By: Stephanie Sobocan, Windsor Body Magazine

The human body is a very delicate and heavily orchestrated system. For optimal health there is a balance to maintain between aesthetic appearance, and mental and physical health. Because our bodies are complex biochemical networks, there is a systematic approach to staying healthy and staying young. To truly be healthy means repressing fat accumulation and inflammation. Being healthy also means using the mind as a tool to reach states of relaxation and to defend the body from illness through detoxification. In doing so, the body will feel energized and less stressed. Subsequently, you will feel good and appear healthy and more youthful. 

Fresh Medical Spa wants to help you achieve beauty and health both inside and out. Dr. Thomas Barnard, medical director at Fresh Medical Spa, and his medical staff realize the intricacy of our bodies. He claims the synergy of the ancient science of yoga and modern medical science fully restores and rejuvenates the body both inside and out. Combining ancient yoga practice with modern anti-aging and preventative medicine, the health and aesthetic experts at Fresh Medical Spa will do everything in their power to make you look and feel your best – now and well into the future.

Dr. Barnard is internationally recognized for his radio and television presence regarding the topic of anti-aging and regenerative medicine. He is also a successful author of the book Defeating Diabetes. Dr. Barnard’s true gift for nutritional and aesthetic medicine is backed by the training he received at the Ageless Aesthetic Institute. In addition, Dr. Barnard completed a prestigious fellowship in Anti-Aging, Functional and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Barnard is also board certified in a multitude of practice specialties, where he has received many professional licenses and credentials for Botox, facial rejuvenation and filler therapy practices.

The anti-aging and aesthetic services offered at Fresh Medical Spa have great medical benefits. For example, therapeutic Botox erases fine lines and wrinkles while relieving the pain caused by headaches and migraines. Furthermore, Dr. Barnard assures that the fillers offered are bio-compatible and are easy for the body to accept.  

Patients can also have their face reshaped without surgery using bioelectric stimulation. In addition, the spa offers medical chemical peels, skin tightening, and photo facials to improve one’s confidence. Dr. Barnard may not be able to completely cure cancer; however, he can boost a patient’s confidence and ultimately enhance overall wellbeing.

Patients will also be thrilled with Dr. Barnard’s exclusive hair regrowth machine. The machine represents a scientific advancement in hair regrowth technology, as it assists in the gradual regrowth and replenishment of both men’s and women’s hair. Dr. Barnard is proud to offer the only technology of its kind to the city of Windsor.

Dr. Barnard and his staff at Fresh Medical Spa work to first correct underlying health problems. Often times, diseases such as diabetes develop from abnormalities in fat accumulation. A combination of yoga and detoxification from electrical stimulation will greatly reduce the fat around the organs. The combination of ancient and modern medical practice will ultimately reshape and improve metabolism better than any liposuction procedure. One’s metabolism is instantly enhanced, making weight loss goals more achievable.

“When people have trouble with weight loss, it’s often because of insulin resistance problems,” says Dr. Barnard, “At Fresh Medical Spa, our technology works to correct and reduce insulin levels at a metabolic level.”

Offering more than aesthetic services, Fresh Medical Spa aims to correct one’s metabolism through nano current technology and various food supplements and therapy programs. With ion magnum technology, patients will have the fat around their organs and abdomen reduced for overall metabolic balancing (a key to fitness and health).

Dr. Barnard is convinced that the more we understand a person’s unique physiology, the more we can discover any health problems an individual is experiencing and prevent those problems from advancing. To target this, the spa offers an entire vitamin supplement line and a therapy program created specifically for an individual’s biochemical needs. The patient will learn of the vitamins and minerals missing in his or her healthy diet.  

Although Barnard admits he cannot stop the natural course of aging, he says, “We have all the preventative tools to change the effects aging has on our organ systems. After all, our main goal is to help our patients live a long, healthy, fit and active life.”

Yoga and its ancient sciences are foundational for healing and essential for the “symphony of health.” While helpful for physical strength, flexibility and balance, yoga also relaxes the mind through its meditative practices.

Often in our busy lives, we forget to stay centred in the present moment. If one constantly focuses on the past or future, one cannot reach an ultimate state of relaxation and a level of happiness and joy. Yoga works with the mind, allowing it to relax and therefore stay centred.  

Not only does yoga allow one to reach a state of relaxation, yoga also heals and has many medical benefits. Many researchers believe there is a connection between yoga and physical health. Scientific evidence proves yoga helps alleviate and heal carpal tunnel, arthritis, repetitive strain injuries and knee and neck injuries. Yoga also works to heal and improve the function of the heart, abdomen and lungs. In conjuction with a proper diet, yoga also enhances natural detoxification.

Sarah Shapiro-Barnard, director of Fresh Yoga Studio at Fresh Medical Spa, brings the best of yoga practice to the city of Windsor. Having trained in New York under world-renowned Indian yogi Masters, Shapiro-Barnard has a plethora of experience with the different styles of yogic practice (with a primary focus on Iyengar yoga in precision, alignment and injury prevention, and the lighter, ashtanga yoga). After 25 years of dedication to yoga and its philosophy, she has mastered her role as author, yoga teacher and workshop leader.

Shapiro-Barnard, along with the other highly qualified yoga instructors at Fresh Yoga Studio, believes yoga complements and enhances one’s healthy lifestyle.

Shapiro-Barnard says, “Yoga is not just about looking great - yoga is a holistic tool to learning how to breathe right, feel happy and enhance energy levels.”

According to Dr. Thomas Barnard, one can add years to their life and improve the quality of their life by combining Shapiro-Barnard’s yogic practice with cutting-edge, anti-aging and preventative medical procedures. He claims the synergy of the ancient science of yoga and modern medical science fully restores and rejuvenates the body both inside and out. At Fresh Medical Spa, they offer patients a broad spectrum of procedures and medical knowledge.

Dr. Barnard promises to assess each patient as an individual, offering services tailored to the patient’s own specific health needs. Both Dr. Tom Barnard and Sarah Shapiro-Barnard work collaboratively to provide expertise on regenerative and nutritional medicine, while giving patients all the confidence they need to undergo positive, life-rewarding changes.