Dr. Christine Schaffner Podcast Episode #102
Mycotoxins & Complex Chronic Illness | Dr. Eric Gordon and Dr. Nafysa Parpia with Dr. Christine Schaffner
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According to the World Health Organization, chronic illness and disease are the leading causes of death worldwide – and they’re on the rise.
But nobody is talking about what’s behind most of these chronic illnesses – mold and mycotoxins (small toxins produced by fungi present in our food and homes).
If you have an underlying issue with mycotoxins, then your chronic illness may be treatable and reversible.
In this Episode of Spectrum of Health, Dr. Eric Gordon and Dr. Nafysa Parpia talk with Dr. Schaffner about the importance of detoxification therapies during mycotoxin and complex chronic illness treatment. They also discuss keeping an open mind to the diversity of diagnosing and treating complex chronic illnesses.
Dr. Nafysa Parpia has spent the last decade treating patients with complex chronic illnesses from all over the US and the world. Her specialization is patients with tick-borne disease, mold/mycotoxin illness, environmentally acquired condition, autoimmunity, fibromyalgia, and ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). Modalities she uses include a synergistic blend of regenerative medicine, oral and intravenous micronutrient therapies, peptide therapies, botanical medicine, pharmaceuticals, injection therapies, functional nutrition, and lifestyle counseling.
Dr. Nefysa Parpia has spent the last decade treating patients with complex chronic illnesses from all over the US and the world. Her specialization is patients with tick-borne illness, mold/mycotoxin illness, environmentally acquired illness, autoimmunity, fibromyalgia, and ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). She sees patients at Gordon Medical in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Eric D. Gordon, MD, President of Gordon Medical Research Center (GMRC), is the founder and owner of Gordon Medical Associates (GMA) in the San Francisco Bay area, specializing in complex chronic illness. In addition to clinical practice (40+ years), Dr. Gordon is engaged in clinical research. Combining forces with Dr. Robert Naviaux and his research into metabolomics, mitochondrial function, and chronic inflammatory disease is now bringing this dream to life.
In 2016 Dr. Gordon was co-author with Dr. Naviaux on a groundbreaking study, “Metabolic Features of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,” published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).
Episode Highlights:
- The importance of new patients to prioritize metals and molds detoxification in the body.
- What is the Cell Danger Response and how it has changed our view in regards to chronic illness?
- Preferred testing options for Lyme and mold.
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About Dr. Eric Gordon
Eric D. Gordon, MD, President of Gordon Medical Research Center (GMRC), is the founder and owner of Gordon Medical Associates (GMA) in the San Francisco Bay area, specializing in complex chronic illness. In addition to clinical practice (40+ years), Dr. Gordon is engaged in clinical research. In 2007-2009, he created a series of medical symposia, bringing together leading international medical researchers and cutting-edge clinicians focusing on ME/CFS, Lyme disease, autoimmune diseases, and autism. The collaboration of an innovative medical practice with a university research center has been his lifelong dream. Combining forces with Dr. Robert Naviaux and his research into metabolomics, mitochondrial function, and chronic inflammatory disease is now bringing this dream to life. In 2016 Dr. Gordon was co-author with Dr. Naviaux on a groundbreaking study, “Metabolic Features of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).
About Dr. Nefysa Parpia
Dr. Nefysa Parpia has spent the last decade treating patients with complex chronic illnesses from all over the US and the world. Her specialization is patients with tick-borne illness, mold/mycotoxin illness, environmentally acquired illness, autoimmunity, fibromyalgia, and ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome).
External factors to the body, such as environmental toxic burden, pathogens, diet, and lifestyle affect the balance of internal factors – over or under expression of immunity, infection susceptibility, epigenetic expression, cellular biochemical function, mood, and the microbiome. Each of these aspects is different for each patient. Investigating to discover and remove the underlying cause(s) while providing symptom relief, she uses cutting-edge laboratory tests, and deep intuition applied to the full range of scientific data to unravel the mystery of each patient’s illness. Dr. Parpia then creates treatment plans that are highly personalized and healing. Modalities she uses include a synergistic blend of regenerative medicine, oral and intravenous micronutrient therapies, peptide therapies, botanical medicine, pharmaceuticals, injection therapies, functional nutrition, and lifestyle counseling.
Dr. Parpia sees patients at Gordon Medical in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is on ISEAI’s Board of Directors (International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness) and is a Scientific and Medical Advisor for Neurohacker Collective. She received her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University and her Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia.
