Dr. Colleen Leo, Naturopathic Doctor, Toronto, ON

Dr. Leo graduated from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2001. She has an honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Waterloo, a Bachelor's of Education from the University of Toronto (her teaching subjects are high school chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, mathematics and E.S.L.), and a Master's of Science in Pharmacology from the University of Toronto. Dr. Leo has worked in medical research (Pharmacogenetics and human variation in the metabolism of drugs as a cause of drug side-effects). She has also done research in organic chemistry and the synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs. Dr. Leo has taught post-graduate pharmacology to naturopathic doctors. She is also a certified master hypnotist with a special focus on medical hypnosis. Dr. Leo has a long-standing interest in both ethno-medicine and the history of medicine. She takes pride in researching new findings (both in conventional and alternative medicine) as well as traditional approaches to a wide variety of medical problems, giving her a thorough understanding as well as a very broad scope of treatments to draw from. She works together with each patient teaching the patient about his or her own health, explaining methods to achieve wellness and tailoring individual treatment to each patient, ensuring each patient is able to utilize and benefit from the treatment given. Visits include a detailed patient history and physical examination. Laboratory tests (conventional medical or alternative) may assist in making a comprehensive assessment and diagnosis, and patients are encouraged to bring in lab test results from medical doctors or other practitioners so that Dr. Leo can give more detailed explanations of results to patients. Treatment may include diet, herbal medicines, supplements, homeopathy, physical therapies, skin therapies, acupuncture and/or hypnosis, according to the patient's wishes.

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One of the most common conditions women experience during their first trimester of their pregnancy is nausea and vomiting and although it is quite normal, it can cause women a lot of stress and fatigue as well as a loss of a lot of nutrients and fluids.

The cause isn’t fully understood. However, it’s mainly due to the increase – the exponential increase of hormones experienced during this time, mainly HCG, estrogen, and progesterone. These hormones have effects on all other cells in the body as well which can cause some of these gastrointestinal symptoms women feel.

Although nausea can be very frustrating and tiring for women, there are a lot of treatment options to help. Simple things like changing your diet and your lifestyle can make a huge impact, like having regular exercise or ensuring that there’s always food in your stomach. Having an empty stomach can actually make the nauseating symptoms much more severe. So keeping a snack in your purse or in your car will help alleviate some of these symptoms.

Dehydration is common in women with increased nausea and vomiting so it’s really important to find ways to replenish fluid in the body. If you’re not able to keep water down or have trouble taking in water, intravenous vitamin therapy is a great alternative.

With this treatment, your naturopathic doctor can also infuse vitamins directly into your blood stream. Vitamins such as B6 and B12 will help decrease the nauseous feeling as well as increase energy throughout your pregnancy. Again, it depends on the patient. And we often will design very specific treatment plans in terms of supplements and dietary change to help with these symptoms.  Lab tests, of course, play a big role in diagnosing digestive issues. So, we would look at systemic levels of inflammation. We can also measure hydrogen and methane on the breath to determine if there are any microorganisms contributing to these symptoms.  If you’re experiencing digestive issues of any kind and you’d like to learn more about what’s causing these symptoms, see your local naturopathic doctor.