Our Philosophy

Affinity for Women's Health is a unique health care concept designed to support and encourage women in making positive choices for their health.

We offer an intregrated approach to care on an individual basis as well as health-focused classes and educational seminars.

At Affinity we believe that knowledge can be empowering. The more we understand about health and wellness, the more committed we can be to our health, the health of others and the health of our planet.

Affinity introduces 'women to the power of e'

Carole Beveridge, D'arcy Farlow & Nancy Leach have recently teamed up to form 'women to the power of e', offering workshops focusing on holistic health.

Background on women to the power of e....

D’Arcy Farlow is a consultant in the areas of health promotion and capacity building. She has spent years facilitating community groups, organizations and teams through exciting/ challenging transitions, reflective learning, and planning processes. She has a passion for supporting women with their own creative growth process and promises to help us see our lives with new eyes!

Nancy Leach (Schaeffer) MAT, M.Sc., BMCP is a graduate of the Advanced Training of the Centre for Mind Body Medicine in Washington, DC. A certified practitioner of Body-Mind Centering and Integral therapy, she has worked as a therapist for over twenty years and was Program Director at a Cancer Support Centre for almost nine years. Nancy offers courses and counseling, with an emphasis on introducing people to the skills they need to live with greater awareness and wellbeing, through Mindful Way, in Waterloo, ON. She is the author of The Body Means Well: Empowered Healing.

Carole Beveridge has over three decades of experience as a pharmacist and is also a certified menopause practitioner and a certified compounding pharmacist, with formal training in nutrition, homeopathy and other complementary forms of care. Her respect for physiology and the bodies innate capacity for self-regulation and healing is a fundamental aspect of her work in supporting the woman-body's needs through all stages of life.

Affinity's Carole Beveridge was recently honored at the Canadian Pharmacists’ Association (CPhA) National Convention in Halifax (June 2009), awarded the CPhA Patient Care Achievement Award for Specialty Practice.
The award recognizes a pharmacist who has embrace excellence in pharmacy practice in a specific disease area and has improved the quality of patient outcomes while showing initiative in the development of practice models within the area of specialty.

Affinity's ‘20/20’ Health Consults for Women

They say hindsight is ‘20/20’.

And that no one can predict the future.

But increasingly today, medical evidence points to prevention as the first step to good health.

That’s why at Affinity, we have introduced ‘20/20’ Health Consults for women.

So that together, we can begin the process of developing your own personal health goals, focusing on preventative and lifestyle strategies.

For $20, you can now book a 20 minute consult with Carole Beveridge, Pharmacist, Nutritional Consultant & Menopause Practitioner. Appointments can be booked up to a maximum of 1 hour sessions.

For more information or to book, email info@affinityforhealth.ca

Affinity After Belmont

To all of our clients:

As of Oct 31, Affinity has vacated the premises on Belmont.

Our website & email will remain active, so anyone interested in staying in touch or who has questions about their medical records, please email us at info@affinifyforheath.ca

Heres what happening with each of us:

Many of you have already heard from Tara Sloan, ND who is primarily working as a naturopath out of a group practice in Toronto.

The rest of us remain it town, practicing in a variety of settings. Here's how you can reach us:

Debra Derbyshire BSc Hons, ND, Certified Bowen Therapist continues to work in Waterloo as a naturopathic physician out of her home office. To contact Debra for an appointment, please call 519-747-9981 or email derbyshire22@sympatico.ca

Jenn Santos- Sousa, Can Fit Pro Certified Personal Trainer, Ontario Fitness Council Pilates Instructor, Group Fitness Trainer continues to offer personal training, yoga and Pilates out of her home studio, The Zen Den. Jenn offers a newly developed mommy and baby social group which includes exercise along with fun & exiting activities and play dates for mom's & their little ones. To contact Jenn at The Zen Den: 519- 496-0888 thezenden@rogers.blackberry.net

Megan Sloan, R.M.T. is currently working at a Massage Therapy Clinic located 560 Frederick Street , Kitchener(at Bruce St. near Victoria). Parking is available on site and across the street. Current hours of availability: Tuesdays - 9:00am-8:00pm / Wednesday - 8:00am-11:30am/ Thursday - 4:30pm-8:00pm Appointments can be made by calling The Clinic at 519-743-0880

Finally, Deb Rittinger and myself, Carole Beveridge, continue to work together, as the Affinity team.   We have not officially relocated so in the interim Deb is continue to market several of the key products at various health fairs and through the internet:
*   The Wellness Belt
*   Santevia Enhanced Water System
*   The Lite Book
*   Krysha skirts
*   MagZ BagZ
*   Klean Kanteen
Anyone interested in these products can reach Deb by emailing info@affinifyforheath.ca

As a Women's Health Consultant, Certified Menopause Practitioner, Certified Compounding Pharmacist and Homeopath, I am currently seeing clients out of my home office where I carry most of our professional line products. For appointments and/or products, please email cbeveridge@affinityforhealth.ca

Last but not least! with the increased interest in workshops around women's health issues, I have amalgamated some of these into a new endeavour. Along with Nancy Leach of Mindful Way Consulting & D'Arcy Farlow, M.H.Sc., Organizational & Community Capacity Building. I am pleased to introduce:

women to the power of e: engage . explore . evolve

offering a shared space for women of all ages to appreciate their authentic selves

In closing, thank you all for your continued support. Be well.

Carole Beveridge