program Details

Program Kick Off: Join others in the program over zoom to learn about the process, gut health and how we will measure success.
Initial One Hour Consult with Live Blood Analyst/Nutritionist: Review your health history, symptoms, and live blood health. Review program approach and initial findings from your live blood appointment.
Initial One Hour Consult with an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner: Review the health of your digestive organs and the health of your vagus nerve.
Initial 45 min Food Testing with a Naturopathic Doctor: Using electrodermal screening, your Naturopath will figure out which foods could be causing stress and inflammation in your body.
Two 30 Minute Virtual Follow Ups: Your next couple of visits will be focused on fine tuning a targeted program just for you, discussing the step by step implementation so you don’t feel overwhelmed” The first will focus on diet and nutrition and the second will focus on stress and digestion.
One 30 Minute Live Blood Follow Up and then one final 45 Minute Follow Up: Assess progress, adjust, and continue with program based on what is showing up in your blood. Assess if other therapist may be indicated.
Beautiful Recipe book and informative handouts. Education is key!

Cost: Value is $1200.00

Offering this for only: $890.00! *depending on your benefit plan…some to all will be covered.

Comprehensive Approach

GI Map Test. (not available temporarily)

Overwhelmingly, research indicates that gut health impacts overall health. The gut microbiome, in particular, plays a critical role in mediating the effects of diet and other factors on health, including digestive, immune, metabolic and neuroendocrine functions. Assessing GI health with the help of a Naturopath can get to the root cause of chronic illness faster..

The GI-MAP (Microbial Assay Plus) is unique in the field of comprehensive stool testing. It relies exclusively on quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology to detect parasites, bacteria, fungi, and more, by targeting the specific DNA of the organisms tested.