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On Monday, February 4, 2008, Dr. Nancy Rebellato, Doctor
of Naturopathic medicine and Clinic Director of Rebellato Health Centre in
Sudbury, appeared as the special guest of the week on THE LEARNING CLINIC
INSIDE EDUCATION.
Dr. Nancy has been practicing in the City of
Greater Sudbury
since 1998, and the Centre has a client
base of over 800 patients. She learned about Naturopathic Medicine through
experience: the Italian/Mediterranean diet which supported her health and
vitality, treatment of a sprained ankle in the
Himalayas
with homeopathy, and finally a brush with death through Hepatitis C
around 1992. She was brought back to life and health by the grace of God
and two naturopathic doctors.
Dr. Nancy studied commerce and economics
at Laurentian University. She worked overseas for The Times of India
Newspaper, IBM New Zealand, and locally for INCO before attending The
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in
Toronto
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Dr. Nancy completed 4 years of training including medical sciences,
pharmacology, minor surgery, seven naturopathic therapies, residency, and
14 international licensing exams..
Dr. Nancy’s vision
is to bring Gerson Therapy for treatment of cancer and chronic disease to
Canada and to have the best cancer clinic in the world -a cancer clinic
that has high success rates, treats the body, mind, and soul, treats
people with love and respect, and brings hope and joy to those in need.
Dr. Rebellato explained that
“Naturopathic Medicine is a complete and coordinated approach to
medicine that combines medical sciences with traditional healing
wisdom.” She went on to state that the basic principles of naturopathic
medicine are founded on the belief that you must find and treat the cause
of the problem and not merely focus on treating the symptoms. You must
above all else do no harm to the patient, but in finding the root cause of
the problem you should treat the whole person, including his/her mental,
emotional, spiritual and energetic elements. She
also pointed out that the body has an amazing ability to heal itself
naturally, so it is important to use common sense medicine when helping a
patient.
She reiterated that
this focus on finding and treating the cause instead of the symptoms is
what makes Naturopathic Medicine different from conventional medicine.
“We take time to get a personal history and examine the whole person we
are treating. Our goal is to
treat the whole person, not just the physical part by using natural
therapies and techniques that do no harm.”
Dr. Rebellato stated
that it takes a long time to become a Naturopathic Doctor, “You still
must go through about 8 years of post-secondary education before you begin
your practice, but it is well worth it in the end.”
She encourages young
people who are interested in medicine to give serious consideration to
becoming a naturopathic doctor. “You get to develop long-lasting
relationships with your patients. They share everything with you so that
you can get down to the root of the problem and treat the whole person.
That is what is so satisfying about this career. You really get to know
your patients.”
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