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Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E

Dr. Efrat LaMandre PhD, FNP-C
Functional Medicine
Nutrition
Gut Health
Inflammation
Mental Health
Women's Health
Sleep
Insulin Resistance
Heart Disease
Stress Management
Microbiome
Chronic Illness
Menopause
Diet
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Adrenal Fatigue
Toxins
Exercise
Hashimoto's
Detoxification

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... more

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Latest Episodes

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... more

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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... more

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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 inclu... more

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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 ... more

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Recent Guests

Izabella Wentz
Pharmacist, author, and IBS/Hashimoto's expert
Thyroid Pharmacist / IBS author
Episode: What Is Actually Living in Your Gut That Is Making Every Other Symptom Worse ft. Izabella Wentz
Dr. Brittany Henderson
Board-certified endocrinologist who trained at Duke and runs a thyroid-focused practice
Charleston Thyroid Center
Episode: What Your TSH Number Isn't Telling You ft. Dr. Brittany Henderson
Dr. Cassie Smith
Dual board certified endocrinologist; founder of Modern Endocrine and CMO of Renathroid
Modern Endocrine; Renathroid
Episode: The Hormone Myth Everyone Needs to Stop Believing ft. Dr. Cassie Smith
Matt Bernstein
Psychiatrist and founder of Accord
Accord Metabolic Psychiatry
Episode: Why Your Brain Is Starving Even When You Eat ft. Dr. Matt Bernstein
Shawn Javid
Biological dentist; co-founder of Smile Body
Smile Body
Episode: What Is Biological Dentistry? Are Mercury Fillings Toxic? ft. Drs. Ben & Shawn Javid
Ben Javid
Biological dentist; co-founder of Smile Body
Smile Body
Episode: What Is Biological Dentistry? Are Mercury Fillings Toxic? ft. Drs. Ben & Shawn Javid
Ellen Vora
Board-certified psychiatrist, acupuncturist, and author
Ellen Vora MD
Episode: Hormones or Anxiety? How to Tell What's Really Going On ft. Dr. Ellen Vora
Dr. Anil Bajnath
Founder of the Institute for Human Optimization; MD, physician with background in integrative and functional medicine
Institute for Human Optimization
Episode: The Real Reason You're Always Exhausted ft. Dr. Anil Bajnath
Becky Knackstedt
Plastic surgeon at Duke; PhD in inflammation; certified in functional medicine
Duke University; Functional Medicine certification from Cleveland Clinic
Episode: What the Microbiome Has to Do With How You Heal ft Dr. Rebecca Knackstedt

Host

Dr. E.
Host of Medical Disruptor, a practitioner leveraging functional medicine to empower patient-centered care.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 75 ratings
  • Love this podcast and recommend often - but sound quality is tough lately.

    One of my favorite podcasts and I always learn something. Sound quality lately is lacking though. Guests are so much louder than Dr. E.

    I hope you can figure out the issue soon. Keep up the great work!

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    kims4020
    United States8 months ago
  • Dr E has great descriptions and explanations.

    Each Dr E podcast is on my must listen list. Also, they're the correct length for consumption.

    Audible
    2
    Steve
    United States10 months ago
  • Each Dr E podcast is on my must listen list. Also, they're the correct length for consumption.

    Audible
    2
    Steve
    United States10 months ago
  • I need to share - treatment like a miracle, I swear

    Please read this: you must try Suboxone Film (only .5 mg! - tiny dose) and you can live a normal life as I do —- I suffered for years- it is scheduled III (unlike opioids schedule II) and doctors can write it off-label for pain like many many drugs are prescribed. It is generic. Works great with your gabapentin-take 3 hours before you wake up (set alarm, go back to bed or take to sleep pain free). It WILL let you lead a normal life. I tried to go 1 day without it and I was in AGONY. Bless you al... more

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Lisa of Montana
    United Statesa year ago
  • I could listen to her everyday!

    The way Dr. E breaks everything down to make it understandable is appreciated. I’m still trying to learn my body and what it needs to be the best it can be, starting in my 40’s. I love all the different topics and the way she presents it. She is worth your time!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mstaws6
    United Statesa year ago

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Overall high-quality, practical health insights with a patient-centered focus.
Guests are viewed as credible and the discussions are accessible to non-specialists.
Listener feedback often praises clarity and host enthusiasm, though some note sound balance issues.

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What Is Actually Living in Your Gut That Is Making Every Other Symptom Worse ft. Izabella Wentz
Q: What point should a listener consider testing for IBS, especially after trying 'eating clean'?
If symptoms persist beyond three months despite dietary changes, consider functional medicine testing to uncover underlying drivers like dysbiosis, pancreatic enzymes, celiac disease, or infections.
What Is Actually Living in Your Gut That Is Making Every Other Symptom Worse ft. Izabella Wentz
Q: What's the one thing a GI doctor or PCP can do tomorrow in a standard visit that would change outcomes for patients with IBS symptoms?
Have them implement a low additive diet to reduce gut irritants, which has research backing and can make a big difference in IBS/IBD symptoms.
The Hormone Myth Everyone Needs to Stop Believing ft. Dr. Cassie Smith
Q: How does the gut influence hormone action beyond what labs show?
The gut generates and activates hormones, communicates via the vagus nerve, and inflammation driven by gut dysfunction can prevent hormones from entering cells, meaning blood hormone levels don't tell the full story.
The Hormone Myth Everyone Needs to Stop Believing ft. Dr. Cassie Smith
Q: What's one belief about hormone health that medicine needs to dismantle and what would replace it?
Estrogen and hormones do not cause cancer; when hormones are managed correctly and the gut terrain is optimized, they can actually support longevity and reduce disease, shifting focus from simply adjusting labs to addressing metabolism and gut health.
What Is Biological Dentistry? Are Mercury Fillings Toxic? ft. Drs. Ben & Shawn Javid
Q: What belief about mouth-heart health did you feel medicine needs to dismantle, and what would you replace it with?
The belief that mouth health is isolated from the rest of the body should be replaced with the understanding that every tooth is connected to systemic health through energetic pathways and that infections in the mouth can drive conditions elsewhere in the body; this calls for using comprehensive imaging and functional medicine to treat root causes rather than just symptoms.

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Recent guests on Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E include:

1. Izabella Wentz
2. Dr. Brittany Henderson
3. Dr. Cassie Smith
4. Matt Bernstein
5. Shawn Javid
6. Ben Javid
7. Ellen Vora
8. Dr. Anil Bajnath

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