About Rebecca Sagan
I earned a B.Sc. (Biology) from the University of Lethbridge and then went on to complete the 4 year naturopathic medicine program at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto graduating in 2003. Naturopathic medicine became a part of my world after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 21 years of age. Looking back, I can see how I ended up with this level of gut inflammation. I had been struggling with acne and taking antibiotics to treat it, I had my wisdom teeth pulled that spring and was told to take more antibiotics to prevent infection afterwards, then I had a bout of strep throat and ended up on more antibiotics. All these rounds of antibiotics in a 4 month period pretty much devastated my microbiome and I was left with some scary painful cramping and some terrible GI symptoms. After scopes, a diagnosis of an IBD and a prescription of anti-inflammatories for the rest of my life, I felt like there had to be another way. So began my journey into naturopathic medicine, I made some intense diet changes and took lots of supplements under the guidance of my naturopathic doctor, I did rounds of acupuncture and tried not to stress out too much while still going to university full-time. After 18 months of being super diligent, I was able to stop all medications, I still had some repopulating of my gut to do, but I was officially told I was disease free and have been ever since. This experience inspired me to want to share what I had learned and it continues to motivate me to help others overcome their health challenges.
