TREATMENTS Offered at the South Granville Naturopathic Clinic
At the South Granville Naturopathic Clinic, Dr. Lederman uses a variety of different treatment options based
on his individual assesment of each patient. Treatment plans are designed to meet the specific needs of
each patient in order to put them back on the path to restoring their health.
The treatment options offered include:
Acthyderm
Acupuncture
Allergy Desensitization
Anti-Aging Programs
Anti-Fungal Programs
Anti-Parasite Programs
Botanical Medicine
Cellulite Reduction
Chelation Therapy
Clinical Nutrition
Dermabrasion
Detoxification Programs
Food Sensitivity Testing
Homeopathic Medicine
Immunotherapy
Infrared Sauna Therapy
Intramuscular Injections
Intravenous Vitamin/
Mineral Therapy
Lifestyle Counselling
Mesotherapy/Lipotherapy
Non-Surgical Face Lift
Pain Management Programs
Physical Medicine
Psychosomatic Energetics (PSE)
Skin Bella
Smoking Cessation Programs
Stress Reduction Programs
Vitamin/Mineral Therapy
Weight Loss Programs
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Acthyderm
Acthyderm is one of the newest skin therapies available today. Introduced to Europe in 2000 by Microlab Biomedical of Italy, Acthyderm is a transdermal diffusion system used by doctors to non-surgically repair and rejuvenate the skin and to reduce fat and cellulite, stretch marks, and hyperpigmentation.
It begins with electroporation, the principal method of Acthyderm. Electroporation is applied with a special pen that stimulates the skin to temporarily become more permeable. Most skin products cannot penetrate the protective layers of your skin to get valuable ingredients down where they're needed most. Effective products like vitamin C, coenzyme Q10, hyaluronic acid, proteins and amino acids moisturize the upper levels of the skin but can't get down to the layers where rebuilding occurs. With electroporation, results are excellent because so much of the product is absorbed down to the basal layers of the skin. Results are obvious very quickly. Patients will notice the difference right after the treatment as their skin feels smoother, firmer, more radiant and youthful.
Another benefit is the fact that the treatment is absolutely painless and has no down time—you can go back to work right afterwards.
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Acupuncture
Over the past several thousand years, acupuncture has been used to restore health. Through the use of very thin needles or moxa, the flow of energy along the meridians is re-balanced.
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Allergy Desensitization
Almost everyone has experienced an allergic reaction such as hives, rashes, sneezing, runny nose or congestion. These symptoms are caused by either food allergies or from environmental allergies such as trees, grasses, dust, mites, or animals.
The symptoms associated with allergies vary among individuals but are the body’s attempt to counteract the food or environmental allergen. Sometimes what can easily be mistaken for the common cold or skin irritation is the result of unknown allergies or sensitivities. A variety of diagnostic procedures are available to determine the offending allergen. Most commonly, Dr. Lederman will test potential allergens
through the use of electrodermal screening. This is an accurate, non-invasive, painless procedure that can identify allergies and sensitivities within the body.
Programs to diagnose and treat allergies are developed for the individual patient and may include homeopathic desensitization, immune system enhancement, dietary changes, and macro-nutrient administration. In the case of environmental or pet allergies, the use of homeopathic desensitization can obtain dramatic results reducing and eliminating the symptoms. Depending upon the type of allergy present, whether it is an acute or chronic problem, and how long the person has suffered with it, patients can expect a gradual return to health as well as strategies to avoid potential allergens.
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Anti-Aging Programs
Anti-Aging programs include a variety of therapies designed to prevent accelerated aging. They are patient-specific depending on the goals of each person, and may or may not include cosmetic enhancement.
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Anti-Fungal Programs
The majority of people experience symptoms related to fungal overgrowth within their body (called dysbiosis). Symptoms often include fatigue, bloating, sugar cravings, and decreased mental clarity.
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Anti-Parasitic Programs
Parasite infections often go undiagnosed and untreated by conventional medicine. Many people have unexplained symptoms which are due to parasite activity within the body.
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Botanical Medicine
The use of plants for healing dates back to the beginnings of civilization and is the foundation of modern pharmacology. Plant substances from around the world are used for their healing effects and nutritional value.
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Chelation Therapy
Chelation therapy is a series of intravenous injections of the synthetic amino acid EDTA or DMPS, designed to detoxify the body. It is also often used to treat heavy metal toxicity and atherosclerosis.
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Clinical Nutrition
Clinical nutrition examines the relationship between diet and health. Special diets may be recommended, and treatment may include nutritional supplements such as vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other nutraceuticals.
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Food Sensitivity Treatment
Everyone is affected by the food they ingest… and most people do have sensitivities.
Although the intention is to nourish the body, many people are unaware that the symptoms they have are directly related to their food choices. We are all biochemically unique, and what works for one person with their dietary choices, may vary well be another person’s toxin. Any toxin entering the body on a regular basis will cause inflammation and symptoms indicating a reaction. Most food reactions are not anaphylactic, but rather, are mild indications of internal reactivity present within 24 – 48 hours from intake of the food. Skin-scratch testing is very poor in detecting these delayed reactions to foods.
Common food reactions include: fatigue, headache, congestion, darkness or puffiness under the eyes, joint & muscle pain.
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Homeopathic Medicine
Based on the principle of “like cures like”, homeopathic medicine was developed in Europe in the 1700s. Minute amounts of natural substances are used to stimulate the body’s self-healing abilities.
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Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy involves the stimulation and enhancement of immune function. Proper immune system regulation is fundamental to human survival. A compromised immune system leaves one vulnerable to infections, allergies, and cancer. Immunotherapy may involve I.V.Vitamin C infusions, homeopathic injections,
infrared sauna therapy, dietary modifications, and nutraceuticals.
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Infrared Sauna Therapy
Infrared sauna therapy is specifically designed to create a comfortable, deep, penetrating heat thereby causing an increase in metabolism which produces profuse sweating. Stress, toxic chemicals, airborne pollutants, poor dietary and exercise habits all effect our health via the deposition of toxic debris in our system. Infrared sauna therapy cleanses and detoxifies your body from the inside out. It is most commonly used for weight loss, detoxification, pain relief, skin care, stress management and boosting the immune response.
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Intramuscular Injections
Intramuscular injections involves the administration of vitamins, such as B12, and homeopathics to support physiological function.
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Intravenous (I.V.) Vitamin / Mineral Therapies
Intravenous Vitamin/Mineral Therapy delivers vitamins, minerals and/or homeopathics in larger dosages to support the immune system or treat specific conditons. Intravenous nutrition provides nutrients directly into the blood stream. Many conditions where people have chronic symptoms and degenerative diseases should be concerned with optimal delivery of nutrients to their cells. If nutrients do not reach the cells, the consequence is that organ, tissues and organ systems will be prevented from healing to their capacity. Such treatments can also be very useful in treating cases of parasite infection, digestive problems, stress, and chronic fatigue.
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Lifestyle Counselling
Lifestyle choices directly affect the health outcomes for everyone. Physical, emotional, nutritional, and environmental factors determine one’s state of health today and in the future. Showing patients where they are imbalanced enables them to treat the cause of the problem and restore and optimize their health.
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Mesotherapy
Mesotherapy is one of the most effective and revolutionary treatments for cellulite, fat loss, body sculpting, wrinkles, hyperpigmentations, non surgical lifting, second chin, bags under the eyes and other cosmetic enhancements. It is a safe, non-invasive anti-aging tool involving the use of microinjections of vitamins, plant extracts, enzymes, homeopathics or other medications into the mesoderm (middle layer of the skin). The process enables healing and corrective treatment to a specific area of the body by increasing circulation and by the removal of fat from surrounding cells.
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Pain Management Programs
Physical Medicine
A variety of hands-on techniques for the spine, joints and soft tissues. Physical treatments include hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, and the therapeutic use of heat and cold.
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Psychosomatic Energetics
Psychosomatic Energetics (PSE) is a revolutionary new concept for the exact measurement of the subtle human energy field and the effective treatment of emotional issues. It is now taught to physicians world-wide by its inventor, European physician, Dr. Reimar Banis, MD.
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Skin Bella
Skin Bella particle-free dermabrasion is a skin rejuvenation system. It utilizes a dull, flat metal spatula emitting high-speed, low-frequency ultrasonic oscillation, for the safe and effective exfoliation of the outer layers of the epidermis. The rapid oscillation of the spatula applied to the skin which has been wetted produces controlled exfoliation.
This technology is not only utilized for exfoliation, but is also used for moisturizing, clearing, and circulation treatments. It provides a gentle, non-invasive solution to help diminish the following skin care concerns, such as:
- Fine Lines
- Discolorations
- Loss of Moisture
- Loss of Firmness
- Blemishes
- Body Lines
- Uneven Skin Tone
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Smoking Cessation Programs
Nicotine is one of the most powerful addictions that challenges the human body. When patent’s are properly supported with a program involving detoxification, botanical medicines, homeopathics, acupuncture, and vitamin/mineral therapy, withdrawal symptom including headaches and cravings are greatly minimized.
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Stress Reduction Programs
Stress is an everyday experience for most people. For some, it is stimulating and motivating; but for most, it is sabotaging their health on a daily basis. Ultimately, the pressures in life overwhelm the body’s physical ability to cope with the demands being placed on it. In particular, vitamin/mineral deficiencies develop in which the body simply does not have the fuel to support internal operations, in particular with respect to immune and adrenal functioning. With a compromised immune system, people are more vulnerable to infection including colds & flus. With compromised adrenal function, the body’s stress glands are simply not able to properly perform, ultimately leading to adrenal exhaustion, with the person experiencing more and more anxiety and fatigue.
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Vitamin/Mineral Therapy
The majority of people operate daily in a state of vitamin and mineral deficiency. It is impossible for the human body to execute its required functions in such a state, ultimately leading to symptoms, and eventually to pathology.
If nutrients do not reach the cells, then organs, tissues, and systems will not only be prevented from operating to their capacity, but will also be in a state of deficiency. The consequences are reflected in the symptoms commonly associated with this: fatigue, headaches, anxiety, and mood changes.
All conditions where people have chronic symptoms and degenerative diseases should be concerned with correcting and optimizing delivery of nutrients to their cells.
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Weight Loss Programs
We have excellent results with sustained weight loss. There is nothing magical to supporting the human body in its physiological design. The key for success for true weight loss is understanding the fundamental importance of stimulating the metabolism.
Body weight is primarily composed of three elements: water, muscle, and fat. To lose water or muscle will undermine anyone’s efforts to improve and optimize their body composition. Water is fundamental to all physiological processes, and muscle is the furnace that burns the fat. To diminish either of these will ultimately create a sluggish metabolism.
Dieting and calorie counting are the surest recipe for the “yo-yo” effect of initial weight loss followed by even more weight gain. This will only lead to further frustration.
Success comes from a program that: supports good food choices, tests and eliminates food sensitivities, stimulates metabolism, detoxifies the body of accumulated waste, and corrects any vitamin/mineral deficiencies.
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