by Dr. John Gannage | Mar 6, 2023 | Blog, General Wellness, Gut Health
Did you know that your gut health affects your entire body, not just your digestion? Sure, digestion is a big part of it. After all, your body cannot just use food in the form that exists on your plate. Starting with chewing, through to the digestion process, your...
by Dr. John Gannage | Mar 6, 2023 | Blog
I regularly talk about histamine on this blog. Today, I want to discuss another mast cell mediator, tryptase. Though tryptase is rarely talked about on the internet, it is an important enzyme found in your mast cells. When your mast cells get activated, they not only...
by Dr. John Gannage | Mar 6, 2023 | Blog, Hormonal Imbalance
Are you experiencing fatigue, low energy, anxiety, depression, or brain fog? You may be dealing with adrenal dysfunction. Your adrenal hormones help to regulate your stress response, blood pressure, and metabolism. Your adrenals also work together with your mast...
by Dr. John Gannage | Feb 23, 2023 | Blog, General Wellness, Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought us a list of unexpected health challenges. One of these health complications is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Research suggests there is an increased risk of developing POTS after COVID-19 infection. There is also...
by Dr. John Gannage | Feb 10, 2023 | Blog, General Wellness, Mental Health
Brain fog is one of the common symptoms I see in my practice. Brain fog is a term used for a range of symptoms, including difficulty focusing, trouble concentrating, forgetfulness, confusion, and overall mental fogginess. In functional medicine, we have options to...
by Dr. John Gannage | Feb 3, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Integrative Medicine
The metaphor that describes the need for an upstream approach to healthcare exemplifies why any functional medicine doctor chooses his/her field. Coined by Irving Zola and made popular in McKinlay’s defining paper, “A case for refocusing upstream: The...
by Dr. John Gannage | Jan 31, 2023 | Articles, Blog, Histamine
Can you eat cheese if you have histamine intolerance? This is one of the most common questions I receive. If you’ve been newly diagnosed with histamine intolerance or mast cell activation syndrome, you understand the panic around your new dietary changes. What can I...
by Dr. John Gannage | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog, General Wellness
Your liver is your largest internal organ. It is also one of your most important organs that helps to remove waste and toxins and support blood sugar levels, hormonal health, and immune function. Fatty liver disease is one of the most common liver problems that may...
by Dr. John Gannage | Jan 3, 2023 | Blog, Detoxification, Integrative Medicine
Get Ready to Detoxify: How to Reduce Symptoms of Chronic Toxin Exposure We all want to live in a world with clean air, nourishing food, clean water, and safe products. A world without toxins. Like it or not, this is not the world we are living in. Our air is...