by Dr. John Gannage | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog, Detoxification, General Wellness, Gut Health
What is glyphosate? Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s infamous Roundup and a number of other products, is an herbicide designed to destroy weeds. Monsanto first introduced it back in 1974, but it wasn’t an instant success. Glyphosate, as it...
by Markham Integrative | Feb 28, 2018 | Blog, Detoxification, General Wellness, Nutrition
What is oxidative stress? Oxidation, which occurs during a number of natural processes within the body including detoxification and immune response, produces unstable molecules known as “free radicals”. Free radicals are normal, and the healthy body is equipped to...
by Dr. John Gannage | Jan 2, 2018 | Blog, Detoxification, General Wellness, Integrative Medicine, Nutrition
How to Slay The Yeast Beast by Emily Kennedy, MSc RHN In my experience as a clinical nutritionist, overgrowth of candida albicans has got to be one of the most common, most annoying and most tedious conditions to deal with. Why is it so hard to get rid of this...
by Markham Integrative | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Detoxification
Fall Cleansing After summer indulgences, many of us seek a way to get a boost of energy and well-being as we head back to our school and work routines. Fall cleansing is the perfect way to strengthen your system to deal with the coming change in diet and lifestyle...
by Dr. John Gannage | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog, Detoxification, Heavy Metal Toxicity
Toxic Metals: From Exposure to Burden A travelogue of toxic metals in the human body This post is part of a series on the facts and effects of heavy metal toxicity and/or burdens. If you missed the first post, you can read it here. In a recent post, we talked...
by Dr. John Gannage | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog, Detoxification, Heavy Metal Toxicity, Nutrition
What Kinds of Foods Help to Counteract Toxic Heavy Metals? Toxic heavy metals are all around us, from the air we breathe to the food we eat to the chemicals that surround us, and when they build up in our bodies, they can lead to a series of health problems....
by Dr. John Gannage | Dec 20, 2016 | Blog, Detoxification
After eating and drinking way too much during the holidays, New Years’ resolutions usually consist of eating better, losing weight and being healthy. Many of us consider a detox or cleanse to kick-start these healthy changes, but do you know what goes on when...
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...
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....
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