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News – Local vet treats pain with animal acupuncture
Dr. David Lane’s vet clinic is called Points East West. It’s an apt name, as the veterinarian combines both western and eastern medicine to help animals with mobility problems. I wanted to interview...
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Editorial: Court ruling on heroin shows the way to sensible drug policy
An interim order Thursday of the B.C. Supreme Court allowing former participants of a medical heroin study to continue to receive the drug from doctors brings sanity to the drug debate and offers a...
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No one fights alone
On Oct. 4, 2013, my vibrant, gorgeous friend Jenni Kilgour received a phone call that would change her life forever. Her biopsy had come back positive for breast cancer. It didn’t make sense. Only 37...
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Drs. Stephen Hwang and Fiona Kouyoumdjian: Improving criminals’ health is...
During his decade-long tenure as Canada’s top prison watchdog, Howard Sapers has often been a vocal critic of Canada’s prison system, including the treatment of mentally ill and aboriginal inmates, as...
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Chopra Addiction and Wellness Blog: Stigma of addiction
NIRMALA RANIGA FOR THE PROVINCE Many people struggling with mental health issues and addiction do not seek treatment because of the stigma that often surrounds their conditions. For instance, an...
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Chopra Addiction and Wellness Blog: Considering Alcohol Detox?
People who struggle with alcohol addiction often need to detoxify as they enter the recovery process. The goal of the detoxification process is to rid toxins from the body of an individual who is...
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Chopra Addiction and Wellness Blog: The Eight Limbs of Yoga – The Yamas
When we think of yoga, we often picture crowded studios with students in stylish clothes twisting their bodies into difficult shapes. However, the true practice of yoga is much more than that. In fact,...
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Chopra Addiction and Wellness Blog: The Call for Compassion
The image of the body of three-year-old Syrian-Kurdish refugee, Aylan Kurdi, washed up on the shore near a Turkish resort has focused the world’s attention on the plight of those impacted by Syria’s...
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The Chopra Addiction and Wellness Blog: Reflecting with Love on September 11
Today marks the 14th anniversary of the devastating events from 9/11, a day for reflection and remembrance. Great loss was experienced on September 11, 2001, but with great loss and suffering comes...
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Chopra Addiction and Wellness Blog: Moving Past Grief & Creating a More...
The recent kidnapping and murder of two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and the homicide of her father, Terry Blanchette, of Alberta, evoke an array of painful emotions. As a community, we are deeply...
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Chopra Addiction and Wellness Blog: Benefiting the Next Generation
Recently, a young man fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Abbotsford while under the Ministry of Children and Family Development’s care. The young individual, who only became a resident at the...
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Chopra Addiction and Wellness Blog: Practicing Gratitude
“Gratitude opens the door to…the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude.” ~ Dr. Deepak Chopra For centuries, great sages have reminded us that one key to...
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Chopra Addiction and Wellness Blog: The Eight Limbs of Yoga – Niyamas
As we continue with our discussion of The Eight Limbs of Yoga, Patanjali’s universal guidelines to help us live fuller, happier lives, today we will explore the Niyamas, personal practices and rituals....
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Chopra Addiction and Wellness Center Blog: In Honor of Those Who Served
Today, we observe a memorial holiday, called Remembrance Day in Canada and Veteran’s Day in the U.S., to commemorate those who have served in the armed forces and lost their lives defending all they...
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