Methylation and Environmental Pollutants with Dr. Tim Gerstmar

Dr. Tim Gerstmar practices Naturopathic Medicine at his Redmond, WA office, Aspire Natural Health. He specialises in working with people with digestive and autoimmune problems, and has worked with many of the most difficult to treat situations using a blend of natural and conventional medicine. He treats patients locally, throughout the US and as far away as the Qatar, Korea and Australia.

In this interview, Dr. Tim talks about methylation, sequencing diet and lifestyle medicine, environmental pollutants, detoxification physiology and treatments plus much more! Here’s the outline of this interview with Dr. Tim Gerstmar, ND: [00:00:23] Methylation: How 1 Carbon Affects Your Brain, Your DNA and Everything — Tim Gerstmar, N.D. (AHS14).

[00:04:22] Gut, autoimmune, hard-to-treat cases.

[00:05:21] Autism.

[00:06:20] Sequencing diet and lifestyle medicine.

[00:09:33] Dr. Gerstmar employs health coaches.

[00:10:33] 23andMe, penetrance.

[00:12:23] Robb Wolf.

[00:14:55] Environment toxicity.

[00:17:18] Toxicity and thyroid function.

[00:18:26] AHS 16 - Tim Gerstmar - Obesogens and Endocrine Disruptors.

[00:19:22] 100,000 chemicals into the environment since WWII.

[00:19:53] According to the EU, many haven't been adequately safety tested.

[00:23:05] Obvious exposure revealed via a detailed history.

[00:24:03] Scorecard.

[00:24:59] Surviving in a Toxic World: Nonmetal Toxic Chemicals and Their Effects on Health with Dr. Bill Shaw, PhD.

[00:25:46] Xylene on the Genova organic acids test (it's also on the Great Plains TOX).

[00:30:43] Environmental Working Group Body Burden.

[00:32:38] Heavy metals: mercury, arsenic, lead.

[00:34:44] Fat soluble compounds.

[00:35:16] Nutrient dependencies for detoxification.

[00:36:12] Caloric restriction.

[00:36:38] Milk thistle.

[00:37:03] Sulforaphane Nrf2.

[00:37:47] Peeing and pooping.

[00:38:33] Sweating and sauna.

[00:38:58] Household chemicals.

[00:39:19] Flame retardants in clothing.

[00:40:18] EWG Dirty dozen and clean fifteen.

[00:40:50] Leaner cuts of meat.

[00:41:36] Mattresses.

[00:42:43] Niacin uses up methyl groups.

[00:43:51] Methylation and detoxification.

[00:44:37] Sequencing detoxification.

[00:45:20] Enterohepatic recirculation.

[00:47:31] Evolutionary mismatches.

[00:48:08] The gut microbiome, glucuronidation bonds.

[00:49:07] Olestra.

[00:49:46] Rice bran, psyllium.

[00:51:21] Apple pectin.

[00:51:45] Aspire Natural Health.

[00:53:48] Preconception care for both men and women.

[00:56:29] Changing the political climate.