Welcome to Green Apple Health Care
Green Apple Health Care is a naturopathic clinic that addresses a wide range of conditions affecting health and wellbeing.
When people have health challenges, we clearly understand they are looking for solutions.
We practice Cause Based Medicine™, which is the systematic process of finding and treating the core cause of health concerns by using a classic naturopathic approach combined with scientific research to optimize patient outcomes.
Our focus is cause-based. We are relentless in identifying the root cause, the “why” behind the symptoms, and we address our treatment programs to the cause of the health condition, not the symptoms.
We work with our patients to create treatment programs that not only work but that work for them.
We offer a range of natural therapies and programs for your health needs.
Enhanced Treatment Plans for Health Concerns
According to the Government of Canada, even though Canadians are living longer than their grandparents and great-grandparents “many Canadians experience poor health” and “more than 1 in 5 Canadian adults lives with a major chronic disease”. So, while the incidence of premature death from some of the major diseases is on the decline, people generally are not as healthy as previous generations.
That data corresponds with what we see at Green Apple Health Care. We have noted an increase in the number of patients with treatable ailments.
In order to help our patients effectively address their health concerns, we have instituted a program of comprehensive testing and personalized treatment plans.
Our Treatment Approach
Your needs are personal and unique to you. We don’t guess and we don’t approach your plan on a “let’s try this” basis. Instead, we do detailed testing and then we study and analyze the test results to pinpoint the core cause of your health concerns and create a personal plan for you.
Tests are done before your plan is designed and are also done at intervals during your treatment to measure progress and determine whether adjustments need to be made to your treatment plan.
Your treatment plan could include diet, supplements, exercise and injectable nutrients. These elements are key to so many aspects of your general health, and are perhaps even more important when addressing specific health concerns.
Diet
A simple internet search of “diet” will produce hundreds of sites offering many different types of diets claiming miraculous results. There are keto diets, paleo diets, blood type diets, vegan diets, low-carb diets, fasting diets, on and on. Some people have had some degree of success with them, and many people have not. The fact is that there is no such thing as a diet type that will work for everyone. Your nutritional needs are unique to you and the chances of a boilerplate diet providing you with precisely what you need are almost non-existent.
Many things can affect your nutritional needs. Food sensitivities, illness, medications, age, genetic factors, stress, physical activity, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and other factors can have a significant influence on what you should and should not be eating. All these factors are taken into account in conjunction with the detailed testing to develop a custom diet that addresses your specific needs.
We will design a meal plan based on your test results and in consultation with you. Your diet plan will be a practical, down-to-earth plan that you can follow. It will be designed to make it as easy as possible for you, and without your having to take any extra steps such as weighing your food. Your diet plan will detail exactly what you should eat, the quantities of foods that you should have, and when you should eat them.
Supplements
Demands on the body such as chemical exposure and toxicity, illness, infection, stress, weight, certain drugs, drinking, smoking, quality of sleep, and other factors can have an influence on your nutritional requirements. While a wholesome diet is the cornerstone of nutrition, diet alone may not be enough and supplements may be required.
There are two basic types of supplements, oral and injectable. Oral supplements (the ones you swallow) can work well, but they do have some limitations. Dosages should not exceed what the digestive tract can handle. The benefits of oral supplements may not be immediately apparent because they have to travel through the digestive tract before they can get to the cells where they are needed.
Digestive issues, which are quite common, can impede the absorption and effectiveness of oral supplementation. For those with digestive issues, injectable supplements can be very effective. There are two ways that injectable supplements can be introduced to the body, intramuscular and intravenous. Either method bypasses the digestive tract to deliver nutrients directly into the bloodstream to supersaturate the cells.
Which type of supplementation or combination of types that will work best for you will be determined by the testing done. It may be that your plan would include both oral and injectable supplements.
We won’t load you up with shopping bags of supplements. We keep it simple. Your plan will include only the supplements that you need, in whatever form will work best for you.
Exercise
There are two basic types of exercise, aerobic (“with oxygen”) and anaerobic (“without oxygen”). Each type does different things metabolically and each type has its benefits, but they are most effective when done in the right combination.
Exercise is an important part of a health plan, but you need to have the exercises that are right for you, an exercise program designed specifically to address your needs.
Your plan will include the exercises that are right for you, based on your test results and what you will enjoy doing.
A Personalized Treatment Plan
A treatment program that is right for you can bring about improvements in a long list of health factors.
In creating your plan we take into account your lifestyle, stress levels, work schedule, kids, activities and any other aspect of your situation that is important to you. We will design an effective treatment plan, one that will get results, and one that will fit into your schedule and your life.
Meet Dr. Nowazek
Dr. Michael Nowazek
Clinical Director
Dr. Michael Nowazek is the Clinical Director of Green Apple Health Care. He brings a wealth of knowledge from his extensive training and his many years experience as a naturopathic doctor.