The Road Back to Health Goes Through the Gut – Dr. J. Gannage

by Dr. John Gannage | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog, Gut Health

As living beings, the quality of our digestion relates holistically to the function of every cell in every organ or gland within our bodies. The first step is making the correct food choices, providing the proper fuel for our inner machinery. What have become staples...

Why Intravenous Nutrients? A Naturopathic Perspective by Jonathan Beatty, ND

by Dr. John Gannage | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog, Integrative Medicine, Nutrition

The benefits of intravenous therapy are often underestimated by many patients and even their doctors. Intravenous therapy refers to the direct injection of a therapeutic substance directly into the blood stream of a patient. Not all injection medicine is intravenous...

GF Can Stand for “Great Flavour” by Emily Kennedy, RHN

by Dr. John Gannage | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog, Gluten, Nutrition

This is a guest post by Emily Kennedy, MIM’s new nutritionist who brings a fresh approach to Therapeutic Diet Plans, with a bounty of good ideas for preparing fresh foods. Today’s topic is for families incorporating a gluten-free diet into their daily...

How To Make Great Lunches For Kids

by Dr. John Gannage | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog, Nutrition

Sitting with my son’s camp group yesterday and seeing what everyone had packed astounded me.   I mean, I KNEW people gave their kids unhealthy stuff to eat, and I know it can be harder when having to pack portable meals…..but I guess it’s been awhile...

Arthritis: A Regenerative Approach to A Degenerative Disease

by Dr. John Gannage | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog, Integrative Medicine

Many people walk into the office with sore stiff joints. Inevitably they are being treated with one or more painkillers to take the edge off. They may also have been told that this is a condition of aging and that they had better get used to it because it is not going...

What’s in the air in beautiful BC?

by Dr. John Gannage | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog

Just back from running a homeopathic workshop in British Columbia. Despite the cool, grey weather, it was inspiring to see the number of people engaging in healthy lifestyles out there.  Everywhere you look people are walking and hiking, bike lanes are busy with...

Fore!!! In Golf That’s a Warning

by Dr. John Gannage | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog

The game of golf. What is it about golf that draws us close to it? Is it a good walk spoiled (Mark Twain), the lure of man against his terrain, the feeling she gets when she smacks the ball on the sweet spot, the futile chase for the perfect round, the camaraderie and...

The View from San Diego – Reflecting Back

by Dr. John Gannage | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog

One of my favourite American cities, it was a pleasure to return to San Diego for the first time in 10 years. Attending ACAM’s Spring conference, the flashbacks made their appearance. The Westin Hotel Gaslamp, the site of the 4 day medical conference, is nicely...

Look Out San Diego!

by Dr. John Gannage | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog

On Thursday, May 3, I travel to San Diego to deliver a lecture at ACAM’s Spring Conference. This is an honour for me, given that ACAM (the American College for the Advancement of Medicine) has been so instrumental in my own education for 13 years, and now I have...