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Christina’s interests in natural health and healing began in 1996. She explored alternative medicine to reduce stress on her body and mind from rigorous work in the renovation field while living in Vancouver, BC. She was also an avid cyclist, snow boarder and hiker, so activity was constant and… injuries occurred . It was in 2006 when she began her studies in energy medicine to understand a fuller scope of health and wellness. After dividing her time between her distance energy healing practice and renovation work, she returned to school for Massage Therapy. Graduating in 2015 in Toronto, she moved back to BC to begin her massage therapy practise. Having suffered a significant concussion and upper cervical injury a year before leaving, this experience led her to understanding the significant impact on the rest of the body and multiple body systems. She was very fortunate to have worked along side two very skilled therapists in BC, while seeking other therapy to address the cervical injury. Christina moved back to Ontario in 2022 and has resumed her massage therapy practice after a near fatal injury in the summer of 2021. Much of her experience stems from her own injuries and understanding of how to treat them. Christina’s skills include, her own soft tissue methods, educating her patients on postural alignment, craniosacral therapy (CST), visceral, osteopathic techniques, fascia manipulation (FM), muscle energy technique (MET) and connective tissue release. In addition she provides support to the nervous system for stress and anxiety.

“Using an intuitive approach, I look at massage therapy as treating the body as a whole, manipulating soft tissue following through the deep fascia lines, increasing circulation and bringing tissue back to its primary function and encouraging deep relaxation

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Dave is a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, PaRama Practitioner and BodyTalk Access Trainer. In 2010, Dave founded the Ontario BodyTalk Assocation and continues to consult as Chairperson Emeritus. A former member of the International BodyTalk Association’s Ethics Committee, Dave is highly respected for his support and contributions to the growth of BodyTalk.

From a very young age, Dave grew up with severe allergies and migraines for which traditional approaches provided no little to relief. As Dave’s corporate success grew, so did the responsibilities, fancy titles and stressors. Irritable Bowel Syndrome crept in, his spine was compressing and the allergies had spread to include foods.

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Janice Shouldice was voted number 1 the top Naturopath by the Era Banner in the York region for 7 Years. She was appointed to serve on the Complaints Resolution Committee for 3 years.

Janice, a Member of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors and the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors, came to Naturopathic Medicine from a diverse background, which includes a university degree in economics and finance from Western University in London, Ontario. Subsequently, her lifelong interest in nutrition coupled with her business acumen led her to manage a health food store in Bermuda from 1988-1991 and to further studies at the Canadian Nutrition Institute to become a Registered Nutritional Consultant (RNC).

Janice conducted a private practice as an RNC for two years at which time she realized that she required a larger scope of practice including other treatment modalities in order to assess and treat the extremely varied and complex health conditions with which her clients presented. She chose to obtain the most comprehensive education in natural health care available today in Canada and decided to become a naturopathic doctor. This required her to return to university again for two years, to obtain the science prerequisites necessary for admission to the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Janice successfully graduated as a naturopathic doctor in 1999 and has been in private practice since, now treating patients with a much wider choice of modalities, including nutrition, supplements, botanical medicine as well as complex homeopathy, Chinese Medicine and acupuncture.

Janice utilizes a special electrodermal testing device called the BioMeridian system. The BioMeridian system allows Janice to conduct a comprehensive evaluation to help her find the underlying causes of an individual’s illness. Additionally, this system can be used to assess body system and organ strengths and weaknesses before serious physical conditions even manifest, therefore being an ideal tool for preventative health care. The BioMeridian system is able to test all the major organ systems in the body, including the lymphatic system, nervous system, digestive system, hormonal system, respiratory and cardiovascular system, as well as individual organs such as the liver, kidneys, pancreas, etc.

This technology is also very helpful during follow-up visits to assess the effectiveness of any therapeutic program Janice has prescribed, thereby providing a more objective measurement of improvement.

Janice’s treatment modalities include clinical nutrition, complex homeopathy, botanical (herbal) medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), including Chinese herbs and acupuncture. Janice treats patients with acute and/or chronic health concerns, including skin conditions, autoimmune conditions, digestive problems, chronic infections including parasites etc. Janice is also very interested in heavy metal detoxification and has a special interest in Diabetes.

GENETIC TESTING INTERPRETATION Borealis offers nutrigenomic consults using the unique Opus23 software conceived and programmed by Dr. Peter D’Adamo. Opus 23 gives our health care practitioners unparalleled insight into a patients genetic susceptibilities. This can help with the prevention and treatment of many conditions.

How does it work

If a Borealis staff member recommends that you consider doing a nutrigenomic consult, then they will ask you to contact Ancestry.ca or 23andMe.com to purchase a test kit. When you receive the test kit you will have to collect a saliva sample, fill out the forms and then mail it back. In about 4 weeks you will receive an email that your results are ready. You then log into either 23andMe.com or Ancestry.ca and download the results as a raw Zip file and email it to us with your birth year and ancestry. Once we have the raw data we can then load it into Opus23 and begin our analysis. We will then do a report and e-mail it to you. After this, you may schedule an appointment to go over it.

If you already have your Ancestry or 23andMe results you can go into your account and download the raw data as discussed above. If you have difficulty with this then please call our office.

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Wei-Xiong (Victor) Cao is a Registered Acupuncturist, Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Registered Massage Therapist. He graduated from the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine in China.

Due to the great support from family (his grandfather was a very famous TCM doctor), he realized that his true calling was in Natural Medicine.

Inheriting two generations of TCM experience, Victor’s areas of expertise include Headache, Migraine, Hypertension, Palpitations, Insomnia, Dizziness & Vertigo, Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Digestive Disorders – heartburn, epigastric pain / gastralgia, upset stomach, acid reflux, gastric hyperacidity, acute & chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers, gallstones, diarrhea and constipation, Women Health – menstrual cramps, irregular periods, amenorrhea, Climacteric Syndrome (Menopause) and Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS),

In his spare time, Wei-Xiong (Victor) Cao enjoys practicing meditation. He has obtained many health benefits through the slow, controlled movements and meditative practice. He occasionally incorporates some of the movements of meditation as a treatment modality for his patients. When Victor is not practicing meditation, he enjoys reading some classical prescriptions and notes about traditional Chinese medicine experience passed down to him by his grandfather.

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