Upon turning 40 earlier this year, I decided it was time to book an extensive physical examination to ensure I was in tip-top health and also to get benchmarks on my cholesterol, hormones, thyroid among other things. I purposely chose a naturopathic doctor over my MD as I wanted to delve deeper and explore pesky GI issues I was having over the holidays. I also work in a fast paced, high stress job and I had a feeling my body was suffering because of it.
I knew a naturopath would help identify proactive measures for improving my health, like the right mix of supplements for me. The Clear Center of Health, and specifically Dr. Mark, came highly recommended via my personal network and the treatment I received did not disappoint. I found the center to be cheery and bright with a calming energy. The staff is lovely to deal with.
Beyond providing excellent care, Dr. Mark is a thoughtful and caring healer. After taking my full medical history and performing a physical examination, Dr. Mark talked me through a variety of baseline and specialized tests he recommended, eg GI mapping, etc. Dr. Mark helped me think through which tests were "must haves" versus "nice to haves" so we could weigh the costs. I'm so glad that we ran a myriad of testing. It came back that I had an unfortunate array of bad actors in my belly from candida to a parasite - the latter likely due to extensive travel. Based on an analysis of my results, Dr. Mark gave me a thorough protocol to help me get back to health. We took a staged approach to help my system manage the treatments. After dealing with the parasite, I'm feeling much better and I have lots more energy. We are now moving to stage 2 to reduce the candida. At each stage, Dr. Mark has been incredibly generous with his time to answer questions. He's also proactively checked in on me throughout the process. I'm appreciative of the depth of information I received about what was going on with everything from my GI track to my hormones to what foods I should avoid. I feel like I'm starting off my next decade on healthier footing. I highly recommend Dr. Mark. My friends have heard about his care and are now all booking appointments of their own! read more