Hormones & Holistic Healthcare

Dr McKay changed my life. Seriously.
Through good science and exploring alternative methods her work and insight helped me to lose weight, lose the foggy brain of middle age, and decrease my stress at work. She based her work on the science of what my blood work was intimating to her. Then we took steps every couple of weeks to change my lifestyle and habits. The result is that my blood and hormone levels are as healthy as they can be.

I cannot speak highly enough of Dr. Deb McKay.
She has been a blessing to me for general health management, including hormone imbalances and pain control. Not only does she modify treatment and health education based on my individual needs, but she genuinely cares.
I do not hesitate to send those in need of care to Dr. McKay!
Talented and brilliant!

I was so lucky to find Dr. Deborah McKay after 2 years of dead ends and countless unhelpful medical visits. From the first call of inquiry, her receptionists were compassionate and helpful in getting me in at a time when my symptoms were dire and bleak. Dr. McKay was empathetic, caring and LISTENED to me, analyzing and assessing my needs when other providers and ND’s had only skipped over in a rush and missed the things I needed most. The personal care I received from her and her assistants were top notch and thorough, and always with compassion and true concern. Thanks so much for helping me find the way out of my black health hole. Although there were scientific/​holistic remedies applied, it was the caring aspect that really saved me.
Karta K.‘s review also details and mirrors my experience, mainly that Dr. McKay works with you and is honest, educated and is as invested in achieving the best results for you as you are.

I never write reviews (a matter of time more than anything, and don’t really see a point if not going to be thorough, which brings us back to time) and likely will not write another in the foreseeable future. However, I owe one to Dr. McKay.
She saved my life, period, and I will forever will be indebted to her for that.
My health has long been on a decline, and hit rock bottom a few years ago due to –what we know now is– a rare, insidious, debilitating, and potentially fatal, yet curable, disease. I’ve seen 50+ doctors with no help and much frustration. Many said nothing wrong, many said it’s all in the head, with the rest being utterly clueless. All started to change after I started seeing her a couple years ago.
She meticulously went though all of my previous labs, came up with answers and suggestions, new labs and future directions, apart from providing much needed moral and emotional support at a time when all seemed to be –and actually was on a fast track to be– lost. We started making progress day by day, closing in on THE discovery of my life. And I am a scientist by training, so I’ve had a few of those, yet no other has or ever will come close to this one.
Feeling better, though still under the grip of the disease, enabled me to regain some of my strength to hang on, for more and more detective work at her office and progress, which ultimately resulted in a breakthrough in our understanding of what actually was wrong with my body. Now I am on my way to be CURED, and have not been this healthy nor felt this good in as long as I can remember. What’s more is that this discovery will also help two of my family members cure themselves, who, apparently, have been suffering for years from various versions of the same underlying cause. I don’t know how to put the impact of all this into words, so I won’t try.
I wouldn’t ever run out of good things to say about her. She focuses not only to ease your symptoms but also on the CAUSE of your illnesses, because her goal is to fix you, for good. She is one of the smartest people I have ever seen in my life; she was the only doctor that could actually recognize the subtle clues I had in my file, in the form of, labs, symptoms, and even genetics. Yet she is as humble as a person, let alone a doctor can be, and won’t hesitate to tell you that she does not know, if, as rare as it is, the case. She will either look it up, or will lead you to the answer in another way if its something already out there. She not only utilizes her existing –and by all means, vast– knowledge, but also actively learns and incorporates new pieces into your puzzle as necessary to help you find *your* road to a better health. This gives her the potential to tackle, literally, anything.
I could go on and on and on. She simply is one of a kind –or rather the last of a kind for all I know-​, and the only doctor I can truly trust.
If you don’t feel well, and haven’t seen her yet, you may be missing out on the biggest shot you may ever have at finding the path to health and happiness; as simple as that.

After struggling for years with health issues and traditional doctors, I finally decided to search out a naturopathic doctor to treat my needs. Dr. Deborah McKay N.D. Listened and really assessed my concerns and symptoms. She approached my needs with both natural and medicinal treatments, and was very committed to seeing me through my health challenges. I have referred 8 people directly to her all with positive results. One of the pluses? I lost 33 much needed pounds, and am feeling so much better that in last 10 months I have gone from not very cardio active, to running fully several 5 ks, a 10-​k and now training for half marathon. Not bad for 50, and when I started seeing her 1.5 years ago could barely function due to health conditions. She’s the best !

This is one of the easiest reviews I’ve had to write. If you have ever felt sick or tired but unsupported by mainstream medicine, you have struck gold finding Dr. McKay. She is grounded, SMART as a whip, explains everything, works with you as a partner and detective, encourages you to take responsibility for your own health, and bridges the natural/​allopathic gap beautifully. She has been entirely accommodating to what I need, helping to create a personalized treatment plan. If something isn’t working she is happy to try something new. If you have a question, she has an answer. If she does not have the answer, she has the humility to say so and then refer you to a source that does. This is rare in any kind of doctor. She works with all sorts of health issues like chronic fatigue, hormonal imbalances, thyroid issues, adrenal dysfunction, food sensitivities and more. She does phone appointments as well.
I have never had anything but friendly and helpful interactions with her staff. All paperwork and communication has been simple and efficient. The office is equipped to communicate through phone, e-​mail and text, and certainly no one has ever tried to sell me anything or push any kind of prerogative. They are there to help.

Dr McKay is a great Naturopath, committed to being at the top of her field. Her office is full of books and she has partnered well with me in correcting thyroid and other hormone imbalances. She does sell supplements and some books, but only as a convenience to clients. Sometimes I’ve purchased, other times not. It does not affect our working relationship. I highly recommend Dr McKay. She is extremely knowledgeable, compassionate and able to take all of her expertise and boil it down to practical, pragmatic steps for maximizing wellness.

Dr. McKay always has something to sell you on each visit. I had to go to her monthly in order for her to renew my perscriptions. This was totally unnecessary and costly for me. I have to pay cash for my visits and labs. I have a medical backround and know of what I speak. Phone and fax communication with the pharmacy was frustrating and unprofessional resulting in at least a week of constant phone calls by me to facilitate a refill. After 6 months of this treatment and behavior I refuse to return or recommend Dr. McKay.