Toronto Naturopathic Doctor for Liver Health and Detoxification
I’m Dr. Claire Lockridge, ND, a registered Naturopathic Doctor in Toronto with a focus in liver health, metabolism, and hormones. I help women address liver problems naturally. Hormones balance. Energy returns. Metabolism works.
- Natural treatments that help to support your liver health and function.
- Natural treatments to address metabolic changes in liver, such as early stage fatty liver
- Long-term, sustainable lifestyle changes to reduce metabolic and environmental burden on your liver.
Your Liver Controls More Than You Realize
Your liver handles over 500 jobs every day. It processes hormones, controls blood sugar, filters toxins, absorbs nutrients, and supports immune function.
When your liver isn’t working well, everything else can start to break down. You might feel exhausted despite sleeping, experience hormonal shifts, struggle to lose weight, notice skin issues, or deal with brain fog that makes work difficult.
The liver can struggle long before standard blood work shows any damage, slow toxin removal, backed-up systems, poor hormone processing, or recurrent viral infections can all be early signs.
Supporting your liver can help improve a number of symptoms, and I don’t mean juice cleanses or long-term fasting. True liver support often focuses on targeted nutrients, herbs, and optimizing metabolic health and blood sugar control.
Signs Your Liver Needs Support
Unable to Tolerate Fatty Foods
Nausea after eating rich meals. Bloating when you eat avocado or nuts. Digestive discomfort from oils.
This points to poor bile production. Your liver makes bile to digest fats. Sluggish liver means less bile.
Elevated Liver Enzymes or Fatty Liver Diagnosis
Your doctor may have mentioned high ALT or AST, or diagnosed fatty liver.
High liver enzymes indicate that liver cells are turning over faster than normal, often due to damage or fat deposits. Fatty liver means your liver has too much fat stored in it. Both conditions need attention and treatment before they worsen.
Hormonal Imbalances That Won't Respond to Treatment
You’ve tried everything for PCOS, PMS, or irregular cycles. Birth control, supplements, diet changes. Nothing sticks.
Your liver processes and removes excess hormones. When this system gets backed up, hormones pile up. This drives hormonal problems that won’t respond to normal treatment.
Chemical Sensitivities
Perfumes trigger headaches. Cleaning products make you feel sick. You react to things that never used to bother you.
This points to an overwhelmed liver. Your liver can’t filter chemicals properly.
Weight Gain Around Your Middle
The liver plays a major role in regulating blood sugar. It monitors blood glucose levels and communicates with the pancreas to help control insulin release. When the liver has trouble accurately sensing blood sugar, the release of insulin and glycogen (stored glucose) can become dysregulated. This can lead to insulin being released at inappropriate times, or glucose being released into the bloodstream even without food.
Chronic Skin Issues
Acne, eczema, or rashes that won’t heal despite treatment. Dark circles under your eyes.
Your liver plays a central role in processing toxins, hormones, and nutrients. When liver function is compromised, it can contribute to inflammation and hormonal changes that may show up in the skin. Issues like acne, eczema, or persistent rashes can sometimes be linked to liver stress, as well as to diet, gut health, and environmental triggers.
Support your liver function naturally.
My Approach to Liver Health
Testing for Liver Function
Blood work shows us your liver status and what’s causing problems.
Standard testing includes liver enzymes, blood sugar, insulin, cholesterol, inflammation markers, and key nutrients.
For complex cases, I order advanced tests to measure how well your liver works.
We discuss what testing makes sense for you.
Treatment Protocols
Your liver support plan is built for you specifically.
Food becomes the foundation. Vegetables that support liver function. Adequate protein. Antioxidant-rich foods. Fiber. Anti-inflammatory meals.
Targeted supplements fill gaps based on your testing and specific needs.
Herbal medicines protect liver cells when appropriate. Better sleep, regular movement, and stress management all support liver function.
We reduce toxic exposure through swaps in personal care products, cleaning supplies, and food.
Who I Can Help
You must be located in Ontario due to regulatory requirements for naturopathic doctors in Canada.
I work primarily with women in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area dealing with liver-related health issues.
Good Fit If You're Experiencing:
- Fatty liver disease or high liver enzymes
- Hormonal imbalances that don’t respond to typical treatment (PCOS, PMS, PMDD)
- Unable to tolerate fatty foods or digestive issues after rich meals
- Chemical sensitivities or reactions to environmental toxins
- Weight gain around your middle despite healthy habits
- Chronic skin issues like acne, eczema, or persistent rashes
- Chronic fatigue connected to poor detoxification
- History of medication use or alcohol consumption affecting liver
- Metabolism problems with liver issues (insulin resistance, pre-diabetes)
Not a Good Fit If:
- You’re looking for “detox cleanses”. Liver support requires commitment to foundational nutrition and lifestyle changes over months.
- You need emergency liver care.
- You’re not willing to make dietary changes. Food is the foundation of liver support.
Let’s work together to restore your health
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this different from juice cleanses or detox kits?
Completely different.
Commercial cleanses are extreme, unsustainable, and miss root causes.
My approach supports your body’s natural detox through nutrition, targeted supplements based on testing, and fixing what’s overwhelming your liver.
Food-based. Evidence-based. Sustainable.
Can liver support help with hormone problems?
Yes. This is one of my primary areas of focus.
Your liver processes and removes hormones. When this slows down, hormones build up and symptoms worsen.
Supporting liver function improves how your body handles hormones.
What if my liver enzymes are normal?
Normal liver enzymes don’t mean your liver works perfectly.
Enzymes measure liver damage. They don’t show slow toxin removal, poor hormone processing, or early fatty liver.
Your symptoms tell the story. Fatigue, hormonal imbalances, weight gain around your middle, skin issues, can’t handle fatty foods. These point to liver problems even when enzymes look fine.
We use detailed testing beyond basic enzymes to find what’s actually happening.
Do I need to do a strict detox protocol?
No. Strict detox protocols often do more harm than good.
Your liver detoxifies 24/7. It doesn’t need a dramatic cleanse. It needs consistent support through nutrition, nutrients, and reduced toxin exposure.
Treatment focuses on supporting what your liver does naturally. Not forcing a detox.
Ready to Support Your Liver Health?
Through assessment, testing, and personalized treatment, we’ll identify what’s overwhelming your liver and restore proper function.
