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/ Harmonizing the Body, Mind, and Spirit /

Optimize Your Health

with Naturopathic Medicine

DIRECT BILLING AVAILABLE FOR VIRTUAL CARE ONLY |

DIRECT BILLING AVAILABLE FOR VIRTUAL CARE ONLY |

My Mission

Hi I’m Dr. Rachel Stummer, Naturopathic Doctor, Intuitive Healer, & Mindset Coach.

I am a Wellness Warrior on the front lines of treating patients and revolutionizing our healthcare system while embodying the values and philosophy of naturopathic medicine.

I help you to Change your health. Change your mindset, and build resilience in your life, starting with investigating the root cause of your concerns.

I listen to you. I learn your history. I help you to feel empowered in your health guided by truth. I help you to be your own critical mind when it comes to health information.

What this looks like with my support:

  • Feel Healthy and that your body is back in balance

  • Improved relationship between your body and mind

  • Increased self awareness of habits and mindset

  • Empowered in yourself and health choices

  • Feel supported in your health and well-being journey

Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic Doctors (ND) are fundamentally medically trained in understanding a well-functioning, healthy body and state. Dr. Rachel Stummer, ND provides a thorough intake and investigation leading to a diagnosis and treatment plan, which considers the root cause and totality of the body’s organ systems. The guiding treatment modalities of naturopathic medicine include natural remedies, clinical nutrition, exercise and lifestyle changes to support the body's healing capability. Each treatment plan is as individual as the patient and tailored to the body's unique needs. NDs combine the benefits of Eastern and Western medicine to achieve lasting and sustainable results.

Dr. Stummer, ND identifies the root cause and treats the whole person, while considering the profound connection of the body, mind and spirit. She is passionate to help build patient’s long term resilience, which includes making informed choices and building a strong foundation for success. She is dedicated to empowering and educating patients to help them live in a greater state of health and mental well-being. She uses an eclectic style of naturopathic medicine tools to gently coerce the body and mind into greater balance and healing, and acknowledges the profound effect of supporting emotional well-being and mental health while treating physical health concerns. She provides a space for patients to heal and thrive. 

Dr. Stummer is registered with the College of Naturopaths Ontario (CONO). She is a member of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND) and the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND).

Naturopathic Medicine that fits you

A variety of natural tools that suit your health journey after a Comprehensive Health Assessment and Diagnosis

Direct Billing Available Now!

Please see the list of insurance companies available to be direct billed. Direct Billing is available for Virtual Only Care.

Practice Locations

 

Thrive Urban Wellness

A multidisciplinary wellness clinic located in the heart of Main St. Newmarket providing a community focused space for healing and growth.

Address: 471 Timothy Street, Newmarket, ON L3Y 1P9

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

Virtual Clinic

Virtual Care is available only within Ontario, Canada. Direct billing available for virtual appointments only.

Mondays & Tuesdays (9-7pm)

Providing space to heal and thrive

Naturopathic Medicine Top Offerings

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

TCM Diagnosis and Treatment with TCM Herbs and/or Acupuncture. Dietary support including specific foods and lifestyle guidance to optimize organ patterns in the body.

Nutritional Therapy

Optimizing dietary habits and nutrition with dietary protocols, unique meal plans, and incorporating specific foods to correct nutritional deficiency, organ function or weight loss.

Plant Medicine and Supplements

Botanical Medicine and Nutraceutical Supplements may be used in the form of teas, tinctures, capsules and liquid to enhance the body’s capability to heal.

Routine Blood Work

Blood work through LifeLabs + Dynacare may be commonly used for purposes of: general health optimization, narrowing down a diagnosis, correcting nutritional deficiencies, rebalancing hormones, preparing for athletic performance or identifying organ function.

Functional Diagnostic Testing

Common Tests include: Food Sensitivity Testing/Food Allergies, DUTCH test, OAT, Gut Health (SIBO, GI Mapping, Parasite), Salivary Cortisol and Hormonal Testing, Metabolic & Immune Health, Genetic, Autoimmune, Heavy Metals and Pollutants, and much more) 

Mind-Body Therapy

Restoring the body and nervous system for relaxation, resetting the nervous system, healing trauma, anxiety, depression and/or stress through Naturopathic Hands on Therapy (Massage, Cupping, Acupuncture). While acknowledging and supporting your healing journey on the Mental and Emotional levels.

Clinical Focus

Restoring the Body and Nervous system from Trauma, Anxiety, PTSD, Depression and Stress/Burnout (Mental Health and Emotional Healing)

Men’s and Women’s Hormonal Concerns (Thyroid, Diabetes, PMS, Endometriosis, PCOS, Peri/Menopause, Low libido, Chronic Fatigue)

Digestion and Gut Health (IBS, SIBO)

Metabolic Health and Weight Loss

Autoimmune Disease, Immune Health, Allergies, Food Sensitivity

Detoxification from Toxins, Heavy Metals, and Chronic Infections (such as Parasites, Viruses, Spirochetes, Bacteria and Candida)

Mindset Coaching (Self-compassion, confidence, motivation and empowerment towards health)

Mental Health (Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, PTSD)

Massage and Cupping Therapy for Pain Management and Athletic Recovery

What To Expect

Step 1: Free Consultation

In this free phone consultation we will briefly review health and wellness goals, and identify naturopathic tools that best suited towards your concerns.

Step 2: Initial Naturopathic Appointment

In the first visit we will discuss your health concerns in greater detail with a thorough intake. Taking a root cause approach may look like performing physical exams, or completing diagnostic assessments or laboratory tests. While addressing other root cause factors pertaining to health and well-being. An individualized treatment is established with a plan of action for short and long term goals.

Step 3: Continued Support

Continued support is provided in the progress of your health journey and on path to success. Follow up visits may consist of monitoring your symptoms, reviewing blood work results or providing any adjustments or new recommendations in your treatment plan. We aim to build a strong foundation of health from the ground up. 

The Comforted Soul Podcast

A real conversation on health topics, navigating through the journey of self-development and connecting deeper with the soul.

The Comforted Soul Podcast Episode 1: Liberation from Negative Self-Talk and Empowerment

Negative self-talk; we all have it. This conversation is a dive into my experience on liberation from these critical and intrusive thoughts that hold us back... and how to navigate and shift into a state of greater positivity and love for the self.

Liberation from negative thoughts can mean freedom in so many aspects of your perspective in life..mindset..health..etc.

Over the years I developed my own perspective in learning to take a stand for my mental health and thought processes. I wanted to live my best life but the self-critical thoughts limited me and I knew there was more to life than believing it... I want to share that it IS POSSIBLE to be free of negative, enslaving thoughts... and we CAN gain control to dissolve them.

This is my personal way that I worked through it to and came out EMPOWERED which has led me to live a more free and fulfilling life. We CAN take a stand for our mental thoughts and patterns we CAN overcome it.. It's not easy.. but it's not impossible. We are stronger than we think... and you can do it too!

Listen on Spotify Here

Listen on Youtube Here

 FAQs

  • After a completion a university undergraduate degree, the naturopathic student enters into a four-year, full-time accredited naturopathic medical program. Training includes rigorous medical, and clinical science; diagnostics; naturopathic principles and therapeutics; and extensive clinical experience under the supervision of qualified naturopathic doctors.

    Graduates receive the title “N.D.” or Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. Upon successful completion of any accredited program, a naturopathic doctor is eligible to sit for board examinations to obtain licensure.

  • Naturopathic doctors can offer comprehensive lab testing such as blood tests, or advanced Functional Diagnostic Testing to determine a diagnosis or root cause. There is an additional cost to order lab tests through your ND.

    If necessary, your naturopathic doctor may carry out a physical examination on your first visit to collect information such as your height, weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and information from a standard physical exam that you would have performed by your conventional doctor.

  • Naturopathic medicine treats all health concerns for all ages from acute to chronic and physical to psychological. It is beneficial for the following types of patients:

    1. Patients that are looking for disease prevention and health promotion strategies.

    2. Patients that have a range of symptoms that they have been unable to address on their own or with the help of other medical practitioners.

    3. Patients that have been diagnosed with an illness, often serious or chronic and are looking for treatment options. Naturopathic medicine is very effective for improving quality of life for those with serious and life threatening illnesses.

    4. Patients that are looking to combine conventional and naturopathic treatments with the aim of minimizing side effects of drugs, surgery or conventional treatments.

    5. Patients that have a range of symptoms that they have been unable to address on their own or with the help of other medical practitioners.

  • Most extended health insurance plans in Canada cover naturopathic treatments. Insured patients are encouraged to contact their employer or individual insurance brokers to determine if they are covered and/or to request that their policy be extended to include naturopathic services if it does not already do so.

    Since naturopathic doctors use alternatives to costly techniques and drug therapies, more insurance companies are expanding coverage of this cost-effective treatment method. Naturopathic medicine is currently not covered by any of the provincial health plans such as OHIP.

Your healing journey awaits

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