If you have been told you have “chronic inflammation” or an autoimmune disease and handed a lifetime of drugs with no real explanation of why you are sick, this conversation is meant to give you clarity and options. Dr. Stillman sits down with his mentor, Dr. Russell Jaffe, an NIH trained physician and biochemist who helped pioneer integrative medicine, to explain why he believes inflammation is really a “repair deficit” and how that lens can help you understand your symptoms, make sense of your labs, and know what to ask for before accepting “this is just how it is.”

Dr. Jaffe shares how decades of work on collagen, elastin, platelets, and connective tissue repair led him to rethink almost every inflammatory disease as a failure of the body to complete repair. They walk through how this repair‑deficit model applies across arthritis, cardiovascular disease, gut issues, and autoimmune conditions, and why simply “fighting inflammation” misses the point. They then discuss toxic burden, supplement quality, dietary recommendations, and how Dr. Stillman uses Jaffe’s work in his own clinic, including his upcoming book The End of Autoimmunity.

Here’s exactly what they cover

00:00 – Why autoimmunity is the real civilizational threat, why “The End of Autoimmunity” matters, and how collapsing repair capacity can take down a society

01:30 – Dr. Jaffe’s background: triple‑degree day at Boston University, NIH lab medicine, half a century in integrative and conventional medicine, and lifelong mindfulness practice

04:30 – Inflammation, autoimmunity, and why almost every chronic “‑itis” sits on the same biology of immune defense and repair gone off track

06:30 – How Jaffe’s early research on collagen and elastin cross‑links, platelets, and cholesterol delivery led him to see inflammation as a chronic repair problem, not just “fire”

09:00 – The “repair deficit” reframing: why the body keeps calling for repair, what blocks platelets and immune cells from finishing the job, and how that shows up as chronic illness

12:00 – Building PERQUE supplements around that model: bioavailability, nitrogen‑blanketed vitamin C, and why most products are damaged or contaminated before you ever take them

15:30 – Dr. Stillman’s clinic experience: switching patients off low‑quality supplements, seeing better results on fewer products, and why he chose to stock Jaffe’s formulas

19:00 – How poor‑quality supplements and lax manufacturing can actually add toxin burden (heavy metals, PFAS, other contaminants) and deepen repair deficit instead of helping

22:00 – “More of the good, less of the bad”: Jaffe’s simple rule for nutrients that truly support repair, and how this ties back into autoimmunity and chronic inflammation

25:00 – Coming back to autoimmunity: how uncorrected repair deficit becomes chronic inflammation, then self‑attack, and why solving this is the real path out of the autoimmune epidemic

You’ll walk away with a simple lens for thinking about almost every chronic diagnosis you’ve heard of, why “fighting inflammation” is not enough, and what it looks like to actually feed the body’s repair systems instead.

Want to explore more of Dr. Jaffe’s work, books, and philosophy? Visit drrusselljaffe.com or check out his full catalog on Amazon.

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This was an explosive conversation. 

We talked about: 

Transgenderism, where it came from and its tragic record of failure 

Male, female, and the importance of hormones and gender in a Christian worldview 

Good, evil, and how transgenderism doesn’t fit the narrative of evolutionary biology 

Stories of transgendered individuals who were redeemed by Christ 

Why “conversion therapy” is considered “unscientific” 

Fair warning. This episode is a candid conversation about transgenderism, medicine, and faith. If you're around children or listening in a public place, you may want to use headphones.

Patrick Hahn is a researcher, lecturer, and author who has spent his career studying the harm caused by the medicalization of everyday life.

Here’s exactly what they cover

00:00 – Why an integrative medicine podcast is tackling youth gender medicine at all, how explicit this discussion gets, and a clear content warning for parents

02:22 – Hahn’s journey from evolutionary biology and psychiatric genetics into chronicling medical harm, including his own stroke after a COVID booster and why it pushed him to write on pediatric gender medicine

08:44 – The origins of gender medicine: 1920s Berlin surgeries, Elmer Belt at UCLA, and why many early surgeons quietly walked away once they saw long‑term outcomes

14:20 – What the Johns Hopkins and Dutch clinic data actually showed about adult gender transition and mental health, and how the field pivoted toward treating children and teens when adult results failed to deliver

16:24 – Hahn’s attempt to build an ethical framework on evolution alone, where it broke down, and what that means for how we think about the body and the person

18:12 – Dr. Stillman’s experience prescribing bioidentical hormones, and his perspective on hormones, faith, and lived masculinity and femininity in real patients

22:01 – What is known about puberty blockers and cross‑sex hormones in young people: bone density, fertility, brain development, and a case of measurable IQ loss

23:28 – Hormones in the wider environment: endocrine disruptors, Pottinger’s cats, Hahn’s observations from Ghana, and how diet and toxins may be reshaping male and female bodies

28:44 – Clinical patterns Dr. Stillman is seeing: low testosterone in young men, a rise in congenital genital abnormalities, and what those trends might suggest

36:28 – What a functioning society would simply refuse to permit, how institutional decay lets this continue, and the parallels to integrative medicine’s own fight for legitimacy

42:25 – The political and legal landscape: state‑level bans, Medicare/Medicaid restrictions, and why both Hahn and Dr. Stillman see COVID as a turning point in public trust

44:47 – Personal stories from Hahn’s research (including a man who lived as a woman for 31 years), birth rates and family size, religious conversion and shifts in identity, and practical steps for families and local activism

Learn more about Patrick’s work: www.patrickhahn.net

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In this conversation, Dr. Stillman sits down with longtime friend and activist Justin Harvey to talk about how ordinary people can actually move the needle on public health and freedom in their own towns.

They start with Justin’s “hobby” of creative, peaceful protest in Orlando, then walk through how a small group helped push fluoride out of drinking water across Florida. From there, they dig into why flock cameras and hyperscale AI data centers are the next big battles over health, privacy, and local control, and why showing up at city council with a clear plan can matter more than anything happening in Washington.

Here’s exactly what they cover

00:02 – How Dr. Stillman and Justin met, and why Justin’s idea of a “morning hobby” is standing outside the mayor’s neighborhood with protest signs

02:07 – Justin’s favorite antics, from marching beside a pride‑parade float with a megaphone to the giant “vaccine injury” inflatable elephant outside city hall

04:33 – Why Justin’s unapologetically “algorithm‑unfriendly” Instagram still grew to nearly 50,000 followers, and what that says about hunger for uncensored content

05:45 – The inside story of getting fluoride out of Florida’s water: key lawsuits, Surgeon General Ladapo’s role, and how a handful of people created statewide momentum

09:02 – The simple, repeatable playbook: polite but persistent emails, educating council members who often have no idea what’s being added to the water, and using their reelection incentives to get fluoride on the agenda

13:12 – How Justin organized others with maps, schedules, email templates, and “one extra step” that made it easy for busy parents and workers to participate

19:40 – Justin’s path from shy first protest speeches to confident city‑council testimony, and why you don’t need formal training to be effective locally

23:29 – What hyperscale AI data centers really are, why they’re so massive and noisy, and the potential impacts on land, wildlife, water, and nearby families

28:26 – What flock cameras do, how automatic license plate readers feed a 24/7 surveillance grid, and real cases of innocent people being wrongly accused by “the system”

30:06 – Common objections: “Don’t we need this for AI?” “Isn’t this safer?” and Justin’s responses about risk, necessity, and demanding genuinely “safe and effective” tech

36:28 – Overdevelopment in Florida, the loss of “old Florida,” and why some residents are saying “no more” to giant industrial projects in rural counties

40:16 – The problem with blaming foreign enemies while ignoring domestic corruption, captured agencies, and a justice system that rarely holds powerful actors accountable

46:13 – Why Dr. Stillman believes real health is now as much about community, trust, and local resilience as it is about biochemistry, supplements, or lab work

49:23 – How rebuilding high‑trust, locally rooted communities can reduce crime, reduce the demand for surveillance, and improve both physical and mental health

51:19 – Where to find Justin online, and an invitation for listeners to borrow his templates and tactics to fight data centers, flock cameras, and other local battles where they live

You’ll walk away with a practical sense of how fluoride came out of Florida’s water, why data centers and flock cameras are the next fronts in the fight for health freedom and privacy, and how a few committed people can shape what happens in their own backyard.

Follow Justin & his work:

Instagram: @justin_wearechange

X: @justinwearechange

Rumble: @Wearechange

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In this conversation, Dr. Stillman talks with Brian Richards, founder of SaunaSpace, about why so many chronically ill patients don’t actually need another pill… they need more light. Brian shares how a simple homemade light‑bulb sauna cleared his insomnia, fatigue, and acne, and how near‑infrared sauna has become one of the most consistent difference‑makers in Dr. Stillman’s practice for detox, brain fog, and mood.

They cover the physical, emotional, and spiritual sides of heat and light: sweating out stored toxins, calming an over‑fired nervous system, and treating your body like the God‑given temple it is in a world full of junk light and EMF.

Here’s exactly what they discuss in this podcast:

Brian’s “four‑out‑of‑ten” life: low energy, back acne, insomnia, and irritability in his late twenties while doing manual labor in rental real estate… 02:39

The phone call to his naturopathic‑MD mother who simply said, “You’re probably just toxic. You need to detox and you should get a sauna.”… 07:15

How discovering John Harvey Kellogg’s 19th‑century incandescent “light bath” led Brian to build his first at‑home sauna with four bulbs and plywood… 07:45

The immediate shift when he used it before bed: falling asleep quickly and waking up actually rested for the first time in years… 09:24

What a therapeutic session really looks like: raising core temperature about three degrees, sweating roughly a pound of water, and staying a few minutes past the point you want to get out… 10:10

Why sweating passively in a calm, parasympathetic state is completely different from “breaking a sweat” while working or exercising… 04:12, 12:29

How near‑infrared light restores cellular “charge,” supports melatonin and glutathione, and helps your cells use the minerals and protein you’re already working so hard to get in… 29:31

The emotional and spiritual changes Brian noticed over 4–6 months: clearer thinking, more patience, and feeling more connected to God and others instead of reactive and irritable… 23:14, 38:50

How SaunaSpace’s Firelight bulbs and silver‑lined Faraday‑cage sauna were engineered to mimic the sun, reduce EMF, and get you to a full therapeutic sweat in 15–20 minutes without preheating… 41:37, 47:00

Practical how‑to: towels, rotation in the sauna, binders like humic/fulvic acid, and why many patients need more minerals, not just more plain water, when they start sweating regularly… 48:13, 52:06

Why Dr. Stillman consistently sees the biggest heavy‑metal eliminations and HTMA shifts in patients who combine minerals, diet, and lifestyle work with near‑infrared sauna… 21:58, 53:20

You’ll walk away knowing exactly why we recommend this specific kind of sauna, how to use it, and what to watch for in your sleep, mood, and labs.

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Book mentioned in this episode: Light Therapeutics

Read the Electrolytes Solution Article Dr. stillman shares.

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How did I become so interested in hair tissue mineral analysis?

It happened almost by accident.

In this episode, Amy Arp interviews Dr. Stillman about his personal experience with hair tissue mineral analysis. Dr. Stillman shares how this test made sense of his own family history and the stories of his patients in a way that no other test had before. Across nearly two years of his own samples, they unpack what his minerals and metals revealed about stress, burnout, emotional healing, and the ongoing challenge of maintaining mineral balance. If you’ve ever wondered why we’re so excited about hair tissue mineral analysis, this is a must-listen-to episode.

Here’s exactly what they discuss in this podcast:

How Dr. Stillman’s seven‑generation New England ancestry, including a great uncle whose disabling seizure disorder ended in suicide, planted early questions about heavy metals long before HTMA entered the picture… 01:20

Why being the underweight, sickly kid who missed twenty‑one days of first grade convinced him there had to be a better explanation than conventional medicine was offering… 01:52

How years of training in East Asian medicine, traditional kung fu in China, and blood chemistry mentorships eventually led to his first hair tissue mineral analysis test that he initially didn’t know how to read… 04:03

Why the real cost of frequent blood and urine testing, sometimes reaching two thousand dollars a year per person, pushed him to search for a more sustainable way to track patients over time… 05:47

How the “checking account” analogy helps explain why blood testing is a single snapshot while hair testing reveals months of underlying mineral history… 07:50

Why a phone call to his mentor Clark Engelbert about a confusing first HTMA result exposed a classic “hair on fire” stress pattern hiding in his own chemistry… 11:17

How he discovered that correcting mineral imbalances often matters more than chasing any single mineral level, and why this is one of the most misunderstood aspects of HTMA… 12:12

How that “hair on fire” pattern matched the wired‑but‑tired, burned‑out pace he was keeping as a solo practitioner building a practice from scratch… 13:57

How the difference between heavy metals as pure poisons and minerals as the spark plugs of life explains why symptoms build quietly for years before a health crisis appears… 16:32

Why copper toxicity, often driven by well‑meaning wellness advice, became one of the clearest examples of how metals and minerals compete for the same binding sites in the body… 19:40

How a health department phone call about his own elevated mercury level became a surreal confirmation that HTMA results reflect something real… 27:29

Why watching a patient’s aluminum level rise twenty‑one fold between two tests, alongside a dramatic improvement in her health, changed how he interprets metal elimination… 30:50

How meeting his wife, pursuing neurofeedback and EMDR, and watching his own minerals settle into balance showed him how closely mineral chemistry can track emotional maturity and resilience… 33:28

Why the birth of his son and an unexpected medical crisis forced him to pause his own healing journey, and what that taught him about the priorities he asks every patient to weigh… 40:32

How the deeply individualized nature of every HTMA protocol means no two patients, including Dr. Stillman himself, ever receive the same supplement plan… 43:14

Why the biggest mistake he sees other practitioners make is treating HTMA with supplements alone instead of pairing it with real diet, lifestyle, and nervous system coaching… 46:42

How tracking his own mercury levels down to 0.042 over more than a year gave him personal proof that the body detoxifies exactly the way the hair says it will… 49:11

You can listen to the Stories of Hope Stories of Healing mentioned here: Emily’s, Jaydee’s, Clark’s, and Kenna’s.

You can pre-order Dr. Stillman’s new book at a discounted rate for a limited time here.

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What does cholesterol really have to do with heart disease?

Should you take a statin?

Should anyone?

In this episode, Dr. Leland Stillman welcomes Dr. Stephen Hussey for an in-depth conversation on cardiovascular health, coronary artery calcium scores, cholesterol, and the factors that influence long term heart health. They cover how cellular energy production, inflammation, metabolism, nutrition, and lifestyle contribute to cardiovascular function. They discuss how patients can better understand their test results and engage in informed conversations with their healthcare providers.

Here’s exactly what they discuss in this podcast:

How an abnormal coronary artery calcium score, elevated cholesterol, or a history of heart disease can leave patients wondering what their results actually mean and what steps to take next…00:40

Why cardiovascular health may depend on more than cholesterol levels alone and how cellular energy production fits into the broader discussion of heart function…02:40

How coronary artery calcium scoring can provide additional context when evaluating cardiovascular risk as part of a comprehensive clinical assessment…08:36

Why inflammation, metabolism, nutrition, and lifestyle factors are increasingly being explored for their role in supporting long term cardiovascular health…15:42

How Dr. Hussey explains the relationship between blood vessels, circulation, and overall cardiovascular function through an integrative medicine perspective…22:15

Why shared decision making is essential when weighing the potential benefits, risks, and uncertainties of cardiovascular testing and treatment options…31:47

How individualized nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management, and environmental factors may contribute to supporting heart health alongside conventional care…39:54

Why empowering patients with education and evidence based discussions can help them make informed healthcare decisions with their medical team…54:12

How simple lifestyle practices may have a meaningful impact on long term health when combined with a personalized, comprehensive approach to care…55:48

Why understanding the underlying drivers of cardiovascular health may change how patients think about prevention, resilience, and healthy aging…56:10

You can find Dr. Stephen Hussey at resourceyourhealth.com and @DrStephenHussey on Instagram.

Additional resources:

Books mentioned in this episode: “The Trouble with Medical Journals” by: Richard Smith and “Bad Science” by: Ben Goldacre

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In this Stories of Hope Stories of Healing episode, Dr. Leland Stillman sits down with Keller Norland to explore the intersection of elite athletic performance, recovery, and personalized health optimization. Catching into Keller’s journey from a childhood passion for triathlon to competing at the highest levels of the sport, the conversation examines the physical demands of Olympic level training and the importance of maintaining resilience while balancing travel, competition, and recovery.

Hooking listeners into a practical discussion on performance and wellness, Keller shares how individualized testing, personalized mineral and vitamin protocols, recovery tools, and lifestyle strategies became part of his overall approach to health. Together, he and Dr. Stillman explore how targeted interventions may help support energy, recovery, and performance when incorporated into a broader, personalized plan. The conversation also highlights the importance of consistency, feedback, and continually refining what works best for each individual athlete.

With a holistic yet medically grounded perspective, this Stories of Hope Stories of Healing installment offers insight into what it takes to pursue excellence in sport while prioritizing long term health. From personalized nutrition and recovery support to the lessons learned through years of training and competition, Keller’s story provides an inspiring look at how small improvements can compound into meaningful results for athletes and high performers alike.

Follow Keller’s Journey to the Olympics on IG: @keller.norland15

Learn more about the phototherapy patches Keller used throughout his training and recovery.

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In this Stories of Hope Stories of Healing episode, Dr. Leland Stillman offers a deeply personal update on his son Benjamin’s recovery journey while answering questions from families facing similar challenges. Catching into the difficult realities of neurological injury, rehabilitation, and long term caregiving, Dr. Stillman shares the interventions his family pursued, the experts they consulted, and the lessons learned during eighteen months of intensive recovery efforts. The episode provides a candid look at the practical, emotional, and logistical demands that accompany caring for a child with complex medical needs.

Hooking listeners into a thoughtful discussion of integrative and rehabilitative care, Dr. Stillman explores therapies such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, nutritional support, sleep optimization, feeding strategies, and emerging regenerative approaches. He also discusses the importance of caregiver wellbeing, family routines, and building a strong support network while navigating a demanding recovery process. Throughout the conversation, he emphasizes that treatment decisions should be individualized and made with appropriate clinical guidance.

With a holistic yet medically grounded perspective, this Stories of Hope Stories of Healing episode focuses on resilience, perseverance, and the power of hope when families face uncertain circumstances. From evidence informed therapies and practical caregiving advice to the realities of measuring progress over time, Dr. Stillman offers an honest account of what recovery can look like when progress is measured in meaningful milestones rather than quick fixes. The result is an encouraging resource for parents, caregivers, and healthcare professionals seeking insight into the long road of healing and neurological recovery.

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In this episode of Integrative Medicine with Dr. Leland Stillman, Dr. Stillman welcomes Dr. Amie Hornaman to talk about what happens when lab reports and lived experience do not match. Dr. Hornaman shares how years of “normal” thyroid labs, dramatic weight gain, crushing fatigue, and dismissal from providers pushed her into thyroid specialization. From there, she and Dr. Stillman outline how thyroid hormones affect metabolism, energy, weight, mood, and brain function, and why a single TSH value rarely captures the full story.

They walk through what a more complete thyroid evaluation can include, how to interpret labs in the context of symptoms, and why two patients with the same numbers may need very different plans. You will hear practical discussion about medication options, dosing decisions, and why some people remain symptomatic even on treatment.

They also zoom out to cover the impact of nutrition, stress, sleep, environmental toxins, and lifestyle patterns on thyroid and metabolic health. With a holistic yet medically grounded approach, this episode challenges checkbox thyroid care and illustrates what patient‑centered, integrative thyroid treatment can look like in real life. If you have ever been told “everything looks good” while your body clearly says otherwise, this conversation offers language, concepts, and next steps to help you pursue better answers.

You can find Dr. Amie Hornaman at dramie.com and her new book at thyroidfixbook.com

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In this Stories of Hope Stories of Healing episode, Dr. Leland Stillman welcomes Jaydee Azavari, a former home birth midwife, educator, and patient of the practice, for a conversation that traces her health journey from the toxic waterways of Flint, Michigan to a melanoma diagnosis that cracked everything open. Catching into Jaydee’s story of perfectionism-driven health pursuits across two decades, the episode explores how vegan and raw food diets, adrenal burnout, relentless self-reliance, and environmental exposures including mercury amalgams and dioxin contamination quietly depleted the very system she was working so hard to optimize. Together, Dr. Stillman and Jaydee unpack how SIBO, hypothyroidism, early menopause, and ultimately a melanoma diagnosis at what felt like her healthiest point in years revealed just how far beneath the surface the real physiological damage had traveled.

Hooking listeners into a broader conversation about what genuine healing actually requires, Dr. Stillman and Jaydee explore the mineral balancing, circadian health practices, bioidentical hormone therapy, and hair tissue mineral analysis that brought Jaydee to what she describes as an eight or nine out of ten in her overall health, including the complete resolution of lifelong allergy symptoms she had never been able to fully control. The episode moves through Jaydee's decision to decline conventional melanoma surveillance, her root canal removal in Tijuana, her immersion into quantum and circadian biology, and the unexpected faith conversion that she credits as the connective thread running through all of it. With a holistic and medically grounded perspective, this episode challenges listeners to consider what becomes possible when the foundational mineral and hormonal systems of the body are finally treated with the depth and precision they deserve.

The conversation explores why patients who appear to be doing everything right can still find themselves facing serious illness, and how decades of cumulative depletion from environmental toxin exposure, dietary choices, chronic stress, and perfectionism-driven overextension can create a clinical picture that standard testing consistently fails to catch. Dr. Stillman and Jaydee examine the role of hair tissue mineral analysis in revealing what blood work misses, why circadian alignment and mineral replenishment may form the true foundation beneath every other therapeutic intervention, and how Jaydee's transition from self-reliant new age practice into Christian faith gave her the first genuine sense of rest and surrender she had ever known. With remarkable honesty and depth, this Stories of Hope Stories of Healing episode reminds listeners that healing is rarely linear, that the body is always trying to do the right thing, and that finding the right practitioner and the right framework can change everything.

You can find Jaydee:

On IG @rising_sovereign_podcast

The Rising Sovereign Podcast : https://www.rising-sovereign.com/

Buy Patches here.

Or visit her website https://www.jaydeeazavari.org/

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