Canadian Alternative Health Laboratories is a Canadian owned company dedicated to providing trace mineral and toxic metal screening and support services to professional health practitioners. Committed to the philosophies of Natural Medicine and to the advancement of human health, CanAlt understands the needs of our partners in health care. CanAlt’s integrated approach to patient diagnosis and assessment is easy and affordable:

• Complete CanAlt’s Nutritional Symptomatology Questionnaire. Isolate symptoms and conditions.
• Perform a Hair Mineral Analysis. Determine mineral deficiencies/excesses and/or toxic metals.
• Monitor the progress of any detoxification/chelation therapy with urine screening

Our commitment is twofold:

• Through ongoing research and analysis, continually investigate the interactions between minerals in the body, diet, the environment, and human health and wellness.
• Share this knowledge and make these analytical tools available to health care practitioners and their patients.

CanAlt Directors
Dr. Pierre Beaumier, Ph.D, C. Chem. – President

Dr. Beaumier has over 34 years of experience in the field of analytical chemistry. As a past president of the Canadian Society for Chemistry (2008-2009) and one of the founders of Maxxam Analytics, Canada‟s largest private analytical testing laboratory, Dr. Beaumier has been at the forefront of innovations in the areas of the development of testing methods, improving analytical accuracy, and quality systems and standards. These efforts have spanned a large number of commercial sectors including environmental testing, genetics, pharmaceuticals, food safety, human drug testing, occupational health and safety applications, and testing services for the oil and gas industry.

Throughout his career, Dr. Beaumier has contributed significantly not only to the science of analysis but also to the ongoing development of scientific standards and public education through participation in the Standards Council of Canada, the Society of Chemistry, the International Association of Racing Chemists and Hospitals in Common Laboratories.
Contact email: pierre@canAltLabs.com

Nagy Azat, M.Sc. (Analytical Chemistry), RNC –Director of Lab Services

Mr. Azat has been providing high quality lab testing services to Naturopathic Doctors and health professionals Internationally for over 20 years. As the lab manager for Anamol Laboratories, Mr. Azat brings to CanAlt Laboratories a wealth of expertise in the area of mineral and heavy metal analysis using both hair and urine samples. He has a solid reputation in the industry for providing health care partners with prompt and accurate results, and with maintaining the highest quality in analytical standards.

Throughout his years of experience, Mr. Azat has developed numerous professional relationships with Naturopathic Doctors across Canada and has a unique understanding of the specific and evolving needs of their profession.
Contact email: nagy@canAltLabs.com

Dave Boomer, Dip.Tech., B.Tech., M.Sc., RNC – Director of Technical Services

Mr. Boomer holds a degree in biochemistry from Ryerson University and, for over 30 years, has studied methods for the detection of minerals and metals in the body, their inter-relationships, and how they impact human health. As part of his commitment to expanding development and use of analytical methods in the scientific and naturopathic communities, he is a frequent lecturer on analytical chemistry at Brock University, Sheridan College, Ryerson University and the Naturopathic College. He has numerous technical publications related to these topics and the development of analytical technology and methods.

With over 39 years of experience Mr. Boomer was the manager of the Spectroscopy Laboratory with the Ministry of the Environment. In this capacity, he was responsible for the development of analytical methods, as well as the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)
Contact email: dave@canAltLabs.com