Prescribing Rights are here!

We have now been officially been told that BC naturopathic physicians who passed the Pharmacy Updating course and qualified for certification will be able to prescribe medications on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010.

This is a historic occasion for the profession in BC and for me personally. As many of my patients and friends already know, I have had these same rights under my Washington State ND license when I practiced in Seattle, but couldn't use them to provide my patients here with many of the medicines (including high-dose vitamins) they needed, which was frustrating. Now I can offer these therapies as part of our overall care at Westshore Wellness.

Prescribing is an important step in the process of helping ND's provide the full range of primary care services to patients. We are hoping to have clarification of our rights for appropriate laboratory and diagnostic testing soon, which we are being told is part of ongoing discussions between our College and the BC Ministry of Health. I will post more information as we receive it.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to call my office at (250) 478-4734.

~Dr. Marianne

Prescribing rights coming in September!

Thought I'd pass along that I have received word that I am now eligible to apply for prescriptive authority in BC.

Relieved that this 5 month process will soon be at an end and I will be able to help patients who need prescription medicines starting very soon.

Will keep everyone posted as to when we are up and running and will be able to offer this additional service.

~Dr. MT

Dr. Marianne is now Board Certified in Chelation Therapy

Just letting everyone know that I have received my official certification in chelation therapy through the International Society of Chelation Technicians.

Chelation therapies are very helpful for people who are dealing with health problems from chronically high levels of heavy metals such as mercury, lead and arsenic.

My primary focus right now is on using oral chelators such as DMSA and DMPS, which I think are safer and less invasive therapies than IV chelation, particularly for children under 18.

I'm excited to be able to offer this therapy to my patients in BC.

For any more questions about chelation and whether it might be helpful for you or your child, please call me at my office at (250) 478-4734.

~Dr. MT

Q & A for parents at Hemp & Company in Vic West

I'm going to be at the new Hemp & Company Vic West this coming Saturday for a Q&A for parents on keeping your kids chemical free.

Address: 422 Craigflower Road (Right across from Banfield Park).
Time: 1:30pm-3pm.

Please come by!

~Dr. Marianne

MP3 of talk at Know Your Food Event-Victoria

Hi everyone,

here is an MP3 of a talk I did last month on the importance of eating local, organic food for good health from a naturopathic perspective:

http://www.sunsetcollaborations.com/homegrown/9_Marianne_Trevereaux.mp3

Let me know if this works and I'll post these more often!

Also, I'm speaking again this week at the Victoria Young Entrepreneurs' Society 'Fashion Fights Cancer' fashion show and fundraiser this week.

Will post more details when I have them!

~Dr. M

Dr. Marianne is moving to Victoria

On December 27th, Dr. Marianne is moving her practice to WestShore Wellness in Colwood.

For Nanaimo patients, I would like to recommend Dr. Tonia Mitchell at Arbour Wellness Centre for follow up care. Dr. Mitchell is a licensed ND and a board-certified acupuncturist who has recently relocated to Nanaimo. She also has additional certification in IV therapy, Reiki and cosmetic acupuncture. She is a caring and dedicated physician who enjoys seing children and adults alike for a variety of health concerns.

She is also offering a 35% discount on her initial consult fees to existing Inspired Health patients. We can facillitate file copies to be transfered at your written request.

The address for Dr. Mitchell at Arbour Wellness Centre is 2136 Bowen Road and her phone number is 250-729-4969. Their web address and map is available http://www.arbourcentre.com/

If you would like to continue with Dr. Marianne in Victoria please contact WestShore at (250) 478-4734 after December 23rd.

I would like to thank everyone for entrusting me with their care over the last two years here in Nanaimo and feel very grateful for my time here.

New Allergy treatment available at Inspired Health!

Polleguard is a newly introduced sublingual allergy drop in Canada. It works by delivering a low dose of the allergen at frequent intervals (usually twice a day) to build up the body's tolerance over time.

Sublingual therapy for allergies has been used extensively in Europe for over 15 years and is recognized by the World Health Organization as an effective treatment for allergies.

We are pretty excited at offering this new treatment at Inspired Health. It's both safe and effective and helps treat allergies permanently. After we test in-office for the common allergens treated by PollenGuard--cats, trees, grasses, weeds, and dust mites--patients can start therapy right away and continue taking the drops at home.

Some patients will start to notice an effect within a week or two, although we recommend several months of treatment to build up lasting tolerence.

For more information on PollenGuard, check out their website: www.pollenguard.com

For further questions or to schedule a visit, please call our office at (250) 714-0721, or drop us a line at office@inspired-health.ca

~Dr. Marianne