Host, Boots Knighton, interviews Dr. Robin Thompson, a naturopathic doctor specializing in biotoxin illness. They discuss the major health obstacles faced by heart patients, including exposure to mold and other biotoxins in water-damaged buildings. Robin explains how these toxins infiltrate the body, causing inflammation and a range of symptoms like chronic fatigue and GI issues. She shares practical advice for detecting and treating biotoxin-related illnesses, recommending resources like SurvivingMold.com and ISEAI. Boots shares her own health journey, highlighting profound improvements under Robin's care. They stress the importance of holistic, personalized treatment for long-term recovery.

About Dr. Robin Thomson

Dr. Robin Thomson is a naturopathic physician who has been practicing medicine since 2005. She provides primary care as well as expert care for biotoxin illnesses like tick-borne infections and mold illness, as well as mental health disorders like anxiety and depression, and symptom relief for chronic COVID sufferers. 

Dr. Thomson graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. In 2008 she received a grant from the Turn the Corner Foundation to study Lyme and other tick-borne disease treatments with the highly acclaimed Dr. Bernard Raxlen in New York City, and then moved to Montana in January 2009. In 2013 she gained further training in environmental illnesses such as mold toxicity, and completed the Dr. Richard Shoemaker Certification in Biotoxin Illnesses. And in 2020, delayed due to the pandemic, she finally received certification from the Walsh Institute in the natural treatment of mental illnesses.

Affiliations:

• ILADS (the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society), the
• AANP (American Association of Naturopathic Physicians), the
• MANP (Montana Association of Naturopathic Physicians), 
• OANP (Oregon Association of Naturopathic Physicians),
• and
• ISEAI (the International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness), where she is a Diplomate member. 

 Dr. Thomson is licensed as a naturopathic physician in the states of Montana and Oregon.

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