Hosted by the best selling author & founder of the EnergyMD Method, Evan H. Hirsch, MD, the EnergyMD Podcast introduces thought leaders like Alex Howard, Dr. Amie Hornaman, Jodi Cohen, Evan Brand, Dr. Al Danenberg, Dr. Joan Rosenberg, Debora Wayne, Dr. Debi Silber, Dr. Madiha Saeed, Dr. Kasia Kines, Dr. Darin Ingels, JJ Virgin and others to help all those who struggle with low energy, fatigue and Long COVID, and are looking for practical and natural solutions that work. Learn more at https://www.energymdmethod.com
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In this episode, Evan H. Hirsch, MD, speaks with Bella about her experience in the program and how it helped her move forward after years of struggling with low energy, daily headaches, migraines, depression, and the effects of a traumatic brain injury.
Bella shares how her energy returned, how nervous system retraining and meditation became an important part of her journey, and how she regained a sense of confidence and stability in her daily life. Her story is a powerful reminder that healing can open the door to a new chapter and reconnect you with who you are today.
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What Dr. McCullough's Long COVID Protocol Is Missing with Evan H. Hirsch, MD
Episode 223
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 • Duration 07:51
You've probably heard both sides of Dr. McCullough's protocol: some people say it changed their lives, while others say it only helped temporarily. So what's the difference?
Dr. McCullough's protocol has gotten a lot of attention in the Long COVID community, and for good reason. It uses three over-the-counter supplements to clear lingering spike protein from the body, and the research behind it holds up.
In this episode, Evan H. Hirsch, MD explains why the protocol can work, why progress sometimes stalls, and what may be missing from the bigger picture.
In this episode, you'll learn:
• Why the research behind Dr. McCullough's protocol actually holds up
• Why clearing the spike protein often helps at first, then stalls
• The other root causes this protocol never touches: heavy metals, chemicals, mold, and a nervous system stuck in survival mode
• What this looks like in people recovering from Long COVID
• Why relief doesn't last unless you address all of the Toxic 5
Does Levothyroxine Really Cause Cancer? What Dr. Ardis Got Wrong with Evan H. Hirsch, MD
Episode 222
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 • Duration 07:09
The headlines say your thyroid medication might cause cancer. Before you stop taking it, read this.
A 2021 study of over 600,000 people found that long-term levothyroxine users had higher rates of several cancers. That number spread quickly, and for good reason. It sounds alarming. But the study had a critical flaw: it could not separate the effect of the medication from the autoimmune disease that caused people to need it in the first place. In this episode, Evan H. Hirsch, MD breaks down what the research actually found, why Hashimoto's is likely behind the numbers, and what to focus on if you want your health to actually improve.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why the study cannot prove levothyroxine caused the cancer, and what it was actually measuring
How Hashimoto's thyroiditis, not the medication, likely explains the elevated cancer risk
What the study got wrong about who it compared, and why that changes the conclusion
Why switching to natural or desiccated thyroid does not reduce your cancer risk
What drives autoimmune thyroid disease, and what you can actually do about it
Why stopping thyroid medication is not the answer if you want to improve your health
You Tried the Stellate Ganglion Block. Here's Why It Didn't Fully Work with Evan H. Hirsch, MD
Episode 221
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 • Duration 06:55
Only 14% of people who get the stellate ganglion block have lasting relief. The other 86% aren't unlucky. They just weren't told what was still driving the problem.
If you got the SGB, felt better for a few weeks, and then watched the symptoms come back, you are not alone. The block did what it was supposed to do. What it cannot do is remove whatever put your nervous system in overdrive in the first place. In this episode, Evan H. Hirsch, MD breaks down what the research actually shows, why the root causes keep driving symptoms after the block fades, and what it takes for the relief to last.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why the stellate ganglion block relieves symptoms for a while but doesn't fix what started the problem
How the Toxic 5 keep your nervous system locked in fight-or-flight even after the block fades
What a real case shows: two SGB blocks, mold in sinuses, Epstein-Barr reactivation, and the treatment that finally worked
Why getting even a week of relief from SGB is a good sign for your recovery
How to use SGB as one part of a plan, not a standalone fix
00:56 - What the Stellate Ganglion Block Actually Does
01:54 - What the Research Actually Shows
02:51 - The Toxic 5 and What's Still Driving Your Symptoms
03:51 - Real Case: Two Blocks and Still No Lasting Relief
Weight Loss In Menopause: What You're Missing To Feel Like Yourself Again with Maraya Brown
Episode 222
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 • Duration 53:08
When your labs look normal but you still can't lose weight, the missing piece isn't usually more supplements or another protocol. It's often what's happening in your nervous system and how your body responds to years of accumulated stress.
If you're a woman in your 40s or 50s who has optimized everything (sleep, diet, exercise, stress management) and still feel stuck, perimenopause and menopause can look like the finish line. Instead, for many, it becomes the moment when fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog hit differently than before. What most providers miss is that menopause is often a trigger point for long COVID and ME/CFS, and the standard functional medicine approach doesn't always account for what's actually driving the fatigue at this stage of life.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why menopause becomes a trigger point for long COVID and ME/CFS, and what standard functional medicine misses about this transition
How the nervous system's amygdala gets stuck in survival mode after decades of stress, shutting down immunity, digestion, and hormone production simultaneously
The testing approach that includes Dutch Plus hormonal panels, GI mapping, and heavy metal screening
Two practical "switching" techniques you can do anywhere (collarbone points and lip technique) to reset your nervous system out of fight-or-flight
Why releasing the grip on "I have to lose weight" and shifting your identity paradoxically allows the nervous system to relax enough for weight loss to follow
Guest: Maraya Brown is a Yale-trained Certified Nurse Midwife and functional-medicine women's health expert, founder of The Women's Vibrancy Code and host of its globally ranked podcast. She helps ambitious midlife women reclaim their hormones, energy, libido, confidence, and vitality without burning out.
With more than 20 years of clinical experience in federally funded clinics, functional medicine, and international health work in Nicaragua, Ghana, and Haiti, she now supports women worldwide through online programs, courses, retreats, and her podcast. Maraya blends advanced lab testing, personalized nutrition, nervous system regulation, and mindset work to help women restore energy, support hormone health, and feel like themselves again.
How BrainTap Ends Brain Fog, Fatigue, and Poor Sleep with Light and Sound with Patrick Porter, PhD
Episode 219
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 • Duration 57:42
Your brain may be stuck in survival mode. That could be why fatigue, brain fog, and poor sleep refuse to budge no matter what you try.
People with Long COVID, ME/CFS, and chronic fatigue often do everything right: clean up their diet, run labs, try every supplement, and they still don't recover. In this conversation, Patrick Porter, PhD, founder of BrainTap, explains why nervous system regulation may be the piece that keeps getting skipped. We cover how stress recovery, brainwave training, sleep quality, and brain fitness affect energy production, mental clarity, and the body's ability to heal.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why chronic stress is often less of a problem than a lack of recovery
How nervous system dysregulation can keep the body stuck in fight-or-flight mode
The connection between brainwaves, energy production, and brain fog
Why sleep quality matters more than simply spending more hours in bed
How light, sound, and brainwave training are used to support neuroplasticity
Practical strategies that may help improve focus, resilience, recovery, and sleep
Guest: Patrick Porter, PhD is an award-winning author, speaker, and founder of BrainTap, a neuroscience-based platform specializing in brain fitness, neuroplasticity, and brainwave entrainment technology. Backed by 30 plus clinical studies and trusted by over 120,000 users and 3,000 health clinics worldwide, his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and the Joe Rogan Experience.
Using EBOO, Chelation and Stellate Ganglion Blockade to Address Chronic Fatigue with Kyle Hulbert
Episode 218
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 • Duration 54:32
Heavy metals, toxic burden, and nervous system dysfunction may be driving symptoms that standard testing never fully explains.
Kyle Hulbert joins me to discuss the therapies his clinics use most often for people dealing with chronic fatigue, Long COVID, Lyme disease, brain fog, and other complex chronic conditions. We talk about his recovery from chronic mercury toxicity, why heavy metals remain a major focus in his work, and how EBOO, chelation, Procaine IVs, and stellate ganglion blockade fit into a root-cause approach. We also discuss treatment timelines, affordability, and why mindset can influence recovery alongside physical therapies.
In this episode, you'll learn:
How chronic mercury toxicity contributed to Kyle's own health collapse and recovery
Why EBOO and chelation are the most commonly prescribed therapies at his clinics
What EBOO is and how it is designed to support detoxification, oxygenation, and immune regulation
How stellate ganglion blockade and Procaine IVs are used to calm an overactive fight-or-flight response
How treatment plans are personalized based on toxic burden, infections, and other root causes
Guest: Kyle Hulbert is the CEO and co-founder of Longevity Centers of America, a researcher, doctoral candidate, wellness expert, and co-host of the Longevity Unlocked podcast.
The 6 Steps to Addressing Lyme Disease with Tanya Hoebel
Episode 217
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 • Duration 44:35
Lyme disease spent 13 years dismantling Tanya Hoebel's life before she found her way back, and the six steps she used to recover are not what most people expect.
Most providers never look past the surface. Tanya learned that the hard way, and what finally worked was a framework most people in the chronic illness community never get shown.
In this conversation, she walks through the six layers she believes have to be addressed to actually recover: killing pathogens, opening detox pathways, clearing mold and heavy metals, retraining the nervous system, releasing blocked traumas, and doing the emotional work most protocols never mention. If Lyme keeps coming up in your story alongside Long COVID or chronic fatigue, this episode is worth your time.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why standard Lyme tests often come back negative even when Lyme is present
The 6 layers Tanya identifies as non-negotiable for recovery, including the two most people skip
Why detoxification may matter more than killing pathogens, and what happens when you skip it
How physical and emotional trauma can reactivate dormant Lyme or trigger co-infections
Free and low-cost nervous system tools that work even when you are bedridden
Why unresolved blocked traumas and emotional grief can stall recovery even after the physical work is done
Guest: Tanya Hoebel is the host of the podcast Lyme and Beyond with Tanya, where lived experience meets compassion, hope, and empowerment for those navigating Lyme disease and chronic illness. After a 13-year journey from undiagnosed to bedridden to thriving, Tanya turned her personal struggles into a mission to help others feel less alone and more confident in being their own advocates.
Through her podcast and advocacy work, Tanya is passionate about bringing hope, education, and support to the chronic illness community while encouraging others to take charge of their health journey with confidence and resilience.
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13 Ways the Spike Protein Is Keeping You Sick with Evan H. Hirsch, MD
Episode 216
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 • Duration 17:28
Your fatigue, brain fog, and lingering symptoms after COVID may not be random. The spike protein can keep disrupting your body long after the initial infection clears.
Evan H. Hirsch, MD, breaks down 13 distinct mechanisms through which the spike protein continues affecting energy production, immune function, circulation, the gut, and nervous system regulation in people dealing with Long COVID, ME/CFS, and chronic fatigue. This episode also explains why so many people address symptoms one at a time and still plateau, and what the layer underneath the 13 mechanisms actually is.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why the spike protein does not always leave when the infection clears
How microclots block oxygen delivery even when labs look completely normal
The biological explanation for post-exertional malaise and why pushing harder makes it worse
Why 57% of Long COVID clients develop exercise-induced dysautonomia
How gut disruption and serotonin depletion drive fatigue, brain fog, and mood changes
What the Toxic 5 are and why they keep the 13 mechanisms running long after the acute illness is gone
07:52 - Why Treating Symptoms One at a Time Leads to a Plateau
09:34 - The Toxic 5 and the Three-Layer Recovery Model
11:13 - How Heavy Metals and Chemicals Keep the Fire Going
How To Turn Off Anxiety & the Stress Response with Ashley James
Episode 215
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 • Duration 58:38
Living in a constant state of stress can quietly affect energy, digestion, sleep, focus, and recovery.
In this episode, Evan H. Hirsch, MD, sits down with Ashley to talk about anxiety, the fight-or-flight response, and why many people with chronic health issues can get stuck in stress patterns without fully realizing it. Ashley explains how fear-based thinking and spiraling thoughts can intensify physical symptoms, why the body responds to imagined danger as if it were real, and the visualization technique she uses to help calm anxiety in the moment.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why anxiety is a signal that your body is stuck in the stress response
How chronic stress impacts digestion, hormones, energy production, and healing
The difference between anxiety and other emotions
The visualization technique Ashley uses to turn off anxiety in the moment
Why your thoughts and self-talk can increase physical symptoms and panic
How imagining successful outcomes can help retrain the nervous system
Guest: Ashley James is a Holistic Health Coach, Podcaster, Rapid Anxiety Cessation Expert, and passionate whole food plant-based home chef who has been helping clients transform their lives since 2005. A Master Practitioner and Trainer of Neuro-linguistic Programming, she combines powerful mind-body tools with deeply researched holistic protocols to create lasting change.
After reversing her own type 2 diabetes, PCOS, infertility, chronic infections, and debilitating adrenal fatigue, Ashley founded the Learn True Health with Ashley James podcast in 2016 to share what truly works. Her mission is to show you that you do not have to suffer and that your body can heal when you remove what harms it and give it what it needs.
Please note that any information in this episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.
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