At 18 our guest today left her home in Mont-Tremblant Quebec and moved to Whistler, BC, to pursue her dream of becoming a professional snowboarder. With great perseverance she made the Canadian National snowboard team and represented Canada at the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino Italy in both halfpipe & snowboard-cross. She was on Team Canada for over a decade and competed in many World Championships, X Games around the globe. Her father had Meuniere's disease affecting his inner-ear. He saw many doctors & specialists and the only thing that would give him relief was the acupuncture and herbal formulas from a wise, old, Chinese doctor. She quickly developed a great love, respect and passion for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Over the years she would always go back to TCM as a way to help heal from snowboard injuries, boost her immune system or relieve stress. In 2017 she become a certified Doctor of TCM and in 2020 co-founded Creekside Health at Creekside, Whistler. She is more passionate than ever about the power of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the life long journey of learning ahead. A woman shaking up the understanding of medicine, please welcome Dr. Dominique Vallee to our IMPACT Podcast! Social: Instagram: @domvallee @thewhistlerclinic