When western medicine wasn\u2019t able to treat her lingering fatigue and dizziness, Chi Nguyen decided to see a naturopath. But she left the consultation untreated, unhappy, and shaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI came in with an open mind\u2026[but] within just a few minutes, I was freaking out and wanted to leave as soon as I could,\u201d she told Insight\u2019s<\/em> Kumi Taguchi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nguyen said the naturopath took a blood sample from her through a finger prick and looked at it on a microscope slide. He also put some blood samples into tubes for testing on-site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe handling of all of that was completely atrocious,\u201d she explained. \u201cNo cleanliness, no hygiene, no aseptic technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was literally having thoughts of \u2026 I’d be lucky if I don’t get an STD from this clinic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n After analysing Nguyen\u2019s bloods, the naturopath began to explain her results. But Nguyen, who works as a pharmacist, knew something wasn\u2019t quite right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n