Naturopathic Medicine for Weight Management & Blood Sugar Control
Naturopathic medicine offers an alternative way for you to address weight management and the need to control your blood sugar. With a properly prescribed customized diet, it is possible to decrease inflammation, balance blood sugar, and manage your weight by reducing the consumption of processed foods.
Naturopathic weight management looks at understanding factors that may be affecting your body’s ability to maintain or lose weight. With different treatments including nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy and lifestyle counselling, wellness results can be reached. For combating Type 2 Diabetes a naturopathic approach including healthy dietary choices, exercise, stress control and regular sleep all help in assisting to maintain healthy blood sugar levels and reverse Type 2 Diabetes.
What Weight Management & Blood Sugar Symptoms Can Be Treated?
Patients experiencing the following symptoms are often treated by naturopathic medicine:
- Difficulty losing or gaining weight
- Craving control
- Low blood sugar
- Insulin resistance
- High blood sugar (pre-diabetes)
- Type 2 Diabetes
What Are the Treatment Goals Using Naturopathy?
A naturopathic action plan will be created to help you manage your weight and control and/or blood sugar level, helping to achieve these goals:
- Identify & address hormone imbalance
- Re-activate metabolism
- Increase insulin sensitivity
- Identify food sensitivities causing inflammation
- Increase lean muscle & reduce fat
- Optimize diet & exercise
- Reduce the risk of associated heart disease
