Prevention is always key in health. What better time than now to check in on yourself. For $525*, includes laboratory testing, initial hour appointment and 15min followup**. A look at your blood will help will not only diagnose disease, but to catch things before they happen! Together with a comprehensive intake questionnaire and discussion about your health and goals, you will have a plan to keep you healthy for the long run. Additional laboratory and appointments to address your health concerns are available and will be determined in your initial appointment.
If you seek a caring professional who is a registered naturopathic doctor in Ontario with a functional medicine approach, you’ve come to the right place. Dr. Laura M. Brown, ND knows how to recognize patterns, remove obstacles and stimulate your body’s natural mechanisms to repair damage and rebuild health.
*You pay as you go, no package fee applies.
**This Executive Health Assessment is individual and may be custom fit to your specific health needs, varying costs will be presented at the time of initial assessment. The only initial obligation is the initial appointment fee shared up front when you book the appointment. Details of labs available within the appointment setting and prices may vary over time.
Look inside your body!
The assessment includes an overview of the function of your top organs:
Liver
Kidney
Cardiovascular
Immune
Thyroid
The executive health panel is a great place to start if you haven’t had an appointment with your health care practitioner in over a year. It is a screening process to catch things early, or monitor areas where you have had difficulties in the past. Share your past blood work with me in your initial appointment to help me compare your current results with your past.
Healthy blood sugar levels, insulin regulation, lipid profile, vitamin D status, B12 status and blood profile all help keep you strong and fit. Your results determine the course of action. Your supplement regime will be updated to support a healthier you; cost of supplements extra.
With Dr. Laura M. Brown, ND, your intake and initial assessment will include a diverse set of questions that may explore many factors in your health such as:
- Lifestyle: Diet, activity level, sleep hygiene, work life, hobbies and stressors.
- Genetics: Including your family history of physical and mental conditions.
- Environment: Including your exposure to toxins and allergens.
- Microbiome: the bacteria living on and in your body
In addition, your experience has the potential to:
- Use of evidence-based science and time-honoured therapies
- Review a timeline of your health history
- Include a pertinent physical exam
- Order and interpret lab tests and perform specialized blood, stool, urine, skin hair or nail tests – only as needed.
- Introduce you to the “food as medicine” philosophy
- Review/suggest possible supplements and ensure they are safe with any existing medications.
- Incorporate sleep hygiene
- Suggest stress management techniques
- Identify appropriate physical activities
- Teach you how to support your organs of detoxification
- Clarify your health goals
- Refer to you other qualified professionals for specific needs
- Discuss treatments and follow-up care
For more information about the services available from Dr. Laura M. Brown, ND, feel free to explore the blog posts on the website. Or book a free fifteen minute meet and greet appointment. Because every experience is unique to each individual, not all therapies or services are listed. Your physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual well-being are all taken into account. There are many ways to “climb the mountain” and we peel off the layers, one at at time, like you would the skin off an onion. We are all ever-evolving and different therapies may be more welcomed at different times. The aim is to meet the body where it is at and provide what it needs to restore, increase and maintain health.
Are you ready to get started? Book your initial 60min appointment in person, on the phone or over secure video today.
