Dr. Nikole MacLellan, ND

Dr. Kokes completed her Bachelors of Commerce at Dalhousie University with a major in Marketing Management. She always had a keen interest in nutrition and health so she pivoted and obtained her Bachelors of Applied Human Nutrition with Dietetics from Mount Saint Vincent University. Through this degree she was able to experience so many amazing opportunities from working at the Halifax Rehabilitation centre, working with at risk youth, to working with QMJHL athletes, and in hospitals all across Nova Scotia.

She built a solid foundation in nutrition but was looking for more ways to evoke change in patients so she attended the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine where she completed her Doctorate in 2017. She is a licensed member of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors, the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta, and the Nova Scotia Association of Naturopathic Doctors. The type of medicine Dr. Kokes practices allows her the time to connect with patients, find out what really drives them, and allows for an evidence-based treatment plan that is in line with their goals and passions.

Through her training Dr. Kokes primarily focuses in sports medicine and pain management. She has completed her certification in sports nutrition through the International Society of Sports Nutrition and has taken Sport Medicine training at Harvard University. All of these skills have culminated into total performance optimization. When we speak of performance most minds go direct to athletics but we perform tasks all day every day. Performance encompasses optimizing your total daily experience from wake to sleep.

“I believe we are capable of more, I believe in removing the hurdles that impede us from reaching the apex of human performance. If you feel that passion inside you, that drive… I want to work with you.”