A proper diet brings health to all areas of the body, as well as helps to combat daily stress and maintain balance. Nutritional counselling, with supplementation, restores balance in the body, allowing for optimal health and well being.

The healing powers of plants and natural substances have been used for centuries to achieve and maintain wellness and vitality in people. There are hundreds of different herbal and botanical medicines, each with a balanced chemical composition that prevents the harsh side effects that some pharmaceuticals can cause. Our Naturopathic Doctors are trained in the proper administration of these medicines, and can provide individualized recommendations for their use in restoring health.

Small, surgical grade steel needles are inserted in to specific acupuncture points and left in place for 10- 60 minutes, sometimes being stimulated by the Doctor or a slight electric current. This regulates the flow of energy (Qi) throughout the body which in turn decreases pain, supports a healthy immune system, regulates hormones, improves circulation and restores balance. Diagnosis of energy blockages integrates the philosophies of Oriental medicine, and includes a thorough assessment of all body systems, as well as lifestyle choices and stress management techniques.

Many stimulants in our environment, from food to air borne pollens and dust, can cause an allergic reaction in the body. Sometimes these reactions can go un-noticed for many years, eliciting only minor symptoms that can often seem unrelated. Diagnosis of these allergens allows appropriate avoidance measures to be taken and treatment plans designed to work with your body’s chemistry to be implemented, allowing your body to heal itself and function optimally.

Intravenous therapies with vitamins, minerals, botanical medicines, and homeopathics are utilized as effective therapies for patients with impaired digestion, absorption and detoxification. IV nutrients create a faster healing effect on the body by supplying higher dose nutrients that have a unique biochemical effect in our tissue. The clinic offers standard Myer’s treatments for fatigue and fibromyalgia as well as high dose vitamin C therapy for cancer, just to name a few. General subcutaneous or intramuscular injectible vitamins such as B12 are also available.

Neural therapy is a healing technique that was originally developed in Germany. It involves the injection of local anaesthetics, nutrients, homeopathic medicines or some combination of the above into nerves, scars, glands, acupuncture points, trigger points and other tissues.
Dr. Garrett Swetlikoff, From BCNA Newsletter Vol. 14, No. 1, Winter 2007-08

Used for treating chronic pain around the joints, tendons, bursae and ligaments of the neck, back or extremities. It involves the injection of a concentrated sugar (dextrose), sterile water and local anaesthetic mixture into the above-mentioned structures, which in turn induces local inflammation. Consequently, there is an increase in growth factors, which in turn stimulate the release of fibroblasts, which are “baby” ligament and connective tissue cells. The fibroblasts lay down new collagen tissue, which in animal and human studies have been shown to shorten, thicken and strengthen the injected ligaments. This in total causes a decrease in painful signals arising from the many nerves in the lax ligaments and ultimately a decrease in pain. This procedure does not involve the injection of corticosteroids such as Cortisone. This procedure originated in the late 1940’s.
Dr. Garrett Swetlikoff, From BCNA Newsletter Vol. 14, No. 1, Winter 2007-08

Injections of microscopic quantities of natural extracts, homeopathic agents, pharmaceuticals and vitamins are made in to the skin. It can be used to eliminate cellulite, promote weight loss, treat aging skin as well as many general medical conditions and chronic pain syndromes.

A safe, effective alternative to the drugs and surgery used to treat the many illnesses caused or made worse by athero/arteriosclerosis. Involves an intravenous infusion of ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA). EDTA removes toxic heavy metals (such as lead) and abnormally located, excessive metallic ions (such as iron) from the body thereby cleansing blood, vessels and organs and improving metabolic and circulatory function. Mercury detoxification involves the use of IV DMPS chelation. Mercury toxicity has been linked to many neurological disorders, autism as well as autoimmune disease.

Based on an individual’s needs, specific tests can be done to identify and diagnose hormone imbalances, pH imbalance, nutritional deficiencies, blood toxicity, and a wide variety of other causes of illness. All results, and appropriate treatment plans, are discussed in follow up visits with the Doctor.

As well as traditional Swedish massage techniques, our practitioner has also received training in Myofascial Release, Cranial Sacral Release, and Visceral Manipulation. These different modalities deal with all the soft tissue structures of the body, as well as regulate the flow of energy (Qi), bringing a sense of wellness and release to the entire body and treating the root cause of pain gently.