Dr. Adatya uses the conventional medical diagnostic framework, but as a Naturopath she is also trained in naturopathic medical diagnostic skills and spends time looking for contributing factors in her patient’s lifestyle, habits, attitudes and constitution.
The focus of naturopathic medicine is health promotion and the understanding that the body has an innate ability to heal. By identifying and removing obstacles to cure, the body is able to heal and move toward optimal health. The goal of Dr. Adatya’s naturopathic practice in Vancouver is to treat underlying disorders and to restore normal body function by enhancing the body’s own healing abilities.
Disease prevention and preventing the progression of disease is inherent in the principles of naturopathic medicine. As a Naturopath, Dr. Adatya works with her patients to identify the root causes of disease and to address all the factors that are affecting a patient’s health.
Dr. Adatya is a primary care practitioner. She is trained to treat virtually all health concerns from acute to chronic and physical to emotional. At her Vancouver practice, she works with three main groups of people: 1) patients that are looking for disease prevention and health promotion; 2) patients with a range of health concerns and no clear diagnosis and 3) patients with chronic and severe illnesses.
Dr. Adatya’s treatments are highly individualized. Each patient has a unique story, history, genetics, dietary habits, life style and associated health concerns. Dr. Adatya works to determine the common underlying cause(s) and create an individualized treatment plan to stimulate a person’s innate healing ability. Patients are also involved in their health program and learn to make effective, educated, self-care decisions that can prevent future health problems.
Dr. Adatya can and does work with conventional medical doctors were appropriate and has extensive cross-referrals with other types of practitioners as well.
The goal of Dr. Adatya’s practice is to treat underlying disorders and to restore normal body function by enhancing the body’s own healing abilities. As a Naturopath, she focuses her efforts on understanding the unique needs of each patient, assisting the bodies healing powers by using safe, effective non-pharmaceutical approaches with her patients. As a result all her treatments are highly individualized. Patients are involved in their treatment program and learn to make effective, educated self-care decisions, which can prevent future health problems.
Naturopathic medicine can contribute to resolving the costly epidemic of chronic disease. The cost effectiveness of naturopathic medicine is currently being researched in Canada. Research conducted in the United States on the cost effectiveness of naturopathic medicine has demonstrated the significant savings to be realized by individuals, insurance companies and the health care system in general.
If you are looking for a Vancouver Naturopath, you’re in good hands with Dr. Adatya. Give her clinic a call!