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Affinity Health team of world class doctors, collectively have over 100 yrs. experience and are highly respected and dedicated to provide our clients with the best in medical care and service.

Michelle Armstrong

RHN, FLT, Registered Nutritionist

Holistic Nutritionist
Michelle Armstrong, RHN, FLT, Registered Nutritionist

In today's hectic world, healthy diet and lifestyle often do not make our list of top priorities, and so tends to fall by the wayside until we finally take a breath and realize that change is upon us. Perhaps we are inspired by a diagnosis or even just a tight waistband. Whatever the reason, making healthy habits more of a priority is an essential part of preventative medicine and managing current health issues.

As the newest member of the Affinity team, I wanted to introduce myself and give you a quick glimpse into the world of Holistic Nutrition. My goal within the clinic is to complement the multidisciplinary facets of Affinity and help provide a more balanced approach to wellness.
Holistic nutrition is about looking at the whole person, lifestyle and diet as preventative medicine. It is about finding the right balance for individual needs to ensure his or her future wellbeing. My training in holistic nutrition, along with the help of bio impedance analysis (BIA), a tool to help measure body fat, lean muscle and water distribution, has better equipped me to assess body composition and therefore health. This is significant, as one of the biggest issues I see in my practice is the presence of too much body fat. Current research suggests that this is one of the strongest lifestyle related factors for the development of chronic diseases, including, but not limited to, hypertension, type II diabetes and heart disease. By providing tailored dietary and lifestyle programs, based on individual needs and addressing nutritional imbalances, patients will be provided with invaluable skills to empower themselves and families through nutrition. Hippocrates said it best when he stated that “our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food”.

My experience in the field of holistic nutrition has taught me that even some of the smallest changes can provide life-altering transformations; I am excited to learn and grow with patients and the Affinity team.

Sidney O. Gottlieb, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Sidney O. Gottlieb, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Dr. Sidney Gottlieb has joined Affinity Health. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Gottlieb received his under graduate education at Yale College and his medical degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

He completed his postgraduate education in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he also completed a fellowship in Cardiology. Dr. Gottlieb served as full-time cardiology faculty at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine from 1985-1991.

He was a founding partner and Medical Director of Clinical Research in Midatlantic Cardiovascular Associates, P.A. from 1991-2005. Dr. Gottlieb also served as Director of Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic Canada in Toronto from 2006-2008.

Dr. Gottlieb’s clinical interests include consultative cardiology and preventive cardiology including new cardiac imaging techniques. He is the author of more than 100 scientific articles and has lectured worldwide.

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Linda Ivan MSW, RSW - Linda is currently a counselor with the Stress Reduction Program, Affinity Health Centre and in the Mood Disorders Clinic of Trillium Health Centre. She offers individual and group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Cognitive Mindfulness Training (CMT).

Linda Ivan MSW , RSW

Linda Ivan MSW, RSW
Linda Ivan is currently a counselor with the Stress Reduction Program, Affinity Health Centre and Mood Disorders Clinic of Trillium Health Centre. She offers individual and group Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Cognitive Mindfulness Training (CMT).
During her more than 15 years of clinical practice as a professional social worker with a special interest in clinical psychology, she has developed and co-leads several programs including Concurrent Disorders, Mood Disorders, Community Mental Health Services, Transitional Youth and Children’s Programs and has worked in various urban and rural settings including hospitals, community agencies, and a family health team.

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Dr. Randy Knipping B.Sc., MD, CCFP

Dr. Knipping MD, CCFP
Dr. Knipping takes care of 2500 professional pilots, air traffic controllers and executives in his private practice in Toronto. As a designated aviation medical examiner for Transport Canada, US FAA, British CAA, European Union JAA and Australian CASA, he is responsible for the health of aviation personal which he achieves through his special interest in preventive medicine and human performance psychology.
He practices integrative medicine, combining orthodox medicine with evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine and has developed a Cognitive Mindfulness Training (CMT) program which combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Meditation practices including Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Mahayana and Lojong practice. Complementing his private practice is more than 20 years of experience in the practice and teaching of emergency medicine at Trillium Health Centre and Headwaters Health Centre.

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Mark McKoy

Mark McKoy
Born in Georgetown, Guyana in 1961. Mark was 12 years old when his family immigrated to Canada in 1974, settling in Toronto, Ontario. As a high school student, Mark showed early interest in track and field and was soon making a name for himself winning hurdle events wherever there was a track meet. At age 20, he represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, 1982, and won the Gold Medal in the 110-metre hurdles. He repeated this achievement at the Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1986. He was disappointed with his performance at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, placing 7th in the hurdle finals. But he spectacularly redeemed himself in the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, 1992, taking the Gold Medal in the 110m hurdles, the first Track Gold Medal for Canada in 64 years. A five-time Olympian, Mark was a member of Canada’s National Track and Field Team, 1980-94. He still holds the world record for the 50m hurdles and is the former world record holder in the 60m hurdles and 4 X 200m relay.
CEO & President of Gold Medal Enterprises. Specializing in training, fitness, diet and nutrition counseling, seminars and programs for athletes, health fanatics and executives of all ages and fitness levels. Power, strength and fitness consultant to: The Institute of Sports Medicine and Wellness

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Dr. Ian MacIntyre
BSc, DC, FCCSS(C)

Dr. Ian MacIntyre BSc, DC, FRCCSS(C)

Dr. MacIntyre is a sports specialist chiropractor. He graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, and completed a two year post-chiropractic fellowship program in sports sciences. He has remained active in education through his roles as an assistant professor in the orthopaedics department at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and as an instructor for Functional Anatomic Palpation Systems (F.A.P.™) and Functional Range Release (F.R.™).

He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), a certified Active Release Techniques practitioner (ART®), is a certified Graston Technique® provider and is certified in medical acupuncture (McMaster University).

His professional experiences include working as part of the core medical team for the Canadian Professional Soccer League and Ballet Jorgen Canada. Dr. MacIntyre has worked with athletes from the CFL, NFL, MLS, NHL, provincial and national level martial artists, CPGA, PGA and with members of the triathlon Canada national team. Dr. MacIntyre holds a Bachelors degree in Science with Honours Kinesiology from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario where he was also a member of the WLU Golden Hawks varsity football team.

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