Working With Peter

I am Absolutely Passisonate about What I do!

For those of you who have met me already probably have come to realize I am absolutely passionate about what I do and love chatting about health and wellness!  My goal is to inspire and help as many of my clients achieve their personal health goals - and to do it as naturally as possible!

I Offer both Touch Base and Private Consultations

I provide complementary touch base consults in the pharmacy.  The purpose of these informal brief consults is to hopefully get people going in the right direction or to provide information that complements advice you may have gotten from your doctor.  If you like what I have to offer in these touch base consults then there is the opportunity to make an appointment for a private one-on-one consultation.  This is where we can really go over things in more detail and for me to understand your health situation more thoroughly.  Please see Pharmacy Fee Schedule for financial investment on this service.

I Don't just Talk the Talk - I Practice what I Preach

I try my best to practice what I preach and have come to realize over time that not everyone is going to be as motivated, as disciplined or as enthusiastic as me when it comes to their health.  I know there will be some clients more motivated than others and I always feel I have done my job if I have at least raised your awareness about a particular health issue though you may not necessarily do anything about it.  On the other hand I feel much professional satisfaction and elated for the client when I hear clients have improved their health with my guidance and advice.  My goal here would be to try and empower as many clients as I can to take positive steps towards improving their health. That journey may be 1 or 2 steps only for some clients while for others with more complex health issues it could require going the full 9 yards to achieve your health goal. 

Who I Work Best With

For those of you who are considering making a private appointment to see me, I generally work best with clients who fit the criteria listed below.  I really want to see a positive health outcome with all my clients and therefore want to make sure you are prepared for it. Truthfully, I also do not want to waste your time and money.

I work best with individuals who are:

• Able to acknowledge their current treatment is not working
  
• Open to thinking outside the box
• Willing to be more proactive about their health than they currently are
• Able to make restoring their health as a top priority (i.e. not putting it on the back burner as you may have in the past)
• Willing and able to invest time, effort and some financial investment

If all of the above sounds like you - you will be a great match with me.  We will likely work well together in helping you achieve your health and wellness goals!

A No fuss, No muss Approach to your Health - I Have a Tendency to Tell things Straight up

As a pharmacist who has experience and training with both conventional and natural medicines I pride myself in giving my clients information and advice that is concrete, scientific and clinically effective.  I am not heavily into the so called "evidence based medicine" as I feel this type of medicine is really biased in my opinion.  On the other hand I am not really into "fad" treatments or treatments that do not have any concrete scientific support behind them.  To me the best evidence of whether something really works or not is the clinical feedback we get from our clients, not from some study that was funded by a particular vendor to support their own product/service.  Though well designed and unbiased studies are always helpful in addition to case studies.

A More Natural Focus - While using Pharmaceuticals more Cautiously and when Appropriate

My focus lies primarily in diet, beverage and lifestyle modifications coupled with vitamins, minerals, amino acids, natural hormones and herbal medicines where appropriate.  I also tend to look closely at potential nutrient depletions that result from chronic prescription drug use, diet and beverage consumption, exposure to excess stress and nutrients or hormones that decline due to aging (i.e. the body breaking down over time).  I generally try my best to avoid chronic pharmaceutical drug use unless the pros outweigh the cons of using the drug.  If I notice clients are using pharmaceuticals I typically like to explore the rationale for their use in the first place to determine if they are truly necessary.

What My Limitations are - As No one Person will Know it All

Please note as a pharmacist I am not able to diagnose, stage or give you a prognosis on your condition. This is not within my scope of practice and is something that your doctor will carry out.  If I am not able to answer your question or help you out with a specific issue, I will do my best to either find the answer or someone that can assist you better than I am able to.  Thus it is my primary goal to work co-operatively with you, your doctor and any other healthcare practitioners putting your health interests first and foremost!

I look forward to the opportunity of becoming part of your health and wellness team!

"On your journey to healing, the more you put into it the more you get out of it."

Peter Lee, Integrative Health Pharmacist
Founder of Balanced Health Integrative Pharmacy

"Balancing Your Health as Naturally as Possible"