Healthy Starts Here

Patient Centred Health Care from Fertility to Family

“I believe the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you”

-Joyce Meyer

Meet Dr. Melissa Clifford

Naturopathic Doctor

With so much information out there, it can be overwhelming to know who to trust when it comes to your health. That’s where I come in. I’m a Naturopathic Doctor who values research based and collaborative health care, helping you make informed decisions about your personal path to wellness.

The path to health can often feel like an impossible balancing act between work, family and personal goals. Women are often expected to do it all and have it all, but when our own health is neglected, we simply cannot be our best selves for those we love.

Read my bio here.

What do I Treat?

FOCUS AREAS

Menopause/

Peri-Menopause

Suitable for any woman experiencing menopause symptoms, regardless of their age or severity of symptoms. Naturopathic care can help with mood, quality of sleep, and relief from hot flashes.

Fertility and Conception

For individuals and couples who are experiencing difficulties with conception, subfertility, or who are simply looking to prepare their bodies for a healthy pregnancy and childbirth. It can be a supportive adjunct to conventional fertility treatment options such as IVF or IUI.

Pregnancy and Postpartum

Bridging conventional and alternative medicine to provide expecting and new mothers with evidence-based treatment options to help with things such as pregnancy-related nausea, anxiety and stress, supporting optimal nutrition and appropriate weight gain, optimizing and preparing for breastfeeding and infant nutrition.

Stress, Fatigue and Sleep Issues

experiencing stress, fatigue, and/ or sleep issues impacts
every part of your well being. Naturopathic treatments can be used as a stand-alone approach or in
conjunction with pharmacological options.

Sport Performance

Whether you are a recreational or elite level athlete your body requires extra support to ensure that you perform at your best, have optimal recovery and prevent and recover from injury.

General Well-Being

Have other health concerns not listed here? Get in touch and we can discuss if I am the right person to help you or I can help you find the best fit for your individual needs.

“Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is

getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow“

-Anonymous

WORK WITH ME

The Initial Consultation

In this first step, I will get to know you and your health concerns in depth.

Before your consultation, take some time to complete the intake forms. Yes, they will take some time but this allows me to optimize our time together in our initial appointment and target what more information I need to get during that time.
During the consultation, we will a have lengthy discussion about your whole health picture and not just your current concern as the more information I have the better I can personalize your care plan.

Lab Testing

To get a better understanding of your health, I may recommend conventional and functional lab tests after our initial consultation.

I’ll provide you with detailed instructions on where and how to complete the tests. Some will require you to attend a lab, while others will be a kit that can be delivered to you directly for convenient home collection.
Once your results are available, I’ll review them together with the information that we collected in our initial consultation and take some time to create a comprehensive and personalized plan for you. Sometimes a 2^nd visit will be required at this point to get more context or information depending on your case before a complete plan can be created.

Health Strategy Plan Appointment

This is where I will go over your comprehensive health care plan, where in conjunction with your input, will be clearly laid out with an expected time line to get you to where you want to be.
I want you leaving this appointment knowing exactly what your next steps are tomorrow, 1 month from now and beyond.

Follow Up Support

Everyone needs support along the way as health and lifestyle changes are always going to come with challenges. Some will need early follow up while some are ok to go it alone. I also want to make sure that the plan is meeting your expectations and the timeline that we laid out together. The timing of your follow up appointment will be decided together at the end of the Health Strategy Plan appointment but if early follow up is needed you can always reach out to book an earlier appointment.

SERVICES

One on One Initial Consultation