All Encompassing Integrative hormone balancing program (AEI Program) is designed to provide integrative care from  both your Naturopathic doctor (ND) and Nurse practitioner (NP). 

Both practitioners have a special interest and extra training in bio-identical hormone therapy and hormone  imbalances. This integrative approach allows for all of your health goals to be addressed by both the natural  approach and conventional approach for a full investigation of your health concerns. Why this may be important to  you is that further diagnostic testing such as ultrasounds and medications may be ordered by the nurse practitioner  (NP) to further investigate and treat your current health conditions. All this while still having a holistic approach in  mind and treating the root cause of the health disorder. Bringing an NP on board allows for individualized patients to  have access to tests and medications (some hormones) that are outside my scope of practice. It’s like having both a  naturopathic and conventional approach that have an in depth focus on hormones under one roof. 

Here are a few specifics that you should know about to make you better aware of the process: 

Your Initial assessment with the ND involves a full investigation of your health concerns which includes thorough  questioning of all body systems, details regarding your symptoms, past medical history, evaluation of current  medications and natural health products that you are taking and if available at the time of visit, evaluation of past lab  results ordered by your MD or specialist. Based on what the ND concludes after gathering all the information, an  initial treatment plan will be discussed with the patient and implemented. 

At this point, should it be required, the NP will be initiated and the comprehensive lab test requisition will be given to  you along with instructions.