Surviving in a Toxic World: Nonmetal Toxic Chemicals and Their Effects on Health

Sept. 8, 2016

This podcast is the second part of a series. In the first part, Dr. Shaw and I talked about how to measure metabolism using organic acids. My initial test showed two major problems: yeast and clostridia overgrowth. It’s been about six months since I took probiotics and Raintree Formulas Amazon antifungals for two months and the retest shows some but not complete improvement.

The primary focus of this interview is the new Great Plains test for organic (nonmetal) environmental toxicity, something that I think may be a problem for the people that work with us. I won’t know for sure until we collect some more data, as always I like to test myself before recommending others do the same, and my result turned out to be “one of the cleanest Dr. Shaw has ever seen.” The possible exception is a mild elevation of 2-Hydroxyisobutyric and other metabolites that indicate exposure to petrochemicals I suspect from riding my bike on the road.

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About my guest

William Shaw, Ph.D., is board certified in the fields of clinical chemistry and toxicology by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry. Before he founded The Great Plains Laboratory, Inc., he worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Here’s the outline of this interview with Dr William Shaw, Ph.D.

0:00:18    Previous interview.

0:03:25    HPHPA (3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-3-hydroxypropionic acid).

0:03:55    D-Lactate free probiotic.

0:04:37    Vancomycin or Metronidazole.

0:05:03    Results, markers 33 and 34.

0:07:00    Arabinose.

0:07:24    Amazon A-F.

0:10:34    The Role of Oxalates in Autism and Chronic Disorders.

0:13:19    How to Protect Your Family from Environmental Toxicity with Dr. Julie Walsh on the Paleo Baby podcast.

0:13:37    AHS16 - Tim Gerstmar - Obesogens and Endocrine Disruptors.

0:16:44    Succinic dehydrogenase.

0:18:20    Tiglylglycine.

0:19:04    Kearns-Sayre syndrome.

0:20:40    2-Hydroxyisobutyric Acid, MTBE and ETBE.

0:43:12    Sauna + niacin flush.

0:50:18    discount code TOX.

0:57:54    GPL webinar archive.

0:58:08    GPL University upcoming events.