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Methylation 102: A Deeper Look at the MTHFR Gene

Given the exuberant response to the article Methylation 101: What it Means for Your Health, I have been encouraged to write a second article to continue the discussion.  In the first article, I introduced the idea that those with “methylation defects” are relatively...

Methylation 101: What it Means for Your Health

Methylation, a Chemical Reaction Critical to Life We are carbon-based creatures, chock full of carbon containing molecules.  So it should come as little surprise to you that one of the most important chemical reactions in all of life simply sticks one carbon and 3...

The Primary Cause of Constipation

  I appreciated the article Got Constipation?  by Debra Graugnard, a Certified Colon Hydrotherapist, and I plan to photocopy it and provide the copy to all of my patients who suffer from constipation.  Constipation as a symptom is not taken seriously by many...

Doctor, What Supplements Do I Take?

Most people believe symptoms are the disease so they often take drugs, herbs or supplements to suppress symptoms in the false belief that a medical or psychiatric problem is resolved if symptoms disappear.  These myths may stem from deep, unconscious fears handed down...

Re-empowering Parents Through Predictive Genomics

The best-seller and Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Nurture Assumption, Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do, by Judith Rich Harris makes a compelling case, based on sound research on identical twins and other data, that within reasonable attempts to provide our kids...

Dr. Charles Gant, MD, PhD

Charles Gant MD, PhD was a nationally renowned pioneer in integrative and functional medicine, nutrition-based medicine and substance abuse. He was beloved by patients and colleagues as a doctor, healer, author and teacher at National Integrative Health Associates from 2005 until his passing in 2023.