Environmental Medicine:
The Quiet Exposures That Could Be Undermining Your Health
What is Environmental Medicine?
Diagnosing and caring for people exposed to chemical and physical hazards in their homes, communities, and workplaces through such media as contaminated soil, water, and air.
Have you ever lived in a moldy home, worked around chemical toxicants, or worried about exposure to plastics, heavy metals, or pesticides? These environmental toxins can build up in your body over time, contributing to a wide range of symptoms and chronic health issues.
A branch of Naturopathic Medicine that originated with Dr. Walter Crinnion looks at toxicant/ toxin exposure in acute and chronic illnesses and assesses them as a causative factor or an obstacle to cure.
Body Burden is Significant in Our Modern Times:
In our modern world, environmental toxicants are everywhere, and avoiding them entirely is nearly impossible. From pesticides on our food to toxicants in cleaning products, plasticizers in food packaging, and heavy metals in tap water, daily exposures add up in ways our bodies were never designed to handle. Even the air we breathe can carry pollutants from industrial activity, car emissions, and wildfire smoke.
These toxicants don’t just stay outside our bodies—they accumulate over time, affecting our hormones, immune systems, and overall health. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), microplastics, and mold toxins, for example, can remain in our environment and bodies for years, silently disrupting critical processes.
This constant exposure is compounded by modern conveniences and lifestyles. Plastic water bottles, nonstick cookware, synthetic fragrances, and even the furniture in our homes often release harmful chemicals into our environments. These exposures are so pervasive that nearly everyone carries detectable levels of common toxicants like BPA, phthalates, and heavy metals.
Addressing these issues through environmental medicine is essential—not just for treating symptoms of toxin overload but for protecting long-term health. In an age where toxicants are unavoidable, equipping the body to handle them is more important than ever.
Our Approach:
Think of your body like a bucket. Each toxin you’re exposed to adds a little more to the bucket, and when it overflows, you start to experience symptoms—brain fog, fatigue, skin issues, hormone imbalances, or even autoimmunity. Environmental medicine is about identifying what’s in your bucket and creating a plan to safely reduce that toxic load.
We work with patients to identify exposures, support detoxification pathways, and strengthen the systems that eliminate toxins. By addressing environmental factors, we not only treat current symptoms but also build resilience, helping your body handle future exposures more effectively and restoring balance to your health.