Dr. Kayla Ekkel, Naturopathic Doctor, Calgary, AB

Dr. Kayla Ekkel has had a lifelong passion for health and healing. She studied Kinesiology in her undergraduate, majoring in Athletic Therapy. She then furthered her passion for knowledge in all facets of health by studying Naturopathic Medicine. Dr. Kayla was drawn to Naturopathic Medicine by the beauty of facilitating healing in a way that is unique to each person. She firmly believes that healing cannot be achieved through a 1-size fits all approach; each person is an individual and not a diagnosis. No two people have the same life experiences, and no two people experience disease in the same way. Dr. Kayla works closely with each patient to understand the root cause of their health concerns. She creates individualized treatment plans that reflect everyone's unique experiences and unique health goals. Dr. Kayla uses a combination of supplements, acupuncture, botanical medicine, homeopathy, and nutrition and lifestyle suggestions to create a treatment plan tailored to each patient. Dr. Kayla's goal is to bring patients out of a state of disease and into balance so that they can live life to the fullest. Health is the culmination of many small steps - it is a journey. Dr. Kayla guides patients through each step of their healing journey, empowering them to have confidence in and control over their health. Outside of the clinic, you can find Dr. Kayla walking in the woods, playing tennis, hanging out with her pets, drinking tea, and collecting plants.

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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.