Women’s Health Edmonton: Integrative Care for Hormones, Cycles & Whole-Body Wellness

– Integrative Care · Edmonton, AB –

Restore Her: More Than Just Gynecology

The Red Leaf Wellness Women’s Health Program: Edmonton and virtual across Canada.

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Women’s health is not a single concern. It is a lifelong conversation between your hormones, your cycle, your nervous system, and the demands of daily life. When something is off, it rarely shows up in just one place, and it rarely resolves with one solution.

At Red Leaf Wellness, our Women’s Health Program brings together acupuncturists, naturopathic doctors, and nurse practitioners in a coordinated care model. We investigate root causes using advanced hormone testing including DUTCH and salivary panels, and where clinically appropriate, our NPs can prescribe, including bioidentical hormones. No referral required.

In-person at our Edmonton clinic. NP-led hormone health available virtually across Alberta, BC, Ontario, and select provinces nationwide. Our clinical team is led by Dr.Ac Tammy Lalonde, MSCP – one of a select number of Menopause Society Certified Practitioners in Canada.

– Conditions We Support –

What brings you here today?

Condition Focus

PCOS: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

PCOS is one of the most common hormonal disorders affecting women of reproductive age, yet it remains significantly underdiagnosed. Characterized by elevated androgens, irregular cycles, and often insulin resistance, it affects fertility, weight, skin, mood, and long-term metabolic health.

Conventional medicine often addresses PCOS with the pill or metformin. Our integrative approach looks at the root drivers: androgen excess, insulin resistance, inflammation, and adrenal involvement. We use targeted hormone testing, acupuncture for cycle regulation and ovulation support, naturopathic protocols for insulin sensitivity, and NP-led prescription management where indicated.

See the Restore+ PCOS Program →

Condition Focus

Perimenopause: The Transition Years

Perimenopause can begin a decade before your last period. Irregular cycles, sleep disruption, brain fog, mood changes, and hot flashes can arrive years before most women expect them – and standard bloodwork often comes back “normal,” leaving patients without answers.

We specialize in this transition. Our integrative model supports symptom relief through acupuncture and naturopathic medicine while our NP team assesses hormone levels in depth and prescribes bioidentical hormones where clinically appropriate.

Condition Focus

Endometriosis

Endometriosis affects roughly 1 in 10 women and takes an average of 7 to 10 years to diagnose in Canada. It causes tissue similar to the uterine lining to grow outside the uterus, triggering chronic pelvic pain, painful periods, pain with intercourse, and significant fertility challenges.

Integrative care does not replace surgical assessment, but it plays a critical adjunctive role: reducing inflammation, modulating the immune response, managing pain between interventions, and improving quality of life throughout treatment.

For patients pursuing fertility with endometriosis, see our Fertility Program.

Condition Focus

PMDD: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

PMDD is a severe, cyclical mood and physical disorder tied to the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Unlike PMS, PMDD significantly disrupts work, relationships, and daily functioning. It is frequently misdiagnosed as depression or anxiety because the hormonal trigger is missed.

The underlying driver is not simply low progesterone: it is abnormal sensitivity to normal hormonal fluctuations, often with poor estrogen clearance, serotonin dysregulation, and an overactive stress response layered on top.

Our integrated approach addresses all three dimensions: hormonal, neurological, and inflammatory.

Condition Focus

Menopause & Bioidentical Hormone Therapy

Menopause is not a single event: it is a multi-year hormonal transition that affects sleep, cognition, cardiovascular health, bone density, mood, and sexual function. Many women are told to simply “wait it out.” We disagree.

Our approach combines acupuncture and naturopathic support for symptom relief with NP-led bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), when clinically appropriate. Our clinical program is led by Dr.Ac Tammy Lalonde, MSCP – holding the Menopause Society Certified Practitioner designation, one of only a select number of clinicians in Canada. Why this credential matters →

Condition Focus

Thyroid Disorders & Hashimoto’s

Thyroid dysfunction is disproportionately common in women. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis – an autoimmune condition – is the most frequent cause of hypothyroidism in Canada. Fatigue, weight changes, hair loss, cold sensitivity, brain fog, constipation, and depression are classic presentations that are often attributed to stress or aging before a thyroid connection is made.

Standard TSH testing captures only part of the picture. Our NDs and NPs assess free T3, free T4, reverse T3, and thyroid antibodies to understand the full clinical picture – and we treat the underlying immune dysregulation, not just the TSH number. See also: Hormone & Endocrine Testing.

Condition Focus

Fibroids & Ovarian Cysts

Uterine fibroids affect up to 70% of women by age 50. Ovarian cysts, including functional cysts and those associated with PCOS or endometriosis, are similarly common. Both are strongly influenced by estrogen dominance – an imbalance between estrogen and progesterone that impairs healthy tissue regulation.

Integrative care does not replace surgical evaluation when it is needed. It does, however, address the hormonal terrain that allows fibroids and cysts to grow, and it significantly reduces symptoms: heavy bleeding, pelvic pressure, cramping, and cycle irregularity.

Condition Focus

Cycle Health, PMS & Menstrual Disorders

Painful, irregular, heavy, or absent periods are common – but they are not normal. They are signals. Dysmenorrhea, irregular ovulation, amenorrhea, and PMS each point to specific hormonal and physiological patterns that can be assessed and treated.

Acupuncture has one of its strongest evidence bases in menstrual pain and cycle regulation. Our NDs add functional hormone testing to identify what is driving cycle irregularity – whether that is stress-related HPA axis disruption, low progesterone, elevated androgens, or thyroid involvement. See also: Acupuncture for Hormonal Imbalance.