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Dr. Emma Pollon-MacLeod, ND

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Dr. Emma Pollon-MacLeod, ND

Licensed Naturopathic Doctor in Ottawa with prescribing rights. Approaches complex health conditions

Naturopathic Doctor at NutriChem Pharmacy and Clinic in Ottawa, Ontario. Emma has a special focus in bladder/pelvic conditions such as frequent infections and interstitial cystitis. She also focuses on dermatology and conditions such as mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS).

12/31/2025

What a year 2025 has been.

This year, I fully stepped into my role as CEO of , a role that has been both incredibly challenging and deeply rewarding. Leading in this capacity has shaped me and grown me, not just as a leader, but also as a clinician.
Some of my biggest lessons from this year:

🩵 Courage and vulnerability go hand in hand. Stepping outside your comfort zone means being honest about what you don’t know… yet. From that space of vulnerability, true courage emerges in your pursuit of learning and leading.
🩵 Transformation isn’t just big and bold. While the flashy moments get attention, it’s the small, incremental, consistent daily practices …the refinements, reiterations, and quiet persistence that actually fuel lasting change.
🩵 What got you here won’t get you there. Doing something new or different often feels uncomfortable or impossibly difficult and that’s exactly what growth feels like. I find myself repeating that mantra when things feel impossibly challenging.
🩵A good team is everything. You can’t do it alone, and having the right people around you is invaluable.
🩵 Don’t let being “nice” hold you back. Avoiding hard conversations or withholding honest feedback may feel nice but it isnt. There is a difference between being kind and being nice. Don’t confuse the two.

I’m grateful for all the lessons, challenges, and wins of 2025 and I can’t wait to see what 2026 brings!

08/20/2025

When you lead a compounding pharmacy business but you also are a patient 🫵🏼

Tranexamic acid is a compound used to stop and prevent bleeding 🩸. It has a lot of important uses but isn’t available commercially in many forms. Compounding tranexamic acid is a great way to be able to use this medicine exactly where you need it.

For someone like me who has a genetic condition that makes me prone to nose bleeds and bleeding gums/mouth this is a life saver.

I have a tranexamic acid nasal spray that makes to stop my nosebleeds and these lozenges for when my mouth is prone to bleeding but I still need to eat.

We compound it a lot as an oral spray for sentsl@offices to reduce bleeding during dental procedures.

It can also be used in suppository form. Oral form is used for women with very heavy bleeding on their period to lessen the volume.

06/30/2025

This award is for the both of us. 💙💙

The reason is still here today is because of Adam. For a pharmacy to operate there always must be a pharmacist on the premises- or else our doors must close. I am not a pharmacist yet am in the unlikely position of being a CEO of one. It’s an interesting dynamic - my experience and passion as an ND and my history growing up in NutriChem guides our vision and strategy and Adam is the one who makes it happen.

He is the one behind the innovation. Outside the spotlight- quietly and steadily just getting s**t done, putting out fires, and stepping up our game.

He lead the building of our lab - a state of the art one of a kind facility that hadn’t been done. He had to learn the inner workings of HVAC systems and complex compounding systems to make it all fit together.

He has gotten us through countless inspections through the college of Pharmacy - as they implemented the new and stringent NAPRA regulations.

He spearheaded our partnerships for compounding medications for clinical trials being run here in our city.

He collaborated with Bruyere hospital to publish guidelines on deprescribing practices in Ontario.

He lead our partnerships with the fertility clinics to provide access to medications for fertility patients when the commercially available were on back order.

He has developed our compounding and dispensary system and built the team who runs it.

He has supported me through my entire journey. Every decision, negotiation, strategy, vision - we have worked through together. He is the first person I go to when I need guidance. He is the springboard for all ideas no matter how crazy.

So I share this moment with you - I am so proud to be your wife.

A good partner holds your hand as the tears fall. A great one steps into the storm—
not with noise, but with presence.
Not beside you, but with you.

Xoxo

05/20/2025

When your email sign off is “Yay for vaginal estrogen” you know you are in the right circle.

So grateful for and her wealth of knowledge around hormones and menopause.

This is what collaborative care looks like - sharing resources, articles, pearls, that we know translate to our patients pain points.

So if you’re worried about your vaginal estrogen messing with your partners bizz then rest assured- no big risk there.

Side note ** even though it is safe - Vaginal estrogen is not a lubricant. If you are in the market for a lubricant .iris is my go to recommendation 😉

04/03/2025

Great chats with .hetz at

“How you do anything is how you do everything” one of my favorite quotes. One that Dr. Hetz and I were both so aligned with - how we show up for our clients. How we focus on elevating the patient experience in healthcare. How we put them back in the centre of their experience and prioritize a personalized approach to health.

We both lead clinics and bonded over our passion for moving the dial in healthcare. From his exciting new clinic .ottawa to what we are doing at NutriChem there is so much passion in the Ottawa community to do better. We hear your struggles, we feel where the gaps are, and there is such a drive for collaboration amongst healthcare providers to bridge these cracks.

Exciting times 👏🏼 Stay tuned for what’s next.

04/01/2025

What a phenomenal day spent at the solving wellness hosted by . The theme this year was “navigating the path to healthy habits” and focused on practical tools to help empower yourself.

Such an important topic because as information becomes more and more available it often isn’t the thing that drives behavior change. The drivers of change are feeling heard, safe, seen, and understood in your health journey. Feeling enough when you start with small, consistent changes. Trusting the process and understanding that change is non linear and very challenging at times.

It was so great connecting with all the likeminded health professionals - who see the gap and are creating change within the Ottawa community.

addressing metabolic and cardiovascular health from a wellness and prevention standpoint. for educating and supporting patients on the role of sleep disorders on overall health and wellbeing and providing better tools for assessment. for showing us how to create that lasting change. for brining peptides to the table in a safe way. for paving the way for innovative mental health solutions including Ottawas first Ketamine clinic. for coaching clients along the way. for your training tips.

Thank you for our booth. Loved to be part of this group to show up at the women’s health and hormone experts.

01/06/2025

Ins/Out lists are the hottest trend of 2025 so far.

I have learned a tremendous amount in 2024 and it has shaped my list for 2025.

I was a competitive swimmer in my youth and we did some really crazy hard stuff. Training camps, practice 6-7x per week, race visualizations. The hard felt good. It felt good to challenge myself and push through the doubt.

I feel I had lost that. I started to think that If things felt impossible and hard then maybe they just weren’t meant to be. Maybe it was wrong.

This year I leaned into the hard and it felt so good. I forgot how strong I was. How capable. How resilient.

So find what you want/need to do and say yes to it. It may mean you have to say no to other things that aren’t aligned.

Oh and also chocolate chips and flare pants. Trying to make these an acceptable dessert and fashion statement.

Happy New Year everyone 🥂 ✨ I can’t wait to see what this year brings. If you are in a hard phase - it means you are growing -in ways maybe you don’t quite understand yet. One day you will look back and see it.

08/01/2024

Spent the last 10 days in the beach, out of the office, with my fam. I grew up spending summers at the beaches of Manitoulin island and Georgian bay will always have the most special part of my heart.

We used to boat to Georgian bay and camp and swim for hours off the boat.

Going back with my kids and playing in those same waters was magical. No TV, no internet, campfires, cards, swimming, reading, arcades, playing all day ✨

Grateful for having the most amazing team at work running so I am able to take this much needed time off. Forever grateful that I could confidently turn off emails without wondering if things would be ok.

Not pictured here is the little gift I received from the beach trail - poison ivy. The thorn of my rosy trip. More on this later but just extremely grateful it was me and not my kids who got it.

10/25/2023

If you know Kent you know he’s allll about gut health. This program is a culmination of over 20 years clinical experience 👏🏼 👏🏼 SO exited to finally see this coming to life!

12/31/2022

Bridging. The. Gap.

Coming this January 2023 pharmacists in Ontario will be helping to bridge the gap between acres to care.

This is not the solution to the current healthcare crisis and it is so much bigger than the “13 conditions” that can be treated by a pharmacist. This is about brining pharmacists into patients circle of healthcare. Pharmacists are such a wealth of knowledge and are trained as healthcare providers yet we rarely use them as part of the team.

We must move past the model of: have an issue - find a quick fix solution. Because that is part of why our system is so broken in the first place.

Having another provider be part of the conversation is essential to providing health based solutions rather than just proving the quick fix solution.

So yes - they will take pressure off the system and allow access to treatments for patients who are suffering. But I feel so grateful to work with a team of pharmacists who I KNOW will be asking the right questions and having the challenging conversations.

- Why is the patient getting thrush?
- Use of PPIs beyond 6 weeks is very rarely indicated and gut healing and dietary changes must be discussed as first line.
- Why is the patients period so painful - is there a missing diagnosis of endometriosis? What other support can be provided.
- What could be the root cause or other aggravating factors related to dermatitis/eczema

All pharmacists will be part of the Ontario Pharmacist Prescribing rollout. Contact our clinic today - link in profile - to book your conversation. Please know - you can just book an appointment with a clinical pharmacist even if you do not have one of these 13 conditions. We want to have pharmacists included in your health team.

We 💜 our pharmacists 👨🏻‍⚕️ 👩🏽‍⚕️ 🌱💊

12/23/2022

🎄 Wrapping up my last clinic day of the year today 🎄

I feel so grateful to work with the most amazing team of Naturopathic Doctors (.yousuf_nd .sophiepm ❤️❤️❤️), pharmacists, and nutritionists (.mama )

Here’s to another year of collaboration, integration, positivity, kindness, and respect. All key factors when working as a team to support someone’s health journey.

Happy Holidays everyone 💫 ❤️🎄

11/23/2022

Great resource from McMaster children’s hospital.

Getting lots of questions around supporting sick kids right now with lots of supply chain shortages.

Take home message - fevers are not dangerous (in children less than 3 months of age - seek medical attention for a fever).

A fever is your body’s immune response trying to fight off infection. Raising body temperature can kill off many bacteria and viruses that can’t thrive at higher temperatures.

Ways to support your child with a fever:
- hydration - make sure to keep them hydrated as high body temp can lead to grater fluid loss.
- rest - let them rest. This is the greatest benefit of antipyretic medication because it gives children comfort to rest. There are some alternatives that may also do the trick.

- Nutrition - simple nutrient rich foods with minimal refined sugars.

- gentle immune support - vitamin d, vitamin c, zinc, elderberry (age and stage and illness will determine which may be right for your child)

Always talk to your medical provider about your specific child’s case. This is not meant to be taken as medical advice but simply a resource regarding fever support and facts.

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Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 7pm
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