Lara Grinevitch, BSc ND
Lara qualified as a Naturopathic Doctor (Canada) from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (www.ccnm.edu) in Toronto in 1997. CCNM is one of only five accredited Naturopathic Medical training facilities in North America. Graduates are recognised as Naturopathic doctors in Canada and the US. Lara's qualification in Australia is registered Naturopath.
Lara has been practicing Naturopathic Medicine for twelve years. In addition to her work with patients, which she loves, Lara regularly writes about natural health. She is the author of this website, and is available for Skype consults.
Lara's Philosophy
Pay close attention to detail.
Lara's greatest strength is that she genuinely enjoys hearing people's stories. This is important because the solution is often in the details. She says: "A person's health at any given time is the sum total of all of the emotional, nutritional and environmental influences up until that point".
Have knowledge of the subclinical
Very unwell people have often been told that their medical tests are normal. This may be because your doctor has not tested for the correct thing. Do not wait until you have a medically-diagnosable disease! Naturopathically-oriented testing picks up problems before they progress to something more serious.
Identify the obstacles to health.
Bottom Line: The body wants to be well. If it is not well, then something is preventing it from being so.
The following are the most common obstacles to health. There are also many others.
- Birth Control Pill, anti-depressants or other pharmaceuticals
- Food sensitivities, especially wheat and cow's milk
- Past injury to body
- Past injury to metabolic system by antibiotics and other medications
- Nutritional deficiencies, especially magnesium, vitamin D and iodine
- Exposure to environmental toxins
- Stress
- Fixed emotional patterns. Homoeopathy is particularly effective for addressing this type of obstacle.
Long-term tablets should not be necessary
A return to health should not require the taking of many tablets. In the short term, nutritional supplements, homoeopathy, herbs or natural hormones catalyse the body's return to health. In the long-term, the only thing that should be necessary is a healthy diet, and maybe a good quality multi-vitamin.
Accreditations
Accredited ATMS Member 14853 (Naturopath, Herbalist, Homoeopath)
Bowen Therapy Academy Member
