Increased toxic metal exposures in our everyday life
Dr Nafysa Parpia talks with Dr. Lyn Patrick about where mercury & lead is found in our modern lifestyle and how to easily test yourself It is an unfortunate reality that most people today have a high toxicant load in their body. From pesticides, to wildfires, to modern home building practices, it is difficult to […]
Protecting Your Health during Wildfire Smoke Season
Drs Eric Gordon and Nafysa Parpia talk about what you need to know to stay healthy with smoke in the air Every year, the wildfire season is affecting more and more people. Smoke from fires can travel thousands of miles, carrying with it heavy metals, molds, and mycotoxins. The first point of entry into the […]
Mycotoxins and Immune Responses with Dr. Eric Gordon
Dr. Eric Gordon talks about mold toxicity and secondary immune responses versus direct toxic effects The mycotoxins didn’t cause the autoimmune disease… they go in there and they damage how your body talks to itself. Then — depending on how you’re lined up, you can have rheumatoid arthritis, you can get manic, you can develop severe […]
Four Ways Mold Can Affect Your Health
Everyone is affected by mold illness in multiple different ways that need to be addressed. In every case, removal from the exposure is critical. Find out how mold exposure manifests clinically
Can Tick-Borne Illness Be Transmitted in Utero?
According to the CDC, untreated Lyme disease during pregnancy can lead to infection of the placenta. But spread from mother to fetus is possible, but rare. We see this in our clinic very often.
Preventing the Failed Patient – Detoxification
The important factors we consider when working with complex chronic illness Environmental toxicants impair cellular functions. Lyme/tick-borne disease/co-infections, parasites, and viruses all modulate immune function to their advantage and the host disadvantage. With exposure, the immune system is over-activated, causing hypersensitivity, allergies, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), and/or autoimmunity. The immune system may also be misdirected, and does […]