Allergies Episodes
May 20, 2025
EP37 - Dr. Selene Parekh - Metal Allergy Relief - 3D Printed Metal-Free Foot & Ankle Implants
In this groundbreaking episode of Heavily Metalled , we're joined by renowned orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon Dr. Selene Parekh to explore the revolutionary development of the metal-free 3D-printed Talus implant. As systemi...
April 3, 2025
EP34 - From Wealth to Wrecked - Gaslighting, Psych Wards & Metal Allergies - Barry’s Story
Our guest today, Barry Walsh, has an incredible story about allergies to an IV filter, as well as spinal fusion hardware implanted after a 40 foot fall at a construction site. Prior to surgery Barry was a wealthy & successfu...
March 6, 2025
EP33 - Gadolinium Toxicity with Debbie Heist Lambert
Our guest today, Debbie Heist Lambert is the author of the new book “Gadolinium Deposition and Toxicity: Humanizing a Life-Changing Event", as well as head honcho over at Living with Gadolinium, LLC. Debbie is a huge advocat...
Jan. 30, 2025
EP32 - Stent Allergy Nightmare-Shannon’s Story
Our guest today, Shannon, has a remarkable story about allergies to an iliac vein stent (two actually) that she received after a May Thurner syndrome diagnosis. Prior to surgery to place the stent she had even informed the su...
Jan. 2, 2025
EP31 - Sensiband Metal Allergy Test Kit w/Spine Surgeon & Inventor Mitch Reiter
EP31 - Sensiband Metal Allergy Test Kit w/Spine Surgeon & Inventor Mitch Reiter In this episode of Heavily Metalled , we’re diving deep into the Sensiband metal allergy test kit with inventor and renowned spine surgeon Dr. Mi...
Dec. 20, 2024
EP30 - Knee Replacement Allergy w/Julene
Our guest today, Julene, joins us in the middle of her knee replacement journey.After going early on for a relatively routine meniscus repair, working through physical therapy and all the things to recover, she wound up in an...
Oct. 25, 2024
EP28 - Low Nickel Diet & Lifestyle w/Gilda Capraro, MSW
The Low Nickel Diet and template for eating well with metal allergies is quickly gaining popularity among those sensitive to metals. Join us today for this episode with Gilda Capraro, the brawn and brains behind the super-hel...
May 2, 2024
EP26 - Metals & Myths: A 2024 Heavily Metalled Update: Personal Progress, Controversies & Future Goals.
This episode details relevant personal updates regarding Shari’s health status, surgeries, death of a prominent family member and an official statement regarding MELISA Diagnostics inability to currently provide metal LTT tes...
April 18, 2024
EP25 - Trigeminal Neuralgia Recovery - Emily’s Story of Metal Allergies to Nose Piercing & Mercury Dental Fillings
Emily is working on her Bachelor’s Degree in Nutritional Science and is looking forward to completing a PhD in the same field a few years after graduation. Emily has been sensitive to metals her whole life, starting with a se...
April 4, 2024
EP24 - Metal Allergies + Chronic Infections & Viruses with The BetterHealthGuy Scott Forsgren, FDN-P
Come learn about why YOU need to have the chronic infection & virus component on YOUR radar if you are dealing with systemic metal hypersensitivity and other chronic issues. Many with metal hypersensitivity could be dealing w...
March 21, 2024
EP23 - Maria's "Cancer" Was Metal Allergies
Maria Lappin, our guest from Michigan, is our incredible Season 2 opener. Her episode discusses a prominent lesion on the tip of her nose, diagnosed by multiple specialists, as aggressive metastatic melanoma. The lesion was, ...
Jan. 26, 2024
EP22 - Beyond the Metal: Holistic Dental Care with Dr. Michelle Jorgensen, DDS, FAGD, TNC, CNAS
EP22 - Beyond the Metal: Holistic Dental Care with Dr. Michelle Jorgensen, DDS, FAGD, TNC, CNAS Dr. Michelle Jorgensen has a passion for not just the mouth but how it connects to the entire body, and beyond that, how the conn...
Jan. 11, 2024
EP21 - Spinal Fusion Nightmare: Titanium & Nickel Allergy + Surgical Clips
Christian hails from Michigan and is a young Italian man, working as an engineer, who has a passion for soccer, being Italian and heavy metal music.. He describes himself as a formerly “happy-go-lucky” guy until spine surgery...
Dec. 20, 2023
EP20 - Dr. Julio Novoa MD - Surgery & Foreign Body Reactions: Asia Syndrome & Informed Consent
OB/GYN Dr. Julio Novoa, who not only provides excellence in women’s health care but is renowned for his minimally invasive techniques, joins the HMP to discuss all things foreign body reactions, metal hypersensitivity, ASIA s...
Dec. 9, 2023
EP19 - Essure Sterilization: Life-Threatening Migration, Fatigue, Pain & Symptoms
EP19 - Essure Sterilization: Life-Threatening Migration, Fatigue, Pain & Symptoms Our guest for this episode is a first for the Heavily Metalled Podcast….”Maria” is telling her story, choosing to remain anonymous, regarding a...
Nov. 16, 2023
EP18 - Overcoming Medical PTSD From Your Chronic Illness Journey w/Dr. Kim D’Eramo, DO
Meet our fascinating podcast guest, Dr. Kim D’Eramo, DO, a Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician who embarked on a transformative journey from conventional medicine to a profound understanding of Mindbody medicine and ...
Sept. 27, 2023
EP15 - Metal Allergy Mysteries - Immunologist Insights on the Innate & Adaptive Immune System w/Dr. Marco Caicedo, Ph.D.
Dr. Marco Caicedo is the Chief Operating Officer of Orthopedic Analysis, and an adjunct professor at Rush University Medical Center in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Caicedo has dedicated his life and career to the...
Aug. 16, 2023
EP13 - Surgical Clips, Staples & Marker Removal Surgery for Metal-Allergic Patients w/Dr. Chris Cottrell, MD, FACS
EP13 - Surgical Clips, Staples & Marker Removal Surgery for Metal-Allergic Patients w/Dr. Chris Cottrell, MD, FACS Dr Chris Cottrell, MD, FACS, has been a general surgeon in practice for decades, currently living in North Tex...
July 5, 2023
EP10 - Near Death from “Routine” Surgical Clips - Saved by Outspoken PA!
Cheryl went in one way for routine gallbladder surgery and came out another. Prior to surgery Cheryl liked the simple things in life: Outdoor activities, board games, hanging with her kids and watching Netflix. Cheryl had a h...
June 21, 2023
EP09 - Blood Testing for Metal Allergies with MELISA® Diagnostics Part 2
MELISA® Diagnostics is one of the worldwide leaders in Blood LTT or LymphocyteTransformation Testing for metal allergies. In Part Two of this special 2-part episode, Podcaster Shari Guess walks listeners through the process o...
June 7, 2023
EP08 - Blood Testing for Metal Allergies with MELISA® Diagnostics Part 1
MELISA® Diagnostics is one of the worldwide leaders in Blood LTT or Lymphocyte Transformation Testing for metal allergies. In Part One of this special 2 part episode, Linda Nelson, CEO for MELISA, shares how the MELISA test w...
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May 24, 2023
EP07 - Metal Allergies & The Low-Nickel Diet: SHOCKING Before & After
EP07 - Metal Allergies & The Low-Nickel Diet: SHOCKING Before & After! Bethany had a normal childhood upbringing but realized early on that she was sensitive to the metal in earrings, jean buttons & bracelets. She didn’t real...
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May 10, 2023
EP06 - Miraculous Surgical Cases and Innovative Experiments Regarding Metal Allergies and Galvanism with Dr. Scott Schroeder, DPM, FACAS
In this episode of the Heavily Metalled Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Scott Schroeder, a Doctor of Podiatry and a Fellow of the American College of Foot & Ankle Surgery. Dr. Schroeder is known and respected worldwide as an exper...
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April 19, 2023
EP05 - METAL ALLERGY NIGHTMARE WITH METAL-ON-METAL HIP REPLACEMENT News Anchor Loses Career - Dismissed As Crazy!
Frances Scott, a mother of three and a former network news anchor in Raleigh, North Carolina, at a very young age, experienced nagging hip pain and after consulting with twelve different doctors in multiple states, decided to...
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