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4worldlovers: Looking for a naturopathic doctor, registered massage therapist, or other complementary healthcare specialist in downtown Toronto? Naturopath, Dr. Makoto Trotter, ND, and his team provide a unique clinic with a team of experts to treat your wellness needs.

Our naturopathic doctor offers full assessments using a holistic approach. Essentially, this means connecting the dots between your symptoms and their underlying causes. Our wellness team offers a wide variety of alternative medicine treatments – such as acupuncture, nutrition & lifestyle counseling, massage, psychotherapy, herbal medicines, and other wellness services – to give you a well-rounded whole-person approach to your health & well-being.

You don’t have to be in Toronto, Ontario to access our services. Fortunately, we offer Telehealth consultations over the phone or via video chat for patients who are long-distance, during bad weather or for those who face mobility challenges.

You need to be healthy to function at your full potential. Book an appointment today with our Toronto naturopath and make your health a priority!

4worldlovers: I knew that something was wrong, that something was out of balance, but I didn't know how to address it or where to start. I was given blanket diagnoses, told that my symptoms were just part of being female, and was given one pill after another. No one could provide me real answers, real testing, or real solutions. Nothing worked, and nothing improved.

As I'm sure you've gathered by now . . . I found myself a Naturopathic Doctor.


Naturopathic Medicine may not have necessarily saved my life, but it certainly changed it.


I’ve since made it my purpose to ensure that your symptoms are heard and your questions are answered as we dive deeper into the root of your health concerns to provide guidance on how to truly come out the other side with a reclaimed state of wellbeing.

Naturopathic medicine works to assess and treat your digestive issues by incorporating the four principles of gut rehabilitation:

Hormonal imbalances can be hard to decipher. We feel unwell, but our lab work says it's 'normal'.

Taking a functional medicine approach, we'll use comprehensive testing and individually selected naturopathic therapies to properly restore hormone balance & function.

Autoimmunity is connected to the gut, and Naturopathic Medicine works to identify causes of disruption and restore the body's ability to decipher between itself, the external environment, and pathogens. Immunosuppression is not your only option.

4worldlovers: You should see Toronto Naturopath Dr. Pamela Frank because you believe that you can:

Eat better and change your lifestyle habits to be healthier or to fix existing health problems.

Help your body’s organs & systems to work better and manage your disease naturally.

Prevent or at least postpone most chronic health problems like diabetes and heart disease.

Address the root cause of your health problem to achieve lasting health benefits.

Use science-based, innovative testing and natural treatments to improve your health.

“In my 20+ years in practice as a naturopathic doctor in Toronto, I have helped literally thousands of people like you successfully reverse all kinds of diseases this way, even the most medically challenging ones. Is there research to demonstrate the effectiveness of these holistic, natural treatments? You bet there is, anyone who tells you differently is spreading misinformation. You will find examples of supporting research on each of my conditions pages.” ~Dr. Pamela Frank, BSc (Hons), ND

Natural Medicine, Functional Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Complementary Medicine, Alternative Medicine – Confused?

Naturopathic medicine is sometimes called functional, alternative, complementary, or integrative medicine. Whatever you want to call it, I do it as a naturopathic doctor.

Naturopathic doctors in Ontario are fully trained, licensed & regulated medical professionals. We are regulated under the RHPA, like doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. We learn the same things that your MD does, in addition to learning how to treat disease using safe, natural methods. We use natural remedies like acupuncture, herbal remedies, diet, and nutritional supplementation. Compare our naturopathic medical education and a Yale medical doctor’s education.

To maintain my license, I keep my knowledge up-to-date and follow the strict standards of The College of Naturopaths of Ontario, our regulatory body.

Naturopathic doctors in Canada have varying scopes of practice. Naturopaths in BC have the broadest scope. Here in Ontario, we are a bit more tightly regulated. Other provinces may or may not regulate naturopathic doctors, so you take your chances if you see someone calling themselves a naturopathic doctor.

What Is The Difference Between a Naturopath and a Naturopathic Doctor?

In the province of Ontario, there isn’t a difference. These are both regulated terms that are only legally allowed to be used by someone who has:

Finished four years of post-graduate naturopathic medicine training at an accredited naturopathic college

How naturopathic doctors treat people can vary from one practitioner to another. Here’s what I do as a naturopathic doctor when I see you as a new patient:

We’ll delve into your health history, family history, and current symptoms in great detail.

We’ll fully investigate the root cause of your health problems through questionnaires, blood work, other lab tests, and imaging (where appropriate).

Then we’ll address the root cause of your problem through diet, lifestyle, herbs, supplements, and acupuncture (if you want to do acupuncture, it’s not essential).

At the end of each visit, you will receive your detailed, actionable, customized treatment plan that gets at the core of your issues.

Further investigations may include testing like those available through your MD or more advanced testing like thorough thyroid testing, food sensitivity testing, genetic testing, extensive hormone testing, and comprehensive digestive stool analysis. Read the My Process page for a more detailed view of my approach.

It’s more natural and gentle but also powerful and long-lasting. It addresses the disease’s root cause rather than just masking your symptoms. Naturopathic medicine is holistic, effective, and in many cases, life-altering medicine.

In my 20+ years of practice, I have treated almost everything. Check out my Conditions page for information about specific diseases I help frequently. In a broad sense, I regularly help people with digestion problems (IBS, Crohn’s, colitis, food sensitivities, bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhea, GERD), hormone imbalance (acne, infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, hair loss, polyps, fibroids, PMS, menopause, perimenopause, period pain, irregular periods, heavy periods, anxiety, depression), fatigue (iron deficiency, hypothyroid, HPA axis dysfunction), mood disorders (anxiety, depression), and skin issues (acne, eczema, psoriasis).

Multiple awards for Best Naturopath in Toronto: NOW Magazine 2000 & 2001, City Centre Mirror 2013 & 2014, Consumer’s Choice Award 2016, Toronto Star Reader’s Choice Award 2019

Featured author several times in NDNR and the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors journal

Continuing Education Presenter to other Naturopathic doctors for BRB CE, Collaborative Education, and the California Association of Naturopathic Doctors

4worldlovers: This is the principle by which Dr. Meera Dossa, ND has been practicing for more than 15 years.

My goal is to help you on your wellness journey, beginning with good gut health. As 80% of your immune system resides in your gut, my approach is based on ameliorating your internal terrain. This entails investigating the effects of various foods on your system, recorrecting your microbiome, addressing nutritional deficiencies and incorporating mindfulness as the cornerstones of your treatment.

Each new patient begins with a comprehensive initial consultation, of approximately 1 hour. This detailed intake includes investigations into chief concerns, past medical history, family history, diet and lifestyle, allergies, exposures to environmental toxins, bowel health, sleep hygiene and medication and supplement regimes.

At the end of each intake, patient specific testing is recommended in order to get baselines on which to build treatment plans.

Follow ups and interventions are scheduled based on the results obtained.

Focused on a variety of treatment methods, our core areas of focus include: