Online Heavy Metal Toxicity & Detoxification Certification
$499.00$699.00
Online Course Includes
Overview
Skill Level: BeginnerUncover the hidden culprit behind today’s most challenging chronic conditions—heavy metal toxicity—and transform your clinical approach with Empire Medical Training’s Online Heavy Metal Toxicity & Detoxification Certification. This cutting-edge, evidence-based course empowers healthcare professionals to detect, diagnose, and detoxify the toxic metals silently undermining patient health.
Led by acclaimed integrative physician Dr. Peter Bongiorno, this immersive online certification gives you the tools to identify mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, and aluminum exposure—and the skills to eliminate them safely. From fatigue and anxiety to autoimmunity and infertility, heavy metals are often the missing link. You'll explore how these toxins damage mitochondria, disrupt hormones, fuel inflammation, and alter gene expression.
Through high-impact video training, downloadable protocols, and real-world case studies, you’ll master functional lab testing (including urine challenge, hair analysis, and provoked testing), map out detox pathways, and confidently implement natural and pharmaceutical chelation strategies. Whether you're treating brain fog, gut issues, or complex chronic illness, this course equips you to get results where others can’t—by going straight to the source.
If you're ready to offer your patients a deeper level of healing, this training is your clinical advantage.
Highlights
Recognize and Diagnose the Hidden Burden of Heavy Metals
Learn how chronic exposure to metals such as lead, mercury, and arsenic contribute to depression, fatigue, infertility, migraines, and autoimmune dysfunction. Understand when and how to order diagnostic labs, including blood, hair analysis, and urine challenge testing using DMSA, DMPS, and EDTA.
Systemic Effects of Heavy Metals: From Mitochondria to Mood
Explore how metals disrupt sleep, neurotransmitters, hormone balance, gut function, DNA repair, and oxidative pathways. Master the links between toxic metals and anxiety, circadian dysregulation, mitochondrial fatigue, homocysteine elevation, and epigenetic changes.
Design Patient-Specific Detox Plans with Natural and Clinical Agents
Implement comprehensive detox strategies using glutathione, NAC, ALA, modified citrus pectin, cilantro, chlorella, spirulina, zinc, and selenium. Learn how to reduce absorption, support excretion through sweat, bile, urine, and breath, and enhance protective pathways using food, supplements, and sauna therapy.
Master the Use of Oral and IV Chelation Therapies
Gain clinical clarity on when to use EDTA, DMSA, or DMPS for removing metals. Learn patient selection criteria, contraindications, kidney safety, and how to avoid mineral depletion. Understand how to design safe protocols and interpret post-chelation challenge results.
Case-Based Learning and Clinical Integration
Work through real cases—from a pharmacist with lead-induced hormone issues to a patient with mercury-triggered cerebellar ataxia. Learn how to take a complete environmental history, identify sources (e.g., cookware, cosmetics, fish, dental amalgams), and track outcomes over time.
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Dr. Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc
Meet Your Instructor
Dr. Peter Bongiorno, ND, LAc, is a trailblazing integrative physician with over 20 years of clinical experience treating mood disorders, fatigue, and complex chronic conditions. A graduate of Bastyr University with a background in neuroendocrinology research at the NIH, Dr. Bongiorno is the author of Holistic Solutions for Anxiety and Depression and Put Anxiety Behind You. Known for blending evidence-based science with compassionate care, he brings practical insight and clinical rigor to the field of environmental medicine.
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Each Empire On-Demand workshop is thoughtfully complemented by a stunning full-color workbook that serves as an invaluable tool to enrich your learning experience. This beautifully designed workbook not only enhances your understanding of the course material but also provides a visual and tactile dimension to your educational journey.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this course 100% online?
Yes. This certification is fully virtual and self-paced, allowing you to learn at your convenience.
Do I need experience with environmental medicine to take this course?
No. This course is suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
Will I learn how to perform chelation therapy?
Yes. The course includes detailed protocols for oral and IV chelation using EDTA, DMSA, and DMPS, along with natural chelators and safety guidelines.
Does the course cover lab testing?
Absolutely. You'll learn how to use and interpret blood, urine, hair analysis, and provocation challenge tests for accurate clinical diagnosis.
Do I receive a certificate of completion? Yes. Upon completion of the course modules and final assessment, you will receive an official Empire Medical Training Certificate in Heavy Metal Toxicity & Detoxification.