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Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND

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Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken ND

Katie is a licensed naturopathic doctor practicing at Norfolk Wellness Centre in Guelph, ON.

02/12/2026

Ever wonder what the connection between anxiety and depression is? 🤔 Sometimes they seem like BFFs—where one goes, the other isn't far behind. In fact, about 50% of people experience both! While this can complicate treatment, it's important to know that you're not alone and support is available. 💪

02/09/2026

Applied Relaxation is a therapeutic technique that teaches the coping skill of rapid relaxation.

Like in Zoolander the relaxation is tied to the cue work "relax" but unlike in Zoolander, you train yourself to relax your muscles - not be a stealth model assassin 😆

02/05/2026

Have you heard of the "Stepped Care Model" for treating anxiety?

Following this guideline we start with the first "step" and move up as needed to help patients recover from their anxiety disorders.

Naturopathic medicine can be a standalone option for steps one and two, and works as a complementary option for steps 3 and 4.

What do you think? Do you like the idea of anxiety treatment falling into "steps"?

02/02/2026

🐟 💊 Should you take a fish oil capsule for anxiety or depression? The truth is we have a lot more research to support the use of fish oil in depression than we do in anxiety. However, this is true for research in general; way more money is spent researching depression than anxiety every year.

Talk to your health care provider before adding new supplements to your life.

If you need someone to help you, I'm currently accepting new patients across Ontario.

01/29/2026

Does taking away screens for a couple of weeks make any difference to kids anxiety?
In this study from Denmark it did. Participants reduced screen time to less than 3 hours per week and their kids thrived.
Do you think this is sustainable beyond the 2 week study period?

01/26/2026

Are you sure you have enough vitamin D?

Many Canadians are deficient in this vitamin which can be used to treat ADHD and depression.

01/22/2026

🧡 You don't always love the album the first time you hear it.

💛 You don't always respond to the first thing you try when treating your anxiety.

💚 Naturopathic support is a great option for folks who need more support, but find their medications just aren't working for them.

❤️ I'm all about figuring out whatever works best for you. I refer back to family doctors for medication just as often as I support folks coming off their medication.

01/19/2026

I love to think of CBT as a "brain skill" that helps reduce anxiety, and often ask my patients if they have had an opportunity to learn it.

01/15/2026

The link between blood sugar variation and mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression is quite well established for patients with diabetes. We don't yet have the same data for patients without diabetes.

In my clinical experience, its worth looking at blood sugar as a possible contributor to anxiety - especially in patients in midlife and patients without a history of anxiety disorders.

01/12/2026

Is it anxiety or did she just go cold turkey?

This post is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.

01/08/2026

The inability to focus and feelings of overwhelm are common in both ADHD and Anxiety Disorders. So how do we figure out what is really going on?

Some folks with anxiety will have ADHD like symptoms due to their anxiety. It's their anxiety at the root of the dysregulation.

Some folks with ADHD get completely anxious because they can't do what they need to because of their ADHD.

And some people have both ADHD and an anxiety disorder.

The good news when it comes to naturopathic support is that most lifestyle medicine for mental health is "transdiagnostic" meaning it shows benefit across a variety of conditions. You have support options even while we figure out which is the chicken and which is the egg. 🐣

01/05/2026

Any exercise is better than no exercise for anxiety AND we have learned some cool things about what works:

✨ Moving More - even if it's just walking - helps if that is an increase in activity for you
✨Aerobic and Resistance training both help
✨Higher Intensity seems to work better
✨Even if you hate doing it - it still works 🙊

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86 Norfolk
Guelph, ON
N1H4J2

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	12pm - 8pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

Website

http://www.tranquilmindnaturopath.com/

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