Health Optimization - Dr. Heather van der Geest, ND

I would like to be your personal health advocate and help you make informed decisions about your health.

I take an individualized approach to patient care. My goal is to help you achieve the outcome and results that make you happy, improve your quality of life, health and well‐being. Some ways we can do this are:

Physical Exam Assessment
Nutritional supplementation
Dietary and lifestyle counselling
Comprehensive laboratory testing and monitoring
Screening PAP and breast exams
Custom tailored intravenous nutrient infusions
Correcting/preventing nutritional deficiencies
Comprehensive testing to rule out specific food allergies
Insulin and Blood Glucose Management and HgA1C support

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Get to the root cause of your health issues rather than just treating the symptoms.

Dr. Heather's purpose in Naturopathic Medicine is to help educate and motivate every patient in a way that they can take an active role in understanding their own health ailments and be an active part of the healing process.

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What are Common Conditions Treated by Regenerative

What are Common Conditions Treated by Regenerative Injection Therapies?
It is useful in treating repetitive stress injuries that never have sufficient time to heal properly, and other injuries that do not heal completely. It also helps repair certain conditions that are commonly treated by surgery.
Injuries and conditions commonly treated by RIT procedures include:
Achilles tendonitis
Knee injuries (ACL injuries)
Biceps tendinosis
Golfer’s elbow
Iliotibial band syndrome
Ligament injuries
Osteoarthritis
Rotator cuff injuries
Sports injuries
Tennis elbow
Ankle sprains
If you have any questions (please ask them below) or if you know anyone that could use these therapies (please share)
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THE IMPORTANCE OF LYMPH How does the lymph system

THE IMPORTANCE OF LYMPH
How does the lymph system work?
A peak functioning lymphatic system is key to health and vitality, but this critically important part of the body is one that most people don’t appreciate or know much about. Your lymphatic system is your body’s built-in sanitation center, the plumbing that carries away and filters out poisonous waste products from every cell, tissue and organ. It absorbs fats and fat-soluble vitamins from the digestive tract and delivers them to the cells of the body. It is also an essential part of the immune system that maintains fluid levels, fights infection and produces disease fighting white blood cells. Twice as extensive as the arterial blood supply system which brings oxygen and nutrients to the cells, the lymph is the take away garbage collector and is the largest circulatory system in the body. But, the lymphatic system needs your help to move the fluid through the body because it doesn’t have an automatic pump like the heart, which moves the blood in the circulatory system.
What backs up the lymph?
Lack of Movement: Proper lymphatic flow requires deep breathing and body movement - the contraction of skeletal muscles force tiny one- way valves of the lymph system to open and close and push the fluid to the subclavian veins
Dehydration: Being dehydrated can contribute to poor lymphatic drainage and cause lymphatic stagnation
Stress: The waste products of stress-fighting hormones are acidic and an acidic body leads to lymph congestion
Chronic Digestive Imbalance: Chronic constipation or diarrhea due to damaged intestinal villi promotes lymph congestion
Processed Foods: An unhealthy diet, particularly one containing processed foods and bad fats, will lead to a sluggish lymphatic system
Chemical Exposures: When your body is exposed to harmful chemicals in skin and body care products, cleaning products or pesticides, it may be unable to unload or detoxify immediately
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Ligament laxity can cause alot of pain for people,

Ligament laxity can cause alot of pain for people, aswell as instability. This is why the physical exam is so crucial and why I focus on it so heavily with my patients. If the ligament is the pain generator, you won't ever be able to see that on an image because Imaging does not show pain. It doesn't even show some of the ligaments that well at all.
This is a great reason to see a Naturopathic Doctor that has a focus in Physical Medicine.
Having a thorough assessment can make alot of difference in symptoms, and coming to a proper diagnosis

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Mitochondria are the “energy factory” of our c

Mitochondria are the “energy factory” of our cells and our body. Mitochondrial dysfunction occurs when the mitochondria fail to produce enough energy for the body to function properly.
In Naturopathic Medicine we look at treating the whole person, and this includes getting down to the cellular level.
If you are short on energy, fatigued, sleeping poorly, want to slow the aging process and support your health conditions or prevent health decline- Book an appointment with me today!
Let's get a Jump Start on your Health
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There is 1 month left to use your MEDICAL EXTENDED

There is 1 month left to use your MEDICAL EXTENDED BENEFITS. Make sure you don't let them go to waste.
Let's get a Jump Start on your health for 2023
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I love being an Entrepreneur and Small Business Ow

I love being an Entrepreneur and Small Business Owner ❤️
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As a Naturopathic Physician my goal is to help sup

As a Naturopathic Physician my goal is to help support my patients to work on Disease Prevention when possible rather than only Disease Reaction.
If you have a health concern, or want to work on Disease Prevention book an appointment with Dr. Heather van der Geest, ND (in New West and Chilliwack).
Let's get a Jump Start on your Health
Dr. Heather van der Geest, Naturopathic Physician
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🌿 Naturopathic Doctors 🌿 Focus on treating t

🌿 Naturopathic Doctors 🌿
Focus on treating the whole person and getting to the root cause
We have training in many different areas of medicine such as:
⚕️ Disease prevention and Health promotion
💊 Clinical diagnosis and pharmaceuticals
💪 Human physiology and Biological sciences
🦴 Physical medicine, Spinal manipulation and orthopedics
🍏 Nutrition
☯️ Acupuncture
🌻 Botanical medicine
❤️ Clinical counselling
If you'd like to know more about Naturopathic Medicine, visit https://www.doctorheathernd.com
Book an appointment with a Naturopathic Doctor today and get a Jump-Start on your Health
Dr. Heather van der Geest, Naturopathic Physician
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@theacchilliwack
@polohealth

INFLAMMATION is NOT always a bad thing. Inflammati

INFLAMMATION is NOT always a bad thing. Inflammation has a purpose in the healing process after an injury and acts as the first step in the healing cascade.
Without inflammation, the body doesn't prepare the necessary healing/immune cells that are necessary to be targeted towards an injury.
Inflammation becomes a negative thing when it is chronic and long-lasting. In this example, the body is always fighting an attack, and soon starts to tire leading to other health issues such as auto-immune disease, arthritis, cancer, heart disease, allergies, asthma and inflammatory bowel disease.
If you have pain from an injury or chronic inflammation, and want to set your body up for success in the healing process, Book an appointment with Dr. Heather van der Geest, ND today, and let's get a jump start on your health ❤️
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Types of Regenerative Injection Therapy I offer 3

Types of Regenerative Injection Therapy
I offer 3 Categories of Regenerative Injection Therapies and 3 Sub-Categories.
The 3 Main Categories are: Prolotherapy, Platelet Rich Plasma therapy and Hyaluronic Acid Injections.
The 3 Sub Categories are: Neural Therapy, Neural Prolo and Mesotherapy.
What is Prolotherapy?
Prolotherapy works by injecting a highly concentrated dextrose solution at the tendon/ligament attachment site. The resulting inflammation will naturally stimulate the body to begin the healing process.
What is Platelet Rich Plasma?
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) works by injecting a patient's own blood with a concentration of their own platelets, white blood cells and growth factors into the damaged area.
The concentrated platelets are injected into the damaged tissue to stimulate recovery.
How is this done?
Similar to a routine blood test, a vial of blood is drawn from the patient and the vial is placed into a special centrifuge machine. This machine separates the red blood cells from the platelets, white blood cells and growth factors in the plasma.
This platelet rich plasma is rich in growth factors and inflammatory mediators essential for healing wounds.
PRP contains at least six times the concentration of your own platelets and growth factors which helps accelerate tissue repair and regeneration.
Most people require two to three injections every six to eight weeks.
If you have any questions, please comment below, or share this post with someone that is looking for help with an injury.
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There are many different ways to deal with PAIN
🌿 Diet and Nutrition to help decrease inflammation and provide the body with the nutrients needed to heal
🦴 Physical adjustments and soft tissue mobilization decreasing muscle tension and providing proper structural integrity
💉 Regenerative injection therapies: prolotherapy, PRP, neural therapy and neural-prolo
💊 Medications (only used short term) and only if necessary
*Medications only mask the pain, rather than treating the root cause
See an ND and get to the ROOT CAUSE of your pain/injury or discomfort rather than masking your SYMPTOMS
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