About Naturopathic medicine 

Naturopathic and Functional medicine. 

Let's do a deep dive into Naturopaths, Naturopathic Medicine and Functional Medicine 

We'll also discuss some of the cutting edge Functional Medicine treatments TruMed provides.

Let's learn about Naturopathic Medicine

Top Naturopathic Medicine FAQ

The Naturopath Principles 

First do no harm - Naturopathic Doctors utilize gentle, naturally derived treatment methods and medicinal substances which minimize the risk of harmful side effects. 

In particular at our office, our Naturopaths use carefully chosen, precisely dosed vitamins, minerals and supplements and do drug-nutrient interaction testing prior to issuing our recommendations. 

Vis Medicatrix Naturae (healing power of nature) - Naturopaths believe the body has a tremendous inherent capacity to heal itself if you give it the right tools.  Nutrients and dietary changes are some of the paramount "tools" our Naturopathic doctors supply our patients to facilitate healing. 

Identify and treat the cause - This is where Functional Medicine and Naturopathic medicine cross paths. At our office, our Naturopaths frequently run substantial laboratory tests to identify the causes of your concerns. 

Treat the whole person - Naturopaths consider each person as extremely unique and take into account physical, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental and social factors. For example, the first visit at our Edmonton office is frequently 30-60 minutes to understand all the factors in your particular case. 

Docere (Doctor as Teacher) - Naturopathic doctors teach their patients and will assist you in understanding health and illness in your particular case.

For more insight on the Naturopathic history please visit this article

Why chose TruMed?

Experience: Dr. Muradov has been in practice for over 10 years and has extensive experience effectively treating many common health concerns including Fatigue, Thyroid and Adrenal concerns, Digestive and Skin issues and Mood concerns.

Precision: Testing is a cornerstone to our successful treatment protocols. Thyroid, Hormone, Food Allergy, Nutritional Testing are most frequently run at our Edmonton office using both local, national and international labs.

Evidence-based: Evidence based alternative and functional medicine treatments are primarily utilized at our office. Clinical trials, case reports with consideration of standard western approaches frequently guide our treatments.

Advanced Therapies: Our Naturopathic Doctors offer Edmonton a massive array of IV therapy options in addition we are the only Naturopathic clinic that offers Hyperbaric medicine to supercharge all of our other treatments.

Functional Medicine: The Naturopaths at our office rely on modern functional medicine approached to provide in-depth, personalized medicine for all of our Edmonton patients frequently employing the newest dietary strategies and alternative testing.

Advanced Naturopathic Treatments

IV Therapy: 

Effective: IV therapy is more effective than oral treatments with the same nutrients for correcting cellular nutrient deficits and IV therapy ensures 100% absorption every single time.

Rapid Results:  IV Therapy gets patients feeling better, faster. Our Naturopathic Doctors have administered thousands of IV Therapy treatments at our Edmonton clinic and have seen faster results with this than any other oral modality. 

Clinical breakthroughs: IV Therapy can often provide a breakthrough for patients where other treatments have failed.  Fatigue and mood are the two most frequently responsive clinical conditions. 

Durability: IV Therapy can have long term benefits. Most of our IV Therapy drips are administered once weekly initially with booster treatments given every 4-8 weeks. However, some patients are able to maintain benefits for prolonged periods of time. 

Safety: IV Therapy is safe. In fact our Naturopathic doctors administered literally thousands of treatments at our Edmonton offices with a handful of non-serious adverse effects.  

Our Therapies

NAD+

Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) is present in all cells of the body and is essential for cell viability and function. 

NAD+ is crucial in the production of energy cycles of the body and activates SIRTUIN pathways which are involved in life extension and longevity. A 2019 study demonstrated that it is rapidly taken up out of the blood.

PARP enzymes are though to be activated by NAD+, which repair DNA damage and and are linked to longer lifespan. 

NAD+ frequently takes 1-3 hours to administer and overall are well tolerated with only some nausea if  given too rapidly and are easily combined with vitamin treatments for an enhanced effect. 

Our Naturopathic Doctors typically start most patients at 250mg of NAD+ for their first treatment.

With regards to fatigue, many patients see improvements in their energy within 24 hours after NAD treatment and often require "booster" treatments in 2-4 weeks. 

Vitamin Cocktails

Giving B-Vitamins, Magnesium, Calcium and Vitamin C.

At our Edmonton office, we've ramped up the doses of B-Vitamins, and added Riboflavin (B2) and use a small volume format. 

In terms of tolerance, the Vitamin Therapy is extremely well tolerated.  The most common issue is that, due to its concentration, it can be painful at the administration site which can be prevented with appropriate dilution. 

Vitamin Therapy usually gives its effects within 24 hours and usually lasts for 3-5 days after the first treatment.

It's typically repeated 1x weekly for 3-4 weeks to build an effect.

It's then given 1x every 4-8 weeks to maintain the effect. 

Vitamin Cocktails were suggested originally for the following conditions: fatigue, fibromyalgia, sinusitis, hives, asthma, migraines, upper respiratory tract infections, cardiovascular disease and depression and our Naturopathic doctors have confirmed its use in each and every one of these conditions and many more :)

Glutathione

Glutathione is found in all cells of the body with the highest levels in the liver and it's made from three amino acids: glutamate, glycine and cysteine.

Glutathione is considered the body's master "anti-oxidant."

Glutathione Therapy is frequently considered for detoxification, inflammation, skin health, longevity, immunity and neurological conditions.

For skin health, Glutathione is frequently combined with Vitamin C.

Glutathione can often be easily added to the end of many of our other treatments. 

Administration times for Glutathione is usually less than 15 minutes and is frequently given 1-3x weekly.  

Vitamin C

As you likely know, Vitamin C is an anti-oxidant and has a role in immune function and is capable of antiviral and antibacterial effects as well.

At our office, our Naturopathic Doctors use both low dose and high dose Vitamin C Therapy.

Low dose Vitamin C frequently refers to doses between 2.5 - 20 grams which can be immune boosting and anti-viral with anti-oxidant effects and is frequently used with Glutathione for skin health

High dose Vitamin C refers to doses between 25 - 125 grams and is used primarily for either chronic infections or as an adjunctive cancer support.

Chronic Viral infections such as EBV and HHV-6 are, in our experience, frequenty Vitamin C responsive.  

Case reports exist showing benefit for Intravenous Vitamin C in: Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Liver Cancer, Lymphoma, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, GBM and Pancreatic Cancer. Vitamin C can often safely be administered alongside numerous chemotherapies. 

Naturopath FAQ

What is a Naturopathic Doctor?

A Naturopathic Doctor refers to an individual that has gone to an accredited Naturopathic College or University after their undergraduate education and passed NPLEX (the international licensing exams) which is a 7-8 year process.

addition to this, Naturopaths study clinical nutrition, homeopathy, chinese medicine, botanical medicine and psychology. 

Lastly, Naturopaths must pass the NPLEX board exams and be licensed by the CNDA (College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta) to practice in Alberta. 

In Alberta, there are particular restricted activities that Naturopathic doctors can do. At TruMed the Naturopathic doctors have authorization for Acupuncture, Hyperbaric Oxygen and IV Therapy.  

What's the deal with IV Therapy?

IV Therapy gets us quick results in many health concerns. We've been administering IV Therapy in Edmonton since 2010 and have literally given thousands of IV treatments. Most commonly we use IV treatments for fatigue, mood, cognition, immunity, infections and as a cancer support.

Do I need a consultation to get a Drip?

At our clinic, all new patients require a consultation prior to any treatment. For those interested in IV Therapy specifically, the 15 minute initial consultation is complementary :) 

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What's the difference between Naturopath and Naturopathic Doctor?

Naturopath and Naturopathic Doctor are interchangeable terms.

Naturopathic colleges merge standard western diagnosis and treatment with alternative approaches such as herbs, dietary modification, and vitamin and mineral repletion. Homeopathy and Chinese medicine are also taught, but for the most part the Naturopathic Doctors at TruMed do not use these.

It's important to note that Naturopaths are not "MD" medical doctors as we have a 'ND' designation. 

Naturopathic Doctors typically have much longer consultations (30-60 minutes) than MDs, so we frequently dive deeper into your case.  Furthermore, the focus of your ND is usually to uncover the cause of your concerns versus just addressing symptoms. 

What kinds of services do Naturopaths provide?

Testing: Blood, Salivary, and Urinary Hormone Testing and Food Allergy Testing 

Treatments: Herbs, Vitamins, Supplements, Dietary changes, IV Therapy and Hyperbaric medicine

Who is the best Naturopath in Edmonton?

That's a very tricky question as Edmonton has some of the best Naturopaths available.

With that said, at TruMed our Naturopathic Doctors focus on the best available alternative medicine approaches to digestive concerns, fatigue, mood, hormones and skin concerns.

Dr Muradov was Best Naturopath Edmonton 2017 as Voted by Vue Weekly.

What exactly does a Naturopath do?

Naturopathic Doctors do a broad range of things because of expansive training in chinese medicine, homeopathy, botanical medicine, IV therapy, nutritional medicine, and physical medicine. With that said, you can get a lot of different treatments from Naturopath to Naturopath. Even at our office the approach will differ depending on whichever Naturopathic Doctor you see. 

At TruMed, our Naturopathic doctors focus on a functional medicine approach with heavy emphasis on herbs, vitamins and dietary changes. With frequent use of evidence based and evidence informed treatments and a ton of testing (hormone testing, food allergy testing and nutritional testing).

What kind of training do Naturopaths have?

Licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs) complete a four-year Doctorate at a Naturopathic medical school.  Naturopathic colleges cover most of the same basic training as a medical doctor. In

Does your office have direct billing?

Our office proudly provides direct billing to make the entire process easier.

It's important to remember that Naturopathic medicine is inherently expensive and because our office focuses heavily on testing that it frequently involves out of pocket costs. 

How long does it take to see one of the Naturopaths?

Generally, it can take 3-4 weeks to see one of our Naturopaths for an initial consultation because it requires finding an hour of time with one of our practitioners. For faster visits, like IV Therapy or Food Allergy Testing, we can usually find an appointment a bit faster because we only need 15-30 minutes for those visits. 

Where is TruMed located?

Our new clinic is located in central Edmonton at 11630 119 street. This location opened in 2020 and is 3000 square feet of awesome.  

How often do I have to come back?
Our Naturopaths try and finish a case in 2-4 visits. Visits are frequently spaced out by 1 to 4 months unless you've been recommended IV Therapy, which usually requires more frequent visits as IV Therapy is typically done weekly at least initially. 

How much do Naturopathic Doctors cost?
At TruMed our initial consultation fees have always been $265 with follow up visits $165.

IV Therapy is frequently between $145 and $195. 

Hormone testing can range anywhere from $125 - $650. 

Food Sensitivity Testing is typically between $365 to $665. 

Can you access my medical records?

We usually have to send a release of records request to your medical doctor. The most convenient is if you can access your records on the myalberta health app.

What can I expect in my first consultation?
Expect a 30-75 minute time at the office in total.

In-depth history will be taken.

Review of past blood work and other lab tests

Working diagnosis will be given (if needed)

You will be recommended for particular testing.

Preliminary treatments will be suggested.

Follow  up visit will be scheduled to review results. 

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