Dr. Michael R. Lyon, MD
Dr. Michael R. Lyon is a practising physician and medical researcher with expertise in both allopathic and natural medicine. One of the foremost authorities in the science behind complementary medicine, Dr. Lyon is the Medical and Research Director of the Canadian Centre for Functional Medicine. Dr. Lyon has conducted several clinical trials and research projects in the pursuit of better treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Dr. Lyon earned degrees in biology and medicine at the University of Calgary, and he completed three years of postgraduate residency training in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and British Columbia. He served for four years as an Olympic Team physician and was head of a National Sport Science Committee for Sport Canada. He has written and lectured extensively on subjects such as preventive medicine, sports medicine, nutritional medicine, toxicology and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
In addition to publishing in the peer reviewed medical literature, Dr. Lyon is the author of the books Healing the Hyperactive Brain through the New Science of Functional Medicine, and The Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes with Natural Medicine.
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