Dr. Tonia Winchester, Naturopathic Doctor

06/16/2026

I've had several patients ask me what I do for fun lately.

🤷‍♀️I'm not sure why… perhaps they are concerned about my balanced well-being?
🌞Or maybe it's more about the weather being sunny and warm these days?

🤣Regardless I'm happy to share what I do when I'm not working.

This video sums most of it up, with a lil cameo from my favorite creature, Lincoln.

And bloopers of course. Because… bloopers!

Sometimes I feel like there is more blooper content than content content.
I enjoy that - it makes me laugh and hopefully it does to because science knows laughter is very good medicine.

And you know what else is good medicine?
Nutrients delivered right to your blood stream via IV therapy.
It's like giving your system what it needs on a silver platter.

06/15/2026

🫠I've been getting a lot of questions from patients about what I do in my off time.
💉When I'm not slinging needles, nutrifying and healing the drained, depleted, pained people of Central Vancouver Island.

I'll post a thorough response in a couple days, but for now I wanted to share a single, new, fun endeavor.

💭Remember back in the day when the world went upside down?
Yeah me too.
In a lot of ways it's hard to believe that it was only 6 years ago.
But also that it's already 6 years ago.
You feel me?

I'm sure we've all experienced losses and gains that came out of that time.
Here I'm going to share a gain that emerged for me and what it might mean for you!

🦠In 2020, when COVID hit, I was so lucky to stumble across an art summit online called

There were about 30 different art teachers teaching classes using various media and techniques.

The first class taught us how to make our own sketchbook. The idea being to follow along with all the classes using the hand made book.

I've participated in the same summit most years since then and every year we learn how to make a different type of book.

5️⃣0️⃣Since that time, I've filled over 50 home made sketchbooks with my own art.

I love the fact that I'm making art in something that is also art that I also made; that art becomes functional as well as beautiful.

I find the process of making books very relaxing and meditative because there's a lot of simple, repetitive steps.

I can get in the flow, focusing only on how the materials feel, on how the needle pulls the thread weaving in and out of the pages and through the cover of the book.

🧠💗It’s not long before my nervous system settles, and I relax.

For me it’s very healing - as all art has the potential to be.

After a Saturday of several synchronicities, some of my blank watercolour sketch books are now available at be.creative.art.supplies in Nanaimo. You can buy them and make your own art in them. Cool, hey?

They vary in size, decor, binding, and paper quality.

I hope these imperfect hand made books inspire you to make healing and revitalizing art!

06/12/2026

Are you sick of the song you normally sing to yourself in the shower?
Well… fewph! I'm so glad you're seeing this post.

I invite you to try this song instead :)

🎶The words are simple:

Every little cell in my body is happy
Every little cell in my body is well.
I'm so happy every little cell,
In my body is healthy and well!

🤣🤣The tune is simple as well if you can make it out in this less than professionally made & edited video!

As cute & silly as this is, most people don't realize is how much our thoughts affects our health.

A little excerpt from my book, Thinking Kindly:

Many research studies have shown that a strong, optimistic view to life improves one’s physical health.

Your inner mental and emotional workings (your psychology) are extremely important when it comes to your health, healing and well-being.

One study of seven thousand adults in Alameda County, California, revealed that health optimists—whose health was actually objectively worse than that of the health pessimists with whom they were compared—on average fared better and lived longer.

Their perception of their health was more important than their actual health.

Huh? Gasp? What? Read that again.

Their perception of their health was more important than their actual health.

To quote the abstract of the study:
“Our results further suggest that optimism is specifically related to 11 to 15% longer life span, on average, and to greater odds of achieving ‘exceptional longevity,’ that is, living to the age of 85 or beyond. These relations were independent of socioeconomic status, health conditions, depression, social integration, and health behaviours (e.g., smoking, diet, and alcohol use). Overall, findings suggest optimism may be an important psychosocial resource for extending life span in older adults.”

Wild right?

So… maybe a little song in the shower would be worth trying.
And in the car.
And on your walks.
And doing your dishes.
And… while you're getting IV nutrient therapy with me a Naturopathic Doctor in Nanaimo.

06/09/2026

💕I live for these moments when patients report that they are noticeably improved and life is easier, happier, and more energized than it was before.

🤣A colleague and I joke about saving the planet one iron infusion at a time.

And truthfully it really feels like that sometimes.

This woman now goes in to her day with more capacity to care for others.
She has more bandwidth for what she loves.
💪 She has the "Strength to say, 'No!'" as another patient expressed so beautifully.

If you're ferritin is under 100 ug/L it's worth considering iron infusions.
I'm happy to help - look me up it's nanaimoIVtherapy.com

05/05/2026

Balance, hey? You feel me?

I've been away from social media for awhile, attempting to recoup some semblance of balance in my life and in my health.

I've been resting. Arting. Naturing.

It's working.
I'm feeling calmer.
I'm noticing more energy.
I'm thinking more clearly.

And… yet… as a person who's on a mission to help people experience those same things I have to connect to the people who could use my particular flavour of expertise.

And maybe that's you.

If so I'm happy to help. Look me up: It's NanaimoIVTherapy.com

04/21/2026

I love the little moments that patients share with me about how their lives get better when they become adequately .
In this case, with iron!

If something feels off in your body iron could be at the root of it.

Why?

Because we need iron to carry oxygen in our body.

And...

Every
Single
Cell
Needs
Oxygen

To function normally and allow you to heal.

Get your ferritin checked. Anything below 100 is worth supporting with Iron IV Infusions.

Look me up - NanaimoIVtherapy.com. I'm happy to help.

12/04/2025

Stuck in the insomnia cycle? I was there too, lying awake at 3 am, counting sheep while my husband slept deeply (and loudly) beside me.
I share my story and how I broke through that cycle in this podcast interview with Kira from the Heal Yourself Podcast.
What stood out to you as you listened? Let me know in the comments below.

Podcast Episode · Heal Yourself Podcast · 12/04/2025 · 29m

11/18/2025

Ultra processed foods contributing to colon cancer? Noooo.... that couldn't possibly be true.

It's funny to me that we have to study these things because it seems like common sense that the further we stray from nature, the more our bodies will have a hard time healing and repairing, and the more active disease processes will take root.

If you think your packaged foods are okay, this study will open your eyes.

And the culprit is probably in your pantry right now.

11/04/2025

Your health benefits are not long for this year.
They’re dying.

You only have 60 days left in 2025.

Let’s get you in so we can get you so you can end the year with Wellness and begin the next one with even more.

10/20/2025

This is a rare chance to heal your heart, mind, and spirit with this Free live masterclass October 21–22 with Adrien Blackwell - Celebrity Psychic Healer

I'm presenting on the 22nd at 11:30 PST on Breaking Through The Insomnia Cycle.

If you're stuck in restless nights, with a racing mind, and zombie-ing through your days, this is for you.

I'll share a surprising underlying reason why you're lying awake at night, and a simple neuro-science backed technique to get you back to sleep in no time.

Click the link in the first comment to reserve your spot today.