Alina is a qualified medical herbalist with the BCHA and a registered acupuncturist with the CTCMA of BC. She completed over one thousand hours of clinical training in the Diploma of Phytotherapy and Diploma of Acupuncture programs at Pacific Rim College, where she graduated with the highest disctintion. Alina has been in clinical practice for over three years and is currently working under the mentorship of internationally-renowned medical herbalist, Chanchal Cabrera, RH (AGH).

Combining the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Herbalism with modern scientific research, Alina offers grounded, evidence-based support for individuals grappling with a range of health challenges and provides a comprehensive road map for bringing the body back into a state of wellness. Each client that Alina works with receives an individualized protocol that includes custom-formulated herbal remedies, supplement recommendations, and diet and lifestyle strategies for optimizing wellness and recovering the body’s innate resilience.

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I have over 30 years of clinical experience and have dedicated my entire career to helping people obtain optimal wellness with herbs, nutrition and other natural wellness practices. It is my mission to help you feel your best so you can live your best. I provide individualized and personalized attention to your health needs, and combine evidence based traditional medicine with modern science and research. I am committed to offering you a non-judgmental, compassionate environment in which healing can happen.

I practice an holistic approach which assumes that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts and that the patient has an innate ability to heal, which it is my job to activate and support. In a consultation we will address issues of diet and nutrition, exercise, rest, play and laughter, prayer and spirituality. I encourage the client to create a healing team around themselves and I expect my clients to actively engage in the healing process and to fully participate with me in seeking optimal health and well being.

I do not practice ‘alternative’ medicine where patients have to choose one thing or another. I do not practice ‘complementary’ medicine where allopathic treatment leads and others take a lesser role. I practice collaborative medicine where a community of wellness professionals supports and sustains the patient in navigating all the complexity of illness and healing.

Although I will not diagnose you or prescribe drugs I can offer a thorough and in-depth discussion of your current health-related questions and concerns, including reviewing your health history and laboratory results, and help you to make sense of how you might bring a Collaborative Functional Wellness approach to your health and wellness goals. Collaboration also requires that the patient become part of the healing team. It is your responsibility to read all the materials I provide you, to ask for clarification or explanation where needed, and to implement as much as you can of all the things in the protocol.

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