A New Documentary
on Environmental Medicine
A New Documentary
on Environmental Medicine
on Environmental Medicine
FREE ONLINE SCREENING: OCT 19 - 26, 2026
How do we reduce our accumulated burden of toxins… starting now?
How do we reduce our accumulated burden of toxins… starting now?
If you care about clean food, clean water, fewer chemicals, lower EMFs, and personal agency, you’re already doing important work.
But there’s a question your audience is quietly asking more and more:
“What do I do once I’ve already accumulated years of exposure?”
Body Burden is a brand new documentary that tackles the “now what?” side of environmental health through the lens of environmental medicine, a pioneering branch of care that most people have never heard of… even though it’s been changing lives for decades.
But there’s a question your audience is quietly asking more and more:
“What do I do once I’ve already accumulated years of exposure?”
Body Burden is a brand new documentary that tackles the “now what?” side of environmental health through the lens of environmental medicine, a pioneering branch of care that most people have never heard of… even though it’s been changing lives for decades.
61 minutes · 2025 · A Horizon Films Production ·
Directed by Michael Shetz · Produced by Nicolas Pineault
Featuring Dr. Michael Bauerschmidt & Dr. Stephanie McCarter
Directed by Michael Shetz · Produced by Nicolas Pineault
Featuring Dr. Michael Bauerschmidt & Dr. Stephanie McCarter
He came to investigate the recoveries. He needed one of his own.
He came to investigate the recoveries. He needed one of his own.
For sixteen years, Nick Pineault has been investigating environmental toxicity. Sixteen years of watching the world get more polluted while the people writing to him kept getting sicker. Chronic disease everywhere. No real answer.
Then a small group of physicians told him something different. "We know why people are getting sick. And we're getting them better." Nick said, "Prove it."
He flew to one of the leading environmental medicine clinics in the country, not for himself but for his readers. He asked to try every modality used on their patients. The doctors agreed.
The clinic had a framework they called Total Body Burden, refined since the 1970s by pioneers like Dr. William Rea and Dr. Walter Crinnion. Fifty years of clinical work, by a field most people have never heard of.
Then Nick got tested. His lead came back at 34 times the reference range, his mercury 29 times. He had come to investigate how to help others. He discovered he needed help too.
A year of disciplined detox followed. Four of those 365 days at the clinic, the rest at home. By the end, his motivation, mental clarity, daily mood, marriage, and work as an entrepreneur had all measurably changed.
Body Burden is the film of that investigation. The answer Nick spent sixteen years looking for, on behalf of the people who kept asking him what to do.
Then a small group of physicians told him something different. "We know why people are getting sick. And we're getting them better." Nick said, "Prove it."
He flew to one of the leading environmental medicine clinics in the country, not for himself but for his readers. He asked to try every modality used on their patients. The doctors agreed.
The clinic had a framework they called Total Body Burden, refined since the 1970s by pioneers like Dr. William Rea and Dr. Walter Crinnion. Fifty years of clinical work, by a field most people have never heard of.
Then Nick got tested. His lead came back at 34 times the reference range, his mercury 29 times. He had come to investigate how to help others. He discovered he needed help too.
A year of disciplined detox followed. Four of those 365 days at the clinic, the rest at home. By the end, his motivation, mental clarity, daily mood, marriage, and work as an entrepreneur had all measurably changed.
Body Burden is the film of that investigation. The answer Nick spent sixteen years looking for, on behalf of the people who kept asking him what to do.
This film was independently produced and funded by Nicolas Pineault.
No clinic, physician, or outside entity had any role in funding the production.
No clinic, physician, or outside entity had any role in funding the production.
The Doctors Featured In The Film
The Doctors Featured In The Film
Dr. Michael Bauerschmidt
Environmental Medicine Physician
Dr. Bauerschmidt spent 22 years in emergency medicine, including service as Medical Director of a major hospital system, before founding the Deeper Healing Medical Wellness Center in Charleston, SC.
Patients and practitioners travel to him from around the world. In Body Burden, he walks viewers through the science of toxic accumulation, the testing process, and the protocols environmental medicine has refined since the 1970s.
Patients and practitioners travel to him from around the world. In Body Burden, he walks viewers through the science of toxic accumulation, the testing process, and the protocols environmental medicine has refined since the 1970s.
Dr. Stephanie McCarter
Environmental Medicine Physician
Dr. McCarter is a practicing environmental medicine physician and Board Advisor to the National Association of Environmental Medicine. Her clinical specialty is two of the most underdiagnosed conditions in modern medicine: EMR (Electro Magnetic Radiation) Syndrome and mold illness.
Her patients typically arrive after seeing dozens of doctors who couldn't help them. In Body Burden, she offers a window into the clinical work that finally gives those patients answers. She is currently in practice at Carpathia Collaborative in Dallas.
Her patients typically arrive after seeing dozens of doctors who couldn't help them. In Body Burden, she offers a window into the clinical work that finally gives those patients answers. She is currently in practice at Carpathia Collaborative in Dallas.
The film also draws on the foundational work of Dr. Walter Crinnion and Dr. William Rea, legendary pioneers of environmental medicine whose protocols have been quietly healing patients for decades.
Meet the Producer
Meet the Producer
Nicolas Pineault
Citizen Journalist
Nicolas Pineault is a citizen journalist, author, and filmmaker known online as "The EMF Guy." He has spent 16+ years studying environmental toxicity and has built one of the largest independent platforms dedicated to safe technology and environmental health.
His 2017 book, The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs, holds a 4.5-star average across 800+ reviews on Amazon. Bestselling author Ben Greenfield called it "probably the best book I've ever read on the topic."
Nick has been featured on hundreds of podcasts, radio shows, TV segments, and live stages internationally, and has interviewed some of the world's most prominent scientists and experts on EMFs and environmental toxicity.
Body Burden is his first documentary as a producer. The investigation turned personal when his own test results shocked three doctors.
His 2017 book, The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs, holds a 4.5-star average across 800+ reviews on Amazon. Bestselling author Ben Greenfield called it "probably the best book I've ever read on the topic."
Nick has been featured on hundreds of podcasts, radio shows, TV segments, and live stages internationally, and has interviewed some of the world's most prominent scientists and experts on EMFs and environmental toxicity.
Body Burden is his first documentary as a producer. The investigation turned personal when his own test results shocked three doctors.
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"Exceptionally well done and inspiring."
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— Suzie S.
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"I LOVED YOUR FILM... What a wonderfully uplifting, hopeful film & message."
— Tara W.
— Tara W.
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"I really felt moved and inspired... makes me all the prouder to be a part of your lone-voice-in-the-desert message."
— Louise H.
— Louise H.
1,000
1,000
New chemicals are synthesized every single hour, that's 10 million every year¹
47%
47%
Of U.S. homes have dampness or mold problems, according to research published in Indoor Air²
HUNDREDS
HUNDREDS
Of industrial chemicals are now detected in newborn blood at birth, before a single breath of polluted air³
What You'll Witness In 61 Minutes
What You'll Witness In 61 Minutes
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Why toxins don't leave on their own
Why toxins don't leave on their own
Lead, mercury, PFAS, mold toxins... they accumulate in tissue over a lifetime, often with no obvious symptoms until the burden becomes too great. You'll understand the science of accumulation and why conventional medicine largely misses it.
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The pioneers who cracked the code
The pioneers who cracked the code
Starting in the 1970s, physicians like Dr. Walter Crinnion and Dr. William Rea began developing protocols to identify and treat environmental illness. Their work has been quietly changing lives for decades, with almost no mainstream recognition. Until now.
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Real patients. Real recoveries.
Real patients. Real recoveries.
Brandon recovered from debilitating brain fog and memory loss after occupational toxin exposure, sometimes within months. A teenager's anxiety and fainting resolved after her mold burden was addressed. These are real documented cases from practicing physicians.
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The investigator becomes the subject
The investigator becomes the subject
Nick walked into the clinic as a journalist verifying claims. His tests came back at 34 times the reference range for lead. The film follows what the doctors' protocols did for a healthy 37-year-old who didn't know he needed them, and what changed in every part of his life as a result.
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Practical pathways forward
Practical pathways forward
You don't need to fly to a specialty clinic to benefit from the principles of environmental medicine. The film closes with a clear, hopeful look at what this work actually looks like in practice, and how anyone can begin to reduce their own body burden.
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This story belongs to a growing movement.
This story belongs to a growing movement.
Across the health and wellness world, millions of people are waking up to what's in their food, water, air, and homes, and they're hungry for answers that go beyond awareness.
Environmental medicine is the logical next chapter. It's been doing this work quietly for decades. Body Burden brings this work to the millions of people who need it most.
If you think your audience is ready for the "now what?" conversation, we'd love to connect. Whether that's sharing the film, a conversation, or an introduction to other organizations around the world, we're open.
Environmental medicine is the logical next chapter. It's been doing this work quietly for decades. Body Burden brings this work to the millions of people who need it most.
If you think your audience is ready for the "now what?" conversation, we'd love to connect. Whether that's sharing the film, a conversation, or an introduction to other organizations around the world, we're open.
61 min · 2025
A Horizon Films Production · Directed by Michael Shetz · Produced by Nicolas Pineault
Featuring Dr. Michael Bauerschmidt & Dr. Stephanie McCarter
Free Online Screening: October 19 - 26, 2026
Press & media: partners@theemfguy.com
A Horizon Films Production · Directed by Michael Shetz · Produced by Nicolas Pineault
Featuring Dr. Michael Bauerschmidt & Dr. Stephanie McCarter
Free Online Screening: October 19 - 26, 2026
Press & media: partners@theemfguy.com