If you want to feel healthier, where do you start?

Do you change your nutrition plan or add new physical exercise? Do you visit an allopathic doctor and seek out a prescription? Do you try to get more sleep?

鈥淭he allopathic health system is amazing 鈥� it can keep us living for a long time,鈥� says Denise Ropp at White Cedar Integrated Wellness. 鈥淏ut there are ways to participate alongside conventional medicine. How are we taking care of our bodies? What are we eating? How are we sleeping? How are we moving? How are we taking care of our bodies?鈥�

White Cedar Integrated Wellness looks at the whole picture and finds personalized solutions to tackle chronic illnesses, pain, exhaustion and other challenges. The clinic offers a range of services from doctors and nurses including yoga instructors, a corrective kinesiologist, life coaches and more.

鈥淲e鈥檝e created a community of healthcare providers to support people in making positive lifestyle changes,鈥� Ropp says. 鈥淢ost of us are born with health. We have everything we need and then slowly over time we lose it. There鈥檚 no one particular thing to blame and there鈥檚 no magic pill to fix it, but it is possible to get that health back.鈥�

Your health鈥檚 鈥榤ain switch鈥�

Ropp says inflammation is often part of the 鈥榤ain switch鈥� to better health.

鈥淚f we can get that under control and manage pain, then we can start building better habits. Breathing, meditation and flexibility can all help, and the clinic has other solutions too. It鈥檚 a series of small steps,鈥� Ropp says, which is why the range of services at White Cedar gives you an advantage. 鈥淲hat works for you may not work for someone else. If you鈥檙e going to a place that only offers one thing then you don鈥檛 have an 鈥榦ut鈥� if it鈥檚 not right.鈥�

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If you鈥檙e interested in getting control of your health but don鈥檛 know where to start, White Cedar Integrated Wellness offers an program. Over 12 weeks you鈥檒l track your body鈥檚 biometrics while learning from experts and taking a range of interactive classes. Whether you鈥檙e hoping to get moving, reduce stress, optimize blood sugar, blood pressure or cholesterol, the program meets you at your current health and gives you strategies to improve.

鈥淪ome parts of our health are outside of our control, but if you understand these lifestyle things it will make your ride a whole lot easier.鈥�

Curious? Visit or follow them on for more information. Call the clinic at 250-941-4999, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at in Courtenay.