Modern Wisdom #1038 - Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - The Environmental Toxins Killing Your Health
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Dec 27, 2025 
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, a functional medicine physician and founder of the Institute of Muscle-Centric Medicine, delves into the hidden health impacts of our environments. She discusses how increased toxin exposure and improved awareness contribute to rising chronic illnesses. Gabrielle highlights the challenges of standard diagnostic tests, shares insights from her work with a military operator suffering from parasites, and addresses the complexities of mold exposure. She emphasizes the importance of a coordinated care team and outlines practical steps for environmental health management.
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Environment Overlooked In A Successful Patient
- Gabrielle Lyon misdiagnosed a CEO patient by assuming diet and exercise were the only causes of her symptoms.
- Years later she apologised after discovering significant environmental exposures were the real driver of her illness.
Exposures Rise While Tests Lag
- Environmental exposures are increasing while detection tools remain limited for many toxins like mold mycotoxins.
- Improved awareness and testing are needed because standard diagnostics often miss these problems.
Operator Disabled By A Hidden Parasite
- A former SEAL had optimized hormones and sleep yet suffered liver inflammation from a rare parasite contracted abroad.
- Detecting and treating that parasite prevented serious downstream harm to his liver and health.