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Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E

Dr. Efrat LaMandre PhD, FNP-C

The Medical Disruptor™ Podcast was made for people who want to take their health to the next level. Dr. E’s mission is to give you reliable, science-based health information through a unique lens, using functional medicine to help you get the answers you’ve been looking for. In our episodes, Dr. E explains the root cause of your symptoms so you can take control, stop suffering and start living. Dr. E wants to empower you to realize your symptoms are NOT in your head while giving you the tools to

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43:53

Why This Surgeon Quit After 25 Years to Rethink Medicine

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/08/19

Most people think healthcare is about getting well. But step inside the system and you discover that it’s built to keep you alive, not to make you healthy.Dr. Darshan Shah learned that the hard way. For 25 years, he was the picture of medical success — a high-earning surgeon, respected by his peers. Yet behind the operating room doors, he was battling burnout, autoimmune disease, and metabolic dysfunction. The same system he had dedicated his life to wasn’t built to help him heal either. In

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23:21

The Secret Ingredient to Achieving Your Goals

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/08/16

Setting goals isn’t just about ambition—it’s about hope, direction, and creating a path toward the life you want. In this episode, Dr. E (Efrat Lamandre) breaks down the power of SMART goals—Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound—and shares why they’re essential for lasting change. But here’s the twist: there’s one secret ingredient most people miss. Without it, even the best-laid plans fall apart. With it, your goals become achievable, sustainable, and empowering.Whether

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49:31

Doctors Gave Up on Her MS-Here’s How She Didn’t

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/08/12

The medical system can name a disease but still miss the reason you got it. At 19, today’s guest woke up numb from the neck down. Tests confirmed MS - and the specialists told her to manage it, medicate it, and prepare for a lifetime of decline. She didn’t listen. In this episode of Medical Disruptors, we talk about the patterns the system missed - from childhood trauma and toxic stress to a nervous system stuck in overdrive. You’ll hear how she connected the dots no one else was looking for,

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20:16

Antibiotics: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/08/09

Antibiotics the good, the bad, and the ugly. Antibiotics can be life-saving or devastating It's important to know when to use them and when to stay away from them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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43:51

PCOS Isn’t Chronic—Unless You Keep Treating It Like...

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/08/05

They told you it’s just your hormones. That birth control would “regulate” them. That Metformin might help. What they didn’t tell you? PCOS and thyroid dysfunction don’t just happen. They’re your body’s way of saying pay closer attention. But you were trained—by medicine, by culture—to ignore that signal. On this episode of Medical Disruptors, I’m joined by Dr. Erica Armstrong—an MD who left conventional medicine when she realized she wasn’t helping women heal. She was helping them

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25:31

Why You’re Still Awake

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/08/02

We all know sleep is important—but what happens when your body knows it and still won’t cooperate? In this episode, Dr. Efrat LaMandre dives deep into the many root causes of insomnia, from stress hormones to screen habits, gut issues, hidden nutrient deficiencies, and even childhood trauma. You’ll hear why sleep medications aren’t the fix we’ve been sold, and how disrupted sleep isn’t just frustrating—it’s connected to serious conditions like dementia, heart disease, and autoimmune dysfunction

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65:02

Stuck in Survival Mode? How to Rewire a Brain That...

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/07/29

You treated the mold. You killed the Lyme. You cleaned up your diet. So why are you still sick? In this episode of Medical Disruptors, Dr. E talks with psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Eleanor Stein—who spent nearly three decades navigating ME/CFS, Lyme disease, and chemical sensitivities before uncovering the missing link: the brain. They dive into the Cell Danger Response, a survival mechanism where your mitochondria shut down when the body senses a threat, and don’t restart until they feel

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24:07

Pills, Pressure, and the Real Cause of Heartburn

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/07/26

Heartburn and reflux are so common that most people assume they’re just part of life—or part of dinner. But what if that burning in your chest is more than just a nuisance? In this episode, Dr. Efrat LaMandre unpacks the misunderstood world of reflux and GERD, explaining why the discomfort you feel after meals isn’t actually caused by too much stomach acid—but too little. She explores how chronic use of reflux medications can make symptoms worse over time, the hidden causes behind that infamous

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63:44

You’re Not Crazy. You’re in Menopause.

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/07/22

You’re fully supported during pregnancy—then written off for the rest of your life.Menopause isn’t a mystery. It’s just not in the curriculum. In this episode of Medical Disruptors, I’m joined by Dr. Heather Hirsch, a Harvard-trained menopause expert who left the system because it was failing women. Miserably. She went through med school, OB/GYN residency, and internal medicine—and still learned nothing about menopause. It wasn’t until her fellowship that she saw the truth: late

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29:29

Clearing the Confusion on Brain Fog

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/07/19

Brain fog is one of those symptoms that’s hard to explain but impossible to ignore. In this episode, Dr. E dives into what brain fog really is—beyond the vague feeling of mental haze—and explains why it's a sign of neuroinflammation. Though not recognized by conventional medicine, millions of people experience it daily, often without answers. Dr. E unpacks the biology behind brain fog, including how lifestyle, diet, stress, and sleep play a role in either calming or inflaming the brain. She

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54:20

Perimenopause, Plant Medicine, and the Future of...

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/07/15

What happens when a board-certified OB-GYN starts questioning everything she was taught? In this episode of Medical Disruptors, I sit down with Dr. Suzanne, a conventionally trained physician who nearly walked away from medicine altogether—until she realized the problem wasn’t her. It was the system. And the ones impacted the most? Mid-life women searching for answers. In this episode, we talk about why so many midlife women are being ignored, misdiagnosed, or flat-out dismissed. As Dr

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58:01

You Can’t Detox a Clogged Body. Here’s What You Need...

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/07/08

Stuck. Exhausted. “Doing everything right” and still not getting better?You’re not crazy—and your body’s not broken. You’ve just been taught to skip step one. On this episode of Medical Disruptors, I’m joined by Dr. Jess to expose one of the most ignored (and most essential) parts of healing: drainage. Not detox. Not binders. Drainage. Because if your exits aren’t open, nothing’s leaving—no matter how “clean” your protocol is. We break down what drainage really means (spoiler: it’s way more

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22:02

Is Your Gallbladder Healthy?

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/07/05

Welcome back, disruptors—today, we’re talking about the body part you never think about... until it’s ruining your weekend with stabbing pain and a side of nausea. Yep, I’m looking at you, gallbladder. 😱Here’s the thing: the gallbladder’s job is to help us break down fats. That’s it. That’s its whole vibe. But when it gets inflamed, backed up, or starts throwing stones? The conventional system loves to slap a label on it and send you straight to surgery—cut it out and move on. But let me ask

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29:39

Stop Waiting for a Diagnosis to Take Action

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/07/01

“My mom had a clean bill of health. A month later, she needed a quadruple bypass.” That’s what Dr. Camille told me as we continued our conversation in this two-part episode. At the time, she was already deep into functional medicine, helping patients uncover what standard labs missed. But when her own mother—vibrant, active, and ‘perfect on paper’—ended up in the ER with life-threatening blockages, the cracks in conventional care became undeniable. In Part 1, we uncovered how hormones like

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36:19

The Hormone Women Are Missing—Because It’s Marketed...

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/06/24

The truth about women and testosterone? No one’s talking about it. So, what happens when the migraines won’t stop, your energy disappears, your mood tanks- and no one is connecting the dots? On this episode of Medical Disruptors, I sit down with Dr. Camille, a board-certified ER physician whose entire understanding of women’s health shifted after a personal crisis the system couldn’t explain. She was a new mom, a new attending, and by every standard, doing everything right. But her body was

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51:23

Why Women Burn Out Faster—and What NAD Has to Do With It

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/06/17

Is NAD the Missing Link in Longevity and Cellular Repair?In this episode of Medical Disruptors, Dr. Efrat LaMandre sits down with Baran—an entrepreneur who partnered with a Harvard-trained scientist—to uncover the truth about one of the most underrated molecules in the human body: NAD. They explore why NAD is essential for energy, focus, and DNA repair, and reveal what really causes your levels to start dropping in your 30s. That decline isn’t just a number—it’s directly linked to fatigue,

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24:55

Menopause Doesn't Have to Be Miserable- Ways to...

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/06/15

We’ve been told that hot flashes, fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog are just “normal” parts of aging—but that’s not the whole story.In this episode of Medical Disruptor, Dr. Efrat Lamandre breaks down why those symptoms are common but not normal, and how fixing your insulin, adrenals, and thyroid is the real starting point to balanced hormones—not just jumping into estrogen therapy. She explains why most women are actually facing estrogen dominance, not deficiency, and how bioidentical hormone

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64:34

Hormones & Burnout in Women 50+: How to Get the Right...

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/06/10

Dr. LaKeischa, a board-certified OB/GYN turned functional medicine powerhouse, joins me to expose what most doctors aren’t telling women about perimenopause, menopause, and midlife hormone chaos.At 40, she discovered she had zero testosterone—and suddenly became the patient in her own practice. That wake-up call launched her into a new approach: advanced labs, trauma-informed care, and hormone protocols that actually work. We break down the real reasons behind weight gain, burnout, mood swings,

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28:43

What is PCOS?

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/06/07

In this week’s episode, Dr. E takes on PCOS?If you have acne, hair growth, irregular periods and weight gain you may have PCOS. Before you start medications it's important that you understand the cause of your symptoms and of this syndrome. If you’re interested in learning more about The Knew Method you can visit our website theknewmethod.com (http://theknewmethod.com) or schedule a consult at theknewmethold.com/pcconsult (http://theknewmethold.com/pcconsult)New Description: PCOS isn’t just

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52:15

Stuck in Survival Mode: Why Your Body Still Won’t Heal

Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E ·

2025/06/03

You’re doing everything right, but your body still isn’t healing. The problem? You might be stuck in fight or flight. In this episode of Medical Disruptors, Dr. Efrat LaMandre sits down with Dr. Danica Harris, a psychologist-turned-somatic coach, to explore how unprocessed trauma stored in the nervous system can keep you sick—even when your protocol is perfect. They discuss why talk therapy often falls short, how trauma shows up as illness or fatigue, and what it really takes to retrain your

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