This is not our mother's menopause experience! Let the team of Health Experts at Flourish support you so you can step into the best, most powerful version of yourself during peri/menopause. Our team will throughly assess your individual hormonal situation and design a Health Plan so you can take control and Flourish after 50!
Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic medicine can help support women through menopause using evidence based treatments to manage symptoms ranging from hot flases to recurrent UTIs and everything in between. Each women's experience is unique and treated as such with individualized treatment plans tailored to your specific needs based on your health history, lab work, and physical exams. There's a lot that can be done during perimenopause/menopause to manage symptoms and prevent future health concerns that can arise from the change in hormones.
Appointments with our Naturopathic Doctors range from 30 to 90 minutes; this time is needed to fully investigate health concerns through verbal discussion, physical examination and specific testing. Our Naturopath Doctors can offer support through diet/lifestyle, supplementation, biotanical medicine, acupuncture, IV Therapy and some pharmaceutical therapies including HRT.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture can help manage perimenopause and menopause symptoms by balancing the body's flow of Qi/energy. A unique plan is developed for each individual based on your symptoms to offer relief from menopause. Acupuncture could be beenficial for sleep disturbances, hot flashes, anxiety, irritability, and many more menopause related concerns.
Acupuncture at Flourish is offered by our TCM Practitioner and our Naturopathic Doctors. This may be recommended as part of a comprehensive treatment plan provided by your ND or can be booked on its own. Our amazing TCM practitioner can also offer adjunctive treatments ranging from cupping to TCM herbs based on the person's needs.
Therapy
At times everyone needs someone to talk to, without judgment, without attitude, with open arms. Talk therapy is a supportive and collaborative process where patients are assisted in dealing with aspects of their life that may be causing them turmoil, discomfort, stress, worry, fear, anger, and/or confusion.
Therapy provides the patient with a safe supportive place where they can explore these deep personal issues without fear of judgement. Talk therapy can help patients to identify coping strategies that are no longer working and offer new and effective ways of dealing with problems. Therapy can also provide valuable feedback regarding the interpretation and understanding of personal life experiences, helping patients to achieve new insights into themselves and their relationships. Therapy can be used at any time, for whatever reason, big or small. It is a vehicle of insight, change, prevention and life enhancement.
At Flourish our therapists offer individual and couples counselling.
IV Therapy
IV therapy, often referred to as intravenous vitamin mineral therapy, offers the unique ability to replenish the body's micronutrients when the limitations of oral supplementation and diet cannot achieve a therapeutic dose. For many reasons such as environmental toxicity, chronic stress, increased metabolic demand, or a decreased ability to absorb nutrients from the digestive tract, the body can require higher doses of nutrients than can be delivered by mouth.
Infusions are individualized to each patient and can include micronutrients such as vitamins, botanicals and amino acids. Most treatments last 30-60 minutes and are offered weekly for 6-12 weeks. Treatments are performed in the comfort of our IV suite or in one of our private treatment rooms.
WHAT CAN IV THERAPY TREAT?
IV therapy treatments can be used for a variety of concerns. Your Naturopathic doctor will determine your individual combination of nutrients to be administered. The most common concerns addressed with IV therapy at Flourish include:
Acute colds and viral illness
Immune system support
Nutrient deficiency
Male and female infertility
Fatigue and burnout
Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, and colitis
PMS and menstrual cramps
Yoga
At Flourish our yoga is medicine. This is not your average drop in class. Queenly Lee, our amazing yogi runs a variety of small group yoga programs such as Prenatal Yoga, Postnatal Yoga & Pilates and Yoga Therapy. Private one on one yoga therapy sessions are also available by request.
Registered Massage Therapy
At Flourish, all massage therapy is provided by Registered Massage Therapists. Massage therapy is an important therapeutic tool for relaxation and deep muscular release. Registered Massage Therapy is a regulated health profession in Ontario and is a highly effective therapy for a variety of conditions and general wellness promotion.
Massage therapy enhances joint function, improves circulation, increases metabolism and promotes the overall healing process. It is effective for many conditions in which body relaxation and the reduction of swelling and muscle mobilization are required. Massage therapy helps to bring relief from the stresses of everyday living and injury.
Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
Pelvic floor physiotherapy involves all concerns relating to a person's pelvic health. The pelvic floor muscle group is responsible for a variety of functions. These muscles support the pelvic organs, assist in bowel and bladder control and contribute to sexual arousal and orgasm.
A person may be referred to a pelvic floor physiotherapist to treat incontinence, difficulty with urination or bowel movements, constipation, chronic pelvic pain or painful intercourse.
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy is an essential component of a women's pregnancy and postpartum health care plan.
Nutrition
We believe in individualized nutrition at Flourish. You will find no "One Size Fits All" when it comes to our approach to food.
Our nutritionists and Naturopathic Doctors will complete a full functional assessment including lab work and health history before designing your nutritional strategy. Whether you need big picture food approach or nitty gritty meal plans – the Flourish team has got you covered!