Dr Dori Skye Engel, Naturopathic Doctor & Doula

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Dr Dori Skye Engel, Naturopathic Doctor & Doula Naturopathic Doctor. Birth Doula, Providing care to individuals and families in the GTA. Naturopathic Doctor and Birth Doula providing care in the GTA.

House calls available upon request.

First day back in the office after two weeks away Today included:• Acupuncture for a former doula client, now 6 months p...
08/22/2026

First day back in the office after two weeks away

Today included:

• Acupuncture for a former doula client, now 6 months postpartum and finally taking a little time for herself.
• A fertility patient who is newly pregnant
• A 2 hour prenatal class with first time parents
• Checking in with a 9 month old with severe eczema. Clear skin on her cheeks for the first time in 4 months.
• Supporting others through perimenopause, anxiety, constipation, weaning and hair loss.

Fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, babies, hormones, mental health, digestion — all in one day.

Reaffirming that I really do loooove my job. Lucky me.

And now switching to playoff baseball mom mode ⚾

Teachers! We’re halfway through your well deserved summer break. Are you still spending your days looking after everyone...
07/29/2026

Teachers! We’re halfway through your well deserved summer break.

Are you still spending your days looking after everyone else? Moving your own needs and health to the bottom of the list?

Gentle reminder - your extended health plan that includes generous naturopathic coverage resets in one month (sorry)

If your low energy, stress and burnout didn’t miraculously improve the second school let out, or if you are already dreading the return to the grind - reach out for help.

If you’ve been meaning to address your 3am wake ups, digestion, headaches, or just finally make your own health your priority - now is the time.

Limited availability remaining in August.

Take care of yourself with at least the same care you give everyone else.

You deserve to start the school year as your best self 🍎

DM me or book online to grab one of the remaining August spots.

The sky is orange and we're staying inside. What else can we do? 1. 💧Hydrate. Flush & dilute all the nasty particulates ...
07/16/2026

The sky is orange and we're staying inside. What else can we do?

1. 💧Hydrate. Flush & dilute all the nasty particulates out of your lungs & blood stream. Water, obvi. Add lemon for free radical scavenging.
Electrolytes - commercial or homemade or straight up bone broth or coconut water. Check out my newsletter or comment DRINK for my homemade electrolyte recipe.
🍵 Demulcent and Cleansing herbs & teas - Nettle, Dandelion, Burdock, Slippery Elm, Marshmallow Root, Mullein - make a big batch and drink it iced.
Don't forget your plants - water them! Plants are what will help save our planet, don't neglect

2. 💧Rinse. Target mucous membranes directly by making them slippery and resistant to adherence. They are our first line of defense and the area that gets the most exposure to smoke.
- Neti Pot nasal rinses
- Saline Nasal Spray
- Steam inhalation

3. 🫚🥦Food as Medicine. Harness the natural detoxification and antioxidant power of your food
Ginger - Vitamin C - Broccoli & Broccoli Sprouts - Fermented Foods

4. 💊 Supplement
NAC - master antioxidant - crucial for detoxification and respiratory health.
CoQ10 - free radical neutralizer able to rebuild the damage caused by environmental pollutants.
Respiractin - herbal tonic safe for kids & adults - relieves coughs, soothes airways, provides clearer breathing.

5. 🪡 Acupuncture - if your lungs, sinuses or head are aching acupuncture is effective at moving stagnation through the body and opening for smoother flow of air, blood, energy, life force.

6. 🫁 Castor Oil rubbed over liver & lungs - helps promote circulation and natural detoxification - get those particles out!

7. 🍃 Greens -Chlorella & Spirulina -nutrient dense algae that bind to toxins in the body and evict them effectively. Start low and go slow.
Cilantro and Parsley can be helpful food additions as well. A high quality Greens powder makes access particularly easy

Link in bio for more info and links for all. As always, this is not a replacement for individual care or personal medical advice. Please see your own practitioner for personalized advice

💕 Stay safe out there friends. Reach out if you need support.

Taking Back Birth First birth: Scheduled Caesarean section for no evidence based reason. Completely driven by the medica...
02/02/2026

Taking Back Birth
First birth: Scheduled Caesarean section for no evidence based reason. Completely driven by the medical machine
Result - Healthy Mom. Healthy Baby
Also - Postpartum anxiety. No support for breastfeeding. A birth perceived as traumatic.

Second birth: Educated. Informed. Supported. Advocated and built a team including Naturopathic Doula, midwives AND doctors.
Result - Healthy Mom. Healthy Baby
Also- Successful VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean) Empowerment, Confidence. Sense of Accomplishment and Control. Stronger bonding with baby. Better breastfeeding support. No trauma. Still exhausted 🫠.

Healthy Mom + Healthy Baby is NOT the only metric.
Support matters
Choice matters
Continuity of care matters

Build your team.
Take back your power.
Take back your birth. 🤍🖤

2025 in review 🤍 - Births By the Numbers Grateful to the families who welcomed me into such intimate moments.It is alway...
01/03/2026

2025 in review 🤍 - Births By the Numbers

Grateful to the families who welcomed me into such intimate moments.
It is always an honour to witness the most profound moments of life.

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Precipitous labour - very fast labour. Can be shocking and jarring and totally unpredictable. Mama often looks like a de...
10/28/2025

Precipitous labour - very fast labour.
Can be shocking and jarring and totally unpredictable. Mama often looks like a deer in headlights in those first beautiful post partum moments.

Last night’s precious baby began to signal her imminent arrival just around the time first pitch was thrown in game 3 of the World Series.
By the 5th inning mama was in active labour.
By the time the new party of 3 were well ensconced in their post partum nest, cleaned up, switched floors, well fed, breastfeeding happily and tucked into bed, this doula went home and caught the end of the game.

Labour and Baseball. Totally unpredictable. Go Jays. ⚾️💙

Before: My first birth was fine, she says. Not wanting to complain. Post partum was kinda rough, she admits. “I just rea...
09/26/2025

Before:
My first birth was fine, she says.
Not wanting to complain.
Post partum was kinda rough, she admits.
“I just really want a different experience this time”

You deserve it mama.

Don’t apologize. It’s YOUR birth. Your day. You will remember it and tell the story for years to come. Your wonderful amazing midwives/nurses/doctors/doulas will not. Don’t minimize your intentions or desires. Go for it. Build your team. Dream big. Let’s make it happen.

I love a reclaiming the birth experience moment.

I love that realization that comes with - OMG. I really did it.

It’s not about what actually happens. Epidural? C section? Pitocin? Hospital? Home? Not the point. It’s about how supported and empowered and informed you feel throughout.
Did every single wish come true? No. Was it painless? Um, no. But it was exactly the way it was supposed to be.

Surrender. And let the magic happen. 💕

Hard working Teachers! Set yourself up for success for the upcoming school year by getting your supports in place now. 🩸...
07/11/2025

Hard working Teachers! Set yourself up for success for the upcoming school year by getting your supports in place now.

🩸Labwork Review
🤧 Immune support
🪡 Acupuncture
🌿 Facial Rejuvenation
🔥 Pain & Stress Relief
💩Digestive Support
🌸 Custom Herbal Remedies

Book now and use your coverage before it’s gone gone gone! 💚

New obsession - savoury protein rich breakfast bowls 💙 Greek yogurt 🥚Soft boiled eggs 🍅Tomatoes🧄Garlic, S&P, Balsamic...
06/09/2025

New obsession - savoury protein rich breakfast bowls 💙 Greek yogurt
🥚Soft boiled eggs
🍅Tomatoes
🧄Garlic, S&P, Balsamic
😋Everything but the bagel seeds

Quick prep. High protein. Decent fibre. Totally adaptable. All good things 💋

Golden Hour Magic 🌟Did you know that prioritizing skin to skin with your newborn in the first hour post partum is vital ...
04/01/2025

Golden Hour Magic 🌟
Did you know that prioritizing skin to skin with your newborn in the first hour post partum is vital for both of you?
It doesn't JUST feel right, snuggling your baby is backed by heaps of scientific data.

For baby and mama:
🌡️ Regulates body temperature - mama's chest is nature's incubator
🫀 Stabilizes heart rate and breathing - helps babe adjust to life on the outside
🤱🏽 Increases breastfeeding success - stimulates milk production and triggers natural feeding instincts
😴 Improves sleep and reduces stress and crying - calmer baby makes everyone calmer
💪🏼Strengthens immune system - transfers beneficial bacteria for optimal microbiome development
💓 Triggers oxytocin - the love hormone, which helps control uterine bleeding, preventing excessive blood loss and improving blood pressure regulation, not to mention - nature's pain reliever
♥️ Supports vital attachment and bonding between mama and baby and encourages confidence and caring

🌟 My favourite post partum plan (whether you are planning to breastfeed or not) is immediate skin to skin with the birthing parent for a minimum of one Golden Hour. Followed by a quick head to toe check for weighing and measuring baby. Then the non-birthing parent gets to have their skin to skin time, while the one who did all the hard work gets to eat, drink, p*e and generally just come to terms with the enormity of what just happened. And baby just gets to blissfully snuggle in. Go ahead, tell me what could be better. I'll wait 😉 💖

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1540 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON
M5N1B5

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Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 8pm

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