CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT

If you are suffering from a chronic disease like diabetes, cardiovascular disease or long-term thyroid disorders the treatment options offered by conventional medicine are not always satisfactory. Even when blood tests comes back “normal” there are a lot of people who don't feel good. I've seen clients who are always tired, find it hard to get up a flight of stairs, or who have numbness and tingling in their feet even though their blood sugars, thyroid hormone or blood pressure are well controlled. In situations like this we can make a tremendous difference in your quality of life by adding natural care to your conventional medical prescriptions.

Naturopathy can help you to improve the overall quality of your health and help you reduce the symptoms that are still lingering with your pharmaceutical treatments. Also, I can work with you and your primary care doctor or specialist to make sure the changes I suggest for you will not interfere in any way with the drugs you are taking. Also in many cases we see positive long-term change that can lead to a reduced need for pharmaceutical drugs.

Managing any kind of chronic disease always involves a combination of approaches. Generally I will suggest minor dietary or lifestyle changes, and sometimes particular supplements that will increase your nutrition or that will help your body to function better. I always work to streamline the care that you are getting so that you are getting the maximum benefit from the smallest amount of supplements. I don't honestly think anyone in the world needs hand-fulls of pills.

Although diabetes and heart disease are great examples, they are not at all the only diseases that fall into this category. I see clients so often who are taking a sleep medication or using a CPAP but still wake up feeling unrested. People who are taking antidepressants who aren't depressed any more but just don't feel like themselves. Long-term skin conditions such as eczema or psoriasis are another great example. Any situation in which your condition is long term and not fully controlled by medications; or where blood tests are within normal limits, but you just don't feel good. In these cases using natural care in addition to your regular medical treatments can improve your quality of life and help you to feel more like you.

If you have any questions or want to schedule a consult just give me a call at (512) 306-0373 or click here to schedule a first visit. Your first visit will be an hour and a half, just because it takes that much time to really let me know who you are, what challenges you are facing and what types of changes you can easily and realistically make in your life.