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Womyns’ Ware Inc.: is your sex toy body-safe and healthy?

By |May 9th, 2018|Categories: Community Partners|

As an integrative medicine clinic, Empower Health takes care of our clients' health in all aspects of their life. Physical and emotional sexual health is a big part of each persons' wellbeing, and that's why we believe it is important to bring awareness and help our clients to make better & safe choices in this area. Fortunately, in our local ...

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Eternal Abundance: an all-vegan, organic grocery store and restaurant on Commercial Drive

By |March 29th, 2018|Categories: Uncategorized|

Andrew Rezmer and Alex Brigham are the co-owners of the Eternal Abundance — a "hidden gem" in the heart of the of East Van. Andrew Rezmer purchased Eternal Abundance in 2010 to provide a place for the community to enjoy environmentally-conscious organic food and products and to host conscious community events (including events by Conscious Living Network, which he founded). ...

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Lymphatic care for the breasts & chest

By |March 29th, 2018|Categories: Therapies|Tags: , , , |

Lymphatic breast massage is a nurturing way to enhance breast wellness and did you know that a session can be done over the sheets or directly on the skin? We hold a great deal of physical tension, emotional stress and personal history in our breasts, but we often overlook the fact that our breasts are body tissues with ordinary tissue ...

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Pharmasave: not a typical pharmacy on the Drive

By |January 31st, 2018|Categories: Community Partners|

Ja Kyung Kim and Kunakar Pou operate Pharmasave on the Drive. A recent Yelp review says it all about their approach to business... “This small pharmacy has the best pharmacists you can hope for. Both Kunakar and Ja are excellent resources; knowledgeable and full of reliable and helpful information. I have asked for all sorts of advice, and they have ...

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Do we REALLY need to supplement with Vitamin D?

By |January 31st, 2018|Categories: Conditions, Health Education|Tags: , |

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 likely contributed to the problem: ...

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Benefits of Pre-Birth Acupuncture

By |April 27th, 2017|Categories: Therapies|Tags: , , , |

Acupuncture does it again. Acupuncture is a highly effective, safe and natural method for many pregnancy concerns women face almost always. In recent years this ancient technique has been gaining more and more recognition for helping pregnant women maintain optimal health. As it should.  Pre-birth acupuncture is used during final weeks of pregnancy, the 36th week until the end of ...

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