Appointments are arranged by telephone only at this time at (613) 286-6285. If no one is available to take your call, please leave a detailed message. If you do not receive a timely reply, please call again. THE MEDI SPA ON BALMORAL will endeavour to call you back as soon as possible. When booking an appointment for correction or prevention of health concerns, it is important to be aware of the many computations of service and time. Note the estimated time quoted beside each desired service to determine how long you may need to book your appointment. To be prepared for an assessment, please complete a Patient Pre-assessment Report Form and send it by e-mail or mail to the applicable address before your appointment.

A full naturopathic assessment includes:

• case taking;
• traditional Chinese medical assessment;
• iridology;
• hair analysis;
• general urine and saliva testing; and, if necessary,
• a limited consultation.

A full consultation is booked later, after receipt of the results of tests. All consultations are booked on a first come first serve basis. A full naturopathic assessment usually takes 2 to 2½ hours and will provide the best information for determining a health regimen to be prescribed in consultation.

A full naturopathic consultation normally includes:

• advice in nutrition;
• herbalism;
• homeopathy; and,
• life style changes.

Depending on the severity of illness, number of concerns, and the amount of advice, this appointment may take approximately two hours. A typed report, outlining recommendations, time line and daily protocol, will be provided, as well as copies of test reports if requested. Note that there is an additional fee for the typing up of the iridology report if required. Herbs can be purchased at most health food stores or pharmacies who cater to natural health interests or purchased on line from reputable web sites.

A homeopathic assessment includes:

• case taking.

This should take approximately one hour. A homeopathic consultation may take approximately 30 minutes. In this consultation, homeopathic medicine is recommended. THE MEDI SPA ON BALMORAL has a very large pharmacy of homeopathic remedies available for sale. If a remedy is not available, it can be quickly ordered and received in a couple of days.

Case taking of chronic or acute illness, or for prevention of disease requires the collection of information about past and present health history, both mental, emotional and physical, the environment in which you live, work and play, external contributing conditions (weather, climate, altitude, etc), family dynamics, and issues in life. It is important to prepare the practitioner by thinking of and expressing yourself about circumstances that may have contributed to the onset of symptoms, if applicable, where in your body you experience symptoms, and also noting what makes it worse or better. It is useful to know about your biological family health history, the types of treatments or medications you have had in the past and are taking presently. Questions about bodily functions, desires, cravings, fears, sleep pattern, habits, weight, and exercise are important.

Follow-up appointments, both the time and frequency, will vary depending on the condition and time passed between appointments for health care and skin rejuvenation. It is important to follow up, to ensure best results.