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A UV filter (disinfecting) filters all circulating air in this building, to increase your protection
For all in person visits, please feel free to wait in the back yard if the weather permits.
Long Covid and Post-Pandemic exhaustion
Are you struggling to get through the days since having Covid?
Do you have symptoms you didn’t have before having Covid, or are your previous problems magnified?Do you feel that you don’t have the energy to do more than just get through, with little or none left for enjoyment, or to rest and recuperate from feeling so drained?
Or are you worn right down by all the stresses, difficulties and changes of the past three years?
Or both!
The Naturopathic approach offers many ways of supporting your systems to help you make a come-back. Book online or call me on 250-361-9888 for an appointment, or to set up a 10 minute meet and greet call.
Dr Penny Seth-Smith BSc (Hons) ND
Registered Naturopathic Physician
Certifications in prescribing, oral chelation and acupuncture
Particular interest in complex difficult-to-diagnose cases,
and the interplay between physical and
mental & emotional health
Offering Live blood analysis and Muscle Testing / Applied Kinesiology in addition to conventional
medical analysis
Do you feel you have tried everything
and nothing has really worked?
Have you been told that nothing is wrong
and yet you still feel awful?
Do you react to so many medications
and treatments that you despair?
I have 30 years experience of helping people like you
Dr Penny Seth-Smith is an integrated Naturopathic Physician for adults, children and infants. She has an English science degree, 4 years (5,000 hours) of Canadian post-graduate Naturopathic medical education and 30 years experience in natural treatments for a wide variety of illness and disease. Her particular expertise is in treating Gut Health, Anxiety and Depression, Thyroid problems, Hormonal imbalances, Migraines, Seasonal Allergies, and Long-term Effects of Childhood (and later) Traumas. Currently Long Covid is a significant focus in her clinic.
She also offers gentle treatments suitable for the Highly Sensitive Person.
Providing Naturopathic Treatments for:
- Long Covid: symptoms that persist or return
- Post-viral syndromes in general (please click on post below for more)
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Hair loss
- Post partum depression
- Childhood trauma
- Long term effects of previous mental / emotional traumas
- Concussion and post-concussion syndromes
- Seasonal allergies
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Leaky Gut
- Food sensitivities
- Candida overgrowth
- SIBO (Small intestine bacterial overgrowth)
- SIFO (Small intestine fungal overgrowth)
- Celiac disease
- Crohn’s disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Kidney function problems
- Thyroid problems
- Hormone imbalances
- Menopausal symptoms
- Breast Health
- Osteoporosis and osteopenia
- Migraines
- Stress
- Fatigue
- Burn-out
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic fatigue
- Myalgic encephalitis (ME)
- Heavy metal toxicity
- The highly sensitive person
Additional services offered:
- Muscle testing (Applied Kinesiology)
- Homeopathy
- Live blood analysis
- Lab testing
- Genetic testing and applying the results to your health regimen
- Facial mesotherapy: scar and wrinkle reduction
- Thyroid treatments: conventional and integrative
- Bio-identical hormone replacement therapy
- Terrain medicines
- Acupuncture
- Prescription medications
- Oral chelation (detoxing heavy metals with pills rather than intra-venous treatments)
- Functional medicine (Clinical Nutrition)
- Medicinal herbs
- Lifestyle counselling
- Vitamin B12 injections
The clinic is allergen-sensitive in terms of scents and chemicals, however my cat sometimes makes an appearance. If you have an allergy to cats, please let me know and I will ensure he stays out of the way. If you have a severe allergy, we can have video appointments.
Member in good standing of the CCHPBC (formerly CNPBC), and BCND (formerly BCNA) and CAND.
Past Board member for the CNPBC, and Chair of the Bylaws Committee.
Past member of the CNPBC Inquiries Committee and Standards of Practice Committee.
Organiser and Master of Ceremonies for the BCNA Naturopathic Medicine Week Victoria 2014 & 2015.
Recipient of “Best Naturopathic Physician British Columbia 2019” Canadian Business Award, and “Best Naturopathic Service, Victoria” Quality Business Award, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Appearances on CFAX 1070 and CKNY Radio stations.
TESTIMONIALS:
MIGRAINE TREATMENTS – gentle and effective
I have had migraine headaches for years and have taken a variety of medications to cope. The medications would help to some degree with the pain, but none would help with the ‘hang over’ effects. Hang over effects are the next day fatigue and mental sluggishness.
Then I met Dr Penny Seth-Smith ND who found a homeopathic remedy that works wonders not only for the pain of the migraine, but also the ‘hang over’ effects. I can take it with an aura or, if there is no aura, I can take it any time I feel the migraine pain. (An aura is a visual obscurity, which generally happens before a migraine, warning me one is on the way. For me, my vision becomes blurred, like I’m looking through cut glass.) Within 5 minutes, the pain is gone and, by the end of the day, I have forgotten I even had a headache.
This homeopathic remedy quite literally gave me my life back.
Thanks Dr. Penny!
Beth, Registered Nurse
I went to Dr Penny, after our Car accident as I began to have migraines. I would have one 2-3 times every week, and I had to take Tylenol every 4 hours to subdue the pain. However I still had to stay in the dark until the migraine ran its course.
After meeting with Dr Penny a few times and seeing what worked and what didn’t, I have a homeopathic remedy that works every time for my migraines. As soon as as I feel one coming, I will take my remedy and within 15 minutes the migraine has dissipated and I am clear headed and good to go for the day.
Yes sometimes I would have to take a 2nd bout of my homeopathic remedy, but I would know with 30 minutes, and have no bad effects from taking a 2nd bout.
Since taking my homeopathic remedy for migraines, I get them a lot less: maybe 1 per month or 6 weeks.
I feel confident with my homeopathic remedy, and thank Dr Penny for taking the time with me to come to this conclusion.
RP, Victoria
Telephone No.250-361-9888
