At Linden & Arc Vitality Institute, we use the Core Nodes of Healing Model to organize and prioritize any health challenges that you may have. The model focuses on the patient as a whole, peeling back the layers of your health to expose the origins of your issues. Each node represents a set of biological functions that are interconnected, much like a web, all influencing each other. We use these nodes to develop individualized treatment strategies that target the root causes of your illnesses, improving your overall health.
We dive deep into the health of your gut, examining overall function, efficiency, and food sensitivities along with food allergies, before promoting our 6-R approach to gut healing. It will greatly change the way you see – and eat – food.
Our physicians look at the intimate link between your brain, gut, and immune systems, detecting patterns that contribute to health issues. Treatments can include neurotransmitter and hormone balancing, gut healing, detoxification, lowering inflammation, and mind/body healing.
An imbalance in any of your hormones can impact your brain health and immune system. We test vital aspects of your endocrine system looking at the symphony of hormones from the thyroid, adrenals, and insulin through to your estrogens, androgens, and Human Growth Hormone. This allows us to determine the best approach to bring your body back to balance.
We live in a sea of toxins – the air we breath, the food we eat, the water we drink and bath in, the lotions and potions we apply to our bodies, and the electromagnetic fields we are exposed to. Our cellular function, endocrine system, and fertility can all be impacted by them. We assess your body’s burden of heavy metals and chemicals, in order to safely remove them from your body, stopping their endocrine disrupting effects on your health. We also teach you how to live a daily detoxified lifestyle so that toxicants don’t have a chance to get into your system in the first place.
When it comes to the need for energy, the heart is quite demanding. This hard-working organ never gets a break and its function is one of the most vital components keeping us alive. Keeping that in mind, it’s no surprise that a lack of energy would be connected to cardiac problems. We evaluate your risk of cardio-metabolic syndrome and thrombophilias. The multiple cardiac data points we evaluate include lipid fractionation, hsCRP, LpA, Lp-PLA2, insulin resistance score, and your genomic predisposition to heart disease.
With today’s stressors, we have overwhelmed and exhausted our immune systems. We find ourselves in the middle of a pandemic. Our bodies are on fire in the 21st century. We are seeing flames in every organ system from autoimmune disease (friendly fire) to body invasion by stealth pathogens like Herpes, Epstein-Barr, Lyme, Babesia, and Bartonella, not to mention CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), long-haul COVID (PCS – Post-COVID Syndrome), and Dementia. By assessing biomarkers of the immune system (cytokines) as well as your genomics, we determine where there may be frailties or imbalances in your immune system. We seek to eliminate the cause of the problems at the source.
In this Node, we evaluate your body’s metabolism to understand how energy is produced and where it may be blocked. Mitochondria are the energy powerhouses of the cell. When their ability to produce energy is impaired, health plummets. We assess mitochondrial functioning through biochemical testing. Looking specifically at levels of COQ10, Carnitine, Pyruvate, Lactate, and Alpha Lipoic Acid. We mop up damaged, sick mitochrondria and supercharge energy generation. We have also found super immune boosting intravenous infusions have resulted in conception for many couples who have failed In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Getting a mitochrondrial tune-up is not only possible, but necessary to enhance health.
During your consultation, we will generate a timeline of your life, incorporating family and health history and significant events that have affected you during your life. We focus on antecedents (eg. genetics), triggers (eg. stressful events) and mediators (eg. ongoing perpetuating factors, such as environmental toxins) to determine patterns and causes of your health challenges.
We will develop a “matrix” that maps out the best course of treatment by displaying which nodes have to be addressed and what changes are needed to promote complete health. This allows us to treat every aspect of your health and well-being, focusing on you as a whole being instead of looking only at the symptoms. We can determine where your issues began, what triggered them and the best way to treat them effectively.
Center 70, #280
7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2H 2K6
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