Dr Michelle Honda Ph.D. D.Sc.
Holistic Doctor
As a Doctor of Holistic Health Sciences, Dr. Honda is a truly remarkable health professional as her clients and others who know her will attest to. Her journey to natural health began over 25 years ago as she became alarmed about a personal health issue and began rapidly self educating herself in the area of natural health alternatives. Michelle like her husband Ron have formally resided and educated in the Untied States. They both have attained Canadian status.
From juicing to herbs to lifestyle choices, Doctor Honda is living proof that we can make a significant difference in our health and wellness by properly watching our diet, controlling our lifestyle and adding some nutritional supplementation. She is by a significant margin one of the top, most knowledgeable and resourceful holistic medicine practitioners in the area.
Areas of expertise
Dr. Honda treats a wide variety of aliments which include the mainstream complaints such as high/low cholesterol, high/low blood pressure, diabetes, all menopausal issues, endocrine system imbalances (low thyroid or other glandular problems), immune system imbalances and weakness. Also arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, cysts, all skin anomalies, all stomach and gut problems, depression, anxiety, ADHD and autism, gallbladder and liver issues, yeast and fungus, warts, and weight loss or anorexia. Additionally, radiation poisoning, and a variety of cleanses either to restore health or aid weight loss. The list extends much further.
Together with her husband Ron, operate Renew You Holistic Health Clinic in Hamilton Ancaster Ontario Canada. Renew You is a multi-disciplinary clinic focused on helping people restore and maintain their health naturally.
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In addition to her private practice, she is a published author where she has been featured in several health magazines. Dr. Honda continually brings awareness of natural alternatives through her ongoing research and published articles.
Additionally, she is a registered nutritional consultant practitioner (RNCP), a Master Herbalist and an IIPA certified Iridologist. This unique combination of background combined with her vast knowledge of disease, bio-chemistry and nutrition makes Doctor Honda a truly amazing resource and practitioner!
Ron Honda B.Sc.
Biofeedback Therapist
Clinic Director
Ron has always had a strong personal interest in health and wellness including supplementation of vitamins, minerals and algae. Originally from Northern California, Ron applies his academic background (San Francisco State University, B.Sc. in business) and expertise to the development of Renew You.
Working closely in conjunction with his wife Michelle, his passion went into overdrive since the introduction of the Quantum Biofeedback device. Ron quickly realized the system’s phenomenal potential to impact health and is very passionate about trying to make a difference in people’s lives. It is Ron’s belief that the Quantum Biofeedback device is the most significant invention to the world of alternative and complimentary health to be developed in the last 100 years or more!
Dr. Earl Waxman D.C.
Doctor of Chiropractic
Dr. Earl Waxman, D.C. is a chiropractor, having graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1977. He has worked both in private practice and more recently in MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident) Rehabilitation for over 30 years of chiropractic experience.
He has a special interest in soft tissue bodywork and continues to research and refine his methods in this area to enable the deepest yet gentlest treatments ever to generate effective pain relief results. This soft tissue bodywork is something rarely performed elsewhere both because it is time consuming, and it is physically demanding and difficult to perform effectively. His treatment protocols combine traditional chiropractic methodology using manual or instrument adjustive techniques, soft tissue bodywork, electrotherapy and exercise.
Dr. Waxman currently enjoys practicing at Renew You, a multidisciplinary holistic health and wellness clinic serving Ancaster and the Greater Hamilton area. A chiropractors are well known for resolving painful musculoskeletal problems like back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatic pain or chronic pain in general.
He treats the very young to the very old – the sedentary to the athletic with understanding, compassion, insightfulness and measured skill that can only come from an altruistic desire and mindset to rid one of their suffering if at all humanly possible.
Dr. Wei Xu (MD China) (pronounced “Way” “Shoo”)
Acupuncture Doctor
Dr. Way is a rare and uniquely experienced health practitioner from the standpoint that she is a practitioner of Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine here in Canada while also being a licensed medical doctor (internal medicine / western medicine) in China!
She was a medical doctor in China for 15 years prior to emigrating here with her husband. 15 years of that experience was as an attending hospital physician where acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) were used “hand in hand” together with western medicine (pharmaceuticals and surgery). Though she says it was acupuncture & TCM that were the primary “go to” modalities. We like to say that Dr. Wei has a special balance of knowledge “east meets west”.
It is this vast experience of both disciplines that makes Dr. Wei so popular with her patients and persons who get referred to her.
Clara Santos RMT
Registered Massage Therapist
Clara is one of Renew You’s deep tissue massage specialists. For the well traveled massage client who needs and likes deep manipulation work, Clara is the therapist for you. She has been a practicing massage therapist since 2005. Her experience covers spa and resort settings, as well as the rehab, multi-disciplinary clinic nature of Renew You. She is known as Renew You’s gentle and warm soul.
While her ability to help you relax or to work deeply into your aching muscles is great, she is repeatedly sought after for her adept ability to deliver…. SILENCE during your treatment. While she is certainly talkative, she is not “gabby”. If you have found you like massage, but your therapist talks through your ability to deeply relax and truly enjoy it, you will love Clara.
Many clients are shocked at how surprisingly effective Clara’s deep tissue work can be. Great strength can come from “small packages”. Clara has unusually strong hands and fabulous upper body strength for effective deep tissue work. Whether you only want a relaxation massage, a de-stressing session or are rehabbing an injury, Clara’s massage is superb. When she joined Renew You’s staff in the spring of 2006, she got busy right away and built up regular clientele very quickly – both true measures of effective high quality massage therapy work.
Her practice hours at Renew You are as follows:
Monday to Friday 1:00 – 7:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Earlier and morning appointments available by request
Richard Everett RMT
Registered Massage Therapist
Richard has become to be known as Renew You’s “technical” massage specialist. He has always been focused on health. Early in high school, he had gained a keen interest in health and biology and decided at that point to further his interest and knowledge into health care. So he enrolled at the Canadian Therapeutic College (CTC) to pursue a career in registered massage therapy. After graduating and successful completion of the Ontario provincial board exams, he became a member of the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO) registration G151 in 1999.
He started his massage therapy career working with a chiropractor, focusing his knowledge and skills on rehabilitative therapy. It is in this type of “rehab clinic” environment that Richard has spent his entire 12 year career. Within four different Hamilton clinics, for over a decade he has been working closely with several chiropractors and physiotherapists on a very wide variety of difficult injury and pain cases loads. And it is because of this professional experience and exposure that Richard has been able to advance and hone his skill set to a high level.
Richard’s unique methodologies distinguish him from his colleagues because of the many advanced body work techniques that he has picked up, learned and utilizes. By incorporating joint mobilization, trigger point therapy, hydro- therapy, and other modalities into his massages, he always tries to ensure the best treatment possible to get the maximum results. Upon finding and trying Richard for massage therapy, a great many patients are positively taken back as they experience how different his treatments are compared to other RMTs they have tried, as well as the positive therapeutic benefits they receive.
Over the past 12 years working as a registered massage therapist, he has learned to incorporate these modalities together to create the best program, tailored to each client’s individual needs. Realizing that massage therapy is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, Richard also sees a need to create a peaceful and relaxing mood during treatment. As a registered massage therapist, he will endeavor to create a mind/ body connection in order to create a well rounded healing process for you.
His practice hours at Renew You are as follows:
Mondays 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Tuesdays 12:00 – 9:00 PM
Thursdays 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fridays 1:00 – 7:00 PM
Saturdays 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Michelle Clarkson RMT
Registered Massage Therapist
Michelle Clarkson is our newest family member at Renew You. While Michelle is a recent 2011 registered and fully designated massage therapy graduate, you might never know it. She handles herself like a pro – with confidence, ease and extraordinary professionalism.
She is a powerhouse of a strong individual, so Michelle can work deeply into your muscles for those who prefer deep tissue work. And she is soft, nimble and tranquil when you want to de-stress and relax.
Whether its relaxation massage, sports therapy massage or deep tissue massage you seek, Michelle`s technique is fabulous. We know this because of the extremely high “re-booking” rate that she has. The majority of new clients that re-book with her and become steady regulars. That is the true measure of a good registered massage therapist. Plus she is a fabulous person, everyone likes her TONS and she is very thorough in her work.
Michelle believes in the body’s ability to heal itself. And that massage therapy is one of the many paths to restoring health and overall wellness to the body. Patients will feel very relaxed and comfortable with Michelle’s sincere and easy going nature.
In addition to massage, Michelle is also very passionate about traveling the world, photography, writing and simply enjoying what life has to offer! If you might like to chat her up for a bit at the beginning of your massage appointment, strike up a conversation about travel! Plus as she has 6 years experience as a professional travel agent, you can also get fantastic advice about choosing your next fun destination. Her favourite places in the world are Greece, Hawaii and Spain.
A lifetime Hamilton native, Michelle and her husband Mike live locally close by where they enjoy life with their two labs Dakota and Hunter.
Her practice hours at Renew You are as follows:
Wednesdays 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Thursdays 3:00 – 9:00 PM
Fridays 3:00 – 9:00 PM
Saturdays 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Rita Cuvay RMT
Registered Massage Therapist
(Update September 2010: Rita unfortunately no longer works at Renew You. She has stepped away from practicing massage therapy for the moment to start a family. In September 2010, Mike & Rita became proud parents to Lily! As we know the only thing Rita loved more than people was children and the desire to become a parent herself. We at Renew You want to thank Rita with immense gratitude for her 6+ years of hard work and dedication at the clinic. We wish Rita nothing but continued success and prosperity in motherhood and in all her endeavors.)
Justin Doherty RMT
Registered Massage Therapist
(Update April 2010: Justin unfortunately no longer works at Renew You. He accepted a full time position with another large company he works for in a corporate training position and was no longer able to practice massage therapy here at the clinic. We at Renew You want to thank Justin with immense gratitude for his 6+ years of hard work and dedication at the clinic. We wish Justin nothing but continued success and prosperity in all his endeavors. Go Spidey!)
