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11/16/2025

Artificial light at night wrecks your biology.

It hijacks your sleep.
It spikes your blood sugar.
It scrambles your immune system.
It throws your hormones off a cliff.

And then we all sit around wondering why everyone is exhausted, inflamed, anxious, and “mysteriously” unwell.

This isn’t complicated.
Your body was built for sunrise and sunset — not LED chaos at midnight.

If you want the full breakdown of how light is driving modern autoimmunity (and what to do tonight to fix it) — comment TRUTH and I’ll send you my Substack article, Light Therapy for Autoimmunity.

11/16/2025

Endometriosis doesn’t just “show up.”

There’s always a reason the body shifts into that level of pain and dysfunction — and that’s where real medicine begins.

When I look at a case, I’m asking:
What *inside the body* is driving this abnormal physiology?

What toxins, stressors, or imbalances are keeping the system inflamed?

And what can we remove so the body can function the way God designed?

Detoxification matters.
Sauna, targeted supplements, and restoring healthy biochemistry — this is how we actually move the needle and get women feeling better for good.

And yes, bioidentical hormones can help manage some of the damage…
But root-cause healing always comes first.

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11/15/2025

Because light is medicine.
It’s information.
It’s the original reset button your body was designed to respond to.

When your light environment is off, everything downstream slips: circadian rhythm, hormones, metabolism, and the immune system you’re trying to calm.

And no supplement can compete with that.
No medication can mimic it.

But when you restore your light exposure — morning sun, grounded time outdoors, real darkness at night — you give your body the signals it needs to repair, regulate, and finally get out of survival mode.

This is why every one of my autoimmune patients starts here.
Not with another detox… but with light.

Comment “truth” for my Substack article on Light Therapy for Autoimmunity.

11/15/2025

You tried to heal your autoimmune disease the “natural” way.

You cut out gluten.
Then grains.
Then plants.
Then meat.

You went full carnivore, then low histamine, then AIP… and somehow felt worse.

You detoxed mold.
You chased parasites.
You did liver flushes, coffee enemas, ozone, lymphatic drainage, IVs, castor oil packs, red light, and rebounding.
You took so many supplements your cabinets look like a functional medicine aisle exploded.

And for a while… some of it helped.
But the symptoms always came back.

The fatigue that makes simple tasks feel impossible.
The bloating after everything you eat.
The brain fog that makes you lose your train of thought mid-sentence.
The joint pain that doesn’t match your labs.
The creeping fear that your body is fighting you — and nobody knows why.

But you are not crazy.
You are not broken.
And this is not your fault.

You’ve just been given the wrong map.

When we teach patients to look beyond diet and detox and start identifying the real drivers of immune dysfunction — light, minerals, environment, nervous system load — that’s when healing actually begins.

You don’t need more hacks.
You need to understand your body.
And we’ll show you how.

Comment APPLY to work with my team and finally get a plan that makes sense.

11/14/2025

When David Schmidt said this, it stopped me in my tracks.

His hypothesis?
That light may be a bridge — a connection point — between the physical body and something deeper… the energetic or even spiritual side of being human.

It’s a bold idea, but it makes sense when you understand how much of our biology is driven by light signals… not chemicals.

Light tells your cells when to repair.
Light sets your hormones.
Light drives your energy, your mood, your metabolism.

It’s information.
It’s communication.
It’s design.

And when you start thinking about light that way, everything changes.

If you want to see the daily light-based tool I personally use and recommend to everyone, comment PATCH and I’ll send it to you.

11/13/2025

There’s a part of your health almost no doctor is checking — and it’s the part that determines whether you stay well… or slowly drift toward autoimmune disease, fatigue, inflammation, and early aging without realizing it.

Most people walk around with silent imbalances for years before anything shows up on a standard panel.

Not because they’re “fine”…
But because no one ordered the labs that actually tell the truth.

That’s what I’ve been working on behind the scenes.

A way to see the real story early — long before symptoms force you to pay attention.
A way to understand whether your body is repairing, or quietly breaking down.

If you care about staying ahead of your health instead of reacting to it, you’re going to want what I’m releasing next week.

Make sure you’re subscribed — I’m dropping it on Substack first.

Comment TRUTH and I’ll send you the link!

11/13/2025

And no — these symptoms aren’t “just stress,” “just aging,” or “just life.”
They’re warning lights.
And they’re telling you your environment is making you sick.

1️⃣ Waking up more tired than when you went to bed
You go to bed early, eat clean, cut caffeine… and still wake up foggy and drained.
That’s not “being busy.” That’s environmental stress hammering your nervous system.

2️⃣ Random aches and pains
Stiff joints, sudden muscle twinges, weird nerve zaps.
Not from “sleeping wrong.” It’s your immune system sounding the alarm.

3️⃣ Digestive issues that flare out of nowhere
Bloating, reflux, nausea, constipation — then back to “normal.”
A “sensitive stomach” doesn’t exist. Something in your environment is irritating you.

I see these patterns in almost every autoimmune patient I work with.
And the common denominator?

Their environment.

You spend 90% of your life indoors — breathing stale air, mold spores, chemicals, VOCs, and sitting under artificial light that disrupts the circadian rhythm your immune system depends on.

You can’t out-supplement this.
You can’t out-medicate this.

If the building is sick… your body will stay sick.

This is Sick Building Syndrome — one of the most ignored, under-diagnosed drivers of autoimmune disease.

Most doctors never test for it.
Many don’t even know it exists.
And until you fix it, everything else you try will only work halfway.

That’s why I wrote the article:
“Sick Building Syndrome: The Invisible Force Driving Autoimmune Disease.”

Inside, you’ll learn:
– How your home or workplace may be sabotaging your healing
– The hidden toxins wrecking your mitochondria and immune system
– Why your “mystery symptoms” aren’t random
– The first steps to clean up your environment so your body can finally recover

If you’re tired of flares, fear, and being dismissed, you need to read it.

Comment “truth” and I’ll send you the article.

Stop accepting “just stress.”
It’s time to uncover the real root.

11/12/2025

Most people are on a statin and have no idea this risk even exists.

A surprising number of autoimmune cases are actually drug-induced.

When a patient walks in with new autoimmune symptoms, I don’t just look at diet or stress — I dig into their medication history. Because yes, certain cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins) have been linked to triggering immune dysfunction.

Here’s what’s wild:
Roughly 35% of U.S. adults aged 40+ take a statin. That’s tens of millions of people who may have never been told this connection even exists.

And when the drug is the trigger?
Symptoms can start to improve within weeks of stopping it — not years or decades like typical autoimmune conditions.

That’s root-cause medicine.
That’s what patients deserve.

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11/12/2025

Most people don’t realize this…
A portion of autoimmune disease is actually drug-induced.

When a patient comes to me with new autoimmune symptoms, I’m looking closely at their medication history. Some common drugs — including certain cholesterol-lowering medications — are associated with autoimmune reactions in the scientific literature.

And here’s the wild part:
When the drug is the trigger, symptoms can start to improve within weeks of stopping it.

That’s a very different picture from autoimmune diseases that linger for years or decades, even with aggressive treatment.

So when I see this pattern?
My first move is to discontinue every unnecessary medication and supplement.
If there’s still a need for support, we look for options in a different drug class — or a targeted supplement that can accomplish the same goal without the immune disruption.

This is root-cause medicine.
This is what patients deserve.

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11/11/2025

Artificial light at night is one of the most overlooked drivers of autoimmune flare-ups — and most people have no idea it’s sabotaging them.

I see this every week in my patients.
You can fix your diet.
You can take every supplement.
But if you’re bathing your eyes and skin in blue light at 10 p.m., you’re sending your immune system the wrong signal.

Your body was never designed for LEDs, screens, and bright indoor lights after sunset.
It was designed for darkness… and the predictable rhythm that comes with it.

When that rhythm breaks, inflammation rises, hormones misfire, and the whole system becomes more reactive.
It’s not “just bad sleep.”
It’s a mismatch between your biology and your environment — and that mismatch fuels autoimmunity.

If you want the full breakdown, comment TRUTH and I’ll send you my Substack article titled “UV Light Therapy for Autoimmunity.”

11/11/2025

When I started running mineral testing on myself, I wasn’t chasing a detox or looking for a miracle — I just wanted to make sure I could ethically recommend these protocols to my patients.

So I did exactly what I ask my patients to do:
I ran the tests every quarter.
I followed the protocols exactly.
I lived the process.

And what happened over the next year completely changed how I practice medicine.

My energy, focus, mood, and overall vitality today compared to five years ago is unbelievable. When I look back on residency and medical school, I honestly wonder how I survived them. I was exhausted, wired at night, and constantly running on empty.

Now I feel sharper, calmer, and stronger — like my body is finally working with me instead of against me.
That’s what happens when you restore mineral balance and give your cells what they actually need to repair.

This isn’t about taking random supplements.
It’s about testing, tracking, and personalizing your protocol using HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) — the same tool I now consider foundational in autoimmune recovery.

I’m passionate about this because I’ve lived it.
And I want you to experience what it feels like to actually feel alive again.

If you want to understand the real root causes behind autoimmunity — and the labs I consider essential — comment TESTING and I’ll send you the list of must-have tests I use in my practice.

11/10/2025

⚡️ You finally bought that shiny new electric car… but not long after, your health took a turn.

Fatigue. Brain fog. Autoimmune symptoms you can’t explain.

Here’s what no one tells you:
EVs run on massive batteries and motors that generate continuous electromagnetic fields (E*Fs). Yes, they’re “within safety limits” according to regulators… but what happens if you’re already dealing with inflammation, autoimmunity, or a nervous system on edge?

I’ve seen it with patients—some feel worse the moment they switch to an EV.

It’s not the car itself, it’s the invisible environment inside it. Hours of exposure stacked on top of the WiFi, Bluetooth, and 5G you’re already surrounded by.

If you’ve ever wondered why your symptoms got worse after your new car, it might not be coincidence.

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