Nutrition and the therapeutic use of foods is the cornerstone of naturopathic medicine. Nutritional therapies also include the safe and monitored use of supplemental vitamins, minerals, nutraceuticals, and functional foods. Many medical conditions can be linked to food and dietary related issues including: food intolerances or allergies, deficiencies or excesses, and dietary imbalances.

Medicinal plants are a valuable and powerful ongoing tradition in natural healing. Botanicals can be used in many forms including tinctures, teas, powders, syrups, creams, salves, capsules/tablets, etc. The plant as a whole and its therapeutic substances are highly effective and quite safe when used in the correct dosage and in combination with other herbs and treatments.

This is a safe yet powerful system of medicine that is more than 200 years old. Homeopathy works to promote the body’s innate healing ability (or vital force) through gentle yet curative means. Homeopathic remedies are made from specific dilutions of plant, animal and mineral substances and are prescribed based on acute or long-standing symptoms.

B12 (methylcobalamin) and Folic acid are standard injectable nutrients utilized by Dr. Janzen. Do you have trouble absorbing nutrients? Finding your energy is lacking or having a challenge handling stress? Are you experiencing neurological symptoms such as numbness or tingling in your extremities? Muscle fatigue or fatigue? B12 injections may be part of the solution.

Traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture have been practiced for over 2000 years and are just as relevant today. Acupuncture is especially known for its effectiveness in pain relief and chronic illness. However, the scope of traditional diagnosis and treatment – facilitating the enhanced movement of the body’s energy – allows healing of many health concerns.

Trained in hands-on physical therapies (including therapeutic massage, naturopathic manipulation of soft tissue, bone or spine), these treatments are often referred out to specialists in these fields (e.g. massage therapists, osteopathic doctors, chiropractors etc.). Hydrotherapy, or “water therapy” can include the use of contrast showers, constitutional hydrotherapy, steam inhalation, colon hydrotherapy etc. Additional treatment recommendations include saunas, dry skin brushing, castor oil packs etc.

Physical, mental and emotional stressors permeate our lives and deeply affect our health. It is crucial to identify and address all aspects of a person’s life – including mental attitudes, emotional states, and varying life events. Naturopathic medicine strives to address key lifestyle concerns and has a preventative, holistic health care approach.

This area of medicine focuses on the impact of environmental toxins or pollutants (including everyday exposures) on our health and the short and long term impacts. Dr. Janzen works to minimize exposures and support natural detoxification processes to increase the excretion of these toxic “body burdens” that can accumulate over time.

IgG sensitivity testing includes foods, spices, herbs. etc. RMA’s basic 96 food panel uses a finger prick of blood to look for antibodies against up to 96 different foods. This is a delayed sensitivity reaction test. In other words, a food you eat at 12 noon may not show symptom changes in your body for several hours or days. See the Food Reactions section of the RMA website for more information.

If you don’t have a ‘true allergy’ to a food and have ruled out other food sensitivities (IgG), there may be other intolerances that are going undetected. There are a variety of testing options for food intolerances that can be explored. For example, Diagnos-Techs Inc.’s Food Intolerance Panel, which looks for IgA antibodies in the saliva that may detect gluten, dairy (casein), egg protein and soy protein.

Gastrointestinal Health Panel Saliva and stool samples can provide important information about your digestive tract’s functional health.

Single or multiple hormones can be tested via the saliva, allowing a more functional assessment of your hormones and how they are functioning at the tissue level. Examples include:

Basic blood work can tell us a lot about the functioning of various body systems and tissues. Looking at the blood tests you complete with your primary health care provider and/or privately with Dr. Janzen can provide insight into optimal or less-than-optimal health ...allowing current or preventative treatment measures to support overall health short & long term. Examples:

Do you have a chronic or current exposure to heavy metals that has been stored up in your body? The way to find out is through specific urine tests that can be appropriately interpreted. Urine Toxic Metals testing can assess current or recent exposures (“pre-provocative”) and relative chronic body burden exposures (“post-provocative” exposures).