Dr. Fayaz Ahmed Brings Unique Blend of Medicine and Naturopathy to Bradford Clinic

A new kind of healthcare is taking root in Bradford, where Dr. Fayaz Ahmed is combining his background as a medical doctor with training in naturopathy to offer patients a more complete path to wellness.

Dr. Fayaz Ahmed brings an unusual combination of medical training and natural healing to the Bradford clinic.

Body in Balance Physiotherapy has added naturopathic medicine to its services, but not in the way you might expect. Dr. Fayaz Ahmed isn't your typical naturopath; he started as a medical doctor before retraining in natural medicine.

Ahmed earned his MD in Pakistan and completed post-graduate training in cardiology, nephrology, dermatology, and several other medical specialties. After years of clinical practice, he came to Ontario and trained as a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist. It's an uncommon path that gives him a perspective most practitioners don't have.

\"My medical training taught me to treat symptoms, but naturopathic medicine taught me to find out why people get sick,\" Ahmed explains. \"When we fix the real problem, patients get better.\"

What This Actually Offers Patients

Having someone who can read your lab work and understands how medications interact while also providing acupuncture and herbal treatments creates interesting possibilities. Ahmed can work with your family doctor instead of operating in a separate universe.

He focuses on conditions that often frustrate both patients and doctors: hormonal imbalances, digestive problems, skin issues, chronic inflammation and other conditions that may send you bouncing between specialists without getting clear answers.

\"Your body wants to heal itself,\" Ahmed says. \"I help remove what's stopping it and give it what it needs. Sometimes it's just fixing what you eat or reducing inflammation.\"

His acupuncture training comes from Traditional Chinese Medicine, which he uses for pain management, stress, and digestive issues. \"When I combine it with herbs and nutrition, we can treat the whole problem,\" he explains.

The Team Approach

Body in Balance already had physiotherapists and massage therapists working together. Adding a naturopath means patients can get multiple types of treatment without coordinating between different clinics across town.

\"I enjoy working with the physio and massage therapists here,\" Ahmed says. \"When we treat both the injury and what caused it, people get better faster and stay better longer.\"

Ahmed often sees connections between problems that seem unrelated. Patients come in for stomach issues but also mention sleep problems and skin troubles. \"Often these are all connected,\" he notes. \"When we fix the main problem, everything gets better.\"

Dr. Ahmed is seeing patients at Body in Balance Physiotherapy, 52 Holland St E, Bradford. Call (905) 778-9959 or book online. They handle direct billing for most insurance plans.

For patients dealing with chronic conditions that haven't responded well to conventional treatment alone, or those curious about what naturopathic medicine might add to their health care, Ahmed's medical foundation combined with natural healing training offers something different from the typical naturopath.