Burnaby Heights Integrative HealthCare Inc

The receptionist at this clinic is so unprofessional. I have been waiting for specialist for so long, I know it takes long time to wait, but when I called the clinic the receptionist just asked me to call the specialist by myself. I asked if she can help to contact for me, because this is HER JOB to do it, she just simply replied no I can’t help you. what the hell is that?

Dr Kruger changed my life !! At 47 I was diagnosed with severe anxiety, a degenerative spinal disease, a torn acl, and I was at least 40pds over weight. I was on several medications that were making my life difficult just go out. people that complain about the cost obviously don’t put their health first !! In 6 months I have lost 25 PDS !! I had injections in my knee which have now healed my knee where I am not walking with a cane. My anxiety has disappeared !!! My pain medication has been cut in half !! All because of her caring and knowledge ! I can’t thank her enough ! She did more for me in 6 months then the specialist did for me in 2 years !!

Dr. Ardis Krueger is kind and smart. Her review of my food sensitivity test was a good start, although the diet suggestions containing gluten, and that set me back a little while in my recovery. If the clinic offers to do bloodwork, you should opt to have regular testing done by Lifelabs, because it is much cheaper and results are substantially faster.

For years, I’ve been suffering from body rashes, particularly on my back; legs and torso. Because a former coworker told me a naturopath doctor help her with the same problem, I decided to go the alternative medicine route. For a few weeks, I kept researching places in Vancouver online that can help me; finally, I asked a friend and she recommended Burnaby Heights Integrative HealthCare. I visited the website, called and made an appointment (September 2011).
At that time, my rashes were making me so miserable; I even had to send a friend to take my sister to a concert because I couldn’t take her myself as I was in extreme discomfort and my body itchiness became intense. I first saw Dr. Georgia Kyba. In my first appointment (November 2011), I told her about my problems and showed her my rashes. After she had a look, I asked one simple question: «Dr. Kyba, can you help me?» She answered with absolute confidence «Yes!»
Over the next few weeks that followed the initial appointment, I got my adrenals tested and took an allergy food test (involving having some blood taken out — OUCH!) and waited for the results. In the meantime, Dr. Kyba gave me a bottle of natural antihistamines plus a homeopathic ointment for my comfort.
A little more than two weeks later, the results came in: my adrenals were fine but my blood allergy test found I developed a sensitivity to meat-​protein and gluten (found in wheat, barley and rye). She put me on a gluten-​free and vegan (no meat, fish, chicken, dairy or eggs); in that moment when I found out about my sensitivity, I gave up meat and wheat cold turkey!!! That same appointment, she presented me with a meal plan she typed up herself! She also added more naturopath medications that will help me and a brown rice-​based protein supplement I would take in form of a smoothie every morning that had ingredients that will take down the inflammation and repair my system. She also had me adding flax to my diet as well and instructed me to eat leafy greens every single day.
Over the next six months, I stuck to my gluten-​free and vegan diet. As a girl who loves burgers and pizzas plus fried chicken, it was hard! I roasted the Christmas turkey over the holidays and could not eat any of it! I had gluten-​free oatmeal for breakfast every morning. I do field sales work for Superstores throughout the Lower Mainland; people carting by me with deli chicken in the carts drove me batty. But I wanted to get well and stuck with it.
I also continuously returned to see Dr. Kyba so she can monitor my progress. She allowed me to have lamb once a month since I was moderately sensitive to it. My gluten-​free/​vegan diet has motivated me to cook lots of Indian-​inspired dishes at home (particularly Curried Lentils with Potatoes — YUM!).
It’s been six months and my skin has improved so much. At the end of summer last year, my back was inflamed: red and covered with welts. My back has cleared up as did my legs and torso. As Dr. Kyba went on a leave of absence in March 2012, Dr. Agnieszka Matusik took over to help me complete the course of my treatment. Dr. Matusik is now guiding me on slowly incorporating meat back into my diet and finishing the latter stages of «repairing your gut» (that was the exact way she put it).
I am very happy to say that the doctors at Burnaby Integrative has changed my life for the better and I wholeheartedly recommend them if you have an allergy issue or other health woes (insomnia, PMS, menopause… that is a partial list). Make that initial appointment and see what they can do for you. I’m happy I did this and have absolutely no regrets.