Jan De Vries Health Care

Stopped in on my way past as I had read that Brewers yeast as a supplement for dogs kept fleas at bay. They had some in store and I engaged with the staff to find out more. I was told that it was only ‘B’ vitamins and contained no protein that would affect my dog who suffers from allergies, so I bought the huge tub at £10.75 and took it home. Before opening the tin I did some research and discovered that the staff member was confusing Brewers yeast with nutritional yeast and that Brewers yeast did in fact contain protein and was not recommended for use in pets with existing allergies. I returned the unopened tin the following day with the receipt for a refund. This time I encountered a different staff member who was unfriendly, unwelcoming and greeted me with slightly disdainful attitude. She processed my refund after thoroughly inspecting the sealed tin and my receipt, asked me to sign for the refund and took my card to check my signature for a REFUND! She then told me my card needed signing. I advised her that the signature had worn off (card was made in 2012) and that you could only sign it once. She then asked to see another item of ID with my signature!!! Did I mention it was for a refund? A printed, signed agreement that money was to be returned to my account on returning a purchase with receipt! This is unheard of to me and I felt slightly insulted and aggrieved to say the least. I would have bought other items from this store but my experience has put the kibosh on that ever happening again! Bad advice coupled with bad service doesn’t entice me to ever go back there! A star for actually having the product I was looking for.

Jan De Vries specialises in herbal medicines and aims to give people the choice of natural remedies to cure their ailments rather than plying them with pills that will just make you drugged up to your eyeballs.
I used to get plagued by tonsillitis and tried everything to try and rid myself from it including a two year on and off dose of penicillin that I became immune to, a truck load of Manuka honey, crystal healing and I even paid a visit to Jan De Vries in his Troon clinic to see what advice he could offer me as my own GP is as useful as a chocolate teapot, who flinches at the sight of people and has pound signs constantly in her eyes. After my visit to the Troon clinic I was given an assortment of natural remedies that definitely helped me before I got my tonsils taken out, more so than the penicillin the doctor kept plying me with even though it was quite clear it no longer had any effect on me.
Since then, I have popped back to Jan de Vries now and again if I’m feeling a little under the weather. I much prefer using natural remedies and for me, they definitely work. The staff in this Edinburgh branch are very knowledgeable about the medicines and easy to talk to. They also stock skincare products and have a weight loss program too.
Jan De Vries also caters for animal medicines so if you have a stressed out moggy or a bed wetting dog you can get calming remedies for your furry friends too.