What is our specialty?

PMG is an innovative clinic employing unique and progressive therapies including chelation therapy, anti-aging medicine, natural bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, hyperbaric oxygen treatment, homeopathy, energy medicine, acupuncture and allergy testing and desensitization, and heavy metal toxicity.

What role does nutrition play?

The role of proper diet is crucial in treating disease and in maintaining physical and mental health. At PMG, we use nutrient supplements that have been proven successful in the treatment of the whole patient in all areas of health - mental, physical and emotional.

Who are our patients?

We treat healthy people who want to stay healthy as well as people with health problems seeking complementary or alternative therapies. Our patients tend to be well informed in nutrition and its place in preventive health care. They recognize, as we do, that the body and mind are intricately connected and that both must be healthy for each to operate efficiently. We welcome the new patient who is seeking evaluation, guidance and instruction on optimum health through balanced diet, exercise and lifestyle changes. Often, simple corrections to lifelong habits can bring about enormous positive change.

Does PMG see children as well as adults?

PMG works with children as well as adults. In fact, we specialize in treating children with recurrent infections, ear infections, hyperactivity, attention deficit, learning disabilities, Tourette's and autism.

What is done for autism?

Dr. Lonsdale is familiar with the DAN protocol. He also tests and treats for heavy metal toxicity, works with GFCF dietary management, utilizes nutritional supplementation, uses secretin and researches vitamin B1 for autism.

What is chelation therapy?

Chelation therapy is an intravenous therapy using EDTA, a synthetic amino acid, to help open the arteries for increased blood flow. It is beneficial for people trying to prevent having invasive procedures such as angioplasty or bypass surgery. For people with a history of such procedures, chelation offers a complement. Chelation therapy is also effective in removing toxic metals from the body.

What is the concern regarding heavy metal toxicity?

Many people have levels of heavy metals in the body such as arsenic, nickel, lead and cadmium that create a toxic burden. Of particular concern is mercury which may occur from mercury amalgam fillings. Heavy metal toxicity creates stresses on the immune system as well as potentially causing symptoms.

What is natural bioidentical hormone replacement therapy? 

As part of anti-aging medicine, the physicians at PMG test all hormone levels and use natural hormones to maintain hormones at youthful levels. Unlike synthetic hormones which are associated with potential side effects, natural hormones are molecularly identical to those produced by the body and considered safe to use.

What is hyperbaric oxygen?

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) exposes the body to 100% oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure. It is therapeutic for difficult to heal wounds, stroke patients, burn victims, carbon monoxide poisoning, smoke inhalation, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, brain damage and for cancer patients.

What is Jin Shin Jyutsu?

Just as blood and nerve impulses travel along set pathways in the body, energy flows along set pathways. Energy flows can become blocked, disrupted or out of balance. Energy medicine balances and improves energy flow so that the physical body can follow suit and function better. Jin Shin Jyutsu, an ancient Japanese healing art, is the form of energy medicine practiced by Dr. Gardner.

What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a comprehensive system of preventive medicine that has been well-documented to benefit many illnesses. A short list of conditions recognized by the World Health Organization to benefit from acupuncture includes neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, emotional and psychological disturbances, circulatory disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory conditions and more.

What is homeopathy?

The Law of Similars proposed by Samuel Hahnemann, the father of homeopathy, states that like cures like. If a particular substance causes specific side effects at high or toxic doses in a healthy individual, that same substance when highly diluted can actually relieve those same symptoms in an ill individual. Classical homeopathy utilizes this philosophy by examining the constitution or the whole being. The chosen homeopathic remedy is selected after a lengthy interview which requires the practitioner to match the patient's constitution to the single best remedy.