Today, I’m delighted to reconnect with Dr. Bill Rawls, a physician with over 30 years of medical experience. His personal battle with chronic Lyme disease led him to explore holistic and herbal therapies. After restoring his health, he became a leading voice in cellular wellness and modern herbology. He founded Vital Plan, where he developed the RESTORE180 Herbal Protocol to help others reclaim their health, and he is the best-selling author of Unlocking Lyme and The Cellular Wellness Solution.
In our conversation, Dr. Rawls and I discuss midlife vulnerability, including the loss of stress resilience, the impact of peak fertile years, perimenopause, and menopause, and how these directly impact cellular and lifestyle stressors. We explore chronic illness as a cellular problem, how we live in a state of managed illness, and five stress factors that add to cumulative cellular stress. We discuss tick-borne illnesses, adaptations and dormancy, how autophagy may impact cellular stress, detoxification, inflammation, sympathetic tone, and key herbs to support detoxification. Dr. Rawls also shares his love for adaptogens, especially ashwagandha, and their impact on stress resilience, along with his recommendations for nutrition, intermittent fasting, and books.
Stay tuned for a truly invaluable conversation about why many women in midlife, despite being on optimal hormone therapies, still don’t feel any better—and how it all goes back to cellular stress and mitochondrial health.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:
How mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular aging contribute to symptoms midlife women and men may experience
Why perimenopause may cause cellular stress and dysfunctional cellular messaging
What happens to our cells and mitochondria as we begin to age?
Dr. Rawls explains why he describes chronic illness as a cellular problem
The five major stress factors that impact cellular health
How certain microbes, including tick-borne microbes and herpes viruses, can remain dormant in the body and reactivate with stress, menopause, or aging
Why Dr. Rawls describes autophagy as an essential cellular housekeeping process
Why detoxification requires far more than a periodic cleanse or detox
Dr. Rawls describes his process for integrating adaptogens into the lifestyles or protocols of midlife women and men
Dr. Rawls shares some critical strategies for healthy aging
Bio:
Dr. Bill Rawls is a physician with over 30 years in medicine whose own battle with chronic Lyme disease led him to explore holistic and herbal therapies. After restoring his health, he became a leading voice in cellular wellness and modern herbology. He is the bestselling author of Unlocking Lyme and The Cellular Wellness Solution, and the founder of Vital Plan, where he developed the RESTORE180 herbal protocol to help others reclaim vibrant health.
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Recommended Books:
Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief by David Winston
Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism: Elite Herbs and Natural Compounds for Mastering Stress, Aging, and Chronic Disease by Donald Yance
Books by Rosemary Gladstar
