Dr. Emma Pollon-MacLeod, ND

Dr. Emma Pollon-MacLeod, ND Licensed Naturopathic Doctor in Ottawa with prescribing rights. Approaches complex health conditions

Naturopathic Doctor at NutriChem Pharmacy and Clinic in Ottawa, Ontario. Emma has a special focus in bladder/pelvic conditions such as frequent infections and interstitial cystitis. She also focuses on dermatology and conditions such as mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS).

03/25/2026

I just attended the Women’s Health Summit brought on by and it reinforced something I see every day:

Women’s health is still not being fully seen or supported.

Women are 51% of the population and 47% of the workforce…yet Canadian women spend 24% more of their lives in disability than men.

This isn’t a resilience issue. It’s a systems issue.

In clinic, we see the ripple effect of this every day:

• Years of unsupported conditions like endometriosis, autoimmune disease, and chronic pain
• Symptoms compounding into migraines, fatigue, and burnout
• The added weight of the menopause transition
• Women still expected to show up and perform at the same level

And this doesn’t just impact health.

It impacts careers.
Leadership.
Longevity in the workforce.

As leaders in business, this matters.

Because when women are pushed out,
or held back, due to chronic, unsupported health concerns, we’re not just failing them…

We’re weakening the Canadian economy.

We lose brilliant minds.
We lose experienced leaders.
We lose momentum.

This weekend was a powerful reminder of the incredible work women are doing and how much is at stake if we don’t support them better.

The opportunity that kept being brought up- Personalized, whole-person approaches, earlier collaborative care, better resources, and workplaces supporting women.

We don’t have to wait for the system to catch up - we have the opportunity to do better now.

03/12/2026

Being asked on live TV what it’s like to be a new female CEO caught me a little off guard.

My answer in the moment was about being intentional with my time.

This answer is absolutely true… but sitting with it now, I think the more honest answer is this: it’s about getting comfortable with feeling uncomfortable… a lot.

So much of leadership, especially when you’re stepping into something new, feels scary and unpredictable. There are many moments where it feels like you don’t have the answers. And I’m learning that doesn’t mean you’re doing the wrong thing… it usually means you’re doing something you’ve never done before.

Before the segment this morning, I was honestly in a bit of a funk. Feeling like I didn’t know what I was doing.

Then I stepped back into my zone as a clinician and started speaking and it hit me how much I’ve grown over the last 10 years.

I will never forget how nervous and scared I was the first time I did a live TV segment.

This morning I felt calm, confident, composed.
And it’s because I’ve done the reps.

It also reminded me that I’m still in the early reps of my role as CEO and many areas- marketing, finance, HR, operations, supply chain, inventory are still new to me and im learning.

Of course those things feel daunting.

But today reminded me: growth is happening there too.

So today I’m choosing to focus on the gain, not the gap. 💫

02/20/2026

The health journey isn’t linear. And we need to stop expecting it to be.

As practitioners, when someone is discouraged and ready to give up, we don’t throw in the towel with them. We remind them that it’s actually normal and better yet we set expectations for them before the journey.

You don’t have gut issues for 10 years and then suddenly never experience bloating or irregular digestion again.
You don’t struggle with sleep for years and then never have another restless night.
You don’t work through weight changes and then never see the scale fluctuate.

GI flares.
Sleepless stretches.
Hormone shifts.
Weight changes.

These aren’t detours from the journey…they are part of it.

Progress isn’t the absence of symptoms.
Progress is:

• Lower intensity
• Shorter duration
• Faster recovery
• Greater awareness of what your body needs

A flare doesn’t mean the plan isn’t working.
It doesn’t mean you need to scrap everything and start over, find the latest supplement, or seek a new program.
It means your body is still healing, adapting, recalibrating.

Healing is layered.

Stay the course. Adjust when needed.
But don’t confuse a normal fluctuation with failure.

That’s where most people quit.. right before the deeper resilience begins.

02/03/2026

✨ Integrative Care, In Real Time ✨

What happens when a Naturopathic Doctor, a pharmacist, and a cardiologist sit at the same table…not to debate, but to collaborate?

This upcoming integrative panel webinar brings together different specialties, different training, and different frames of reference, with one shared goal: clarity over confusion.

There are very few true black-and-white answers in healthcare. What matters most is how we ask the questions, who we’re asking them about, and what their unique history, labs, medications, and lived experience tell us.

You’ll hear how different clinicians may approach the same scenario differently and why that diversity of perspective is a strength, not a problem. Evidence-informed. Patient-centred. Collaborative.

Come curious. Bring your questions. Leave with a clearer understanding of how medicine can work together, not in silos, to support your heart health ♥️

🗓️ Feb 25th 7:00pm
💻 Live webinar
🔗 Register via link in bio

2016…. What a year. So much has changed since then yet some things remain oddly the same. Like my love for oversized sca...
01/16/2026

2016…. What a year. So much has changed since then yet some things remain oddly the same. Like my love for oversized scarves, sunset pics, and everyone in my life from that era.

Here’s an inside glimpse at 2016 Emma. How fresh, passionate , inspired, confident, beautiful, bold she was. She was also scared, nervous, excited, impatient , and naive.

2016
1. Finished my Naturopathic Medicine Internship
2. Started dealing with my complex allergic reactions.. which lead me to my interest in MCAS
3. Got engaged to my high school sweetheart
4. Graduated naturopathic college
5. Got weirdly into food photos for 3 months
6. Discovered the Clarendon filter
7. My 10+ year obsession with giant oversized scarves
8. Did 3 segments on live tv straight out of school. One of them was talking about prostate health for men. time flies!
9. Went to Vegas with a dozen of my best friends for my bachelorette. Realized this happened in 2017 but the pic was already uploaded.
10. Finished my naturopathic internship - crazy!
11. Had a whirlwind trip to London to visit my bro - with .sophiepm and my mama.
12. In our “dog baby” era
13. Visited my besties in bang and celebrated appropriately when we got to the peak.
14. Discovered over the knee boots.
15. Filming for some things will never change
16. Did a pre wedding photo shoot to remind Adam in 2026 who he married.
17. Took this exact picture at every beach I went to until I had kids and I wasn’t on beaches at sunset.
18. Got our first (functional) car - Hatchback Hyundai Elantra GT with a sunroof 🔥
19. Went to ripleys to be that couple who took this exact picture in front of the jellyfish tank… and many other “artsy” photos of this caliber.

01/09/2026

Being in a 21 year relationship with young kids and a demanding job has forced me to self reflect on libido and desire.

I know that I am not alone because every day I have conversations with women who feel guilty that their libido “isn’t what it used to be”.

Of course it isn’t - you aren’t the same woman you were 1 year, 5, 10 years ago.

Let’s start exploring who you are now - what does pleasure mean to you? How do you experience love and desire? Do you feel guilty about receiving pleasure? How are you showing up in your day - is it in a masculine energy or feminine? How do you tap into your sexual energy? How are your hormones impacting your ability to get aroused? How are your changing hormones killing your libido?

We answered all of these questions and more in the most recent podcast episode of .me .

Can’t wait for you to tune in and get these conversations flowing 🔥 ♥️

01/07/2026

Lasting change doesn’t come from massive life overhauls.
It comes from intention ✨
Intention around how you spend your time and energy.
Who you share it with. What you choose to prioritize.

Small, incremental shifts add up when they’re rooted in:
• community
• connection
• pleasure
• nourishment
• movement
• breath
Our 45-day health & wellness challenge isn’t about strict routines or goals you have to achieve.
It’s not all-or-nothing.
It’s not perfection.
It’s designed to be fun, achievable, and flexible, giving you space to explore putting intention into the areas that actually matter mentioned above.

Because when you show up with intention.. consistently, imperfectly, change happens naturally 💛

Ready to explore what’s possible in 45 days?

✨ Join us ✨

Details: 45 day FREE health challenge. DM Intention and we’ll send you the registration link or link in bio to register.
Challenge starts Jan 12.

12/31/2025

What a year 2025 has been.
 
This year, I fully stepped into my role as CEO of , a role that has been both incredibly challenging and deeply rewarding. Leading in this capacity has shaped me and grown me, not just as a leader, but also as a clinician.
Some of my biggest lessons from this year:

🩵 Courage and vulnerability go hand in hand. Stepping outside your comfort zone means being honest about what you don’t know… yet. From that space of vulnerability, true courage emerges in your pursuit of learning and leading.
🩵 Transformation isn’t just big and bold. While the flashy moments get attention, it’s the small, incremental, consistent daily practices …the refinements, reiterations, and quiet persistence that actually fuel lasting change.
🩵 What got you here won’t get you there. Doing something new or different often feels uncomfortable or impossibly difficult and that’s exactly what growth feels like. I find myself repeating that mantra when things feel impossibly challenging.
🩵A good team is everything. You can’t do it alone, and having the right people around you is invaluable.
🩵 Don’t let being “nice” hold you back. Avoiding hard conversations or withholding honest feedback may feel nice but it isnt. There is a difference between being kind and being nice. Don’t confuse the two.

I’m grateful for all the lessons, challenges, and wins of 2025 and I can’t wait to see what 2026 brings!

When you lead a compounding pharmacy business but you also are a patient 🫵🏼Tranexamic acid is a compound used to stop an...
08/20/2025

When you lead a compounding pharmacy business but you also are a patient 🫵🏼

Tranexamic acid is a compound used to stop and prevent bleeding 🩸. It has a lot of important uses but isn’t available commercially in many forms. Compounding tranexamic acid is a great way to be able to use this medicine exactly where you need it.

For someone like me who has a genetic condition that makes me prone to nose bleeds and bleeding gums/mouth this is a life saver.

I have a tranexamic acid nasal spray that makes to stop my nosebleeds and these lozenges for when my mouth is prone to bleeding but I still need to eat.

We compound it a lot as an oral spray for sentsl@offices to reduce bleeding during dental procedures.

It can also be used in suppository form. Oral form is used for women with very heavy bleeding on their period to lessen the volume.

This award is for the both of us. 💙💙The reason is still here today is because of Adam. For a pharmacy to operate there...
06/30/2025

This award is for the both of us. 💙💙

The reason is still here today is because of Adam. For a pharmacy to operate there always must be a pharmacist on the premises- or else our doors must close. I am not a pharmacist yet am in the unlikely position of being a CEO of one. It’s an interesting dynamic - my experience and passion as an ND and my history growing up in NutriChem guides our vision and strategy and Adam is the one who makes it happen.

He is the one behind the innovation. Outside the spotlight- quietly and steadily just getting s**t done, putting out fires, and stepping up our game.

He lead the building of our lab - a state of the art one of a kind facility that hadn’t been done. He had to learn the inner workings of HVAC systems and complex compounding systems to make it all fit together.

He has gotten us through countless inspections through the college of Pharmacy - as they implemented the new and stringent NAPRA regulations.

He spearheaded our partnerships for compounding medications for clinical trials being run here in our city.

He collaborated with Bruyere hospital to publish guidelines on deprescribing practices in Ontario.

He lead our partnerships with the fertility clinics to provide access to medications for fertility patients when the commercially available were on back order.

He has developed our compounding and dispensary system and built the team who runs it.

He has supported me through my entire journey. Every decision, negotiation, strategy, vision - we have worked through together. He is the first person I go to when I need guidance. He is the springboard for all ideas no matter how crazy.

So I share this moment with you - I am so proud to be your wife.

A good partner holds your hand as the tears fall. A great one steps into the storm—
not with noise, but with presence.
Not beside you, but with you.

Xoxo

When your email sign off is “Yay for vaginal estrogen” you know you are in the right circle.So grateful for and her wea...
05/20/2025

When your email sign off is “Yay for vaginal estrogen” you know you are in the right circle.

So grateful for and her wealth of knowledge around hormones and menopause.

This is what collaborative care looks like - sharing resources, articles, pearls, that we know translate to our patients pain points.

So if you’re worried about your vaginal estrogen messing with your partners bizz then rest assured- no big risk there.

Side note ** even though it is safe - Vaginal estrogen is not a lubricant. If you are in the market for a lubricant .iris is my go to recommendation 😉

Great chats with .hetz at “How you do anything is how you do everything” one of my favorite quotes. One that Dr. Hetz a...
04/03/2025

Great chats with .hetz at

“How you do anything is how you do everything” one of my favorite quotes. One that Dr. Hetz and I were both so aligned with - how we show up for our clients. How we focus on elevating the patient experience in healthcare. How we put them back in the centre of their experience and prioritize a personalized approach to health.

We both lead clinics and bonded over our passion for moving the dial in healthcare. From his exciting new clinic .ottawa to what we are doing at NutriChem there is so much passion in the Ottawa community to do better. We hear your struggles, we feel where the gaps are, and there is such a drive for collaboration amongst healthcare providers to bridge these cracks.

Exciting times 👏🏼 Stay tuned for what’s next.

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