# How Toxicity Sabotages Your Health w. Christina Santini CN, RYT, CTT (Ep 34)

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- **Content type:** podcast
- **Published:** 2021-04-02
- **Episode:** 34
- **Video:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQb40PxWWzk
- **Audio:** https://holisticnootropics.com/sites/default/files/podcasts/audio/EP034_audio.mp3

Join us for an insightful conversation with **Christina Santini**, Clinical Nutritionist and owner of The Nutrition Clinic in Copenhagen. With over 15 years of experience across European and American hospitals, Christina brings a unique perspective combining Western medicine with Eastern health principles to explore how environmental toxicity affects our health and nutritional status.

## About Our Guest

Christina holds a degree in Human Nutrition from Metropolitan Copenhagen University and brings extensive clinical experience from private hospitals across Europe, New York, and Los Angeles. Her diverse training includes:

- Ayurvedic medicine studies under Dr. Deepak Chopra

- Biological medicine training with Dr. Rau

- Certifications in yoga instruction (RYT)

- Clinical thermography screening (CTT)

## Topics Discussed

### Environmental Toxicity and Health

- How toxins compromise organ function and metabolic health

- The impact of environmental toxins on thyroid function

- Connection between mold exposure and asthma symptoms

### Nutritional Relationships

- Beyond "calories in, calories out" - understanding complex nutritional interactions

- The critical role of thiamin and B12 in stomach acid production

- How low stomach acid contributes to anemia

- Magnesium's influence on kidney function

### Candida and Metabolic Health

- Why traditional low-carb approaches may not be optimal for candida

- Understanding Auto-Brewer's Syndrome

- The connection between heavy metals and candida overgrowth

## Key Insights

- Natural detoxification approaches using cilantro and chlorella for mercury removal

- Gut health support protocols using S. Boulardi, caprylic acid, black walnut, and wild oregano

- Potential concerns with long-term ketogenic diets and bone density

## Related Episodes

- [Understanding Oxalates with Sally Norton](https://holisticnootropics.com/sallynorton/)

- [Environmental Toxins with Susan Owens](https://holisticnootropics.com/susanowens/)

- [Watch the Full Episode on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQb40PxWWzk)

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