Naturopathic Medicine, as well as other Complementary Health Practices, believes that each person needs to be treated as an individual when addressing their health concerns. Two people may present with the same disease or condition, but they have different histories. Stress may be a key problem for one person, while exposure to heavy metals or toxins is the focus for another. These differences must be respected, and taken into account in their treatment.  It’s a simple way of acknowledging that medicine is only beginning to learn about the integrated nature of physical, mental and spiritual factors in each person’s health – yet Complementary or Holistic practitioners have practised this way for hundreds and thousands of years.

Touchstone Naturopathic Centre (TOUCHSTONE) opened in April 2000 with Scott Clack, ND, as the sole practitioner. The mission of TOUCHSTONE was, and still is, to provide its patients with high-quality integrated health care using an eclectic mix of services and natural health products. Since then, TOUCHSTONE has evolved into a multidisciplinary health centre with three ND’s, a massage therapist, holistic nutritionist, acupuncturist, psychotherapist and a reiki/reflexology practitioner. The Clinic’s services also include Bowen Therapy, I.V. therapy, and NAET allergy desensitization treatments. TOUCHSTONE moved to its current location in southwest Mississauga in 2005 to better serve the growth of practitioners, and to provide improved visibility to the public.

Touchsone Naturopathic Centre has been growing to offer a broader set of services - under one roof! The information on this site will introduce you to the family of practitioners that have come together at the Centre. Integrated care is considered to be the new model of health care delivery in the modern era. Patients benefit by receiving quick, easy access to a variety of services where the practitioners function as a team - not independents. Our team or family is committed to offering high quality services that help our clients to receive Whole Person, Whole System health care. Each service is recommended based on the need of each patient, not in a systematic approach. You are free to select and combine any (or all) of the services that the Centre provides.

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."  Thomas Edison

Naturopathic Doctors (N.D's) are trained as General Practitioners. At Touchstone, we give patients a bridge between mainstream health care and complementary healing methods in treating acute or chronic conditions. Your path to wellness will include:

1. Thorough assessment from health history, laboratory tests and naturopathic assessment tools.
2. Balancing physical, mental and/or spiritual health through natural treatments that stimulate your inherent self-healing process - the Vis Medicatrix Naturae.
3. Education about the options you should consider, plus potential risks or side effects. Seminars and/or reading of recommended books will compliment your learning, empowering you to optimize your health and prevent illness through lifestyle changes.
4. Integration of the latest scientific evidence of natural medicines and therapies with clinical and historic knowledge of treatments. The range of therapies at Touchstone Naturopathic Centre includes holistic nutrition, herbal and homeopathic medicines, hydrotherapies and acupuncture, to Bowen therapy, Allergy desensitization, Reiki, Refelxology and energetic quantum-based treatments.