A complete understanding
At Toronto Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, we are committed to providing you with the highest quality of care. In order to offer this, a thorough understanding of the underlying causes of your health condition is foundational.
Conventional laboratory assessments may offer some insights, and in these circumstances, with your permission, we request copies of your laboratory assessment results from your other healthcare providers (or are able to requisition the assessments on your behalf).
Also available to naturopathic doctors are a wide range of more advanced laboratory testing options, not available through the conventional medical system.
Some of these procedures can be carried out in-office. In cases where we are not able to conduct the required assessment in-office, we use the services of Dynacare®, LifeLabs®, St. Mary’s Hospital General Hospital, University Health Network, Rocky Mountain Analytical®, Precision Analytical Inc., Doctor’s Data Inc., MosaicTM Diagnostics and Cyrex® Laboratories.
Laboratory testing kits for these assessments are provided and paid for at our office. Many of assessments include sample collection materials for at-home collection (e.g., saliva, urine, stool samples). Blood samples may be collected at any one of LifeLabs®, Alpha Labs or In-Common Laboratories locations across Ontario.
Laboratory procedures which can be performed in-office include:
- Urinalysis (general urine analysis)
- Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (body composition assessment)
Examples of advanced laboratory testing possibilities include:
