ABOUT US

Mission Statement:

It is our privilege to assist patients on their personal healing journey with outstanding natural health products and services - informed by science and based on experience, professional expertise and caring.

Dr. Neil McKinney, B.Sc., N.D.
Naturopathic Physician in Oncology

Talia Ripley
 

Lynda McKinney

      Our Goals are to…

o  Empower your personal choices

o  Listen and discuss together

o Respect your autonomy & individuality

o  Educate and enlighten

o  Follow the Golden Rule

o  Heal as well as cure

 

 

 

 

Our Staff

Dr. Neil McKinney, B.Sc., N.D.

Dr. Kyle Morrison, B.Sc., N.D.

Lynda McKinney - Clinic manager

Talia Ripley - Clinic assistant manager

Deb Rudyk - Sensitivity testing technician

Arielle Rousseau - Clinic assistant

Deb Rudyk
 

 

Lynda McKinney is the Clinic Manager and also a Reiki Master Practioner at Vital Victoria Naturopathic Clinic. She has been practicing the healing art of Reiki since 1984 and working in the clinic since 1992.

 

She offers Reiki sessions in the clinic by appointment only and also gives Reiki classes in the Usui method. Lynda certifies students who take her courses in Level I, II and Master level.

 

 

Talia is the Assistant Manager of the clinic. She is currently studying to be a Registered Nutritional Consulting Practitioner (RNCP). At that time she will be integrated into our clinic as another health care practitioner. Talia will be trained and qualified to assist patients with all aspects of Nutrition including; Glycemic Index, Diabetic diet, Weight-Loss/Gain, Allergies, Vegetarian Nutrition and Candida as well as all general nutrition plans.

 

She has written a Glycemic Index Nutrition Package for our patients to help guide them through understanding the Glycemic Index and how it works.

 

Talia started working in the clinic in November 2006 as the Assistant Clinic Manager full-time.

 

 

Debbie Rudyk has been providing electrodermal screening at Vital Victoria Naturopathic Clinic since 2003 and is also our IV therapy technician. She may do testing to determine; food allergies, organ health assessment, toxic exposure, supplement compatibility, meridians and emotions. Deb has over 20 years experience in the natural health field and combines that with her friendly personality to help people gain further insight into their health. 

 

Deb started her career in the health industry as a registered technologist in Nuclear Medicine- a diagnostic imaging modality. During her 14 years in diagnostic imaging, she became chief technologist and played an active role in clinical training for student technologists, participating in the preparation of national examinations. She felt that the medical model was lacking on a number of levels, and that there was more to health and healing, so she started to research alternative pathways and became interested in all healing options, taking a plethora of holistic courses. 

She became “totally infused” with alternative medicine. She has participated in a variety of alternative modalities from energy medicine to IV vitamin therapy. 

Deb feels that her strength is that she is focused on a more practical, (useable) level, where the patient can incorporate this information to create a more balanced lifestyle. She is a firm believer that … 

 

“People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care”.

Arielle Rousseau