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By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Patients become partners in their heath care at The Wellness Centre opened re- cently by Acton chiropractor Dr. Tom Thompson. Staffed with five health care profes- sionals the centre offers one- stop shopping to people who want natural methods, pre- dublin improvement vention, health awareness and non-invasive proce- dures. "What we need to do is teach people about health, what causes sickness, and not to be so tied into the treat- ment of symptoms," Dr. Thompson said, adding sick- ness, symptoms and disease are only manifestations of abnormal body functions. xperienced local craftsman/handyman Quality workmanship Excellent value ... 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Also on staff at the Wellness Centre is a massage therapist, a chiropodist a homeopath and a chiropractor who does bone marrow density screening. Dr. Thompson said mod- ern medicine interferes too much with over-prescribed antibiotics and vaccinations. "Tf you kick Mother Na- ture in the teeth you will pay the price and we're paying the price big time in a way physically," Tho: said, adding that the first thing he asks new patients to do is leave any pre-conceived notions at the door. An American Medical As- sociations survey in 1997 found that 242 million people went toa non-medical tioner, more than went to medical practitioners and Thompson said the "writing is on the wall." "The public is creating a mandate for non-medical practitioners because they aren't satisfied with the "health care' they are getting because they aren't getting Suns Thor Sun Nov. 14 Nov.18 Nov. 21 $518 $458 $458 $1288 $748 $748 $1548 $928 $858 $788 $688 $598 $848 $698 $638 $1068 $818 $648 $798 $698 $658 $698 $678 $618 $758 $698 $588 $848 $698 $658 $1148 $758 $748 $1248 $748 $718 $1258 $768 $758 $1058 $738 $678 $1218 $768 $718 - $738 $738 $738 $658 $638 $838 $728 $648 $1548 $858 $748 $1198 $748 $688 igs tT) TRAVEL "Bes Ee] Eee sdb i < 'NY, Ly) SM iIK ae WA, TH 379 Queen St., Acton health care. They're getting illness and disease care, Thompson said. Chiropractor Barbara Jeans, who operates a clinic in Cookstown, comes to Acton approximately every two months to do osteoporo- sis screening, checking bone marrow density using ultra- sound. Jean's own surprise diag- nosis of low mineral density led her into the field and Jeans recommends women aged 25 to 35 get screened. "You don't want to be told at 80 that you have a prob- lem," Jeans said, adding sta- tistics show by putting 50- year-olds with low bone mar- row density on $50 worth of calcium supplements a year, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1999 Wellness Centre offers holistic health to all the half-a-billion dollars spent to treat bone fractures in eld- erly patients could be saved. Acton native Deanna Wilson, a recent graduate from the Mitchener Institute of Chiropody in Toronto, joined The Wellness Centre team in August and was at- tracted to the team approach to health care. Wilson said her clients all have one thing in common. "Their feet hurt. They have ingrown toenails, flat feet, heel pain or just can't care for their feet any longer," Wilson said, adding treatment could include physiotherapy, tap- ing, icing or custom orthot- ics, which she casts and sends out to a lab to be built. Wilson also does diabetic foot care and sports injury treatment in- volving the foot and ankle. Massage therapist Mark Weider joined The Wellness Centre a year ago and enjoys sharing new ideas and thera- pies with his colleagues. "With more professionals around you get more enrich- ment and we can cover all the bases," Weider said, adding there's a growing demand for = therapy in the Acton > Valerie Stevens is a Pe whose practice at the Wellness Centre involves treating the whole person, dealing with the mental, physical and emotional as- pects to the individual. The Wellness Centre can be reached at 853-3460. WELLNESS TEAM: Staff at The Wellness Centre include (from left) oste- oporosis screener Barbara Jeans, massage therapist Mark Weider, chiropo- dist Deanna Wilson and owner/ chiropractor Dr. Tom Thompson. -- Frances Niblock photo YOUR OPINION COUNTS! The community is cordially invited to attend a public meeting in order to provide input to the Halton District School Boardgs Strategic Planning process. Input to the Boardgs draft mission statement and twelve belief statements will be considered by the Boardgs Strategic Planning Steering Committee in the development of the document during the next few months. Public input meetings are as follows: ACTON, HALTON HILLS, MILTON, GEORGETOWN (North Area) Monday, October 25 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Centennial Public School BURLINGTON (West Area) Friday, October 22 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Mainway Arena (Auditorium) 4015 Mainway Burlington, Ontario Ethel Gardiner Chair of the Board 233 Delrex Boulevard Georgetown, Ontario OAKVILLE (East Area) Thursday, October 21 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. White Oaks Secondary School (South Campus) 1330 Montclair Drive Oakville, Ontario For more information, please contact Beth Shelswell, Superintendent of Education (905) 335-3663, (905) 878-8451, or (905) 842-3014 - ext. 2227 Halton District School Board Dusty Papke Director of Education