EPI 239: PARASITES - Foods To Avoid So You Don't Get Them. Best Ways To Detox & Eliminate Heavy Metals & Toxins. With Dr. Jess Peatross

About this episode

Dr. Jess Peatross discusses the impact of parasites and environmental toxins on health and shares methods for detoxification.

Show notes: (0:00) Intro (0:58) Dr. Jess' journey from hospitalist to functional medicine (2:58) Conventional vs. root cause medicine (4:22) Can you change your genes? (7:14) Parasites: exposure, testing, and prevention (14:26) Environmental toxins and the Total Tox Test (18:19) Mold symptoms and home testing (31:33) Sauna, sweating, and detoxing BPA (36:59) Nervous system stress and chronic illness (40:40) Root canals and hidden health risks (45:43) Where to find Dr. Jess (46:51) Outro Who is Dr. Jess Peatross? Dr. Jessica Peatross is a previously board-certified internal medicine physician turned functional medicine expert who helps patients heal by addressing the overlooked root causes of illness, like stealth infections, toxins, and trauma. After struggling with anxiety, hormone imbalance, and mitochondrial dysfunction, she left conventional medicine to focus on solutions mainstream care often misses. She's best known for her KILL•BIND•SWEAT method, a natural detox protocol that uses herbs, binders, and sweating to support drainage and recovery. Thousands have used her approach to get off pharmaceuticals and reclaim their health. Dr. Jess is trained in Gerson Therapy, Ozone…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Jess Peatross

Topics covered

• parasites
• detox
• heavy metals
• environmental toxins
• functional medicine

Keywords

• health
• nutrition
• fitness
• root cause medicine
• mold symptoms
• BPA detox

Mentioned in this episode

Products: KILL•BIND•SWEAT method

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