Elly Jenkyns

Naturopathic Doctor

ELLY JENKYNS' PROFILE

Credentials

BSc., ND
Naturopathic Doctor


Career Overview

Elly obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Brock University in 1997, and went on to complete the 4 year, full-time program in naturopathic medicine from the only accredited naturopathic college in Canada, the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM), in 2002.

At CCNM, Elly learned conventional and alternative diagnostics, basic medical sciences, and natural approaches to addressing body-mind illness. She completed 1500 hours of supervised clinical internship treating patients. Graduates must then pass rigorous provincial and international examinations to achieve a license to practice naturopathic medicine. Elly is presently licensed and a member of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND). In 2009 she completed post-graduate certification courses with the OAND in Environmental Medicine and Mind-Body Medicine.


Her primary goal as a Naturopathic Doctor is to address and treat the cause of illness rather than symptom suppression or disease management.  Each patient is seen as a whole person as their physical, mental, and emotional dimensions are taken into account when developing a treatment plan.  Focusing on prevention and using natural substances and treatments, Elly works with her patients to support and stimulate the body's innate ability to heal itself.  Treatments used include Clinical Nutrition, Botanical Medicine, Stress management and lifestyle counselling.  Elly collaborates with her patients on an individualized treatment plan that focuses on diet and lifestyle counselling to optimize health naturally.  She may also prescribe evidence-based nutritional supplements and herbal medicines.

Naturopathic medicine covers all aspects of family health from prenatal to geriatric care.  Virtually all conditions can benefit from naturopathic care, including chronic illness, acute conditions, and health maintenance and disease prevention.  Elly has successfully treated patients with a variety of health concerns, including all areas of women's health, pediatrics, stress management, thyroid disorders and fatigue, pain and inflammation, anxiety and depression, digestive system imbalances, cardiovascular health, sleep difficulties, allergies and recurrent infections.  She has comprehensive naturopathic patient programs for optimizing fertility, enhancing wellness in pregnancy, attention deficit and autism spectrum disorders, addiction and smoking cessation, healthy body composition and medical detoxification.   Naturopathic appointments are covered by most private health insurance plans.