Gordon Medical Forum
Drs Gordon and Parpia have a unique and proven approach to healing chronic conditions with over 50 years of clinical experience combined; they created the Gordon Medical Forum Podcast to introduce some of the most overlooked and important factors for overcoming chronic illness.
Eric Gordon, MD, is the Medical Director of Gordon Medical Associates, and Nafysa Parpia, ND, is the Director of Naturopathic Medicine. Gordon Medical Associates is the premier tick-borne illness, Lyme disease, and environmentally acquired illness clinic on the West Coast. To learn more about the team at Gordon Medical Associates, go to gordonmedical.com.
Episodes
47 episodes
Traumatic Brain Injury and Neuroinflammation Recovery Strategies
Traumatic brain injury doesn't require being knocked unconscious or obvious head trauma. Dr. Eric Gordon sits down with Dr. Mark Gordon to discuss how mild whiplash, blast exposure, or repetitive impacts trigger cellular mechanotransduction, in...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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1:04:52
How Structure and Lymph Flow Influence Chronic Fatigue (ME/CFS)
Chronic fatigue patients often focus on infections and toxins while missing a critical piece of the puzzle: structural dysfunction and lymphatic drainage. Dr. Eric Gordon sits down with Dr. Raymond Perrin, the osteopath whose groundbreaking res...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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1:02:15
Restoring Nervous System Function in Treatment-Resistant Chronic Illness
Chronic illness often traps people in a cycle where treatments stop working, and the body can reject everything, even gentle remedies. Dr. Eric Gordon sits down with Dr. Cathleen King, who spent over a decade housebound with Lyme, mold i...
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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40:58
Galectin-3 Microenvironments: The Hidden Driver of Chronic Inflammation
Galectin-3 is emerging as a key driver of chronic inflammation, yet most people have never heard of it. This protein creates inflammatory microenvironments that trap immune cells, disrupt circulation, promote fibrosis, and accelerate disease pr...
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Season 4
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Episode 44
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31:05
Neurological Complications of Parasites in Chronic Illness
Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most common yet overlooked parasites affecting human health, with potential links to chronic illness and neuropsychiatric symptoms that often go undiagnosed. In this episode, Dr. Eric Gordon sits down with Dr. Eb...
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Episode 43
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1:00:12
Indigenous Plant Medicine Meets Western Practice
Sacred plant medicine is moving from indigenous traditions into Western healing practices, but the gap between these two approaches raises important questions. Jason Prall and Dr. Nafysa Parpia dig into what's being lost in translati...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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34:22
Five Years In: The Latest on Long COVID Research and Recovery
Dr. Eric Gordon and investigative science journalist Gez Medinger return for a five-year update on the evolving science of Long COVID. Together, they explore what has changed, what still challenges researchers, and where new hope is emer...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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55:48
Peptides, Bioregulators, and MCAS in Sensitive Patients
Dr. Nafysa Parpia joins Dr. Eric Gordon to explore how peptides and bioregulators are transforming the treatment of chronic illnesses, particularly for patients with mast cell activation syndrome and complex inflammatory conditions.
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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46:26
Chronic Fatigue (ME/CFS), Blood Volume, & Excessive Thirst
Patrick Ussher developed ME/CFS after recovering from POTS and fibromyalgia. When his condition worsened, he was drinking six to eight liters of water daily while feeling like he was "drying up inside." Doctors dismissed his excessi...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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41:56
Children, Gut Health, and Long COVID
In recent years, families have found themselves navigating a new landscape of children’s health. What used to be a simple virus can leave lasting effects, such as fatigue, brain fog, or mood changes, long after the fever has subsided. Parents a...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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43:44
Mast Cells, Mold, & Long COVID: Unlocking Hidden Pathways to Recovery
Here's the scenario: you've been struggling with Long COVID symptoms for months, experiencing brain fog, fatigue, and autonomic nervous system dysfunction. You've tried everything, but nothing seems to work.For many with Long COVID, mold...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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42:21
How Food, Light, & Sleep Shape Circadian Biology
For millions of years, humans lived in sync with the sun. But in just the last 150 years, we've fundamentally disrupted this ancient rhythm. Today, only 10% of Americans maintain what researchers call "good circadian health," as we've ...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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49:29
Microplastics: Hidden Toxins Impacting Your Health
Microplastics is a term that has only recently become highlighted in mainstream health and wellness media, and emerging research suggests it may be one of the biggest threats to human health we're currently facing. New studies have ...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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43:20
Gut Overgrowth: SIBO, SIFO, and Solutions
SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) is now understood to be the underlying cause of up to 80% of IBS cases and many other digestive disorders. Beyond gut symptoms like bloating and gas, bacterial overgrowth in the small intest...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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43:26
How to Address Lyme Testing Challenges with Advanced Testing Methods
Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses often go undiagnosed because standard commercial laboratory tests provide a false negative approximately 50% of the time. The problem stems from outdated conventional testing methods that look at one ...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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44:36
Mold & Mycotoxins: Binders vs Antifungals
Dr. Pejman Katiraei was following standard protocol—treating patients with combinations of binders, such as cholestyramine, charcoal, and clay, to remove mycotoxins from mold exposure. But after years of practice, he noticed a troubling pattern...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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48:03
Alzheimer's in the Long COVID Era: What You Can Do Now
Millions of people are struggling with persistent brain fog, fatigue, and cognitive issues following COVID, not realizing these symptoms share striking similarities with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. Both conditions represent wha...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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54:39
The Limitation and Shifting Landscape of Detox Protocols
In today's complex world of increasing environmental toxicity and inflammatory illnesses, understanding the relationship between our bodies and the environment has never been more crucial. The concept of detoxification goes far beyond simple cl...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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49:47
Peptides, Bioregulators, and the Future of Medicine
Dr. Kent Holtorf's path to pioneering immune system treatments began with his own health crisis. When conventional medicine offered little hope for his heart failure, he discovered peptides during treatment in Europe. Within days, he experience...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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58:40
Frequency Medicine and How It Uplevels Healing
Ever wonder what happens when a physician rediscovers a century-old treatment list from 1922? Dr. Carol McMakin's journey with Frequency-Specific Microcurrent (FSM) began when she received frequencies written on scraps of typing paper—re...
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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45:57
Long COVID and CIRS: When Inflammation Persists
In this episode, the conversation explores the connection between long COVID and CIRS, examining how treatment requires addressing foundational health factors rather than following rigid protocols. Dr. Kelly Halderman explains that these condit...
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Season 2
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Episode 27
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42:40
The Nervous System's Impact on the Healing Journey
The role of the nervous system in chronic illness is often overlooked, yet it may be the crucial missing piece in many healing journeys. When our body remains in a defensive state, it creates an environment that can resist even the most promisi...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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44:08
Botanical Allies: Fighting Long COVID and Inflammation
While pharmaceuticals are traditionally the "go-to" solution, vulnerary herbs offer often overlooked power as effective natural allies against long COVID, inflammation, and cellular repair challenges.In this episode, Dr. Jill ...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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29:21
Chronic Pain and Chronic Illness: Treatment Approaches
One of the most challenging aspects of chronic illness is the persistent pain that can accompany it, pain that often doesn't fit neatly into traditional medical categories or respond to standard treatments. In this episod...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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45:25
Chronic Illness Trifecta: COVID, Mold Exposure & Herpesviruses
Recent research has shown a connection between three significant health challenges: COVID, mold exposure, and herpesvirus reactivation. This interaction may help explain why some individuals experience more severe or prolonged symptoms, particu...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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31:08
