About Michael Mason-Wood
I am a naturopathic doctor who is truly passionate about helping people achieve greater health. My philosophy is to treat every patient as a unique individual in order to design a treatment plan that will be most suited to their needs.
I grew up in Mayo, Yukon, a First Nations community. I have native heritage on both sides: Metis on my mom’s and Northern Tutchone on my dad’s. I was taught to value the planet we live on and this is where my passion for environmental medicine, plant medicine, and gardening originated. As a teenager, I learned about traditional (botanical) medicine while hiking the Keno Hill area. I then had the opportunity to learn the medicinal uses of native plants from Elders of the Nacho Nyak Dun First Nation. To this day, I wildcraft plants in Edmonton and use them to make medicine: botanical/herbal formulas, essential oils and hydrosols.
Prior to becoming a Naturopathic Doctor, I was a regular blue-collar guy in the mining industry. I started my mining career as a placer (gold) miner on Duncan Creek, Yukon. In fact, the gold I mined at Duncan Creek was used to create the wedding rings my wife and I wear. After getting a geology diploma from NAIT, I worked for a few companies exploring the wilds of the Yukon and Alaska. Eventually, however, my love for botanical medicine lead me to get a degree in Botanical Science from Simon Fraser University. (At that time, I did not yet know about naturopathic medicine as a field of study and practice.)
