VANCOUVER, BC, December 14, 2020 - Psy Integrated Health Inc. is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Empower Health brand and related assets from Empower Health Clinic Inc. of Vancouver. The Empower Health integrative health clinic was founded in 2014 by Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Rae St. Arnault and Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Helen Loshny ...
I think three of the biggest things to understand are: the difference between GENERAL MOVEMENT (i.e. “physical activities”) vs. purposeful EXERCISE, the difference between exercising for HEALTH vs. FITNESS, the difference between HEALTHY MOVEMENT / BALANCE vs. FITNESS. For example, being “fit or being able to compete in a specific sport does not mean you ...
The simple answer for most people is in fact yes. For many reasons, we are experiencing an epidemic of low vitamin D in the northern hemisphere. Just like me, you must be wondering what could possibly have changed in recent history to cause such a drastic change? A combination of theories exist, and, in truth, all of them have ...
HarpPixie = Enchanting & Uplifting Harp, Vocals, Spoken Word. In the fall of 2015 Empower Health invited Dawna McLellan, the founder and creatrix of HarpPixie. The audience was held captive as her voice carried us through the sweet, feminine sound of the harp, punctuated with captivating spoken-word poetry. As Dawna puts it so beautifully: "To entertain ...
“Be bold, have your experience,” says Samar Shata to a captive audience at Empower Health Clinic, on Commercial Drive, East Vancouver. Samar is a psychotherapist, with a focus on women and the Feminine Experience. Her talk was titled the Feminine Energy Treasure Map. How we label human experience. She explains how the medical system labels ...
I am constantly coming across information that supports either active use of muscles or the need for constant stretching, in order to maintain good posture. The theories seem to make sense: If you're body isn't in the position you want it to be, why not push or pull it into place? The issue ...
“We don’t have the answers, but we can collectively find the solutions,” … begins Paola Ardiles, social innovator, local visionary and founder of Bridge for Health, in her talk at Empower Health Clinic. Paola’s credentials are long, and she is well known for her involvement in public health in this province. She is also a ...
Stress-related diseases are on the rise, warns Dr. David Wang. Dr. Wang, now considered a respected elder and pioneer in the BC naturopathic community, has helped thousands of patients journey from sickness into health. Over the years he has experimented with many innovated therapies, but more and more he finds that the fundamentals of good nutrition and a ...
"The drive to connect is in all of us and that's the Nature part that kids come in with," says Ishtar Beck, "but the attachment itself is all Nurture... what happens in the world makes a big difference. What happens in the home makes a big difference." Most parents can easily recount the transition from the post-birth ...
"I have never met an anorexic or bulimic who was not a traumatized person," said Dr. Gabor Mate, renowned Vancouver physician and best-selling author, to a captive audience in the intimate Studio Space of Empower Health Clinic. "[You] have a person who is desperately trying to exert some control over themselves." According to Dr. Gabor ...
