Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities , and Chronic Environmental Illness

by Neil Nathan

Overview

Millions of people are suffering from chronic illnesses that, unbeknownst to them, are the result of exposure to environmental toxins and infectious agents such as mold and Borrelia, which causes Lyme disease. Millions. Because the symptoms of these illnesses are so varied and unusual, many of these individuals have sought medical care only to be dismissed, as if what they are experiencing is “in their head.” Many (if not most) have tried to tough it out and continue to function without hope of improvement. Unfortunately, their illnesses are very real.

Toxic is a book of hope for these individuals, their loved ones, and the physicians who provide their care. Over many years of helping thousands of patients recover their health (even after their previous doctors had given up on them), Dr. Neil Nathan has come to understand some of the most common causes for these debilitating illnesses, which allows for the utilization of more precise and effective forms of treatment.

The goal of this book is to shed light on these complex illnesses so that suffering patients and their families can get the help they so desperately need. Inside, you will find:

• Information about how extreme sensitivity and toxicity develop in the body, how sensitivity and toxicity differ, and how they often overlap.

• Detailed descriptions of each of the five major causes of extreme sensitivity and toxicity: mold, Bartonella (a co-infection of Lyme disease), mast cell activation, porphyria, and carbon monoxide poisoning.

• An outline of the cell danger response, a revolutionary model developed by Dr. Robert Naviaux that explains how the body essentially gets “stuck” fighting a threat even after the danger has passed.

• A system-by-system plan for “rebooting” the body to break the cycle of illness and allow healing to begin.

• Information about coping with stress and embracing an emotional and/or spiritual awakening on the path to wellness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781628603118
Publisher:	Victory Belt Publishing
Publication date:	10/09/2018
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	188,741
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Neil Nathan, MD, has been practicing medicine for forty-seven years. He has been Board Certified in Family Practice and Pain Management and is a Founding Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine and a board member of the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI). For many years, he has worked primarily with patients who had not received a diagnosis from conventional medical sources, and especially with patients whose illness has made them unusually sensitive and toxic (hence difficult to treat). This book has grown out of his experience in this field, and it is his hope that it will enable many patients, currently suffering and without a diagnosis, to begin to find their way toward health.

Dr. Nathan has lectured to medical audiences both nationally and internationally. He has written several books, including Healing Is Possible: New Hope for Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Persistent Pain, and Other Chronic Illnesses; On Hope and Healing: For Those Who Have Fallen Through the Medical Cracks; and Mold and Mycotoxins: Current Evaluation and Treatment 2016. He has hosted an internationally syndicated radio program/podcast on VoiceAmerica called The Cutting Edge of Health and Wellness Today. He also is a researcher and has published several papers, the most important being “Metabolic Features of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” with Dr. Robert Naviaux.

Dr. Nathan’s medical practice is the Redwood Valley Clinic in northern California. He can be contacted through his website, www.neilnathanmd.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword Robert K. Naviaux, MD, PhD 6

Preface: The Rebooting Paradigm for Really Sensitive and Toxic Patients-Helping Them Get Well 8

1 Overview 14

Chapter 1 Why Would Anyone Want to Read This Book? 16

Chapter 2 Sensitivity Versus Toxicity (or Both) 24

2 Understanding the Causes of Sensitivity and Toxicity 36

Chapter 3 Mold Toxicity 41

Chapter 4 Bartonella Infection 83

Chapter 5 Mast Cell Activation Syndrome 99

Chapter 6 Porphyria and Carbon Monoxide 115

Chapter 7 Where to Start? 124

3 Rebooting as a Model for Treatment and Healing 127

Chapter 8 Rebooting as a Model for Treatment: The Cell Danger Response 130

Chapter 9 Rebooting the Nervous System 144

Chapter 10 Rebooting the Immune System 180

Chapter 11 Rebooting the Endocrine System 192

Chapter 12 Rebooting the Gastrointestinal System 209

Chapter 13 Reversing Weight Gain 221

Chapter 14 Rebooting Methylation 225

Chapter 15 Rebooting the Body's Ability to Detoxify 231

Chapter 16 How Your Genetic Makeup May Affect Your Ability to Detoxify 243

Chapter 17 Rebooting Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) 265

Chapter 18 Rebooting How We Handle Stress 271

Chapter 19 Rebooting the Psyche: Emotional Awakening 278

Chapter 20 Rebooting the Spirit: The Possibility of Spiritual Awakening 289

4 Concluding Thoughts 297

Chapter 21 Is This a Cure for Everyone? Complicated Patients Versus Difficult Patients 298

Chapter 22 Ending on a Hopeful Note 302

Afterword 306

Acknowledgments 308

Appendix A Addressing Mold Problems 310

Appendix B Supplement Reference Guide 324

Suggested Reading 326

Index 329