In this in-depth consult episode, Dr. Brad Montagne sits down with Maggie, a young woman facing a complex web of symptoms: seizure-like blackouts, recurring UTIs, rashes, irregular cycles, brain fog, and relentless fatigue. Her story reveals how antibiotic overuse, gut destruction, food intolerances, and hidden toxicity can spiral into chronic illness that standard medicine can’t untangle.

Dr. Brad unpacks Maggie’s case step by step, showing how disrupted gut function leads to hormonal chaos, systemic toxicity, and connective tissue breakdown. From Lyme disease to spinal growth plate injuries revealed on her MRI, this consult demonstrates how seemingly disconnected symptoms all trace back to deeper dysfunctions.

Key Takeaways:

• Why antibiotics wipe out gut microvilli, paving the way for Candida, autoimmunity, and toxicity
• The role of food intolerances in creating chronic rashes, asthma, and hormone disruption
• How adrenal and thyroid shutdown drive cycle irregularities, fatigue, and brain fog
• The truth about Lyme disease transmission — and why antibiotics push it into biofilms
• How spinal growth plate injuries change rib mechanics and breathing, and why most doctors miss it
• Why muscle testing outperforms labs for uncovering real root causes

00:01 – Introduction to Maggie’s complex symptoms

02:00 – Seizure-like episodes, rashes, UTIs, and cycle struggles

06:30 – How antibiotics destroy gut microvilli and open the door to Candida

12:00 – Systemic toxicity, brain fog, and hormonal chaos explained

17:30 – Food intolerances and why elimination diets don’t work

23:00 – The adrenal-thyroid connection in cycle irregularity and exhaustion

28:00 – Lyme disease: biofilms, hidden infections, and why it lingers

34:00 – Reviewing Maggie’s MRI: growth plate injuries and spinal dysfunction

41:00 – Why chiropractic rib mobilization can restore breathing and reduce pain

47:00 – Closing insights and why this consult will continue in Part 2

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👉 This case study shows how root-cause functional medicine goes far beyond suppressing symptoms. By restoring gut health, balancing hormones, and addressing hidden injuries, true healing becomes possible.

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