Are Protein Bars Really Healthy?

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

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...

Gluten-Free: My Personal Odyssey

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

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...

Autism Diet Pyramid – Dr. John Gannage

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

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

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

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...

Getting Ready for the Hockey Season – Dr. J. Gannage

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

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...

Reduce Spring Allergy by Changing Your Diet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...