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, usi... more

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December 13, 2025 Hashimoto's Exposed: It's Not Just Your Thyroid, It's a Body-Wide Wake-up Call!
When it comes to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, we know the struggle is real.
The symptoms can be overwhelming, and the impact on your health is undeniable.
But here's the thing: Hashimoto's is not just about the thyroid; it's a system-wide issue.
Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease, which means it affects your entire body.
That's why you can't focus on just treating the thyroid.
In this week’s episode, Dr.E will explain how Hashimotos is diagnosed, the treatment, and why you should dig deeper and find the trigger behind this autoimmune response.
This is a show broadcasted live by Dr. Efrat Lamandre every week with the express purpose of providing free, factual, and practical functional medicine tips to help people prevent disease naturally. Through giving healthy nutrition tips, tips on intermittent fasting, managing stress through diet, and advocating self imrpovement for her patients, Doctor E hopes to help you take control of your health destiny and become the GameChanger in your life.
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December 11, 2025 Chronic Inflammation Symptoms (And How to Actually Fix Them)
You're tired all the time. Your joints ache. Your brain feels foggy. Your stomach is always off. You've been to multiple doctors, run the labs, and everything comes back "normal." So you're told it's stress, or aging, or maybe it's all in your head.
It's not. It's chronic inflammation, and it's the hidden thread connecting most long-term diseases, from heart disease and diabetes to Alzheimer's, autoimmune conditions, and even cancer.
That's chronic inflammation, and it's happening in your joints, your gut, your brain, your arteries, and your metabolism- quietly, invisibly, for years before symptoms force you to pay attention.
You'll learn the 5R framework for gut repair, why sleep is the most underrated anti-inflammatory tool, how to eat to lower inflammation starting today, and which supplements actually move the needle when layered on top of solid habits.
If you've been chasing diagnoses, collecting labels, or told your symptoms don't match anything "real," this episode is your roadmap out. Chronic inflammation is measurable, fixable, and under your control once you understand what's feeding it.
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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: The Hidden Root of Most Diseases
01:12 – What We’ll Cover in This Episode
02:01 – What Is Inflammation? Your Body’s Protective Alarm System
03:15 – Acute vs. Chronic Inflammation: When Healing Gets Stuck
05:02 – Chronic Inflammation in Action: How It Shows Up in the Body
05:22 – Autoimmune Disorders & Joint Inflammation
06:10 – Heart Disease: Why It’s Really an Inflammatory Condition
07:05 – Brain Inflammation: Cognitive Decline, Brain Fog & Microglia
08:30 – Gut Inflammation: IBS, IBD & Leaky Gut Explained
10:10 – Cancer Risk & Cell Behavior: The Inflammation Link
11:05 – Metabolism: Insulin Resistance & Metaflammation
12:30 – What Actually Causes Chronic Inflammation?
13:00 – Nutrition: The SAD Diet & Food-Driven Inflammation
14:12 – Gut Microbiome, Dysbiosis & Immune Activation
15:40 – Chronic Stress & Cortisol Disruption
16:55 – Sleep: Your Nightly Anti-Inflammatory System
18:10 – Chronic Infections & Hidden Contributors (Lyme, etc.)
19:18 – Mold Exposure & Immune Sensitivity
20:30 – Adrenal Fatigue & Biological Burnout
21:40 – Functional Medicine: Addressing Root Causes
23:00 – What You Can Do Today to Lower Inflammation
23:22 – Eat the Rainbow: Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition
24:10 – The 5R Gut Repair Framework
26:20 – Sleep, Stress Management & Daily Habits
27:40 – Smart Supplements (Used Correctly)
29:00 – Final Thoughts & Next Steps

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27min
December 09, 2025 Your Brain Can Change But Your Mind Controls It (Here's Why That Matters)
What if your brain isn’t in charge? What if your mind, your thoughts, your awareness, your choices—is actually directing your brain, not the other way around?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Caroline Leaf, a communication pathologist, audiologist, and neuroscientist who spent 40 years proving what the medical establishment refused to believe: your mind can rewire your brain.

She explains why habits actually take 63 days to form (not 21), why rehearsing trauma keeps you trapped in it, and how a 60-second pause can interrupt panic attacks, people-pleasing spirals, and chronic pain patterns before they take over.

Start directing your own neuroplasticity. Healing is just around the corner.
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Chapters
[00:00:01] Disruptor origin story
[00:03:40] Early neuroplasticity research
[00:06:15] “Help in a Hurry” explained
[00:29:45] Labels, depression, and gaslighting
[00:39:10] 60-second reset for overwhelm
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56min
December 06, 2025 Fibromyalgia Is Not An Acceptable Diagnosis
Fibromyalgia - The Symptoms are Real, and The Pain is Real, but the diagnosis is unacceptable!
Just because they give you a “diagnosis” doesn’t mean they’ve uncovered the underlying cause.
In this week’s episode, Dr.E will explain what Fibromyalgia is, how it’s diagnosed, and the treatment, and WHY YOU SHOULDN'T ACCEPT THE DIAGNOSIS.
Of course, your symptoms are real - but you should want a better diagnosis!
This is a show broadcasted live by Dr. Efrat Lamandre every week with the express purpose of providing free, factual, and practical functional medicine tips to help people prevent disease naturally. Through giving healthy nutrition tips, tips on intermittent fasting, managing stress through diet, and advocating self imrpovement for her patients, Doctor E hopes to help you take control of your health destiny and become the GameChanger in your life.
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26min
December 04, 2025 BHRT Not Working? This Hormone Is Blocking It (And How to Fix It)
Your hormone levels are perfect. Your doctor says everything looks great. So why do you still feel like garbage?
When cortisol is running the show, your cells can't use the hormones you're taking.
This episode of the Medical Disruptor reveals why BHRT works brilliantly for some people and fails completely for others, even on identical doses.
We'll cover how chronic stress hijacks your entire hormone network, what cortisol dysregulation actually looks like in your daily life, and the exact levers you need to stabilize before your hormone therapy can finally work. You'll learn what to track for two weeks, which lifestyle changes actually move the needle, and what tests to request when your doctor says your labs are fine but your body disagrees.
If you've been told to just increase your dose or that your symptoms are "probably stress," this gives you a better framework.
The problem isn't that you need more hormones, it's that your system can't use what you're already taking.
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Chapters
00:00 Your Hormone Levels Are Perfect But You Feel Terrible
02:15 Why BHRT Saves Lives (Not Just Symptoms)
04:45 The Stress Hormone Blocking Your Hormone Therapy
07:30 What Cortisol Dysregulation Actually Looks Like
10:20 How to Fix Your System Before Changing Your Dose
13:00 What to Track and When to See Your Doctor
14:15 When BHRT Finally Works: What Changes
15:30 Your Next Step: Aging On Your Terms

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32min
December 02, 2025 Heart Attacks with “Normal” Cholesterol? A Functional Cardiologist Explains
Heart attacks in people with “normal” cholesterol are not rare outliers. They’re the warning flare that our entire playbook is broken.
In this episode of Medical Disruptors, I sit down with interventional cardiologist-turned-functional cardiologist Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj to unpack what happens when you do everything “right” on paper… and still end up in the ER with a heart attack.

We get into advanced lipid testing (ApoB, Lp(a), and small dense LDL) and how different LDL particle patterns can drive very different levels of plaque risk. We also break down how standard stress tests miss the very plaques that actually rupture, and why CTA and smarter labs are finally giving us a way to see real cardiovascular risk.

Your labs, your lifestyle, your environment, and your nervous system all matter—and you deserve a plan that reflects that.

Hit play and start upgrading how you think about your heart.
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Chapters
[00:00:00] Introductions and background
[00:04:31] Eight-heart-attack weekend
[00:06:53] Discovering functional medicine
[00:27:38] Advanced cholesterol labs
[00:49:34] Programs and next steps
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YT: @doctorsanjaymd
Website: www.lagunamedicne.com

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November 29, 2025 Why Sleep Is As Important As Diet
Are you getting enough sleep?
Chronic sleep deprivation can lead to high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack, and has even been linked to Alzheimer's!
Not getting enough sleep can also cause obesity, depression, impairment in immunity and lower sex drive.
Why does this happen? How do we get more sleep?
This is a show broadcasted live by Dr. Efrat Lamandre every week with the express purpose of providing free, factual, and practical functional medicine tips to help people prevent disease naturally. Through giving healthy nutrition tips, tips on intermittent fasting, managing stress through diet, and advocating self imrpovement for her patients, Doctor E hopes to help you take control of your health destiny and become the GameChanger in your life.

Check us out on social media:
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00:00 Intro
01:37 Brain Function
03:26 Keeps Emotions In Check
04:09 Reduces Disease Risk
06:01 Keeps Weight Under Control
06:49 How Much Sleep Do I Need?
07:22 How To Improve Sleep
07:36 Sleep Environment
09:56 Sleep Hygiene
12:03: What You Consume
15:20 Let's Recap

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25min
November 22, 2025 Cognitive Decline Is A Choice—Here’s How You Opt Out.
Alzheimer’s is optional. Yes, optional.
Cognitive decline is not an inevitable part of aging.
Your body is sounding the alarm long before a memory test catches it. The mainstream system just isn’t listening.
Dr. Bredesen shares the exact protocol that's showing unprecedented results in clinical trials - helping patients reverse cognitive decline and restore brain function.
This isn't wishful thinking - it's backed by published research and real patient outcomes. The future of brain health isn't in a pill that slows decline - it's in addressing the root causes BEFORE symptoms begin.
Alzheimer’s prevention is real. Your brain health is too important to leave to chance.
Watch now to discover how you can protect your most valuable asset - your mind.
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[00:00:00] Alzheimer’s is becoming optional
[00:07:00] Root causes of cognitive decline
[00:10:00] Toxins and mold exposure
[00:14:00] Blood biomarkers explained
[00:42:00] Introduction to “The Ageless Brain”

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November 20, 2025 Your Story Is Data: Why Medical Studies Don’t Always Apply to You
You walk into your doctor's office with a clear pattern-"Every time I eat this, this happens"-and you're told it doesn't align with the studies. Your experience gets labeled "anecdotal" and dismissed as irrelevant.
But what if your story isn't just valid…what if it's actually data?
Most people are never taught that medical studies describe populations, not individuals. In this episode, I break down why studies are essential for modern medicine-but also why it fails to capture the full reality of your lived experience. If you’ve ever had “normal labs” but an abnormal life, or you’ve been told “that doesn’t make sense,” this episode is going to make everything click.
This isn’t anti-science-this is science completed. And it’s how we end medical gaslighting one person at a time.
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Chapters:
00:00 – Why Studies Don’t Always Account for You
01:12 – What “N” Means in Research
02:30 – Why Large-N Studies Matter
04:08 – The Limits of Population Averages
05:20 – When “Normal” Doesn’t Mean You’re Well
06:40 – How Medical Gaslighting Happens (Without Malice)
08:00 – Introducing N-of-1 (Your Personal Data)
09:15 – Real-World Examples of N=1 Data
10:30 – “Insufficient Evidence” vs. “No Effect”
12:00 – Large N + N=1: Why We Need Both
13:10 – How to Use N=1 in Daily Life
14:30 – Practical Tracking (2–4 Variables Only)
15:40 – How to Run Your Own Mini-Experiment
17:00 – What to Do If Your Experiment “Fails”
17:45 – The Emotional Side: Rebuilding Self-Trust
18:40 – How to Talk to Your Clinician with Your Data
19:45 – When Your Provider Dismisses Your Logs
20:30 – A Note for Clinicians: Integrating N=1
21:20 – Final Takeaway: You Are a Data Source

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29min
November 18, 2025 Why Fasting, Cold Plunges & Exercise Actually Work: Hormesis Explained
Chronic stress can wreck you; but the right amount can actually make you stronger.
With returning guest Dr. Eleanor Stein, we break down a framework you can start today: cold exposure, heat exposure, movement you can sustain, light, and metabolic switching. Get the dose right, protect recovery, and mitochondria ramp, brain pathways recalibrate, and resilience climbs.
Too much stress burns you out. No stress leaves you unprepared. Capacity lives in the cycle.
If you’re done with extremes and gimmicks, this conversation gives you a practical starting point.
Want to know more about Hormesis? Check this out: eleanorsteinmd.ca/dr-e-hormesis
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Chapters
[00:00:27] Neuroplasticity recap
[00:04:12] Imaging pitfalls
[00:22:08] Hormesis keys
[00:35:11] Metabolic switching
[00:46:46] Red/IR light
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