Vitamins and minerals are essential substances for life and play a role in many biological functions. The foods we eat provide our body with the majority of these compounds, however, a large percentage of the population also needs and takes... View Article
The therapeutic use of vitamins, minerals, trace elements, amino acids and food products is what clinical nutrition is all about. Modern research has linked many conditions with imbalances in certain nutrients. When these nutrients are supplemented or given in larger... View Article
In the last two decades, the significance of the immune system and its role in disease has become more apparent. Conditions such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis/Crohn’s disease, and psoriasis are a few examples of autoimmune diseases.... View Article
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians take high blood pressure and anti-cholesterol medicine, undergo angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery and require long-term management of their circulatory systems. Although many are satisfied with this approach, some are not and seek alternate... View Article
Fibromyalgia (FM) is defined as chronic, achy pain and stiffness in the soft tissue, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Chronic fatigue syndrome is characterized by incapacitating fatigue and problems with concentration and short-term memory. Both conditions can also be accompanied by... View Article
Everybody at one time or another has suffered from chronic pain; whether it be sports related, a motor vehicle accident, chronic headaches, or some underlying disease. KNC has integrated a variety of effective pain modalities to help this problem and... View Article
Hydrogen Peroxide (H²O²) is simply water (H²O) with an extra oxygen (O) molecule added to it. H²O² is naturally made in the human body and the use of this substance medically dates back to 1920 when it was used for... View Article
The significance of microbial infections in human health is becoming more clear with the increasing number of HIV, Hepatitis B & C, SARS, West Nile virus, Herpes, antibiotic resistant bacteria and virulent strains of cold/flu viruses affecting millions of people... View Article
A diagnosis of cancer is one of the most shocking situations to confront any person. Unfortunately, this disease is increasing in occurrence and younger individuals are being affected. Kelowna Naturopathic Clinic has a long history of providing progressive, complementary, natural... View Article
Although conventional medicine offers a wide variety of effective chemotherapeutic drugs, some patients seek more naturally occurring compounds for their cancer treatment. The latter may be the case because of philosophical preference, conventional drug resistance and/or failure or as an... View Article
