Madrona Integrative Health

10/30/2025

Have you worked with a naturopathic doctor or a functional medicine provider? What differences did you notice? Let’s chat in the comments! 👇✨

10/29/2025

Make sure to book in with Rob today as his client schedule is filling up!

Head to our website to book in.

10/29/2025

We’re super excited about our new therapeutic ultrasound! Our physio Rob is now offering this treatment as part of his practice. It helps to stimulate healing of acute or chronic soft tissue injuries like tendinitis or bursitis, as it helps with decreasing inflammation and improving blood flow and delivery of tissue healing factors to the area. It’s an excellent to physiotherapy treatment to speed up healing time.

10/28/2025

Bone broth just feels so good when you eat it – it is soothing to the heart and to the belly. The difference between bone broth and soup stock is simply that bone broth is boiled for far longer, to really get all the nutrients, minerals, and collagen, out of the bones and veggies and into the liquid.

Enjoy this meridian recipe from ND, Dr Hannah Webb!

Comment RECIPE or see link in bio for the link to the full article.

10/27/2025

7 Ways You Can Ease Your Burnout ⬇️

1. Manage your energy, not your time. Take on only what is really reasonable for you in a day. Listen to your body and be gentle. Let your capacity be your guide, not your to-do list.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2. Regulate your blood sugar: avoid refined carbs and get plenty of protein and fat. This helps steady your energy and mood overall. It is too easy to use sugar and/or caffeine to live on borrowed time.
3. Have a daily routine. Eat at the same times during the day. Go to bed at a consistent time. The body is nourished by predictability and routine.
4. Fiercely protect your sleep. Aim to sleep for 8 hours every night. Or more if it feels good.
5. Take a break from screens of all kinds. Take a break from news if this is stressful for you. Being informed is really important. And. It’s okay to take a break to take care of yourself.⠀⠀⠀
6. Do practices that help you regulate your nervous system: yoga, meditation, forest walks, deep breathing.
7. Exercise, but only to your respiratory capacity (when you start to get out of breath), vs to your cardiovascular capacity (when your heart is pumping so hard you can no longer continue). This minimizes the cortisol spike that happens with exercise.

You may need a health care professional on your team. It is important to run some labs to make sure there isn’t another imbalance in your physiology that is contributing to fatigue. You want to check your thyroid, blood sugar, ferritin (your iron stores), B12, and other things as needed. There is advanced specialized testing that allows you to assess your 24 hour cortisol curve (i.e. how your cortisol changes throughout the day). This can help construct an individualized plan for nutrients, herbs, and hormones that support energy, aid the adrenals and encourage your body in the process of rebalancing.

Time, intention, self-care, and support – those are the ingredients you need!

10/22/2025

Congrats on meeting your goal IWAV! We're proud to be among your supporters.

10/21/2025

Our counsellor Beth looking sharp! Matching greens with our treatment room the Sage Room, in a brief moment of sunlight respite from this rain!

Have you ever felt shy to try counselling? It can feel scary or confronting, and there is still stigma about needing counselling. And, if your car needed fixing you’d take it to the mechanic, no? If your brain needs help what are you going to do?! We all need support sometimes. Mental health is an essential part of a full life. Absolutely all of us can benefit from counselling at points in our life. Having an ally in the process of deep growth is profound, and being witnessed is an essential ingredient to healing. Our counselling team is here to support you with gentle grace and care (or sometimes a spicy but supportive kick in the pants, if that’s what you need).

10/03/2025

Don’t miss this free talk Meals to Heal: A Guide to Anti-Inflammatory Meal Planning with Naturopathic Doctor Patrick Callas!

All talks happening at The Classroom - 374 Ganges Rd. (Country Grocer).

RSVP to reserve your spot at gangesvillagemarketplace.com

10/01/2025

Throwback to 2017 when Dr. Nicole and Dr. Hannah graduated from naturopathic medical school!
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09/30/2025

One of our naturopathic elders and mentors, a beautiful and wise man named Dr Braven Rayne, happened to visit Salt Spring Island in the month this article was originally published in the local Fishbowl Magaine and read the article and shared this note with us at the clinic:

I was having lunch in Ganges yesterday and picked up the Fishbowl Magazine to entertain myself when I came upon your article. “Ways to Nurture Yourself and Reduce Stress”
It lifted my spirits and made me smile as I thought of all the simple and delightful ways to express creativity and aliveness. Well said dear doctor and thank you for your contribution to uplift your
community. You are a treasure.”

This was so sweet it inspired us to share this further/again. Enjoy!

You can access the article at the link in bio.

09/29/2025

Meet Sam, our new Registered Nurse at the clinic!

Sam grew up on Vancouver Island in the Comox Valley, and moved to Salt Spring Island in 2018. Growing up Sam attending the Salt Spring Island May Long Soccer tournament since they were 2 years old and Salt Spring has always had a place in their heart.

Sam is humbled and expresses deep gratitude in their connection with nature and to now call this place home. Sam has practiced as a registered nurse in various settings and is passionate about holistic, grounded, and integrative care for all. They bring joy and playfulness into their practice, while also meeting people where they are at.

Sam has recently completed training at Vancouver Island University in a Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Graduate Certificate program and also works with the non-profit Roots To Thrive as a casual RN. Sam identifies as a q***r and neurodiverse human, enjoys ocean swims all year round, being in nature, playing soccer, and snuggling with her one eyed cat Stella.

09/28/2025

IWAV's upcoming $10,000 for Change Farm-to-Table Supper!

Please join us October 7th at Stowel Lake Farm for IWAV’s $10,000 for Change Farm-to-Table Supper. This isn’t just a dinner - it sustains our second-stage housing at The Cedars, providing safe, stable homes for women and children rebuilding their lives after violence.

We need your support now more than ever.

The evening will feature a three-course farm-to-table dinner prepared by Sweetgrass Food Co., with wine pairings donated by Voyage Liquor Merchants, and a raffle with prizes from generous Salt Spring businesses. We are deeply grateful to Stowel Lake Farm for generously donating the venue, making this special evening possible.

🎟️ Tickets: $250 (includes wine + raffle entry)
💌 $80 of each ticket is tax-deductible

Only 30 seats remain - reserve yours today and help us reach our $10,000 goal to support women and children in building safe, stable lives.

👉 Reserve tickets here: forms.office.com/r/yhPK6xzx6q or email us at info@iwav.org

Together, we can raise $10,000 for change. 💜


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