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The Centre for Health Innovation

The CHI provides evidence-informed integrative medicine, research, and education across the spectrum of health care conditions.

Our approach emphasizes quality of life, support for the body, care of the spirit, and active prevention of disease The Centre for Health Innovation very recently came into being on October 15, 2020. This is the new home for the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre and expands on the services provided to a wide array of chronic and acute health conditions that can be helped through integrative medicin

e. Our website provides a much richer description of the services and practitioners available for support. Please check this out at www.thechi.ca . With respect to cancer care, our team works with patients and their families to help decrease the side effects of cancer treatment; improve the energy, well being and overall quality of health; balance the body’s immune system; support the mind, body and spirit in the healing process; and provide strategies (support) for cancer prevention and health maintenance. We do this through nutrition and lifestyle counselling, Intravenous (IV) therapy, registered massage therapy, physiotherapy, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine.

06/04/2026

Join Dr. Laura Batson, ND for a new 3-Month Program - "Healing Your Gut in an Inflamed World" starting June 10th.

This Program combines naturopathic medicine, community-based ritual gatherings, online teachings, and activism to support Indigenous-led decolonization and Indigenization movements.

WHO SHOULD JOIN? The program is for anyone experiencing chronic gut concerns who feels their symptoms are in response to social, environmental, or historical exposures and stressors — and who wants to take action to heal both within themselves and within the systems around them.

"Laura's courses are everything the world needs right now. Re-membering the ways of nature. Coming together in community to light the 8th fire. Coming together in the gifts and the wisdom. This is life altering communal practice with the needed tools to move towards a pro communal healing world." - Sarah Anne

REGISTER HERE: thechi.ca/healing-your-gut-in-an-inflamed-world-program

Have questions? Book a 15-minute meet & greet with Laura to learn more about the program! thechi.ca/our-team/dr-laura-batson-nd

05/22/2026

When Sustainability Meets Wellbeing! Discover five lifestyle shifts that lower your carbon footprint while improving your health. The health of humans and the health of our planet are tightly connected.

Read this blog by Dr. Ellen Conte, ND with the Patterson Institute for Integrative Cancer Research: thechi.ca/when-sustainability-meets-wellbeing

05/20/2026

Join Dr. Batson, ND this Thursday, May 21st at 6:30 pm for her webinar on "Healing Your Gut in an Inflamed World: A Decolonial, Anti-Oppressive Approach".

What if the dysfunctions of your gut are intelligent responses to a dysfunctional world? Most gut healing focuses on what’s happening inside the body. But what if your symptoms are also shaped by the world around you?

REGISTER HERE: thechi.ca/healing-your-gut-in-an-inflamed-world-webinar

This webinar talk reimagines gut health through a wider lens: one that understands the body as inseparable from the social, ecological, political and historical systems it lives within.

05/19/2026

Welcome to Dr. Laura Batson, MSc, ND!

Laura is known for helping people come home to themselves in a world that is often pulling us away from who we truly are.

Disease results from this disconnection. She takes a decolonial, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive approach, journeying with folks who are on a path towards greater coherence with themselves, their world, and their purpose in life.

She runs a general practice with a focus on chronic inflammatory conditions, gut-health (SIBO, GERD, IBS, and gut permeability), hormone imbalances, burnout and mental health.

Book a 15-minute meet & greet at no-cost with Laura:
thechi.ca/our-team/dr-laura-batson-nd

Join Dr. Batson, ND for a live webinar this week on "Healing Your Gut in an Inflamed World": thechi.ca/healing-your-gut-in-an-inflamed-world-webinar

05/12/2026

Playback Theatre Presents! Shock and Resilience: Real Stories About Cancer. Friday, May 22, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, at the Champlain Fieldhouse, 140 Carleton Ave.

This special fundraiser supports Yoga Therapist Anne Pitman's new program at the Centre for Health Innovation focused on Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Progression.

The evening will begin with Anne Pitman introducing the Playback Theatre troupe and speaking about the impact of the pilot Fear of Recurrence and Progression program.

Join us for a powerful and moving evening of live theatre, storytelling, and connection. A huge thank you to the Ottawa Playback Players for generously offering their talent to create this meaningful and engaging experience 💛

Tickets: $21.50 Come listen, share (if you wish), and witness the power of stories in community.

Get your ticket and be part of something truly special: thechi.ca/playback-theatre-fundraiser

05/05/2026

We still have spots left in our Spring Head Start Program next week: May 14 - June 18th. Facilitated by Yoga Therapist, Anne Pitman, this is a FREE 6-week online program of self agency and support for people newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

Register here: thechi.ca/headstart

"The Head Start program changed the whole trajectory of my cancer journey. Not only did it allow me to make life long friends, but it empowered me to have a voice in my own care. Anne created a safe space to be completely honest and vulnerable. I am forever grateful I had the opportunity to partake in this program.” ~Beth

04/22/2026

This Earth Day, we’re reminded that caring for our planet is an extension of caring for our community. 🌎💚
Together, let’s protect the world we all share. Happy Earth Day! 🌱

04/14/2026

🎭 Playback Theatre Presents 🎭 Shock and Resilience: Real Stories About Cancer.

Join us for a powerful and moving evening of live theatre, storytelling, and connection.

📅 Friday, May 22
🕖 7:00 – 8:30 PM
📍 Champlain Fieldhouse, 140 Carleton Avenue, Ottawa

Playback theatre is a form of improvisational theatre where audience members share their own stories and watch them "played back" by actors and a musician.

This special fundraiser supports a new program at the Centre for Health Innovation focused on Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Progression.

Expect an evening that is: authentic, thought‑provoking, uplifting, and deeply human.

A huge thank you to the Ottawa Playback Players for generously offering their talent to create this meaningful and engaging experience 💛

🎟 Tickets: $21.50

Come listen, share (if you wish), and witness the power of stories in community.

Get your ticket and be part of something truly special:
thechi.ca/playback-theatre-fundraiser

04/10/2026

FREE WEBINAR - Death by a Thousand Cups: Heavy Metals in Your Home and Body

Heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, and mercury are far more common in everyday household items than most people realize, from dishes and toys to water and consumer products.

Join Sofia & Vladimir of Harms and Humans: Heavy Metals Testing and Home Inspections for a live, 45‑minute educational webinar exploring how small, chronic exposures can accumulate in the body and affect long‑term health.

🗓 Tuesday, April 21
⏰ 6:30 pm
💻 Online webinar

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

How low‑level exposure to heavy metals builds up over time; Where heavy metals hide in modern homes and how they enter the body; What current regulations exist and where they fall short; and Practical strategies to reduce exposure and create a safer home.

REGISTER HERE:
thechi.ca/heavy-metals-in-your-home-and-body/

04/07/2026

🩺💚 On World Health Day, our commitment remains the same: accessible, compassionate, and quality care for every patient, every day. 🌿

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429 MacLaren Street
Ottawa, ON
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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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+16137921222

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https://www.thechi.ca/

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