Nutritional Healing & Detox Dr. Darren Schmidt On The Root Causes Of Chronic Illness

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Darren Schmidt, a chiropractor who has dedicated his practice exclusively to clinical nutrition and nutritional healing. He is the founder of the Nutritional Healing Center of Ann Arbor and a nationally recognized speaker on chronic illness and metabolic health.

Dr. Schmidt's nontraditional path into healthcare stems from his rejection of conventional medical models that have failed. Drawing from over 30 years of clinical experience, he explains why many people never fully recover from chronic illness — and how addressing cellular function, toxin overload, and nutritional deficiencies can change that…

We also dive into his 2024 book, Optimal Health: The 7 Step System to Transforming Your Health with Nutritional Healing, where he outlines the fundamental causes of chronic disease, including the often-misunderstood difference between detoxification and drainage. Dr. Schmidt breaks down how issues like mold exposure, parasites, mitochondrial dysfunction, and metabolic stress quietly undermine health.

This discussion covers:

• What separates Dr. Schmidt from other doctors.

• How diet and supplements help people get well.

• The unique mechanisms of chronic illness.

• The 7-step framework from Optimal Health

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🎧 Listen now on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

🛍️ Recommended Books from this Episode

📖 Optimal Health: The 7 Step System to Transforming Your Health with Nutritional Healing (Paperback) – A step-by-step system focused on nutritional healing and practical lifestyle shifts to support long-term wellness.
👉 Get it here

📘 Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine: The Key to Understanding Disease, Chronic Illness, Aging, and Life Itself – A fascinating deep dive into mitochondrial health and why it plays a critical role in energy, aging, and chronic disease.
👉 Check it out

📙 Dirty Genes: A Revolutionary Approach to Health and Wellness Through Nutritional Genetics and Personalized Plans for a Happier, Healthier You – Learn how gene expression impacts health, and how to create personalized strategies through nutrition and lifestyle.
👉 Explore it here

📕 Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness – A powerful resource for understanding environmental illness and navigating healing from mold, Lyme, and chemical sensitivities.
👉 Discover it here

📗 The Autoimmune Solution: A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing and Reversing Inflammatory Diseases Through Functional Medicine – A functional medicine approach to reducing inflammation, improving immune balance, and addressing root causes of autoimmune issues.
👉 See it here

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