Dr. Rebecca Risk
TCMD, R.Ac., S.C.
Practicing since 2006 as a Traditional Chinese Medical Doctor (TCMD), Dr. Rebecca Risk operates Ananta Health. The Sanskrit word for Ananta means infinite or without limits. Dr. Risk partners with her patients to help them achieve infinite health.
Dr. Risk applies TCM principles with a modern view, allowing her to care for her patients in a unique way, helping them overcome health obstacles and getting to the root of their chronic health concerns.
Dr. Risk for graduated from the Vancouver Film School (VFS) in 1998, and after a short film career, realized she’d rather focus on helping others after a decline in her own health. She graduated from the Alberta College of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACATCM), and is trained in Chinese Herbology, Dietary Therapy, Acupuncture, BioMeridan and BioScan Stress assessment testing, and supplementation. Certified from the Academy of Natural Health Sciences in New Jersey as a Supplement Consultant (S.C.). Dr. Risk provides her patients with customized vitamin and herbal therapies that support their nutritional needs for optimal health.
Dr. Risk works together with her patients as equal partners. She is a compassionate professional with a holistic approach to healing. Her philosophy is to work in harmony with Western Medicine to bring health and balance to her patients’ lives.
From 2015-2020, Dr. Risk hosted a radio show titled “Falling Through the Cracks” where every week, she would speak with guests from many different walks of life – from chronic illness experts to real-life survivors – that offer tools and advice for others in similar situations, spreading the belief that you can learn to thrive rather than just survive. Dr. Risk has dedicated her life to guiding those who have “fallen through the cracks” of the Westernized healthcare system in their journey of pursuing infinite health and wellness.
Dr. Rebecca Risk is the owner and sole practitioner at Ananta Health. She is a Doctor of traditional Chinese medicine (TCMD), a registered acupuncturist (R.Ac.), and a supplement consultant (S.C.) who has been practicing for nearly 20 years. She is a survivor of chronic Lyme disease, and has shared her story and provided treatment and relieve for thousands of patients who share her understanding of what it’s like to live with chronic illness.