Dr. Tonia Winchester, Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Tonia Winchester, Naturopathic Doctor I'm a Naturopathic Doctor, offering Intravenous IV Nutrient Therapies in Nanaimo, to get you energized, vitalized, and nutrified.

I am a naturopathic physician and Intravenous IV Nutrient Therapist in Nanaimo, BC.

This is a rare chance to heal your heart, mind, and spirit with this Free live masterclass October 21–22 with Adrien Bla...
10/20/2025

This is a rare chance to heal your heart, mind, and spirit with this Free live masterclass October 21–22 with Adrien Blackwell - Celebrity Psychic Healer

I'm presenting on the 22nd at 11:30 PST on Breaking Through The Insomnia Cycle.

If you're stuck in restless nights, with a racing mind, and zombie-ing through your days, this is for you.

I'll share a surprising underlying reason why you're lying awake at night, and a simple neuro-science backed technique to get you back to sleep in no time.

Click the link in the first comment to reserve your spot today.

💡This provocative thought landed today during my morning meditation. Holy 💩Regardless of whether we're healthy and well ...
10/10/2025

💡This provocative thought landed today during my morning meditation.

Holy 💩

Regardless of whether we're healthy and well

or

sick and miserable...

Both will be the end of us.

🫠😵‍💫🥴🫥🙃

Soo... the way I figure it... might as well live in the best body that you possible can.

Of course that's going to be different and mean something unique for everybody.

But why not do your best to stack the deck in your favour?

(That's my 🍁ian showing again).



😜And if you've actually read these slides and this caption... then I guess it's really opposite day because... being healthy and well is actually 'sick' and 'ill'. You with me? Word.

Today is September 30th - National Truth and Reconciliation Day.When I was a 4th year intern at the Canadian College of ...
09/30/2025

Today is September 30th - National Truth and Reconciliation Day.

When I was a 4th year intern at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, circa 2006/2007, I did a satellite placement at the Anishnawbe community health clinic.

One of the first patients I met there was a young woman struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, and PTSD.

With in the first 5 minutes of our initial consultation, she told me that all of her problems were my fault.

I will never forget that interaction.

While she wasn't literally accurate, she was far from wrong.

Frankly, and sadly, it was my first exposure to colonialism, residential schools and it's devastating intergenerational impacts.

I'm sure you can imagine that this large and tragic part of history wasn't bragged about when I was going through school. No, it was brushed under the rug under the guise of exploring new land and becoming Canadian.

Her comment anchored into my heart the day to day pain and struggle indigenous families continue to endure
at the hand of our past. Your past. My past.

Even though it hurts, today I reflect on the gut-wrenching, heart-breaking truth of this land's colonial history. I reflect on my part of it. I reflect on the part my ancestors played. I reflect in the hopes that reconciliation with the indigenous peoples continues.

I am a multi-generation settler of mixed English ancestry. I acknowledge that the lands on which I have the privilege of living, working, playing, and creating are the traditional and unceded territories of the Stz'uminus, Snuneymuxw, Quw'utsun, Semiahmoo peoples, whose historical relationship with the land continues today.

I know that you know that your extended health benefits are running out in three months time. Or do you know that?Well, ...
09/26/2025

I know that you know that your extended health benefits are running out in three months time.

Or do you know that?

Well, if you didn’t know that, now you do.

Now we both know.

Great time to book in before the holidays really take hold of you.

I know you know I’m right. 😉

09/22/2025

The Menu at Nanaimo IV Therapy

NUTRIFICATION (nutrients to cells)

1. Myers Nutrient IV
A intravenous infusion, includes full complement of Vitamins, Minerals and a couple of Amino Acids, for stress resilience, immune balance, and better gut function.

2. B Complex
All the B Vitamins, especially B12, B5, B6, injected into the glut (butt) muscle for a quick and thorough energy, mood, and metabolism boost.

3. B 12
B12 injected into the deltoid (shoulder muscle) for a helpful mood and energy lift.

4. Iron Infusions.
Iron Sucrose (Venofer) administered intravenously for iron deficiency anemia, hemolytic anemia, low ferritin, prenatal, post partum, vegans, vegetarians.

PAIN RECOVERY (structural repair)

1. Musculoskeletal Repair (aka biopuncture, aka neural therapy)
All natural remedies plus a short acting anesthetic.
Administered as micro injections into the top layer of the skin to improve blood flow, lymph drainage, decrease pain, heal tissues for acute or chronic injuries, strains, sprains, over use.

2. Mistletoe for osteoarthritis
A concentrated extract of the herb Mistletoe is administered via micro injections into the top layer of the skin over affected joints to decrease pain, improve mobility and even remodel joints.

If you're needing support in any of these areas, I can help!

I'm a naturopathic doctor and IV therapist in Nanaimo, BC.


Knead Registered Massage Therapy

Patient: Hey Dr. Tonia, I have a question for you.T: Cool. What's up?P: Why can't I just get iron from food or supplemen...
08/27/2025

Patient: Hey Dr. Tonia, I have a question for you.

T: Cool. What's up?

P: Why can't I just get iron from food or supplements?

Dr. Tonia steps up on soap box.
T: Of course you can. I mean… you can try.
Lots of have foods have iron in them.
Loads. Plants. Animals.
Eat them copiously.
And… have your ferritin tested every three months.
Notice any change?
Hmmm….
No?
So of course you can get iron from food and supplements… but will you get enough?
And long will it take?
Because what if you're like 65% of people who don't absorb iron effectively?
What then?

P: Uhhh…

T: Iron infusions is what then.
Get iron delivered directly to your cells via your blood stream and what your levels finally increase.
And not just your iron stores… but your mood, energy, brain function, thyroid health, immune balance…

Dr. Tonia clears throat, brushes self off and steps down from soap box.

Find out if you're a candidate for iron infusions in the first comment.






in Nanaimo, BC.

Lets get you

Hello Iron Infusions, my new friend!In December 2024, after having heart palpitations through out the fall, I discovered...
08/26/2025

Hello Iron Infusions, my new friend!

In December 2024, after having heart palpitations through out the fall, I discovered I reeeeallly iron deficient.

Like… my ferritin was 14.

It's not the lowest I've seen in my naturopathic practice over the past 18 years.

But it was one of them.

How I was walking around and functioning I'm not sure. Maybe I wasn't.

After 6 months of taking oral iron supplements at a rather hearty dose my ferritin came up to 36.

Yay!

Yay?

I was still low in iron.

So… I learned how to do iron intravenous infusions to help myself and maybe help you too?

After 4 painless and easy breezy IV treatments my iron is up at 109.

Woah.
🤯👏🩸

What am I going to do with all this oxygen carrying capacity I've built?

Dance a lot.
Hike in nature.
Be of service.
Create hopefully helpful things.
And laugh.

So really more of the same… but this time with more iron/oxygen-fueled oomph.

I'm curious… what would you do with a little extra oomph?

*******💪💫👩‍🎤*********

Find out if you're a candidate for in the first comment.






Lets get you !

🍂🍁Fall is the time to settle back into a regular routine - especially when it comes to your health so you can be primed ...
08/25/2025

🍂🍁Fall is the time to settle back into a regular routine - especially when it comes to your health so you can be primed for resilience heading into cold and flu season.

🕰️It's the perfect season to get with IV Nutrient Therapy to boost your immune system.

Here is a list of all my September shifts at KNEAD in Nanaimo, BC:

Tuesday, Sept 2 - 9:30 - 5:30
Wednesday, Sept 3 - 1:00 - 5:30
Friday, Sept 5 - 8:30 - 12:45

Tuesday, Sept 9 - 9:30 - 5:30
Tuesday, Sept 16 - 9:30 - 5:30
Wednesday, Sept 17 - 1:00 - 5:30

Monday, Sept 22 - 8:30 - 12:45
Tuesday, Sept 23 - 9:30 - 5:30
Tuesday, Sept 30 - 9:30 - 5:30

Reach out to to book yourself in, or see booking link in the first comment to book in with me, a and certified IV Nutrient Therapist

08/22/2025

For my entire life I was convinced and vocally shared that I would never have anything that was so important and permanent in my life that I would get it tattooed on my body.

💃Not dance.
🏞️Not nature.
🍃🩺Not naturopathic medicine.
💍Not my husband.
🐈‍⬛🐈Not my cats.

For 42 years.

💟💟💟

And then my Dad died.

Just after my Dad’s service last August, my sister told me she was going to get a tattoo, inspired by our family dishes.

My Nana first started collecting the colourful set, and then my parents started around the time of their wedding in 1975.

My sister and I have always loved these dishes. Bright. Vibrant. Happy. Bold.

🐦🌸Dancing birds and flowers. 🐦🌸

Truly a perfect ceramic reflection of our silly, sibling effervescentness. No it’s not a word. Just roll with me here.

Let alone, the countless festive celebrations and occasions we shared with those dishes front and centre. Being together as family. Laughing. Sharing. Dreaming. Supporting. Singing (although singing at the table was banned in our family home… because… well… Lisa and I might have over done it). 🤭

The family joke is who will get more of the dishes when both our parents are gone. The good news is Nana gave Mom her entire set, so now she two. And she has two daughters. 😅

📋 You may or may not catch me taking inventory at my mom’s house. 😉

🍺There are some unique pieces like the beer stein which I have pre-inherited.

🥚🥚The egg cups already went to my sister, because why would you only have one egg cup? It didn’t make sense to divide them up. And also who uses egg cups? 🤷‍♀️ (My sister does).

I mean… I’ll drink coconut tequila out of one. In a pinch. You know.

💟💟💟

My dad died exactly on June 29th, 2022, a couple months before his 71st birthday around this time in August.

I was glad when the year of firsts was officially over.

No more thinking (/dreading) this is the first Christmas, birthday, anniversary… etc… without him.

Of course, grief will continue to be there and evolve, an indication of the special person we lost.

When my sister told me of her tattoo plans, I decided in that year of firsts that I would get my first tattoo. To honour my Dad, our family, and our values of love, connection, support, and play.

I call her my wishing bird, and for those reading this I wish for you that you have in your life someone as open, and kind-hearted as my Dad.

He was a man who’s eyes literally twinkled when he got to care for others. The pinnacle of unconditional love.

🦄A real-life unicorn.

I love you, Dad, and hope that your next adventure is filling you up exactly how you filled those who were lucky enough to know you.

🐦🌸🍽️☺️💞

It's a delight to be part of this team. I love everyday I get to go to work at Knead Registered Massage Therapy - Thank...
08/22/2025

It's a delight to be part of this team. I love everyday I get to go to work at Knead Registered Massage Therapy - Thank you for this introduction :)

I love these happy reports from patients!I know what's like to live in daily pain, after a motor vehicle accident I had ...
08/21/2025

I love these happy reports from patients!

I know what's like to live in daily pain, after a motor vehicle accident I had several years ago.

It's a big drain, not only because of the energy your body is spending trying to heal, but also the effects it can have on important activities like sleep and exercise.

Getting people back what they love to do with the help of natural remedy injections is one of my favourite things about my naturopathic practice.

That's just the best.







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