Root Cause Health & Wellness Clinic

02/03/2026

We are delighted to welcome back Dr. Julie MacDonald, ND to Root Cause Naturopathic Clinic after her maternity leave! Dr.Julie welcomed her baby boy into her family in November and she is not ready to return to clinic one day a week! Starting in March, Dr.Julie will be available for appointments on Thursday’s. Booking is available online at www.rootcause.ca. We look forward to seeing Dr. Julie bring her expertise and compassionate care back to the clinic and continue helping patients achieve optimal health!

02/02/2026

01/26/2026

Another Monday Storm! We will out of the office today due to the weather and driving conditions. This means we do not have access to our phones. All patients who had appointments today will be called tomorrow to reschedule their appointments. Thank you

12/17/2025

We are here today and Thursday till 4:30. Monday and Tuesday till 3. Then we will be off for the holidays!

12/15/2025

Closed today due to weather! All appointments will be rescheduled!

12/08/2025

Clinic will be closed today due to pending weather! All appointments will be rescheduled once we are back in the office tomorrow

11/27/2025

December is almost here……but appointments are ALMOST gone!!! www.rootcause.ca to book!

11/25/2025

We still have a few spots left for Thursday! It’s time to put yourself first, get those answers, and find out what’s really going on and what your options are for feeling better, all with the best evidence based approaches!!! Call 902-735-3995 to book in or book at www.rootcause.ca

11/03/2025

We just got an opening for an initial for tomorrow! It’s our only opening for 2 weeks! Book at www.rootcause.ca

10/19/2025

Check out our new women’s health talks! All about perimenopause, all about menopause, and all about fertility! We only have room for 10 people per session And they are already filling up! Cost is $125 per session and we can direct bill the cost under naturopathic insurance! (That’s free using girl math!). Book now at www.rootcause.janeapp.com

07/23/2025

If you need refills and can’t make it in tomorrow then we can make arrangements to leave in our locked pick up cabinet for you! Give us a call or email! 902-735-3995 or rootcause@eastlink.ca

07/23/2025

Excited to be a sponsor for the lavender gala in September for Maternal Mental Health hosted by the Lavender Village Society

Thank you to Friend of Lavender Village for being one of our generous sponsors for The Lavender Gala for Maternal Health.

Root Cause Health & Wellness Clinic Inc in Antigonish was founded by Dr. Teresa Donovan, ND in 2008. The focus of the clinic has always been to “treat the root cause” of disease and to help patients achieve their health goals using the modalities of naturopathic medicine.

Dr. Donovan has been working in Women’s Health and Fertility for 18 years!

You can also check out their vendor table at the Gala this year!