"Heavy Metal Overload in The Complex Patient"
Presenter: Nafysa Parpia, ND
Original Date: February 1 2025
This patient base typically includes individuals with concurrent diagnoses of chronic Tick-Borne Illness, Mold/Mycotoxin Illness, multiple chronic infections, high environmental toxin load including metals with resulting diagnoses such CFS/ME, Fibromyalgia, Autoimmunity, Post infectious illnesses. There are a variety of insults to their body and whole being that contribute to immune dysregulation and inflammation. Very often a high metal load is found to be one of the underlying stressors in such patients. Susceptibility to invading microorganisms is increased in a heavy metal environment while the metals cause cellular damage in the patient. Appropriate diagnosis and treatment of metals when indicated makes a significant positive impact in the treatment of complex chronic illness. Part 1 of this talk will focus on symptoms, workup and diagnostics.
Bio: Dr. Nafysa Parpia is a board-certified naturopathic doctor and the Director of Naturopathic Medicine at Gordon Medical.
Throughout her career in holistic medicine, she has focused on treating patients with complex chronic illnesses. She specializes in tick-borne illness/Lyme disease, environmentally acquired illness, mold/mycotoxin illness, autoimmunity, fibromyalgia, long haul COVID, ME/CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome) and MCAS (mast cell activation syndrome).
Dr. Parpia’s extensive knowledge has helped people worldwide overcome difficult-to-treat medical conditions. She uses cutting-edge laboratory tests and deep intuition applied to the full range of scientific data to create comprehensive treatment plans that are highly personalized.
Her targeted system of care includes a synergistic blend of allopathic and functional medicine diagnoses paired with treatment that includes regenerative medicine, micronutrient therapies, peptide therapies, bioidentical hormone therapy, botanical medicine, pharmaceuticals and psychoemotional support.
Dr. Parpia is on the ISEAI Board of Directors (International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness).
NUNM is accredited by the North American Naturopathic Continuing Education Council (NANCEAC). This activity qualifies for 0.75 General, 0.5 Pharmacology, 0.25 Ethics (1.5 CEUs Total).