Dr. David Duizer ND

Dr. David Duizer is a naturopathic doctor with a special interest in the holistic approach to cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and autoimmune disease. His clinical focus is to address the cause of disease and support the body’s ability to heal naturally. Through advanced laboratory testing and the use of nutrition, lifestyle modification, herbal medicine, orthomolecular medicine, intravenous therapy and physical medicine Dr. Duizer aims to reduce symptoms and reverse disease processes. Dr. Duizer earned his Bachelor of Science at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario in 2008 and his Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine in 2014 where he currently sits as a Director on the Board of Governors. David teaches Nutritional Pathology at Institute of Holistic Nutrition’s Online program and Understanding Lab Diagnostics in Clinical Practice in the Institute of Holistic Nutrition’s Online Continuing Education Department.

  • NP 07 Nutritional Pathology

    Nutritional Pathology provides a thorough understanding of the study of the traits, causes, and effects of disease, as seen in the structure and workings of the human body. This course focuses on several body systems, including the etiology of various disease states and the effective recognition of the various nutritional factors involved with the disease process. To do so, students will be taught basic clinical biomarkers of various organ functions. Being closely related to human anatomy and physiology, this course instructs students on pathology and symptomatology of various conditions. Topics that will be covered include the gastrointestinal, hematology, urinary, endocrine, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, immune, and nervous systems. This course teaches proper terminology involved in identifying various disease conditions. Students will be taught and evaluated on their knowledge of the etiology of diseases in systems as well as advanced clinical research into specific chronic health conditions. Learning Outcomes · Define disease and disease-related terms including the chief causes of disease · Define and discuss manifestations of disease of the discussed organ systems · Demonstrate understanding of the nutritional connection in maintaining homeostasis · Incorporate information provided by various testing/evaluation methods to plan nutritional supplementation and dietary therapies. Nutritional Pathology provides evidence-based and scientific approaches to clinical nutrition. To develop strong protocols, practitioners will take into account acute and chronic diseases including nutritional, dietary, environmental, psychosomatic factors, and specific causes such as infections.