Holistic Bladder Care

Live UTI Free Videos

I am very pleased to announce my interview with Melissa Kramer with LiveUTIFree has gone live. My goal is to SPARK hope and more discussion about the holistic approach to treating chronic/recurrent UTI's and other urinary conditions. Here is a list of the Videos and the topics discussed: A

Welcome To Holistic Bladder Care

Thank you for visiting! My name is Dr. Ashley Girard, Naturopathic Doctor and I have a clinical focus on bladder conditions. This includes urinary tract infections (recurrent, persistent, chronic, embedded, etc.), bladder pain syndrome (BPS) or painful bladder syndrome, interstitial cystitis (IC), over active bladder syndrome (OAB), chronic pelvic pain,

New Findings For Patients with Hunner Lesions

Nov 23 2021 in the prestigious Journal of urology a new study was published giving new insight into the pathogensis of bladder ulcers also called Hunner lesions. This new study took biopsies of the ulcer and healthy tissue in the same bladder from 25 patients and ran a variety of

Vitamin D3 and Pelvic/Bladder Health - 10 min Sound Bite with the KWICS

The Kitchener-Waterloo Interstitial Cystitis (and Bladder Pain Syndrome) Support group KWICS is the first support group for IC/BPS in Canada. In 2016 I did my first IC/Bladder presentation with their group and continue to help provide education on relevant alternative medicine for these conditions. The KWICS sends out

Optimizing Health For Surgery

By: Holistic Bladder Care - Dr. Ashley Girard ND The vast majority of us go under the knife at some point in our lives to treat a health concern. Over half a million surgeries are done in Canada each year and it can be a nerve-racking experience. It is important

Urine is NOT Sterile

Check out this great video on Urology Today discussing the urinary biome (urobiome) and what researchers are beginning to uncover. Urine is Not Sterile: What the Urobiome Means for Pelvic Floor Surgeons - Alan J. WolfeAlan Wolfe disputes the old dogma that the bladder is sterile. He explains that there

Vitamin D3 or Sunshine?

By Holistic Bladder Care - Dr. Ashley Girard ND I am often asked by patients, "don't I get enough Vitamin D from the sun"? The research says Canada as a population has some of the lowest levels of vitamin D in the world due to our higher latitude. If you

An MS Patient's Chronic UTI Story

“It Felt Like a Knife Was Stabbing My Bladder”: The Reality of Chronic UTIs and MSAfter being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Alaina’s health was still relatively stable. That is until chronic UTIs and MS bladder issues kept her bedridden for over six months.UtivaAdmin Canada