The Master Healer Within

The ability of the body to heal is Integral to the existence of all living beings.  From the built-in mechanisms of DNA repair to the innate cascade response to injury and infections, our body has an incredibly strong ability to heal itself. The goal at Dawning Light is to enable our innate healing ability while removing factors that obstruct this process, such as toxins, infections and stress.  We then provide support with nutrition, gentle body care and natural medicines.  

Our philosophy holds that no matter what condition we may be experiencing, it is important to acknowledge that we are not our condition but simply experiencing its effects. Our true identity is that of a healthy, whole individual that has the ability to heal!

A Unique Perspective

Dawning Light offers a unique perspective to your health concerns, leaving no stone unturned to determine the root cause of ailments.  When a problem is unsolvable, we must view it in a new light to find a solution.   By taking a closer look at your experience and applying a deeper understanding of how our body works, we can follow the signs to previously hidden clues, leading us to the solution.

Naturopathic Medicine Works

There is often a progression that occurs in the body on the way to unwellness and steps can be implemented to help turn this process around.  That is why Naturopathic Medicine truly shines in its ability for prevention and promoting overall functional wellness.  Once it is determined there is no need for referral to higher intervention care and that issues can be approached safely with natural medicine, we can safely and effectively work with natural means to support the body's own healing ability  With knowledge of the intricacies of the body systems and how to best support them, we can use gentle therapies such as herbal medicine, homeopathy, body care and nutrition to return our body to a state of health and wellness.  

The Nervous System Runs the Show

There are many systems that need to work in synchronicity for the body to function optimally.  When these systems of the body are in balance, it is called  homeostasis.  Our central nervous system (CNS), is comprised of the brain and spinal cord and controls, modulates and coordinates all the body systems.  The CNS can do this directly via neurotransmitters and also by activating the release of hormones that travel through our body to effect cell receptors.  Not only does our CNS instruct the systems to work in harmony, it also is constantly processing data from these systems in order to understand real time needs and adjust function accordingly. Because the nervous system is comprised of many messages processed cohesively, we can add to this conversation by applying gentle input that supports the body to reestablish homeostasis. 

Epigenetics is Key

Our DNA is the blueprint found within the nucleus of every cell that instructs what proteins are to be made, creating all the structures and functional molecules in our body. Since the Watson and Crick model in 1953, we have learned an incredible amount of information about our DNA, its structure and how it self-replicates.  Yet over the past 25 years or so, we have been making great strides in the research of epigenetics, a complex array of ON and OFF signals that can modulate genetic expression itself. Importantly, these epigenetic signals can be triggered by the environment inside and around our body. Over time, the imbalanced applications of these signals are a main cause of dysfunction in the body.  Because epigenetic expression of our genes is effected by the environment, we can improve these factors with modifications to diet and lifestyle.