Hi, I am Eric Djenge, MD. I am board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and have extensive training in Functional Medicine. I am currently working on my Functional Medicine certification through the Institute for Functional Medicine. I graduated with high honours from Ross University School of Medicine and completed my residency training at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. I am passionate and committed to empowering individuals to take back their health. By addressing the underlying causes of disease, I have the ability to improve or reverse disease so that you can get back to living your full potential. I believe that we all have the ability to reclaim our health and vitality, are you ready? When I’m not seeing patients, you can find me spending time with my family. My favourite activities are cycling, running, snow skiing, and competing in endurance events. My aspirations include learning to play the guitar. As a child, I remember travelling in our station wagon, windows barely cracked, breathing in cigarette smoke that filled the air as both my parents smoked in the front seat. My mother, following the advice of our paediatrician, had switched me from breast milk to cow’s milk at a very young age. Looking back on my childhood, the stage was set; I suffered from early digestive issues and recall multiple trips to the paediatrician’s office with swollen tonsils and ear infections. I can vividly remember the distinct smell of my paediatrician’s office! Most visits were followed by another round of antibiotics. I would come home from grade school and grab one of my favourite after-school snacks from Little Debbie, either a Fudge Round or Star Crunch. I stayed active, playing football, basketball and baseball. My mother had to run me around daily to all the different after-school sports. I remember eating dinner quickly, with the aroma of Hamburger Helper or Tuna Helper filling the kitchen.