Medical Disruptor™ by Dr. E

Dr. Efrat LaMandre PhD, FNP-C
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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.

  1. 1D AGO

    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 function, and longevity. The problem is that fasting and strict keto aren't realistic for most people, so the question is: Is there actually a way to get the benefits of ketones without giving up food? That's exactly what my guest this week on the Medical Disruptor set out to answer. Dr. Latt Mansor earned his PhD in metabolism from Oxford and is the lead scientist behind Ketone-IQ, a ketone-based drink that gives the body the same fuel source you'd typically only access through fasting. In this episode of The Medical Disruptor, we're going deep on how ketones work, why your metabolism may be the missing piece in your health story, and how to use ketosis to take your energy, focus, and longevity to the next level. I cover what ketones really are and why your brain and heart love them, the science behind intermittent fasting, paleo, and ketogenic diets, and why so many women are told their fatigue and brain fog are "normal" when their metabolism is actually the root cause. We get into how exogenous ketones work, who they're for, and practical ways to use them without overhauling your entire life. If you've been medically gaslit about your energy, your weight, or your metabolic health and told everything looks "fine," this conversation is going to give you a completely different lens. You don't have to fast to feel better. You just need the right information, and that's what we're here for. Get your ketones here → https://ketone.com/disruptor Want more practical health tips? Join my newsletter! https://freechapter.lpages.co/newsletter-opt-in/ Check us out on social media: https://www.instagram.com/drefratlamandre https://www.facebook.com/drefratlamandre https://www.tiktok.com/@drefratlamandre #functionalmedicine #drefratlamandre #medicaldisruptor  #NPwithaPHD #nursepractitioner #medicalgaslighting Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 03:49 - The $6M Military Study 05:23 - Latt's Personal Transformation 13:30 - What Is Ketosis 15:13 - Why the Brain Loves Ketones 20:47 - What Are Exogenous Ketones 25:17 - Ketones & Heart Failure 29:13 - Ketones & Alzheimer's 33:46 - Exogenous Ketones vs Keto Diet 36:17 - Ketones & Insulin Resistance 39:33 - What Medicine Needs to Change Guest Links: FB: https://www.facebook.com/latt.shahril.mansor IG: https://www.instagram.com/lattmansor/ Website:www.ketone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    43 min

  2. 6D AGO

    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 of effort or discipline, actually a biological process influenced by multiple factors at once. I walk through four of the most important ones: food quality, insulin signaling, the microbiome, and mitochondrial function. I also get into why the "calories in, calories out" model doesn't account for how differently your body processes various foods, and why nutrigenomics, the study of how food communicates with your genes, changes the way we should be thinking about nutrition entirely. We also talk about Akkermansia, a gut bacterium that's showing up more and more in metabolism research, and the role of polyphenol-rich foods in supporting it. The episode closes with a practical checklist you can actually use: healthy fats, eating a wide variety of colorful plants, reducing refined sugar and flour, incorporating intentional movement, targeted nutrients, and consistent sleep. The goal of this conversation is less blame, more clarity. Fewer generalizations that leave people feeling stuck or at fault for something that has a real biological explanation. Want more practical health tips? Join my newsletter! https://freechapter.lpages.co/newsletter-opt-in/ Check us out on social media: https://www.instagram.com/drefratlamandre https://www.facebook.com/drefratlamandre https://www.tiktok.com/@drefratlamandre #functionalmedicine #drefratlamandre #medicaldisruptor  #NPwithaPHD #nursepractitioner #medicalgaslighting Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:30 What Metabolism Actually Is 03:30 Why Calories In/Out Doesn't Work 05:30 Food Quality as Information 08:00 Insulin, Microbiome & Mitochondria 12:00 What To Actually Do 14:30 Closing Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    17 min

  3. APR 28

    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 medical gaslighting in one of its most systemic forms. In this episode of the Medical Disruptor Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Ellie Campbell, a family medicine physician with thirty years of clinical experience and advanced training in oral systemic health.  Together, we trace back a structural gap in medicine that has been in place since 1840, the year dentistry was formally separated from the rest of the body. Two separate schools, two separate licensing boards, two separate clinical vocabularies. The result is a system where your cardiologist and your periodontist may never speak to each other, and where the source of your chronic inflammation can go completely undetected. This is one of the clearest examples of medical gaslighting that does not announce itself. Nobody tells you your symptoms are in your head. The information is simply never connected, bleeding gums get minimized, root canals are cleared without a conversation about downstream effects. The bacteria move and the inflammation builds.  And the standard workup catches none of it. When the system was never designed to look for something, it will never find it. And when it never finds it, it stops asking.  The gap is real, and it is medical gaslighting. Want more practical health tips? Join my newsletter! https://freechapter.lpages.co/newsletter-opt-in/ Check us out on social media: https://www.instagram.com/drefratlamandre https://www.facebook.com/drefratlamandre https://www.tiktok.com/@drefratlamandre #functionalmedicine #drefratlamandre #medicaldisruptor #NPwithaPHD #nursepractitioner #medicalgaslighting Chapters 0:00 – Introduction 1:11 – The patient who changed her career 6:00 – "Heart attacks are optional" 8:10 – Why basic cholesterol panels aren't enough 12:00 – The oral microbiome explained 15:26 – Mouth bacteria travel to the heart & brain 19:54 – Xylitol pregnancy tip 22:11 – The truth about root canals 29:00 – The "Fire Panel" — 3 blood tests for hidden dental inflammation Guest Links: FB: https://www.facebook.com/campbellfamilymed IG: @campbellfamilymedicine YT: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=campbell+family+medicine Website: www.campbellfamilymedicine.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Pressure-BluePrint-Defeating-Hypertension-ebook/dp/B0CKC8347D Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    38 min

  4. APR 23

    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 down adrenal fatigue, what it really is, why conventional medicine does not always recognize it, and why that does not mean what you are experiencing is not real. I cover the physiology of cortisol and how your stress response system is supposed to work, what happens when years of chronic pressure start to disrupt that rhythm, and why most standard workups are not designed to catch this pattern. This is not about blaming your lifestyle or telling you to try harder. It is about understanding what is actually happening in your body. What we cover: -The four main stages of adrenal dysregulation and how to identify which one fits your experience -What cortisol testing actually tells you versus what it misses -Why "normal" labs can coexist with very real, very disruptive symptoms -Practical steps to start rebuilding your system with or without a formal diagnosis If you have spent months or years being dismissed while your body keeps telling a different story, this episode gives you the language and the framework to finally make sense of it. Want more practical health tips? Join my newsletter! https://freechapter.lpages.co/newsletter-opt-in/ Check us out on social media: https://www.instagram.com/drefratlamandre https://www.facebook.com/drefratlamandre https://www.tiktok.com/@drefratlamandre #functionalmedicine #drefratlamandre #medicaldisruptor #NPwithaPHD #nursepractitioner #medicalgaslighting Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:45 What Is Adrenal Fatigue? 2:00 The Physiology (Cortisol Explained) 4:00 Why Doctors Don't Recognize It 5:15 How to Know If You Have It 7:00 The 4 Stages 11:00 How to Fix It 14:30 Recap & Next Steps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    15 min

  5. APR 21

    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 Hartman, triple board-certified physician and author of Uncurable, sits down with Dr. E to talk about the patients medicine labels hopeless, the diagnoses that function as a dead end instead of a starting point, and the moment his own family became the case conventional medicine had no answer for. His adopted daughter was given a prognosis medicine considered final. Two decades later, she has had zero surgeries. The average child with her diagnosis has had thirteen. In this conversation, Dr. Hartman connects medical gaslighting directly to the blind spots built into clinical training, breaks down why uncurable is often just the system's word for the edge of its toolbox, and walks through the diagnostic territory that root-cause medicine is willing to explore when conventional care has stopped asking questions. From gut dysfunction and environmental toxins to low-dose naltrexone and fatty acid analysis, this episode covers what gets left behind when the algorithm runs out. Want more practical health tips? Join my newsletter! https://freechapter.lpages.co/newsletter-opt-in/ Check us out on social media: https://www.instagram.com/drefratlamandre https://www.facebook.com/drefratlamandre https://www.tiktok.com/@drefratlamandre #functionalmedicine #drefratlamandre #medicaldisruptor #NPwithaPHD #nursepractitioner #medicalgaslighting Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:37 His Daughter's Impossible Diagnosis 02:34 The Wrong Growth Chart That Changed Everything 05:02 Yeast Overgrowth & Low Dose Naltrexone 09:19 The Book Uncurable 11:17 Why Other Countries Are Ahead in Medicine 14:41 Medicine's Biggest Blind Spots 16:35 The New Food Pyramid 23:15 Your Body Was Made to Self Heal 28:36 50% of Medical Studies Are False 32:53 Final Message - Never Give Up Guest Links: FB: https://www.facebook.com/rvaintegrative IG: https://www.instagram.com/rvaintegrative/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/AaronHartmanMD Website: https://uncurablebook.com/ Website: https://aaronhartmanmd.com/ Website: https://connected-health.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  6. APR 17

    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 on standard labs, the system runs out of tools and patients get left without answers. In this episode, I break down exactly why mold toxicity affects some people and not others, what the multi-system symptom pattern actually looks like, and what testing can actually catch it. I walk you through what type of testing you can ask for, the glutathione challenge prep that makes results more accurate, and how to identify whether your home or office is the source. We also cover the full treatment arc from removing exposure to binders, detox support, and realistic recovery timelines. If you have been searching for information on mold you can trust, this episode is a place to start. Want more practical health tips? Join my newsletter! https://freechapter.lpages.co/newsletter-opt-in/ Check us out on social media: https://www.instagram.com/drefratlamandre https://www.facebook.com/drefratlamandre https://www.tiktok.com/@drefratlamandre #functionalmedicine #drefratlamandre #medicaldisruptor #NPwithaPHD #nursepractitioner #medicalgaslighting Chapters 00:00 The Symptom Everyone Dismisses (Big Mistake) 01:05 This Isn’t Just Allergies… 02:15 Mold vs Allergies – What Doctors Miss 03:05 Why Some People Get Sick (And Others Don’t) 04:20 The Hidden Exposure Making You Worse 05:10 The Weird Symptoms That Don’t Make Sense 07:00 These Red Flags Should NOT Be Ignored 08:10 When Mold Might Be the Missing Piece 09:10 Don’t Skip This Step (Start Here First) 10:05 The Moment to Take Mold Seriously 11:10 The Test That Can Actually Confirm It 12:40 How to Avoid a False Negative 14:05 What Happens If You Test Positive 15:00 Where Mold Is Hiding in Your Life 16:00 The First Step to Getting Better Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    17 min

  7. APR 15

    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 neurologist with nearly two decades of conventional practice, he watched the same patients cycle through the same appointments, collect the same normal results, and leave with the same antidepressants while their brains quietly declined. In this episode, we dig into why memory loss and cognitive decline are routinely dismissed as depression or stress, how pharmaceutical money shapes what neurologists are taught, and why a clinically supported brain treatment called transcranial magnetic stimulation stays hidden from the patients who need it most. This is the conversation your neurologist was never trained to have with you. What we cover: -Why early dementia is so often misdiagnosed as depression or anxiety -How pharmaceutical influence quietly shapes neurology training -What TMS is and what decades of evidence actually show -Why most TMS clinics are cutting corners and how to spot one that is not -The six questions every patient should ask before starting treatment -Why the window for early intervention matters more than most doctors admit Want more practical health tips? Join my newsletter! https://freechapter.lpages.co/newsletter-opt-in/ Check us out on social media: https://www.instagram.com/drefratlamandre https://www.facebook.com/drefratlamandre https://www.tiktok.com/@drefratlamandre #functionalmedicine #drefratlamandre #medicaldisruptor #NPwithaPHD #nursepractitioner #medicalgaslighting Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:11 When guidelines stop working: frustration inside the system 06:46 Why antidepressants work less than you think 10:14 What is transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) 13:23 How TMS works inside the brain without chemicals 15:03 What TMS is currently FDA approved for 19:44 The young onset dementia case published in clinical neurophysiology 23:08 Why you have never heard of TMS (the marketing problem) 36:21 What a proper TMS protocol actually looks like 49:13 What clinicians should read to get started 53:57 What conditions TMS can treat Guest Links: FB: https://www.facebook.com/neurospabrain/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/neurospabrain/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/@neurospabrain Website: https://www.youtube.com/@neurospabrain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  8. APR 9

    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 diagnosis of exclusion, which means it gets assigned when the standard workup runs out of ideas, not when someone actually found what is wrong with you. Your pain is real. Your suffering is real. But the label is not the answer, and treating it like one is one of the most common forms of medical gaslighting. In this episode I walk you through what fibromyalgia actually is, how it gets diagnosed, and why the standard treatment approach so often leaves you feeling more dismissed than when they walked in. I also explain the difference between the triggers that started your pain and the drivers keeping your system stuck, and I introduce the concept of pre-disease, which is why so many fibromyalgia patients receive a second diagnosis years later that finally makes everything make sense. You were not imagining it. You were not difficult. You were just seeing doctors who were trained to stop looking once they had something to write in the chart. Want more practical health tips? Join my newsletter! https://freechapter.lpages.co/newsletter-opt-in/ Check us out on social media: https://www.instagram.com/drefratlamandre https://www.facebook.com/drefratlamandre https://www.tiktok.com/@drefratlamandre #functionalmedicine #drefratlamandre #medicaldisruptor #NPwithaPHD #nursepractitioner #medicalgaslighting Chapters 00:00 Why Fibromyalgia May Not Be the Answer You Think It Is 04:30 What Fibromyalgia Actually Is 10:00 How It Gets Diagnosed and Why That Process Is Flawed 17:00 Where Conventional Treatment Falls Short 24:00 Root Causes Worth Investigating When Labs Look Normal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    21 min
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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.

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