Are Protein Bars Really Healthy?
Promoted as healthy meal substitutes, protein and nutrition bars are a billion-dollar health food business. Labeled as "70% organic" or "all-natural", many people consume them as part of a healthy weight loss plan. But are they really good for you? Protein is a vital...
Gluten-Free: My Personal Odyssey
It creeps up ... the headache, the weight gain, the back discomfort, the sluggishness. The steps to regain vibrant health are not unfamiliar. It always begins with a critical look at diet, and then key supplementation. Clearly, to embark on the process, one has to ...
Autism Diet Pyramid – Dr. John Gannage
The approach to autism that I have used for 12 years now, even before becoming a Defeat Autism Now and MAPS practitioner, emphasizes nutrition. In my opinion, what you see above can be applied to any mental health issue, child or adult. To go further, in my...
On Dr. Rogers, Mind – Body, and Nutrition – by Dr. John Gannage
Greetings to you all, Next week I'll be in Vancouver to present at the Dr. Rogers Prize colloquium in advance of the Gala, where a very fortunate individual will walk away with the $250,000 prize. Since 2007, the award is given to a CAM practitioner/researcher every...
Getting Ready for the Hockey Season – Dr. J. Gannage
I'm pushing 50 years old. In 1-1/3 years, I'm at the half-century mark. Hard to believe. I received a "compliment" the other day from a patient at the Clinic. His words were: "Geez if you get any thinner (more fit?) you'll have to move around in the shower to get...
Reduce Spring Allergy by Changing Your Diet
An allergy is an inflammatory immune response triggered by eating certain foods, touching certain substances, or inhaling an irritant such as pollen. When the body encounters a foreign substance, it can react by making antibodies or by releasing certain chemicals...
Your Liver – Your Detox Factory: Part 2/Phase 2
This week we continue the discussion about detoxification and liver function. One cannot have a discussion about detoxification without writing about glutathione, of course. Glutathione is likely the most important, most rate-limiting nutrient in the liver...
Your Liver – Your Detox Factory: Part 1/Phase 1
Your liver is the most important and most stalwart organ of detoxification in your body. Even when the majority of its mass has been removed, or is compromised with toxic build up, it will continuously process everything we put in our mouths and on our skin....
Food Allergy Diagnosis – What is the Gold Standard? (And why is it rarely used?) by Emily Kennedy, MSc, RHN
At Markham Integrative Medicine, patients – adult and pediatric – can opt for food allergy testing as effective strategy for reducing systemic inflammation, reducing toxic build-up in the gut and healing neurological and physiological symptoms that are linked to...