Frequently Asked Questions: Dr. Michelle Honda
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Alternative medicine and health care’s popularity expands rapidly as people search for methods to safely correct the cause of their health concerns. The more the masses learn about the truth and the risks of the mainstream options available to them, the more alternative medicine is accepted. The following FAQs give further insight to Dr. Honda and Holistic Medicine at Renew You Holistic Health.

1) What types of concerns can Dr. Honda help?
2) Does Dr. Honda have any specialties?
3) What is Holistic Medicine?
4) Who is Dr. Michelle Honda?
5) What exactly does she do?
6) What are her qualifications?
7) What is her expertise?
8) What is her experience?
9) How exactly does Dr. Honda work with clients?
10) How does she help clients?
11) Who gets good results working with Dr. Honda?
12) What will I need to do to improve my health?
13) Who likes to work with Dr. Honda?
14) Who does not like to work with Dr. Honda?
15) What types of concerns can Dr. Honda not help?
16) When is a good time to consider working with Dr. Honda?
17) Are there restrictions on where I can be from to work with Dr. Honda?
18) What can I expect from working with Dr. Honda?
19) How effective is it to work with a health professional over the telephone?
20) Is working with Dr. Honda a good option for you?

1) Q: What types of concerns can Dr. Honda help?
A: She can help people with a wide variety of issues. Though from a natural sense, think of her like general practitioner. Dr. Honda helps people with;

1) Women’s issues
2) Menopause
3) Crohn’s disease & colitis
4) IBS
5) Bladder & yeast infections
6) Diabetes
7) Cancer
8) Weight loss
9) Stomach issues
10) G.I. disorders
11) Thyroid issues
12) Hormonal issues
13) Pregnancy preparation
14) High cholesterol
15) High blood pressure
16) Acid reflux
17) Immunity issues
18) Heart issues
19) Skin issues
20) Circulation issues
21) General health
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2) Q: Does Dr. Honda have any specialties?
A: Yes. Dr. Honda did her Masters thesis on the major G.I. disorders (Crohn’s, colitis, IBS & diverticulitis) and her doctorate on diabetes. These areas along with women’s issues, thyroid & hormonal issues are areas where she is particularly effective and sought after for.

For Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis suffers, she has tremendous success. These patients are especially fond of Dr. Honda for her success where no other effective options appear to be available.

3) Q: What is Holistic Medicine?
A: Holistic Medicine is a system of health care that uses natural substances to treat the patient and recognition that the patient's mental, emotional, and physical states must all be considered for a lasting effect. Holistic practitioners focus on identifying and correcting the cause of a condition, not simply the symptoms.

The foundation of holistic health sciences is the vitalistic philosophy of the "healing power of nature." This means that within every human organism there is a healing energy, which includes our immune system in the fuller sense of both the physical and the psyche, which is responsible for our wellness and our ability to heal and maintain health.

The second premise is the therapies used to support and stimulate this healing power of nature must be in "the gentlest, least invasive, most efficient manner possible". The third premise is "to ascertain and correct the CAUSE". Holistic health practitioners do not simply treat the manifestation of the disease, but rather search for the cause and correct it.

4) Q: Who is Dr. Michelle Honda?
A: Dr. Honda is a Holistic Physician. She has certain similarities to a naturopathic doctor from the nutrition and remedies standpoint, though she is not a Naturopath. She does not do acupuncture and cannot draw blood nor administer anything via a needle. She is not a medical doctor as well.

5) Q: What exactly does she do?
A: Alternative health care is growing as concerns escalate from medication side effects. As a practitioner of natural and preventative medicine, Dr. Honda uses a health care format that supports the body’s ability to defend and heal itself, looking at the whole body – not just the symptom or current issue. The old adage, you are what you eat is true. Dr. Honda primarily works with nutrition, supplements and lifestyle changes to affect change and improve well being.

6) Q: What are her qualifications?
A: In addition to earning her Doctorate (Ph.D. D.Sc.), she holds an advanced degree in nutrition (RNCP), is a Master Herbalist and an IIPA Certified Iridologist.

7) Q: What is her expertise?
A: Dr. Honda has a Ph.D. She is an expert in nutrition, herbs, iridology and environmental medicine. She has over 10 years of full time school under her belt – all of it in health sciences, all of it involving advanced nutrition and related holistic modalities.

The academic program she chose to study was the most comprehensive and intensive one available that was based on the studies and life works of world renowned nutritionist and author Bernard Jenson. Jenson’s main protégé was his daughter in law Ellen Tart-Jenson Ph.D. who was one of Dr. Honda’s main advisors during her academic years. Dr. Tart-Jenson gave special accommodation to Dr. Honda upon completion of her Ph.D. in recognition for demonstrating a “special and rare level of excellence” in maintaining a 4.0 GPA from bachelors to completion of here doctorate illustrating Dr. Honda’s commitment to excellence!

8) Q: What is her experience?
A: Dr Honda has been working in private practice for 7 years since she completed here master’s degree. The 1st four years working from home, and the last three years on a very large scale out of her clinic Renew You, a 1200 square foot facility in the Ancaster Meadowlands in Ontario Canada.

9) Q: How exactly does Dr. Honda work with clients?
A: Dr. Honda’s first line recommendation is to help your body get what it needs through food. If you cannot get it through your diet, then supplements are recommended. And depending on the concern, herbs, herbal or homeopathic remedies may also be recommended.

10) Q: How does she help clients?
A: After taking a detailed health history prior to the appointment, Dr. Honda spends quality time identifying the issues, compromised systems of the body, probable causes & best course of action to remedy it. The entire appointment is spent talking and educating clients on how your body or mind got that way, what may have caused it and how diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes can get you back on the road to good health and vitality.

11) Q: Who gets good results working with Dr. Honda?
A: Anyone can get good results working with Dr. Honda. Average everyday people get good results. Mainly, highly proactive and committed people with good lifestyle habits get the best results because they are the most compliant with the recommendations made. If you are not committed and motivated to change, we do not suggest “trying” something that may not best serve you.

12) Q: What will I need to do to improve my health?
A: You have to be willing to change your diet and be willing to taking supplements. You must also take responsibility for your health. In the vast majority of cases, you are the way you are because of the lifestyle and food choices you have made all your life. In order to gain a new vibrant level of health, you must change what you are doing.

A famous quote sums it up nicely here; “In order to have what you have not (vibrant health), you must do what you have not yet done (take better care of yourself)”.

13) Q: Who likes to work with Dr. Honda?
A: Persons who are already into natural health and vegetarians love working with Dr. Honda. People who like to be smart about their diet, and people who want to be proactive to try to ensure a quality of life in later years love Dr. Honda. People who are sick and tired of being sick and tired also find her a valuable asset.

14) Q: Who does not like to work with Dr. Honda?
A: “Meat and potato only” eaters and lazy people who will not change. Persons who do not want to change at all in general. Persons who only believe in western medicine and persons who believe that pharmaceuticals are the only avenue to dealing with their concerns. Also persons who believe the responsibility for their health lies in the hands of the professional they are seeing. All of these persons are not good candidates to be Dr. Honda’s clients. Lastly, if you are looking for a quick fix, do not consider working with Dr. Honda. Reversing tough health issues is hard work. Sometimes it’s very hard and tedious work that sometimes requires adjustments and tinkering with the recommendations. Sometimes it’s relatively quick (30-60 days) to get benefits and other times it takes longer (4-6-9 months) – every case is different.

15) Q: What types of concerns can Dr. Honda not help?
A: If there is one area that you should not seek help from Dr. Honda, it would be musculoskeletal pain conditions like scoliosis, tendonitis, sciatica, dislocated shoulders, herniated discs etc. For these types of conditions, it is suggested to see your doctor or an alternative like a chiropractor, massage therapist, physical (physio) therapist, acupuncturist or osteopath.

16) Q: When is a good time to consider working with Dr. Honda?
A: As long as you are ready, now is the best time. Your condition may either be relatively acute (few weeks to a year or so) to chronic and degenerative (5-30 year conditions) to 3rd & 4th stage cancers or life threatening. Do not expect something you have been dealing with for 20 years to go away 1-2 weeks though. Working with Dr. Honda is not a replacement for your medical doctor. It should be considered a compliment to such.

17) Q: Are there restrictions on where I can be from to work with Dr. Honda?
A: No. You can live anywhere in the world and work with Dr. Honda. If there are any restrictions, it may be the availability of supplements and remedies in certain countries or perhaps being in a different time zone. As long as you have access to a good health food store, you will be OK. We are situated in Canada in the eastern North American time zone (EST).

18) Q: What can I expect from working with Dr. Honda?
A: Our style and way of doing things is to be honest, straight forward and realistic. That being said, you can expect to improve your health in working with Dr. Honda. She gets good to great results for a high percentage of people. But no she does not get 100% results. No one does. Nothing out there works 100% of the time. Nothing.

There is something called “bio-individuality” that says we are all different. We all have had multiple 1000s of different things affect us during our lives – food, air, chemicals, experiences, stress, toxins, traumas, beliefs, genetics, injuries etc. Therefore we all respond differently to different things. As with pharmacology and surgeries there too are neither 100% results nor guarantees. The same can be said for natural health care modalities.

Though as a generalization, what can be said with confidence is that natural options will not give you the dangerous side effects that chemical medications can. They will not work to “only manage” your condition and keep you dependent on medications for life. Nor will they have the potential to destroy your liver or kidneys. Natural health care options will however try to correct the cause where possible so you can hopefully restore your health and vitality and move on with your life – safely and naturally.

19) Q: How effective is it to work with a health professional over the telephone?
A: The internet age has brought new levels of information, services and way of life to humanity. In many cases, between written and verbal communication, Dr. Honda is able to ascertain adequate information to help people. There is an advantage of being in person where additional information can be gathered via a variety of methods. Though it is not always necessary. Yes telephone work is new and it is unconventional to work with a health care professional over the phone. If you can see someone in person, by all means make that your first choice. If you cannot, then this telephone appointment option may be an excellent alternative for you.

20) Q: Is working with Dr. Honda a good option for you?
A: Only you can answer this question. As we have described it, this service must be a good overall fit for you. The information on this site and particularly here in the FAQ section should be enough to help 90% of the people to make a good decision for themselves. Should you have further questions, please e-mail us CLICK HERE>>.

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Dr. Honda has the ability to help a very wide variety of health concerns. Persons who are particularly drawn to her are; 1) persons who have an incurable problem 2) persons who have a mysterious un-diagnosable problem or 3) persons who have a chronic problem that is not healing itself via other therapies or modalities. In general, persons who are interested in alternative health also like Holistic Medicine.

HealingMyFamily.com / Renew You Holistic Health offers a FREE 15 minute telephone consultation with a Renew You staff person to assess and discuss your particular situation. We are happy to discuss your concern and health history to see if we can help you. Consultations directly with Dr. Honda are only available for a fee ($40.00 for 15 minutes).

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