How to Keep Your Gut Microbiome Healthy During COVID-19

by Dr. John Gannage | May 20, 2020 | Blog, Gut Health, Nutrition

Gut Health Tips for a Supported Immune System The human gastrointestinal microbiome, also known as our gut flora, is an intricate system of microorganisms that live within our digestive system. It’s made up of bacteria, fungi, and other microbes that play a role in...

How Low Stomach Acid Contributes to SIBO

by Dr. John Gannage | Sep 23, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Gut Health, SIBO

How Low Stomach Acid Contributes to SIBO What is the connection between low stomach acid and SIBO? If you are struggling to heal from SIBO, low stomach acid production may be partly to blame.  HCl Insufficiency (Low Stomach Acid) and SIBO    SIBO, a common root...

Could the Low Lectin Diet Be Right For You?

by Dr. John Gannage | May 22, 2019 | Blog, Gut Health, Nutrition

Could the Low Lectin Diet Be Right For You? Learn about what lectins are, when and why they can be problematic, and who the low lectin diet may be suitable for. What are lectins?   Lectins are a group of proteins that have the ability to bind to certain kinds of...

Reversing Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Dr. Tatiana, ND

by Markham Integrative | Apr 2, 2019 | Blog, Gut Health, Thyroid

How to Improve Hashimoto’s Naturally In the previous article we discussed that the main differentiating factor between Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is that Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune condition, where the immune system attacks the thyroid gland...

Get To Know Your Gut with the GI-MAP Test

by Dr. John Gannage | Nov 24, 2018 | Blog, Gut Health

Get To Know Your Gut with the GI-MAP Test Start the new year with a better understanding of YOUR microbiome, and discover solutions for optimizing YOUR health. Read more about the GI-MAP below! What is the GI-MAP test? The GI Microbial Assay Plus (or GI-MAP™) test is...

Prebiotics: What You Need To Know

by Dr. John Gannage | Oct 22, 2018 | Blog, General Wellness, Gut Health, Nutrition

What are Prebiotics? You may be familiar with probiotics, the friendly bacteria that we get from certain foods and supplements. Probiotic supplements are increasingly popular, and with good reason. Populating the gut with enough good bacteria supports digestion and...

The Problem With Glyphosate: An Introduction

by Dr. John Gannage | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog, Detoxification, General Wellness, Gut Health

The Problem With Glyphosate An introduction to what glyphosate is and why and how it may be contributing to chronic health conditions. What is glyphosate?   Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s infamous Roundup and a number of other products, is an...

Treating SIBO: What is the Low FODMAP Diet?

by Markham Integrative | Jan 15, 2018 | Blog, Gut Health, Nutrition, SIBO

Treating SIBO: What is the Low FODMAP Diet? For a primer on SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth), start here. Modifying the diet is one of the most critical components of effective SIBO treatment, and there is a simple reason for it: bacteria are living...

SIBO: Root Cause of IBS?

by Markham Integrative | Sep 30, 2017 | Blog, Gut Health, Integrative Medicine, SIBO

SIBO: Root Cause of IBS?   Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is the most commonly diagnosed functional gastrointestinal disorder, and as anyone who has received the diagnosis knows, it is frustrating for more reasons than just the symptoms, which include abdominal...