An 8-week physician-led group medical program designed to empower individuals to make changes that reduce chronic inflammation and improve their physical and mental health.
This group medical program will provide a personalized approach to reducing inflammation and identifying treatable root causes contributing to physical and mental disorders. There will be an assessment of common nutritional deficiencies that can contribute to physical and mental disorders including bloodwork.
Treatment will include evidence-based dietary changes, lifestyle modifications, and the select use of supplements. There will be a focus on the gut-brain axis and how to improve gut health and nurture a healthy microbiome. You will be taught which foods cause harm to your body and how to use food as medicine. Participants should be prepared to make major changes to their diet.
These group medical visits are led by a psychiatrist and a naturopathic doctor with specialized training in functional medicine and nutritional psychiatry. Regardless of location, all sessions are held virtually via Zoom. The program runs for 8 weeks, with weekly sessions lasting approximately 1.5–2 hours.
This group is suitable for patients with the following diagnoses:
- Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar and other mental disorders;
- Irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s Disease and other gastrointestinal disorders;
- Premenstrual syndrome, fibroids, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and other gynecological disorders;
- Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome and other metabolic disorders;
- Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurological disorders;
- Osteoarthritis, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, migraines, and other pain disorders;
Who Should Join the Program: Any individual with any medical diagnosis who is interested in and willing to make changes to their diet and lifestyle as a treatment for their medical condition.
Individuals can be on prescription medications; however, the Food As Medicine program physicians will not be prescribing or managing medications – this will continue to be the responsibility of the referring physician/family physician.
What Is Not Included: Medication prescription and medication management, Provision of care beyond the group medical program, and one-on-one patient care.
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Mood Disorders Association of BC, Head Office -
#1030, 789 West Pender Street, Sointula, British Columbia, V6A 1H2
Cost:
No cost
Referral options:
- Family physician or nurse practitioner referral
Details:
To refer a patient to the Food as Medicine group program, clinicians should download the appropriate referral form below and fax the completed form to MDABC. Referred individuals will be scheduled for a consultation to determine if the program is a suitable fit. Please note that space is limited and not all referrals can be accommodated. A waitlist will be maintained, and individuals will be assessed for their availability and level of commitment prior to acceptance.
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