Dr. Eleanor Stein Podcast
On the Dr. Eleanor Stein Podcast, you will hear long-form interviews with clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience of diseases that tend to fall between the cracks of our medical system—including myalgic encephalomyelitis, fibromyalgia, environmental sensitivities, chronic pain, and long COVID. Your host, Dr. Eleanor (Ellie) Stein, is a published medical doctor and psychiatrist with 25 years of clinical experience and over 36 years of personal lived experience with complex chronic diseases. She founded the first and only multidisciplinary team in Canada to provide objective medical tests for people with complex chronic diseases. Since retiring from medical practice, Dr. Stein continues to serve as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Calgary and is currently co-PI on a clinical trial of a mind-body therapy for ME and long COVID. The good news is that she now has time to unleash her passion for learning. She is uncovering new research in mitochondrial function, neuroplasticity, hormesis, quantum biology, longevity and more. She translates these paradigm-shifting and potentially life-changing discoveries for you on her podcast and in her membership, Live with Dr. Stein! Dr. Stein and her guests share research-based, no-to-low-cost strategies to help people get their lives back. Launched in 2025, the podcast is available on YouTube and on all major podcast platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and more. "I spent the day driving today and listened to about six hours' worth of previous episodes (of Dr. Eleanor Stein's Podcast). So glad I did. Very high-quality content and a great variety of guests 🙂" - Dr. Richard Nahas, MD.
Episodes
For people living with ME, CFS, and other complex chronic illnesses, repeatedly failing to achieve your health goals can feel discouraging, especially when fatigue, post-exertional malaise, pain, or unpredictable symptoms get in the way.
In this conversation, Dr. Eleanor Stein speaks with pharmacist and coach Amy Behimer about why goals fail and how to make them realistic, compassionate, and achievable. Amy explains why willpower i...
Neuroscientist Alex Jinich-Diamant discusses his groundbreaking research on Joe Dispenza’s meditation retreats, revealing how intensive mindfulness triggers profound biological shifts in 7 days. His study at the University of California, San Diego, used advanced imaging and blood analysis to track neural and molecular changes before and after a week-long Dispenza retreat. For those with chronic illnesses like ME/CFS, th...
In this episode, Dr. Eleanor Stein talks with disability lawyer Sivan Tumarkin to pull back the curtain on the long-term disability (LTD) industry. They explore why insurance companies frequently deny claims for "invisible" illnesses like ME/CFS and fibromyalgia, often citing a lack of "objective evidence." Tumarkin exposes common insurance tactics, including biased "independent" medical exams and social media surveillance. Listene...
In this episode, Dr. Eleanor Stein welcomes Dr. Evan Hirsch, the "Energy MD," who shares his journey from a five-year battle with CFS to helping others recover. Dr. Hirsch introduces his "Toxic Five" framework: heavy metals, chemicals, mold, infections, and nervous system dysfunction, as the true root causes of fatigue. He controversially argues against extensive testing, citing its inaccuracy and th...
In Part 2 of this conversation, Dr. Eleanor Stein and Quantum Dentist Dr. Jalal Khan move from theory to practice, exploring how the invisible forces of light, water, and magnetism dictate our health. Dr. Khan reveals the hidden dangers of modern living—specifically artificial blue light and non-native electromagnetic fields and their surprising role in disrupting orofacial growth and mitochond...
Could your mouth be contributing to fatigue, pain, poor sleep, or nervous system stress in ways you least expect? In this episode, Dr. Eleanor Stein speaks with quantum dentist Jalal Khan about the overlooked links between oral health and chronic illness. Dr. Khan explains how teeth, jaw structure, tongue position, breathing, cranial rhythm, light exposure, water, mitochondria, and environmental stre...
This podcast episode explores the transformative role of neuroplasticity in treating chronic illness, featuring psychotherapist Daniel Lyman and host Dr. Eleanor Stein. Lyman, a specialist in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), details how the brain can "learn" to maintain symptoms like chronic pain, fatigue and brain fog even after physical healing.
The discussion centers on distinguishing between structural damage and neurop...
In this podcast episode, Dr. Eleanor Stein interviews Dr. Richard Nahas, a leader in integrative and regenerative medicine, about the "forgotten" field of Neural Therapy. They discuss how physical scars, past injuries, and dental issues can create "blockages" in the nervous system that...
In this conversation, Dr. Klaus Wirth, a medical doctor and pharmacologist introduces his elegant integrative theory about the underlying causes of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).
He details how a loss of homeostasis affects blood flow, blood volume, sodium and calcium regulation and even damages mitochondria. The resulting dec...
Join vascular surgeon Dr. Robert Hacker and me discussing the often-overlooked world of vascular compression syndromes. Dr. Hacker explains how anatomical variations in which an artery compresses a vein against bone can trigger complex chronic illnesses like POTS, pelvic congestion syndrome, and nutcracker syndrome.
These compression syndromes may be much more common among people with complex chronic diseases than previously though...
In this episode, I interview MIT scientist Dr. Stephanie Seneff about the pervasive herbicide glyphosate and its synergistic toxicity with deuterium. Dr. Seneff challenges the industry claim that glyphosate is safe for humans, detailing how it disrupts the gut microbiome and mimics the amino acid glycine to cause systemic damage. We explore the link between environmental toxins and the rise in chroni...
Grief is not only an emotional experience, it is a biological one.
In this episode, Dr. Eleanor Stein speaks with grief researcher Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor. Dr. O’Connor is ideally placed to interpret this research for people with complex chronic disease due to her decades-long personal experience with multiple sclerosis.
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Chronic illness is often treated as a purely physical problem—but what if that’s a dangerous oversimplification? In this deep, science-informed conversation, Dr. Eleanor Stein speaks with nervous system expert Irene Lyon about how unresolved trauma, stress, and early life experiences can dysregulate the autonomic nervous system and drive chronic symptoms years later. Together, they unpack why fight-flight-freeze p...
Can you imagine befriending wakefulness? Sleep physician–turned–coach Dr. Daniel Erichsen explains why many of us struggle with sleep and how to fix it—for the rest of our lives. Dr. Erichsen’s approach has turned my lifelong insomnia around, making me a believer in this novel, counterintuitive method.
In this episode, Dr. Erichsen describes his journey from clinical sleep medicine to author, educator, and s...
What if a single clinical guide could transform care for millions living with infection-associated chronic conditions?
In this episode, I sit down with Tahlia Ruschioni, Executive Director of the Bateman Horne Center. The BHC is celebrating its 10th anniversary and has become the leading global education provider for infection-associated chronic conditions. The center has trained over 17,000 clinicians across 90 countries through a...
Do you struggle with random flares, brain fog, or sensitivities that never fully respond to antihistamines? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Theo Theoharides, a leading mast cell researcher, about mast cell activation—a hidden driver behind many chronic symptoms.
In this conversation, we explore
• How mast cell activation differs from classic allergies
• Why it can cause brain...
In this episode, I explore a cutting-edge yet often misunderstood treatment, plasmapheresis, with physician and researcher Dr. Eric Gordon. This therapy, sometimes described as “cleaning the blood,” is being studied for its potential to help those with chronic complex diseases, long COVID, autoimmune conditions, and even cognitive decline.
We dive deep into
• how plasmapheresis remove...
Is deuterium depletion a cancer cure—or a powerful add-on to conventional treatment?
In this episode, I speak with Gábor Somlyai, PhD, a molecular biologist and pioneer in deuterium research. His groundbreaking work suggests that lowering deuterium with deuterium-depleted water (DDW) may transform how we approach cancer treatment and metabolic health. Could adjusting something as simple as the water we drink make a measurable...
In this episode of the Dr. Eleanor Stein Podcast, we explore the science and lived experience of medical gaslighting with Dr. Efrat LaMandre, also known as Dr. E. What happens when knowledge and protocols cannot explain why patients still feel unwell? Dr. E explains why medical gaslighting happens and how to lessen it.
This conversation blends evidence-based insights with real-world experiences and raises essential q...
Many people are quick to change their diet, try supplements, or pursue costly treatments, yet often ignore the health risks of electromagnetic radiation (EMF). Why? Because for decades, industry and governments have focused on making the public believe the risks are smaller than they are, instilling doubt so that we will not press for safer technologies.
In this episode of the Dr. Eleanor Stein Podcast, Dr. Paul HĂ©roux, profe...
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