What if chronic illness isn't caused by the infection everyone is trying to eliminate? On this episode of The Longevity Formula, Dr. Brandon Crawford sits down with physician, bestselling author, and chronic illness expert Dr. Bill Rawls, MD, to challenge one of modern medicine's core assumptions: that killing the pathogen is the path to recovery.

After his own collapse from Lyme disease, mold exposure, and burnout, Dr. Rawls abandoned symptom-chasing medicine to study cellular health, impaired autophagy, and what he calls "terrain." He explains why Lyme, long COVID, autoimmune disease, mold illness, and fibromyalgia may all trace back to the same broken mechanism.

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Dr. Brandon Crawford, DC, FIBFN-CND, welcomes his most-featured guest, integrative psychologist Dr. Jeri LaVigne, EdD, PhD, for a fourth conversation built on three and a half years and more than 750 regenerative procedures performed side by side.

Dr. LaVigne, herself a traumatic brain injury survivor who turned to functional neurology after conventional medicine dismissed her symptoms, explains why regeneration depends on "favorable conditions" — you can't plant a crop in damaged soil and expect it to thrive.

Past Episodes with Dr. Jeri LaVigne:

The Longevity Formula – Episode 005

The Longevity Formula – Episode 025

The Longevity Formula – Episode 026

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What do a brainstem tumor in a charity hospital, a quiet attack unfolding on the Bitcoin blockchain, and the accelerating collapse of Earth's magnetic field have in common? According to Dr. Jack Kruse — neurosurgeon, quantum biology pioneer, and one of the most polarizing voices in both medicine and Bitcoin — they're the same problem, showing up in different domains.

In this episode, Dr. Brandon Crawford sits down with Dr. Kruse for a conversation that moves from the laws of thermodynamics through the architecture of the Bitcoin block wars and into one of the most urgent questions in Brandon's own clinic: why is he seeing more autism, dementia, and neurodegeneration in Texas than ever before? Dr. Kruse's answer is not what most clinicians — or most Bitcoiners — are prepared to hear.

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In 1985, three scientists at Rice University discovered a carbon molecule so structurally perfect it eventually earned them the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. What nobody anticipated was what would happen when researchers gave it to rats — a 90% extension in lifespan, the longest longevity result ever recorded in mammalian history.

Chris Burres has been manufacturing this molecule since 1991, five years before the Nobel Prize was awarded. He joins Dr. Brandon Crawford to break down how ESS60 (Carbon 60) works at the mitochondrial level, why it functions as a buffering oxidative stress system rather than a conventional antioxidant, and what the growing clinical evidence suggests about its effects on sleep, inflammation, cognition, and long-term healthspan.‍

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What if your body has already been sending distress signals for years — signals your doctor's standard tests were never designed to catch?

Dr. Brandon Crawford sits down with Dr. Adrijana Kekic — longevity pharmacist, Futurome founder, and one of the nation's first pharmacogenomic clinical pharmacy specialists — to explore multiomics: the systems biology revolution that turns your cells into a real-time dashboard for your health. Dr. Kekic also unpacks cellular drift, the quiet erosion of your cells' ability to intelligently respond to their environment, and why detecting it early is the entire game in longevity medicine.

Resources:

Futurome Longevity Quiz

Dr. Adrijana Kekic on Substack

Geneva College of Longevity Sciences

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What if your toilet could detect cancer before your doctor can? Scott Hickle, co-founder and CEO of Throne Science, joins Dr. Brandon Crawford to introduce a clip-on smart toilet device that silently turns every bathroom visit into a continuous health monitoring session. No behavior change required. No sample collection. Just data, automatically, every single day. Throne tracks four core biomarker categories in real time: functional gut health, hydration status, bathroom behavior patterns, and prostate health for men, delivering the longitudinal surveillance that a single gut test or annual bloodwork simply cannot.

Dr. Crawford and Scott unpack the gut-brain connection, the failure of patient recall in clinical gut health, why GLP-1 drugs and opioids demand far more gut monitoring than they currently receive, and how Throne's upcoming microscopic blood detection capability could become the first continuous cancer screening device ever built. Real user stories, hard data, and a conversation about what becomes possible when the last dark zone of human health data finally comes into the light.

Resources:

Use code DRCRAWFORD for 20% off at Throne Science

Follow Throne Science on all platforms – @thronescience

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What happens when an elite athlete realizes that physical power is only one small part of the human experience? Performance icon Gabby Reece reveals the truth about emotional resilience, the communication systems that anchor her 30-year relationship, why modern tech is a "beast" rotting our focus, and the high-performance secret found in surrendering control.

Gabby Reece joins Dr. Brandon Crawford to bridge the gap between performance culture and health culture. They unpack how she evolved from chasing physical dominance to cultivating spiritual surrender and relational integrity, offering a roadmap for high-demand humans who want to show up as better spouses, parents, and leaders.

Resources:

‍Breathe by James Nestor‍

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson‍

The CHEK Institute (Paul Chek)‍

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon‍

Dr. Stacy Sims

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What if your bleeding gums are silently damaging your heart and brain? NYU professor and medical pioneer Dr. Jonathan Levine reveals the truth about the oral-systemic superhighway, how mouth bacteria trigger Alzheimer’s, the "small jaw" epidemic sabotaging your sleep, and his 3-minute routine for ultimate longevity!

Dr. Jonathan Levine is a world-renowned prosthodontist, NYU clinical professor, and inventor with over 29 patents. He is the founder of GLO Science and a leading pioneer in oral-systemic medicine, dedicated to bridging the gap between dental health and longevity.

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Dr. Brandon Crawford welcomes Greyson Ghali, a non-speaking 8-year-old who uses a spelling board to communicate. This conversation pulls back the curtain on the "brain-body disconnect," the reality of apraxia, and the extraordinary intuitive abilities that non-speaking individuals often possess.

Greyson was initially labeled with "intellectual impairment," a diagnosis his parents now realize was a mistake caused by testing methods that rely on motor skills rather than cognitive ability. Through the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM), Greyson found his voice at age 4, proving he was already literate and excelling in advanced subjects like World War II history and chemistry. The episode also touches on the "unexplainable," including Greyson’s ability to "visit" Dr. Crawford in a dream and his mastery over physical electronics using his mind.

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After hitting a 120-pound "lowest point" at age 26 and facing emergency colon surgery, Dane Johnson explains how the failure of conventional medicine became the necessary curriculum for his transformation from a bedridden patient into a man on a mission. Alongside Dr. Crawford, he discusses the dangers of "Magic Protocol Syndrome" and the vital necessity of transitioning from a victim to the CEO of your own health. A key takeaway is that shifting your internal identity must occur before you can truly change your biology, as healing requires divorcing yourself from standard Western medical thinking to build a customized, evolving lifestyle.

The conversation further explores the neurobiology of gratitude, emphasizing that you must "get happy before you get healthy" to move the body out of a sympathetic stress state. This shift allows the parasympathetic system to begin repairing the gut, a process Dane supports through his "SHIELD" acronym and the concept of "Food Philosophy," which involves assessing dietary risks in real-time. Ultimately, the episode reveals that the discipline required to heal a chronic illness is the exact same foundation needed for extraordinary success in life, proving that growth—whether in health or business—is a lifelong journey of seeking 1% improvements every day.

Resources

Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins

Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza

Supergut by Dr. William Davis

The Maker's Diet by Jordan Rubin

Breaking the Vicious Cycle (SCD - Specific Carbohydrate Diet) by Elaine Gottschall

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