Coastal Roots Health Centre

11/17/2025

Some helpful tips from our Acupuncturist, Amanda Duguay in our Sooke office about the healing properties of Goji Berries

If you love goji berry tea or have any other ways you like to use them in recipes please let us know in the comments.

11/14/2025

It's book recommendation Fri-YAY😀

As many of you know, we've had book recommendation lists going in our chiropractic rooms - and you all delivered! 📚

Now it's our turn.

Here is book #7 - Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean

The classic true adventure story of a man who, by the pen, sword, and diplomatic pouch, influenced some of the most significant events of our era. Fitzroy Maclean recounts his extraordinary adventures in Soviet Central Asia; in the Western Desert, where he specialized in hair-raising commando raids behind enemy lines; and with Tito's partisans during the last months of the German occupation of Yugoslavia. An enthralling narrative brilliantly told.

11/12/2025

Dr. Jennifer Gratton, ND and Dr. Katia DeMarco, ND both offer Vitamin IV Therapy and Vitamin Injections.

To book a consult please visit us at https://coastalrootshealth.com/services/naturopathy/ or call the office nearest you!

You can reach the Victoria office at 778-432-4412 and the Sooke office at 778-425-4412.

11/10/2025

In memory of those who have given their lives and to commemorate Remembrance Day both our Sooke and Victoria offices will be open by appointment only on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

Both offices will be back open regular hours on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

Sending you warm thoughts on this solemn day of reflection🌸

11/07/2025

It's book recommendation Fri-YAY 😀

As many of you know, we've had book recommendation lists going in out chiropractic rooms - and you all delivered! 📚

Now it's our turn.

Here is book #6 - The Golden Spruce by John Valiant

On a winter night in 1997, a British Columbia timber scout named Grant Hadwin committed an act of shocking violence in the mythic Queen Charlotte Islands.

His victim was legendary: a unique 300-year-old Sitka spruce tree, fifty metres tall and covered with luminous golden needles. In a bizarre environmental protest, Hadwin attacked the tree with a chainsaw. Two days later, it fell, horrifying an entire community. Not only was the golden spruce a scientific marvel and a tourist attraction, it was sacred to the Haida people and beloved by local loggers.

Shortly after confessing to the crime, Hadwin disappeared under suspicious circumstances and is missing to this day.

As John Vaillant deftly braids together the strands of this thrilling mystery, he brings to life the ancient beauty of the coastal wilderness, the historical collision of Europeans and the Haida, and the harrowing world of logging—the most dangerous land-based job in North America.

11/05/2025

OUR MISSION

Whether you are looking for a clinic with a great chiropractor, a comprehensive naturopath, an intuitive massage therapist, or a healing acupuncturist, we strive to be the answer you are looking for. Coastal Roots Health Centre is comprised of two integrative health clinics located in both Victoria and Sooke. Our mission is to drive comprehensive health and wellness care for the entire family. It is for this reason that all of our healthcare practitioners work together toward optimal improvement of one’s total function, quality of life, and health potential.

We are now offering Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Naturopathic Medicine, Registered Massage Therapy, Prescriptive Orthotics, and Laser Therapy services. We believe starting with Day One in an individual’s life creates the best foundational support for future health.

Our family approach is specialized in that we begin with mom and dad, prenatally, progressing to the kids on the soccer fields and ballet performances, leading to the weekday work force, and on to hiking with the eventual grandchildren. This is because of our firm belief in a preventative and holistic approach toward health. Therefore, we focus on how people move, think, eat, and rest.

At Coastal Roots Health Centre, we understand a family’s physical needs can be complex. This is why we strive to be a comprehensive health institution. Therefore, we are motivated and equipped to address each family member at the progressive stages of their active life.

Join us today in the proactive movement of improving your everyday life. We are available to serve you Monday to Sunday.

11/03/2025

Looking for something to do with your pumpkins from Halloween?

How about turn them into a healthy protein-loaded soup 🎃 🍲

This recipe is loaded with beta-carotene from the pumpkin, protein from the tofu and vitamin C from the red peppers.

Ingredients
1 red pepper, chopped into large chunks
1 large tomato, chopped into large chunks
1 red onion, chopped into large chunks
1kg pumpkin chopped into large chunks
1 bulb of garlic, top chopped off
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp sea salt
½ tsp of ground black pepper
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
500ml vegetable stock
350g silken tofu

Toppers
Chickpeas, roasted (60g per serving)
Handful of parsley, chopped
Handful of mixed seeds (5g per serving)
Plain yogurt
Feta, crumbled (30g per serving)

Preheat the oven to 200°C / 390°F.
Place the red pepper, tomato, onion, pumpkin and the bulb of garlic in a baking tray, rubbing the cumin, sea salt, black pepper and olive oil into the vegetables. Place in the oven for 30 minutes.
Once everything is thoroughly cooked, remove from the oven and leave to cool for a few minutes.
Add everything to the blender (squeezing the garlic out of their shells) along with the vegetable stock, tofu and blend for 1-2 mins until smooth.
Serve with the toppings of your choice.

11/02/2025

Don't forget to change your clocks back one hour starting today - Sunday, November 2nd⏰

10/31/2025

It's book recommendation Fri-YAY 😀

As many of you know, we've had book recommendation lists going in out chiropractic rooms - and you all delivered! 📚

Now it's our turn.

Here is book #5 - Dune (the series) by Frank Herbert.

Also known as the Dune Saga.

Dune Universe includes the following series:
• Legends of Dune
• Schools of Dune
• Prelude to Dune
• The Caladan Trilogy
• Dune
• Heroes of Dune

Dune is set far in the future, in an intergalactic feudal society where powerful noble houses fight for control over resources, armies, and planetary power. House Atreides is ordered to take control of Arrakis, a barren desert planet with a brutal climate.

10/29/2025

Maximize Your Health Benefits — Get the Care You Deserve Before Year-End! -

Can you believe how quickly we’re approaching the end of the year? Before long,the holidays will be in full swing and the new year will be just around the corner.

10/24/2025

As many of you know, we’ve had book recommendation lists going in our chiropractic rooms — and you all delivered! 📚

Now it’s our turn.

Here is book #4 - Jin Shin for Cats & Dogs: Healing Touch for Your Animal Companions by Tina Stümpfig

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A GENTLE WAY to ease your cat’s coughing or lighten the joint problems of your dog? Or maybe you want to relieve your pet’s stress when going to the vet and help them recover after surgery? A soft touch method for harmonizing energy flow, Jin Shin Jyutsu is an excellent hands-on healing tool to support your animal companion’s overall health and alleviate common ailments and injuries. By calmly placing your hands on certain energy points on your pet’s body, you can release energetic blockages, strengthen the immune system, and stimulate their body’s self-healing response.

Easy step-by-step illustrations and body maps for both cats and dogs show how to use this simple system of two-point touch healing. From ear mites and conjunctivitis to kidney infection, splinters, and anxiety, just by holding certain points on the body of your cat or dog you can quickly relieve a symptom or trigger the start of a comprehensive healing process. Jin Shin Jyutsu not only improves their health and well-being but also offers an enjoyable moment of energetic exchange between you and your four-legged friend throughout all phases of life.

10/22/2025

We are almost at the end of the year - do you have extended health benefits to be used in 2025?

If you have extended health benefits you would like to use before the end of the year, please look online for open appointments at https://coastalrootshealth.com/

Or call the office nearest you where one of our helpful staff can find you an opening.

The Victoria office can be reached at 778-432-4412 and the Sooke office at 778-425-4412.

We look forward to helping you with all your health care needs 😀