Deborah Gordon, MD on Mold Illness, Bone Health, and Hormone Balance

April 15, 2024

Deborah Gordon, MD, is the founder and medical director of Northwest Wellness Center, LLC. She has a lifelong interest in health and wellness, which she has incorporated into an integrative medical practice in southern Oregon for over thirty years. She is dedicated to finding lifestyle choices that can prevent and reverse health problems, avoiding medications where possible and using them wisely where necessary. For the last decade, she has worked with a particular focus on cognitive health.

On today's podcast, Deborah talks about mould/mycotoxin illness, bone health, and hormone balance. She elaborates on the precise tests and approaches to diagnose and manage mycotoxin illness, assess bone health, and explore hormone replacement options beyond estrogen and testosterone. She also highlights the potential risks of excessive vitamin K2 (MK7) intake, supplements that aid in mould detoxification and bone density enhancement, and the best way to monitor kidney function whilst supplementing creatine.

Here’s the outline of this interview with Deborah Gordon:

[00:00:20] Ancestral Health Symposium.

[00:00:50] Physicians for Ancestral Health.

[00:01:19] Video: Fine Tuning Bredesen’s Protocol by Deborah Gordon MD.

[00:01:42] Video: Mycotoxin Illness: The Great Impostor.

[00:02:06] What are mould and mycotoxins?

[00:06:08] Visual Contrast Sensitivity Test.

[00:07:28] Podcast: Laura Payling: Athlete, Scientist, and Innovator on the Gut Microbiome and Using Gene Expression to Improve Health and Performance.

[00:11:07] Lucy Mailing; NBT Podcasts: 1, 2, 3.

[00:11:48] Dr. Dale Bredesen; Book: The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline.

[00:15:41] Urinary Mycotoxin Tests: Mosaic (formerly Great Plains Lab) and Real Time Laboratories (covered by Medicare).

[00:16:30] Evident vs hidden mould.

[00:17:48] Mold treatment: far infrared sauna, fish oil, glutathione, binders.

[00:19:54] The International Society for Environmentally Acquired Illness (ISEAI).

[00:21:35] Diagnosing mold illness.

[00:22:34] Environmental Analytics.

[00:23:56] Financial stress of mold infestation.

[00:25:50] Ideal place to live.

[00:27:07] Deborah's clinical trial with Dale Bredesen: Toups, Kat, et al. "Precision medicine approach to Alzheimer’s disease: Successful pilot project." Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 88.4 (2022): 1411-1421.

[00:27:48] Supplements: chlorella, OptiFiber Lean.

[00:30:43] Cholestyramine (prescription medication).

[00:33:10] Xlear (nasal biofilm disruptor).

[00:36:01] Bone density.

[00:36:31] R. Keith McCormick; Books: Great Bones - Taking Control of Your Osteoporosis and The Whole-Body Approach to Osteoporosis: How to Improve Bone Strength and Reduce Your Fracture Risk.

[00:39:51] Bone density testing; blood tests: C-Telopeptide (demineralisation), Procollagen 1 peptide (remineralisation).

[00:41:12] Vitamin D + Vitamin K.

[00:41:33] Chris Masterjohn on Vitamin K (for paid subscribers).

[00:41:55] Heart arrhythmias and MK7.

[00:43:02] Hormones and bone metabolism; Genistein.

[00:44:00] Melatonin: Graph of melatonin production by age.

[00:44:25] Greg Potter, PhD.

[00:45:21] DUTCH test (urine hormone test).

[00:47:54] Creatine; Greg Potter's podcast Reason & Wellbeing; Videos: Creatine for Bigger Muscles, More Strength, and Recovery — Dr Darren Candow | Reason & Wellbeing 21 and Creatine and Sleep, Brain Health, Long COVID, and More — Dr Darren Candow | Reason & Wellbeing 21.

[00:48:39] Testing kidney function when taking creatine; Cystatin-C.

[00:51:29] Highlights #19 on SHBG and Metabolic Health.

[00:53:21] Pregnenolone.

[00:57:29] Strength training in an older population.

[00:58:05] Article: No Gym, No Problem.

[01:00:26] Mike T. Nelson; Zac Cupples; Zach Moore.

[01:01:35] How to work with Deborah.

[01:02:46] Deborah's website.

[01:03:00] Deborah's practice website.