Heavy metals don't operate in isolation. At Indigo, we map the full picture — your total burden, your clearance capacity, and every system metals have affected — because a safe, systematic protocol requires understanding all of it.
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We use specialized functional testing to assess total metal burden — not just what standard blood panels show:
No guessing — every protocol begins with data.
Your plan is built around your specific metal burden, genetic capacity, and clinical presentation:
Every protocol is individualized — safe, systematic, and built for your biology.
Your care adapts as your body responds, through:
We track real progress — not just how you feel on the day of your appointment.
Clearing metals is only half the work, rebuilding your body’s defenses is the other:
The goal is a body that handles toxic load more effectively going forward.
Indigo Health Clinic was founded with one purpose: to give patients the kind of care we wish we had when we were searching for answers.
Our practice is built on compassion, curiosity, and the belief that healing happens when you’re truly seen, heard, and supported. Our integrative team looks beyond symptoms to understand the full picture — your history, lifestyle, environment, labs, and unique physiology.
At Indigo, you’ll find:
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The Indigo Promise
"Indigo didn’t just treat my Lyme. They helped me rebuild from the inside out. My body is now stronger and more grounded than ever before. Yes, it’s an investment. But it was the only path to root-level healing. It was scary to move away from conventional medicine, but this approach—holistic, evidence-informed, human—was what I needed to truly heal. I’m now able to live my life to the fullest."
"No doctor that I've been to with any of my symptoms, even talked about Lyme.. Dr. Sharkar understood it inside and out and answered every question I had—about long-term outcomes, healing timelines, and everything in between. I feel like I have my life back!"
"I just want to send my heartfelt gratitude to you all at indigo. The change I’m seeing in myself in more than one way just makes me so thankful. I’ve looked for this change in so many doctors' offices over the years and never found a place who could give me what I needed."
If you’ve been searching for real answers — and are ready for a care approach that actually makes sense — you’re in the right place.
Our heavy metal burden evaluation and care is built for patients who want clarity, precision, and a true root-cause path to healing. We can help if you:
Commonly Asked Questions
If you’re concerned about heavy metal exposure or living with symptoms that haven’t been explained, we’ve answered the most common questions below.
Acute heavy metal poisoning involves a sudden, high-dose exposure and is a medical emergency. Chronic heavy metal burden, what we address at Indigo, refers to the gradual accumulation of metals in tissues over time, often from low-level environmental, dietary, or occupational exposures. It is far more common, far less recognized, and capable of driving wide-ranging symptoms that standard medicine frequently misattributes.
Standard blood panels measure metals in circulation — they reflect recent or acute exposure, not what has been stored in tissues, organs, and the nervous system over time. Specialized testing, including provoked urine collection and mineral analysis, provides a more accurate picture of total accumulated burden.
Our testing assesses a comprehensive panel of toxic metals including lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, aluminum, nickel, tin, and others depending on your exposure history and clinical presentation. We also assess essential mineral status, since toxic metals frequently displace and deplete minerals like zinc, magnesium, and selenium.
When clinician-directed, paced appropriately, and supported with proper drainage and nutritional protocols, chelation is safe and well-tolerated. Our approach prioritizes opening drainage pathways, supporting the body’s natural clearance capacity, and pacing the process to your individual tolerance and findings.
Your personalized care may include specialized testing to establish your metal burden, clinician-directed binder and chelation support, drainage pathway and clearance optimization (liver, kidneys, lymphatics, gut), antioxidant support, nutritional repletion, gut restoration, dietary and environmental guidance, and ongoing monitoring through repeat testing.
Timelines vary based on the type and degree of metal burden, your genetic detox capacity, and your overall health status. Some patients notice meaningful improvements within months; others with more complex burden require several months of systematic care. We monitor your progress with repeat testing and adjust your protocol throughout.
Yes — this is one of the most clinically significant and under-recognized connections in functional medicine. Mercury, lead, cadmium, and arsenic are all documented endocrine disruptors. They can interfere with thyroid hormone synthesis and conversion, impair adrenal function, and disrupt sex hormone signaling.
Indigo is a cash-pay practice. This allows us to spend the time your case actually requires — without insurance constraints dictating your care. Many patients find the investment worthwhile given the depth of evaluation and the results they’ve been unable to achieve elsewhere.
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DISCLAIMER
The information on this page is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Indigo Integrative Health Clinic provides personalized, data-informed care; individual results vary based on health history, condition severity, and personal factors. Functional medicine services are intended to complement — not replace — care from your primary healthcare provider or specialist. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health protocol.
