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Dr. Lauren Browne is a Naturopathic Physician with a practice focused on stress, women’s health and regenerative injection therapies. Dr. Browne’s athletic experience and studies in Kinesiology and Naturopathic Medicine strengthened her admiration for the body and it’s ability to work, perform, and recover when given the optimal environment to do so. Recognizing the unique needs at all levels of fitness and sport, Dr. Crape is able to provide supportive care to achieve your best health and peak performance.

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For as long as Farah can remember, she’s always wanted to be in a field learning about the human body. This led me to my first degree at the University of British Columbia where she specialized in Cellular and Developmental biology. After graduation Farah knew that she wanted to take her curiosity outside of the lab and apply it to a more people-centered career. Farah immediately resonated with the foundations of Naturopathic Medicine and began her journey to become a Naturopathic Doctor. Farah aspires to approach interactions with an open mind and curiosity towards science, culture, individual human experience and how they all intersect. Farah hopes to create an openness that lends to genuine conversation. Her goal is to meet her patients where they are at and support them with a plan that is not only attainable but also sustainable.

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Dr. Kanwal has been an active member of the British Columbia Board of Naturopathic Doctors since relocating to Vancouver. With a passion for staying abreast of the latest medical research, she actively attends conferences to ensure she provides her patients with the most current and effective treatments.

Utilizing a highly integrative approach, Dr. Kanwal addresses both acute and chronic conditions that may have previously gone undiagnosed. She sets herself apart as one of the few naturopathic physicians in Canada trained in the Apo E Diet, offering specialized expertise in personalized nutrition.

In addition to her clinical skills, Dr. Kanwal is licensed to prescribe lab tests and medications, providing comprehensive care tailored to each patient’s needs. Currently, Dr. Kanwal is pursuing certification in integrative medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM), further expanding her knowledge and skills in holistic patient care.

Dr. Kanwal’s practice philosophy centers around disease prevention, emphasizing the importance of understanding each patient’s unique needs. She empowers her patients to take an active role in their health journey, guiding them towards optimal wellness through lifestyle modifications and personalized interventions.

With Dr. Kanwal’s guidance, patients not only recover from illness but also learn sustainable strategies for maintaining long-term health and vitality.

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Natalie has over 15 years of experience helping individuals and families achieve optimal health and wellbeing. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Health from UBC and a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine degree from the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine.

With extensive training and a strong clinical focus on hormone and metabolic health, Natalie supports patients with a wide range of concerns, including fertility, menopause, PCOS, acne, weight management, and diabetes. She also enjoys working with children, helping with picky eating, digestive issues, and skin health.

As a mother of four, Natalie understands the challenges of balancing a busy life while prioritizing personal health and self-care. She is committed to partnering with her patients to help them achieve their health goals through a thoughtful blend of functional medicine, education, and compassionate care.

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Dr. Danzhu Mowat is guided by a deep trust in the body and mind’s innate capacity for healing. At the heart of her work is a sincere commitment to supporting her clients through the natural processes of aging, genetic predispositions, and the many social and environmental stressors of modern life. She gently empowers individuals to reconnect with their own inner healing potential. Her clinical approach is integrative and compassionate, thoughtfully combining acupuncture, cupping, Tui Na, Gua Sha, etc., with Yoga Therapy and Tai Chi–Qigong–based therapeutic approaches.

Dr. Mowat has advanced training in Qi Acupuncture, Neuro-Acupuncture, and Cosmetic Acupuncture, supporting neurological and chronic conditions while also promoting skin health and graceful aging. With over three decades of Tai Chi and Qigong practice and many years of teaching experience, she believes these practices offer a steady, nurturing pathway toward vitality, balance, and long-term well-being.

What to Expect Working With Me? When you work with Dr. Danzhu Mowat, you can expect a calm, attentive, and collaborative approach to care. Each session begins with careful listening and a holistic assessment that considers your physical symptoms, emotional well-being, lifestyle, and personal goals. Treatments are thoughtfully tailored to you, drawing from acupuncture, Yoga Therapy, and Tai Chi–Qigong–based practices as appropriate. Her intention is to create a supportive space where your nervous system can settle, your body can restore balance, and your own natural healing capacity can gently unfold over time.

丹珠，我们的高级中医师，秉持中医整体观，深信人体“形、气、神”的合一，具有顺应自然、自我调养与修复的能力。她长期致力于从根本上调理身心，协助来访者应对随年龄增长而出现的体质变化、遗传倾向，以及长期情志失调与生活压力对健康的影响，引导身体回归阴阳及五行的平衡、气血调和的自然状态。

丹珠医师临证注重辨证论治，强调因人、因时、因势施治，综合运用针灸、中药、拔罐、刮痧等中医传统疗法，并结合太极、气功与瑜伽疗愈等调身调息之法，从整体层面改善脏腑功能，疏通经络，安定神志。她在神经系统失调、慢性疼痛、疲劳、失眠、情绪相关问题的调理方面以及男科、妇科等具有丰富经验，同时亦通过美容针灸调和气血，促进容颜与内在健康的统一。丹珠医师修习太极与气功三十余年，并拥有多年的教学经验。她认为，持之以恒的调身、调息、调心之法，是培补正气、延缓衰老、维护长期健康的重要根基。

就诊与调理过程会是怎样的呢？您将接受细致而耐心的问诊与整体评估，内容涵盖体质特点、症状表现、情绪状态、生活作息等多个层面。治疗方案将根据您的具体情况量身制定，循序渐进，不急不躁。丹珠医师重视治疗过程中的感受与反馈，致力于为您营造一个安心、稳定的调养环境，使气机得以调顺，身心逐步复原，健康在时间中自然累积。

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Dr. Simone enjoys helping her patients look and feel their best. She has a keen eye for aesthetics and offers several sought-after treatments at Friday Health including Microneedling, Neuromodulators (Dysport/Botox) and PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) for skin rejuvenation and Hair restoration.

Dr. Simone recognizes that successful aging begins on the inside. She is passionate about helping women address their skin concerns. She particularly enjoys helping those struggling with acne to address the root cause and achieve clear skin, and in doing so manages a variety of conditions including PCOS, peri-menopause, thyroid conditions, digestive disturbances, nutritional deficiencies, and hormonal disturbances related to “the pill”

In a skin-focussed naturopathic consultation with Dr. Simone, she will consider your unique medical history, digestive health, nutrient status, hormones, diet and lifestyle in her recommendations.

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Deeply passionate about holistic wellness, Dr. Shannon specializes in regenerative injection therapy, digestive issues and fatigue. Known for simplifying the process of finding medical solutions, Dr. Shannon serves as a multi-faceted, highly knowledgeable and singular resource for those in her care. Compassionate and supportive, Dr. Shannon’s diligent approach to wellness is backed by her expansive education and extensive clinical experience.

Filling her cup looks like time spent with friends and family, getting powder laps in on her snowboard, and her annual non-profit trips to bring medical care to the remote communities of Haida Gwaii.

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Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST) is an assisted stretching technique that focuses on the muscles, joints, and connective tissues.

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Vanessa Tam is a graduate of the 5 year Doctor of Traditional Chinese medicine program at the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Vancouver, BC. After graduating, she pursued further studies at two renowned teaching hospitals in China, deepening her experience and enhancing her knowledge of Chinese Medicine.

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Originally from Australia, Sharyn brings a grounded and thoughtful approach to healing, shaped by a former career in engineering and a deep respect for the wisdom of the body. She deeply believes that our bodies know what to do, sometimes we just need to give a little reminder.

Sharyn became a Registered Acupuncturist after studying at Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and completed further studies through Tan Balance Academy and Langara College to attain Level 9 Balance System Acupuncturist Certification. She has also completed studies in MeiZen and AcuSculpting cosmetic acupuncture, and SkinPen Microneedling.

Sharyn supports women navigating the often-overlooked transitions of hormonal shifts (fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause) and the impact of sub-optimal sleep and chronic stress. Her practice combines classical acupuncture with modern, systems-based thinking to support the nervous system, restore vitality, and create space for women to feel more like themselves again.

Having had personal experience with conception struggles and pregnancy loss, Sharyn is uniquely equipped to journey beside you and hold space for you, and has a distinct empathy for those trying to conceive after loss.

The beauty of acupuncture is how gently powerful it is at restoring balance and integrating mind & body. You are a WHOLE being, and you deserve to be treated as such.

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Dr. Westgard’s interest in Naturopathic Medicine stems from an interest in all things optimal health. She believes that Naturopathic Medicine provides expansive treatment modalities that can be integrated to enhance performance and longevity. Dr. Westgard continues to focus on the importance of learning through different methods of continued education.

Dr. Westgard began her journey in health care at Queen’s University where she completed her Bachelor of Science Honours. Upon completion, she returned home to BC to start a career in Naturopathic Medicine at The Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine.

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I have been working with families for the past decade as their primary care provider and take pride in the opportunity to advocate for their health and help them achieve their health goals with realistic and sustainable approaches.

As a mother of three and someone who herself struggled with fertility and pregnancy, I’m passionate in working with women’s health and paediatric care as I understand the challenges that come with everything from trying to start a family to trying to manage one.

Some of the health concerns I work with include:

• Hormone Support (Thyroid conditions, Diabetes, PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, adenomyosis, heavy and painful periods, amenorrhea, peri-menopause and menopause - including MHT prescribing)
• Fertility Support (premature ovarian insufficiency, natural conception, IUI/IVF support, reoccurring pregnancy loss, antiphospholipid syndrome)
• Pregnancy Support (nausea, fatigue, iron deficiency, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, pregnancy loss, medical terminations, labour prep)
• Postpartum Care (formula support, breastfeeding support, post partum anxiety and depression, adrenal support)
• Pediatric Care (newborn wellness check, tongue and lip tie assessment, latch support, formula support, eczema, colic, constipation, FPIES, Food introduction, congenital anomoly support, chromosome disorders)
• Skin Health (acne, eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, ringworm, psoriasis, dandruff)
• Gut Health (celiac, IBS, IBD, SIBO, fatty liver, parasites, chronic constipation)
• Mental Health (anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism, learning difficulties and genetic disorders, disordered eating)
• Cardiovascular disease (congenital heart defects, arrhythmias, post MI support, high cholesterol and diabetes)

A specific interest in cardiology also holds deep in my heart to help support families affected by congenital heart defects as one of my sons was also born with a severe heart defect and has had 3 surgeries so far.

I also am part of the clinic faculty at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and volunteer with the North Shore Women’s Centre and Vancouver Women’s Health Collective

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Arica grew up in a typical Chinese-Hakka-Cantonese family and came to Canada after high school. She was naturally exposed to Traditional Chinese Medicine remedies at a young age. Kitchen cabinets stocked with various dried herbs, daily food cure dishes, chilled (in a well!) herbal jelly in the damp hot summer, and fire cupping or scraping modalities, all are fundamentals in her upbringing and wellbeing.

Arica was trained in Vancouver, Canada, graduated from the Registered TCM Practitioner program at the Tzu Chi International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2023, she obtained her Doctorate title, in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, from the renowned Five Branches University in California, USA.

Arica is keen to recreate the most authentic TCM healing journey, custom-tailored for every case, using various schools of Acupuncture applications, prescribing herbal compounds, performing adjunct therapies such as fire cupping or mobility cupping, using Sound and Vibrational systems such as the Tibetan singing bowls and Acutonic® forks. She is passionate about treating emotional imbalances, assisting life transitions and adaptation to grief or loss, treating sports and chronic injuries, various internal conditions, gynecological and fertility support, pre and post-surgery care, as well as general optimization of health.

Arica holds a B.A. from the University of British Columbia, and a Post-graduate diploma (P.G.D. in Advanced Translation) from the Simon Fraser University. Therefore, her second greatest passion lies in translation of classical texts, be it medical, spiritual or poetic literature. She’s fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

For more information about Arica and her modalities, please check out her website: www.aricahealer.com.

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