Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E
by 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 take control of your health.
Episodes
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You Are Probably Not Eating Enough To Lose Weight ft. Dr. Bindiya Gandhi
You're eating one meal a day, you walk every morning, and the scale is just sitting there. Meanwhile everyone keeps telling you to eat less. At some point somebody has to say it: you're probably not eating enough. Let's also retire "slow metabolism." It describes how you feel and explains…
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Encore: Your Thyroid Isn't Fine: Why TSH Doesn't Tell the Whole Story
You were told your thyroid is fine because one number came back normal. Meanwhile you’re exhausted, foggy, and fairly sure something is off. Both of those things are true at the same time, and this episode is about the gap between them. Dr. Alan Christianson is a board certified naturopathic...
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Encore: Struggling With Hashimoto’s? Why Your Thyroid Needs More Than Medication
My voice decided to take the week off due to a fun side effect of my treatment, so this is a pre-filmed, pre-hair loss me. Enjoy the encore episode. This week on The Medical Disruptor, we’re running an encore of one of the most requested episodes we’ve done. Does this sound familiar? You’re on...
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Your Anxiety Might Be A Nutrient Imbalance, Not A Brain Problem ft. Dr. Courtney Snyder
You’ve been on something for your anxiety for a while now. It helps… but nobody ever told you where the anxiety came from in the first place. Some diagnoses explain what’s wrong. Others just name what you’re feeling and move you from searching to managing. This week's guest on the Medical...
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Why More Estrogen Is Not Always Better In Perimenopause ft. Dr. Jen Pfleghaar
Everyone is telling you to get on hormones right now, which could be great advice for some, the thing is perimenopause is where that advice gets complicated. Dr. Jen Pfleghaar is board certified in emergency medicine and went back for a fellowship in integrative medicine while she was still…
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Your Genes Are Affected By How You Live Every Single Day ft. Dr. Kien Vuu
Everyone in your family has diabetes, so you figure you are going to get diabetes next. That is not actually how it works. Dr. Kien Vuu was chief of interventional radiology when he got the diagnosis himself. Diabetes, high blood pressure, about fifty pounds he didn't want, and a handful of...
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Autoimmune Disease Is Not Bad Genetics or Bad Luck ft. Dr. Aly Cohen
Autoimmune disease is showing up in people with no family history, at ages nobody expected, and most people say that it's bad luck or bad genes. Dr. Aly Cohen stopped accepting that answer twenty years ago, and it started with her dog. He was a four and a half year old golden retriever who got…
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Hormone Testing In Perimenopause And Why You Should Ask For It ft. Dr. Tara Scott
Perimenopause does not always start with hot flashes. Sometimes it starts with anxiety out of nowhere, or sleep that falls apart, or ringing in your ears, or just the sense that you are not quite yourself anymore. If you keep being told you are too young for menopause or you still get your period...
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Why You Have Never Felt The Same Since You Had COVID ft. Dr. Robin Rose
Your fatigue never lifted. Your brain fog never cleared. You had COVID, you technically recovered, and you have not been the same person since. Dr. Robin Rose is double board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. After she left conventional practice she started running much deeper...
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What Dairy Is Doing To Your Child's Gut And Skin ft. Dr. Sheila Kilbane
If your child has eczema that keeps coming back, gets constipated for days at a time, or has had one ear infection after another, this episode is for you. These usually get treated as three separate problems by three different specialists. This week's guest, Dr. Sheila Kilbane says they are often...
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The Menopause Symptoms Your HRT Is Never Going To Reach ft. Dr. Anna Cabeca
If you are on hormone therapy and still dealing with dryness, painful sex, or leaking when you laugh, this episode is for you. Estrogen and progesterone do a lot of good work. They protect your bones, your heart, and your brain. But systemic hormones do not reach everything. There is a whole area...
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Your High Cholesterol Could Actually Be A Thyroid Problem ft. McCall McPherson
High cholesterol does not always start in your diet. When your thyroid is slow, everything in your body slows down with it, including how you clear cholesterol. So you can eat well, move your body, do everything right, and still watch that number climb. If you were handed a statin prescription…
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Why Your Sleep Never Went Back To Normal ft. Dr. Daniella Marchetti
If you have not slept properly in years this episode is for you. You lie down exhausted and your brain goes a million miles an hour. You wake at 3am for no reason and you are running on empty. This week's guest on the Medical Disruptor, Dr. Daniella Marchetti, holds the highest credential in...
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What Your Mitochondria Have To Do With Brain Fog And Chronic Fatigue ft. Dr. Benjamin Busch
Have you been exhausted, carrying weight you cannot lose, losing your words mid sentence, feeling older than you are? Those are not four separate problems. They are energy problems, and your body makes energy in one place. We all learned that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Then…
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The Real Driver Behind Most Heart Attacks Is Not Cholesterol ft. Dr. Philip Ovadia
Half of the people who show up with a heart attack have completely normal cholesterol. That statistic is exactly why I brought back Dr. Philip Ovadia, a board certified cardiac surgeon who spent years operating on hearts while morbidly obese and pre-diabetic himself. In 2016, before Ozempic or…
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The Thyroid Hormone Behind Your Metabolism ft. Dr. Amie Hornaman
Your thyroid does not make one hormone. It makes five. Your last panel probably only tested one. That gap is exactly why I brought Dr. Amie Hornaman onto the show. In this episode of theMedical Disruptor, she shares her own thyroid story, including the 25 pounds that showed up in a matter of…
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What Is Actually Living in Your Gut That Is Making Every Other Symptom Worse ft. Izabella Wentz
What Is Actually Living in Your Gut That Is Making Every Other Symptom Worse ft. Izabella Wentz Your gut symptoms have a cause. Finding it just requires someone willing to look past the standard playbook. More than thirty distinct root causes including SIBO, parasites, celiac disease, bile acid...
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What Your TSH Number Isn't Telling You ft. Dr. Brittany Henderson
What Your TSH Number Isn't Telling You ft. Dr. Brittany Henderson Your TSH can look "perfectly normal" and you can still feel exhausted, foggy, cold, and stuck at a weight that won't budge. In this episode of the Medical Disruptor, I sit down with thyroid specialist Dr. Brittany Henderson to find...
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How to Help Your Gallbladder Heal Before It Turns Into a Problem
Can you heal your gallbladder instead of removing it? Maybe. In this episode I break down what's really behind gallstones, gallbladder sludge, and gallbladder pain, and what you can actually do before surgery. I'm Dr. E, the NP with the PhD. Most people get told "you have stones, let's take it…
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The Hormone Myth Everyone Needs to Stop Believing ft. Dr. Cassie Smith
Estrogen is the hormone women are told to fear, and never told it is actually the one they need most. In this episode of The Medical Disruptor, I sit down with endocrinologist Dr. Cassie Smith to dismantle the hormone myth that's kept millions of women suffering: the belief that estrogen and...
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Perimenopause & Menopause: Why Balancing Hormones in the Right Order Changes Everything
Menopause doesn't have to be miserable. Yes, we're going to age, and yes, our hormones are going to change, but we do not have to feel old, exhausted, foggy, and brushed off. In this solo episode of the Medical Disruptor, I walk you through how to actually balance your hormones through...
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Why Your Brain Is Starving Even When You Eat ft. Dr. Matt Bernstein
Why Your Brain Is Starving Even When You Eat ft. Dr. Matt Bernstein What if the symptoms we call "mental illness" aren't really about brain chemistry at all, but about a brain that's literally starving for energy? In this episode of The Medical Disruptor, I sit down with psychiatrist Dr. Matt...
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Why You Can't Get All Your Nutrients From Food Anymore
You can eat all the "right" foods and still be starving your body of what it actually needs. Healthy and well-nourished are NOT the same thing, and that gap is wider in 2026 than ever. I'm Dr. E, the NP with the PhD, and this is The Medical Disruptor. In this solo episode I explain why getting…
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What Is Biological Dentistry? Are Mercury Fillings Toxic? ft. Drs. Ben & Shawn Javid
What if the source of your chronic symptoms has been hiding in your mouth this whole time? In this episode of the Medical Disruptor I sit down with Drs. Ben and Shawn Javid, twin brothers and practicing dentists with nearly 50 years of combined experience, who walked away from conventional...
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IBS Symptoms Explained: Why Your Gut Is Bloated and Irritated
If you've been diagnosed with IBS, or you have ongoing belly issues that testing keeps coming back "clear" on, this episode is for you. IBS is often given as a label once the serious causes are ruled out, but a label doesn't tell you what to do next. Your bowel isn't simply "irritable." Something...
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Hormones or Anxiety? How to Tell What's Really Going On ft. Dr. Ellen Vora
Anxious in your 40s for the first time ever? Before you assume it's anxiety, let’s figure out what is actually happening. In this episode of the Medical Disruptor, I sat down with Dr. Ellen Vora, a board-certified psychiatrist and the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety, and she said something I…
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Hashimoto's: Why Your Thyroid Is the "Check Engine Light"
Why Your Thyroid Is the "Check Engine Light" Your thyroid is the check engine light, not the engine. With Hashimoto's, the real story is happening in your gut, your immune system, and your stress physiology, often years before your thyroid shows it. If you have Hashimoto's and you're only chasing...
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The Real Reason You're Always Exhausted ft. Dr. Anil Bajnath
What if the fatigue you've learned to live with is the earliest warning sign of something building inside you for years? In this episode of the Medical Disruptor I sit down with Dr. Anil Bajnath, a board-certified physician and the founder of a precision medicine institute, to talk about why so...
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What the Microbiome Has to Do With How You Heal ft Dr. Rebecca Knackstedt
You're scheduled for surgery and your surgeon says "you don't need to do anything to prepare." That's medical gaslighting. In this episode of The Medical Disruptor, I sit down with Dr. Becky Knackstedt, a plastic and reconstructive microsurgeon at Duke with an MD, PhD, and functional medicine...
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What a Gastroenterologist Wants You to Know About Gut Health ft. Dr. Supriya Rao
If you have ever felt like something is off in your gut and nobody has been able to explain why, this episode is for you. On this episode of the Medical Disruptor, I sit down with Dr. Supriya Rao, a quadruple board certified gastroenterologist, to talk about what chronic gut symptoms are actually...
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You Had COVID and Never Got Better Here Is the Reason Why
You had COVID. You recovered. Except you didn't. The fatigue is still there. The brain fog. The shortness of breath. The feeling that your body just isn't yours anymore. And when you brought it up, you were told to give it time. That's not an answer. That's medical gaslighting. In this episode…
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Why Your Anxiety in Your 40s Might Not Actually Be Anxiety ft Dr. Bojana Jankovic Weatherly
If you've hit your 40s and suddenly feel like you're losing it, waking up at 3 a.m., feeling on edge for no reason, exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix, I want you to hear this: it might not be anxiety. It might be perimenopause. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Bojana Jankovic…
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The Fuel Source Your Body Is Missing and How to Get It ft. Dr. Latt Mansor
Ketones may be the most underrated fuel source in human metabolism, and most people only hear about them in the context of intermittent fasting or the ketogenic diet. When your body burns fat, it produces ketones- molecules that have been shown to support brain health, heart health, cognitive...
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How to Boost Your Metabolism: Your Body Isn't Broken (Here's What's Actually Happening)
Metabolism gets oversimplified all the time. Eat less, move more. That's the whole conversation. For a lot of people, that's where medical gaslighting begins. In this solo episode, I wanted to slow down and actually explain what metabolism is: your body's system for managing energy. Not a measure...
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Why Chronic Inflammation Starts in the Mouth and What to Do About It ft Dr. Ellie Campbell
Most people have been told to brush, floss, and show up for cleanings. What most people have never been told is that the bacteria living in your mouth can travel directly into your bloodstream and contribute to heart attack, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer. That missing information is...
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Adrenal Burnout Has 4 Stages and Most of Us Are Stuck in One of Them
You are exhausted and you have been for a while. Feeling exhausted all the time is NOT normal. If you have been told otherwise, that is medical gaslighting. This episode is about what happens in between feeling completely depleted and getting an answer that actually explains it. I am breaking…
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Why “Uncurable” Is Just the Beginning of the Real Conversation ft. Dr. Aaron Hartman
What happens when the system that is supposed to have all the answers reaches the end of its toolbox and you leave believing that is all there is? The Medical Disruptor brings you vetted clinicians who have practiced inside the system long enough to see where it breaks down. This week, Dr. Aaron...
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Why Mold Illness Goes Undetected for Years and the Tests That Can Finally Find It
The Medical Disruptor is here to give you real, science-backed guidance with no selling, no gimmicks, and no agenda. Mold illness is one of the most commonly missed drivers of chronic symptoms. When brain fog, fatigue, hormone disruption, gut issues, and unexplained nerve sensations don't show up...
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Why Memory Loss Gets Misdiagnosed as Depression and What to Do Instead ft Dr. Ali Elahi
The Medical Disruptor exists for one reason: to give patients free access to clinicians who are brave enough to tell the truth. No products. No upsells. Just board-certified doctors who trained inside the system and eventually hit a wall it could not explain. Dr. Ali Elahi is one of them. A...
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Getting a Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Feels Like an Answer Until You Learn This
After years of being dismissed, getting any diagnosis feels like a victory, and fibromyalgia sounds like proof that someone finally believed you. What nobody tells you is that this particular label often marks the moment the investigation ended, not the moment it began. Fibromyalgia is a…
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The 12 Minute Appointment Is Why You're Not Getting Better ft Dr. Chris Renna
Most people do not get gaslit with one big lie. They get gaslit with one small dismissal at a time. Dr. Chris Renna, DO is the founder of LifeSpan Medicine and one of the earliest pioneers in prevention-first care. Long before longevity became a trend, he was already practicing it. In this…
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Alzheimer's: Can You Really Do Something To Prevent It?
It's scary that over 5 million Americans are affected by Alzheimer's disease, and more than half of them don't even know they have it. Alzheimer's is extremely hard to diagnose in its early stages, which is why it comes as a shock to everyone. Now, you might be bothered about the possibility of...
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What Hormonal Imbalance Actually Means (And Why It’s Often Missed)
When people talk about hormonal imbalance, the conversation almost always starts and ends with estrogen and progesterone. That focus makes sense, given how closely sex hormones are tied to puberty, birth control, pregnancy, perimenopause, and menopause. However, stopping there often misses what…
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Why Most Probiotics Don't Work and How to Find One That Does ft. Dr. Vivek Lal
Is your probiotic actually doing anything? Most aren't. And the supplement industry is counting on you not knowing the difference between real science and marketing. This week on the Medical Disruptor I spoke with Dr. Vivek Lal, a board-certified neonatologist and microbiome scientist who spent...
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You Were Told to Manage Your Diabetes. What If You Could Actually Reverse It? ft Dr. William Hsu
You've been told your A1C is "a little high." Maybe your doctor said "watch your diet" and sent you home. Maybe you've been on medication for years and nothing is actually getting better. If that sounds familiar, this episode is going to change how you think about your health. In this episode of...
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Where Disease Begins: How Our Environment Affects Our Health
Did you know that the air you breathe, the water you drink, and even the food you eat can all affect your health? Believe it or not, your environment can be responsible for up to 70% of your risk for certain illnesses. But how exactly does our environment affect our health? This is a show...
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What Happens to Your Kidneys When You Eat Too Much Protein ft. Dr. Robin Rose
Could your high-protein diet be silently damaging your kidneys? Kidney decline doesn't announce itself, in fact it builds quietly while you have no idea it’s happening. Dr. Robin Rose is a physician who found out the hard way. After kidney cancer and losing a kidney, she was told she'd be fine.…
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Age Is Just A Number: Taking Control of Having Quality of Life
Ever wished you could turn back the clock so to feel great again? Are those birthdays starting to feel like a countdown? Relax, there’s no need to stress! You may not be able to turn back time, but you can rewrite your biology and redefine your health. Imagine being 50 and feeling even better…
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Your Child's ADHD Might Actually Be Brain Inflammation from Toxic Mold
If you're parenting a kid who seems to be changing in real time, more anxious, more reactive, more rigid, more overwhelmed, and you keep getting the same tired answers, this episode is for you. Too often pediatrics treats behavior like the whole story: label it, medicate it, manage it… and then...
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Brain Decline Starts 20 Years Before Alzheimer's and Most Doctors Are Not Looking For It
Neurology is amazing in a crisis. Stroke at 3 a.m.? Seizure in the ER? Modern medicine delivers. But chronic brain issues are different. Migraine. Brain fog. Parkinson’s. Alzheimer’s risk. These often turn into symptom management with a fancy label and a longer medication list. In this episode of...
About this show
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 take control of your health.
Hosted by
Dr. Efrat LaMandre PhD, FNP-C