Robin Walsh, BASc, ND

Robin Walsh is a Naturopathic Doctor and Nutritionist who has inspired thousands of people in her 7 years of practice to optimize their health through lifestyle changes. As an inspiring leader and speaker she spends much of her time giving talks to corporate or individual groups on health transformation. She is also the cofounder of the Vibrant Living Clinic and Health Transformation Weekends, which are open to the public and run 4 times a year.

While having a holistic naturopathic approach with patients, she has taken a strong interest and puts emphasis on nutrition, helping patients achieve an optimal weight and body composition. Optimal body composition plays a central role in the prevention of long term diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity and cancer. She continually strives to encourage, coach and support every patient in making lifestyle changes in order to achieve their own individual optimal health and fitness goals. In her spare time she is an avid runner, competing in marathons and half marathons and is also a competitive horseback rider.

Robin holds professional memberships with the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND) and the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND). She is licensed in Ontario through the Board of Drugless Practitioners (BDDT-N). Robin is certified in First Line Therapy (FLT), which is an advanced certification program in recognizing the barriers to weight loss and helping patients achieve optimal body composition. Robin is also a member of the Association of Perinatal Naturopathic Doctors, a group that has a special interest in issues surrounding pregnancy and fertility.

Kristijana Rakic, BSc, ND

Kristijana graduated from the University of Waterloo with an Honors Science degree in Kinesiology with a Pre-Health-Professions Option. Her innate passion for health & well-being and her joy of working with people inspired her to pursue a career in natural medicine. Kristijana went on to receive her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine diploma after completing four years of post-graduate medical education at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Presently she practices in her hometown of Waterloo, ON.

Kristijana is dedicated to providing individualized health care and addressing all aspects of health: physical, mental and emotional. She strives to address the root cause of your illness and support your body’s natural healing abilities. Kristijana is a strong advocate of prevention and health optimization. She is enthusiastic about educating and empowering her patients to understand and maintain a healthier lifestyle and is eager to work with individuals who are ready to take charge of their health! With a strong lifestyle focused practice Kristijana has been certified in First Line Therapy (FLT) to deliver the best quality of care to her patients. FLT is a lifestyle program that helps individuals lose weight and maintain an optimal body composition. Optimal health and body composition is essential to the treatment of serious health problems such us Obesity, Diabetes, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Hormonal Imbalances and much more.

Kristijana is licensed in Ontario through the Board of Drugless Practitioners (BDDT-N). She is also a member of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND) and the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CAND).

Tina Rogers, B.Sc, ND

Tina Rogers is a recent graduate from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. She is the first naturopath in the Kitchener-Waterloo region to specialize in sports medicine. Tina spent the last year of her studies working at the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic under the co-founder of the sports med group at CCNM Dr. Lowell Greib ND. During this time Tina worked with a variety of athletes ranging from professional dancers, boxers, and swimmers to novice runners, and basketball players.

She increased her knowledge about sports nutrition, learned new skills such as Trigger point Acupuncture and obtained her certification in Spider Tech Taping. She used these skills to successfully treat a wide variety of athletic injuries. Tina also worked at major sporting events including the Toronto Dragon boat races, Guelph Lake Subaru Triathlon, Peterborough Subaru Tri/Duathlon, as well as the “Not So Pro” volleyball tournament in Toronto.

While obtaining her BSc. at Bowling Green State University Tina swam competitively for the division I Bowling Green State University Falcon swim team. The physical training and trails involved with swimming at the collegiate level caused Tina to suffered a shoulder injury in her 3rd year of competitive swimming. After several cortisone shots she underwent surgery to correct the torn tendons and ligaments. Surgery alone did not help Tina fully recover from her shoulder pain; so she turned to naturopathic treatments to heal her shoulder. The successfulness of the treatments and the core principals of naturopathic medicine led Tina to pursue a future as a naturopathic doctor. Although she no longer swims competitively Tina still maintains an active lifestyle leading Running Room running clinics and practicing Yoga. Her experiences as an athlete allows Tina to relate to her patients, in-turn giving her the ability to develop appropriate treatment plans based on patients needs.

Tina’s current affiliation with Waterloo Sport’s Medicine a well respected sport’s medicine clinic in the Waterloo region, and her partnership with Vibrant Living experts in lifestyle based medicine allows her to foster her interests of Sports medicine, musculoskeletal pathology (sciatica, tendinitis, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia ect), female health including menstrual irregularities, and menopause and skin disorders including acne, eczema and psoriasis.