The amount and type of food you eat drastically impacts the body’s ability to digest and absorb nutrients and incorporate these nutrients into the body’s cells. Nutrition, digestion, and absorption play crucial roles in overall health and wellness
Oral supplementation of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, botanicals, and other nutrients can be crucial for overall health and the treatment of many medical conditions. Supplements should provide the body with the nutrients it requires to overcome disease and move towards wellness.
Weight loss is one of the most common reasons people seek healthcare. For many people, weight loss and achieving healthy weight balance has been a long-term battle. In fact, most people trying to lose weight have tried not only once, but several times before.
As a Naturopathic Physician Dr. Barlow is committed to exemplifying the Naturopathic Principles outlined in the Naturopathic Physicians Oath. I am committed to establishing and maintaining a relationship with my patients based on integrity, honesty, and trust. I am committed to serve my patients in their best interest and provide treatments and referrals to the best of my ability.
Dr. Barlow graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in August of 2001 with an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration and a minor in geography. After graduating from Wilfrid Laurier, Dr. Barlow moved to Invermere, BC to work in the ski industry at Panorama Mountain Village. This is where he met his future wife.
Dr. Barlow focused on physical medicine, pain management, and functional medicine as areas of special interest during naturopathic medical school. He did extra training and courses in prolotherapy, neural therapy, Bowen therapy, IV therapies, and chelation therapy in order to provide the best level of care to patients who could benefit from these treatments.
He is also a healthcare partner at the Options Family Wellness Addiction Centre in Kelowna, providing treatments there on a weekly basis.
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https://www.tsn.ca/canadian-tennis-sensation-bianca-andreescu-resumes-on-court-activity-1.1299586I recently had the opportunity to watch Bianca Andreescu, Canada’s rising tennis star, win the Indian Wells Tennis Tournament. It was amazing to watch her compete through injury and extreme heat and come out as the champion. This was her first ATP victory and the first time a Canadian has one this tournament, which is…
In yesterday’s post we examined how stress can lead to weight gain. We learned that stress hormones, especially cortisol, cause the deposition of fat in the abdomen and inhibit the activation of thyroid hormone. This is a major reason why so many people have difficulty with abdominal weight. We also learned that detoxification is a very…