Kate Whimster

I am currently a student intern at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) and will be graduating in May 2010.

I first became interested in natural medicine in 2002 while studying in Mexico on an international exchange. I was eating poorly and wondering why I felt tired, bloated, and irritable so much of the time. I began to follow the basic Blood Type Diet recommendations and felt much better within a week! Once back in Canada, I continued learning about nutrition, fitness, and natural health and continued to see improvements in my health.

In 2003, I graduated from Queen’s University with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree and began working in consumer packaged goods. My interest in natural medicine continued to develop in my spare time until by late 2004 I decided that I wanted to spend my time doing what I was passionate about, which meant that I needed to make natural medicine my career. I spent most of 2005 preparing for this next step and began my studies at CCNM in early 2006.

While treating patients in the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic (CCNM teaching clinic) full-time, I also work part-time at Peaches & Green health food store on Bayview Avenue and at Body of Knowledge Healing Arts on Eglinton Avenue West. My major interests within natural medicine include personalized nutrition, homeopathy, and lifestyle counselling. I believe in promoting wellness on all levels: physical, mental, emotional, and energetic. This approach requires recognition of individual needs and development in order to create a personalized treatment plan.

I am a member of the Institute for Human Individuality (IfHI), the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND), and the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND).

In addition to my studies at CCNM, I have pursued education in personalized nutrition through the Institute for Human Individuality and classical homeopathy with Joseph Kellerstein DC ND. In 2007 I travelled to India and completed a one-month program on Traditional Medicine in India through Child Family Health International. I have also preceptored with many wonderful practitioners, such as Robert Dronyk DC ND, William Dronyk DC ND, Robert Taylor DO, Peter D’Adamo ND, Joseph Kellerstein DC ND, and Helena Ovens ND. Most recently I have completed a 4-month externship at the Kew Beach Natural Health Clinic focusing on homeopathy with Helena Ovens ND.