Tracy Palmer Naturopathic Doctor

Tracy Palmer Naturopathic Doctor Naturopathic Medicine serving greater Saint John, NB

Offering virtual/phone naturopathic initial an I was born and raised in Quispamsis, NB.

I completed my Bachelor’s of Nursing at the University of New Brunswick Saint John campus in 2006. I then worked full-time as a Registered Nurse (RN) in an acute care setting at the Saint John Regional Hospital for two years. After a rewarding personal experience with alternative medicine, I followed my heart and pursued further education at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto

, ON. I am now a NPLEX (Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Exam) certified Naturopathic Doctor that is registered with the Board of Directors of Drugless Therapists-Ontario. I am also a member of the New Brunswick Association of Naturopathic Doctors and the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors. Naturopathic medicine is INDIVIDUALIZED medicine that can help with a variety of acute and chronic health conditions. It is also an excellent choice for people looking to live healthier and prevent illness. It takes the WHOLE person into account, including physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual parts of themselves. I identify the root cause of the health imbalance and then treat with natural therapies. This encompasses modern evidence based knowledge with traditional medicine forms. Natural therapies I use include: diet and lifestyle, Traditional Chinese Medicine (including acupuncture), homeopathy, botanical medicine, and nutraceuticals. I'm really excited to help bring Naturopathic Medicine to greater Saint John. I look forward to educating and empowering our community to be active participants in their own path to health and wellness. Outside of Naturopathic Medicine, I am a dog lover and waiting for the right time to get one of my very own. I enjoy spending time with family and friends, listing to live music, cooking (not the cleaning), and yoga. To learn more about Naturopathic Medicine and how it can help you, call me at 216-3000

08/28/2026

You're stuck in the wait. A year for the OB, six more months more for the fertility clinic, and it feels like all you can do is count days.

I want to reframe that wait, because it is not dead time.

Every egg you release started maturing about 90 days before it ovulates. So the egg that matters three months from now is being shaped by what's happening in your body right now. This goes for s***m health as well. That's exactly why I treat fertility prep as a season, not a quick fix.

I know fertility struggles bring on the sense of immediacy. Everything in you wants it to happen this cycle. But the things that shape egg and s***m quality, such as your nutrient status, your blood sugar, your thyroid, your sleep, the load on your nervous system, take time to move. And time is the one thing the wait is giving you.

So many folks in our area are caught in that long wait to get into the clinic. I'd rather you spend it optimizing than counting. This can work alongside your fertility team.

If you're in the wait and want to use it well, book a complimentary 15-minute discovery call. Not ready? The free 5-Day Fertility Boosting Meal Plan is a place to start.

You plan your day around the nearest bathroom. You get anxious before dinner out. And you've been told, for years, that ...
08/26/2026

You plan your day around the nearest bathroom. You get anxious before dinner out. And you've been told, for years, that this is just your IBS.

Here's something no one has said to you: this isn't normal. And it can have a significant impact on the quality of your day to day life. Not everyone is running to the bathroom urgently six times a day. Not everyone gets that wave of anticipation anxiety before they go out to eat. Common, yes. Normal, no.

"IBS" is a label, not an explanation. It names what you're experiencing without asking why. And there's usually a why worth exploring: alterations in your gut flora, bacterial overgrowth (such as SIBO), how well you’re digesting certain foods, sensitive nerve endings (visceral hypersensitivity), and/or the state of your nervous system to name a few.

When someone comes in with IBS, we review your whole health history to gather clues as to what could be at the bottom of your symptoms. If helpful, we can run testing.

If "just IBS" is where it stopped for you, and you’re still being impacted by your symptoms, there could be another way.

08/24/2026

Let's talk about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for a second.

It can be a really effective piece of the perimenopause and menopause puzzle for a lot of people, and it genuinely changes their quality of life. I'm not here to talk anyone out of it.

But here's what doesn't get said enough: it's not the whole picture.

For some, HRT doesn't fully resolve what they're feeling. For others, it's not the right fit: maybe health history rules it out, or they tried it and it just didn't feel right in their body. And that's valid too.

The bottom line? You have options. HRT is one tool, not the only one.

Herbal medicine, acupuncture, targeted supplementation, and lifestyle shifts can all play a real role in improving symptoms and supporting your health long-term, whether that's alongside HRT or instead of it.

You don't have to pick a side. You just have to find what actually works for your body.

If you’re interested in your options, DM to get started.

Somewhere along the way, you started bracing for perimenopause like it was a sentence being handed down.And I get it. Th...
07/08/2026

Somewhere along the way, you started bracing for perimenopause like it was a sentence being handed down.

And I get it. The symptoms are real. The sleep disruptions, the mood shifts, the brain fog, the body that suddenly feels like it's operating on a different set of rules. Those aren't small things and I'm not here to gloss over them.

But here's what doesn't get said nearly enough: this season also has a second spring in it.

Women on the other side of perimenopause often describe knowing themselves more clearly than they ever have. Taking less BS. Making space for what actually matters. Finding a kind of momentum that wasn't there before, because they stopped spending energy on things that were never theirs to carry.

That's not toxic positivity. That's what happens when you move through this transition with support instead of white-knuckling it alone.

The challenges are real. So is the part nobody tells you about.

Save this if you needed permission to stop dreading it. 💛

If your bloating got worse the same year your cycle started shifting, that timing isn't random.Your gut is doing hormona...
07/06/2026

If your bloating got worse the same year your cycle started shifting, that timing isn't random.

Your gut is doing hormonal work and that part rarely gets explained. It isn't sitting downstream of your hormones, waiting; it's part of how they're regulated.

It runs in both directions. Estrogen can influence gut motility, ie., how things move through, how much bloating you feel, how your digestion behaves day to day. And your gut microbiome helps regulate how estrogen gets broken down and cleared from your body. When that clearance stalls, estrogen gets recycled instead of eliminated.

So the gut isn't a side issue when your hormones feel off. It's one of the places your hormone health is actually built.

This is why I often address gut health as part of a hormone health plan. A whole health, whole body system approach.

Save this for the next time your gut and your hormones feel unrelated.

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196 Hampton Road
Quispamsis, NB
E2H1W2

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Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
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