Reactivated Microbes, Cellular Health, Lyme and Autoimmunity with Dr. Bill Rawls
Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition
Dr. Jockers
4.8 • 688 Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Dr. Jockers sits down with Dr. Bill Rawls to explore how stealth microbes reactivate under stress and quietly drive autoimmune issues, Lyme, and even long COVID. You’ll learn why addressing inflammation alone won’t lead to lasting healing.
Discover how your lifestyle, diet, and sleep patterns may be silently weakening your immune defenses, allowing dormant infections to take over. Dr. Rawls breaks down the real root causes of chronic conditions and what needs to happen at the cellular level to reverse them.
You’ll also hear how herbs—often dismissed as “weak” remedies—actually provide powerful antimicrobial and immune-modulating support. Learn which specific herbal compounds can strengthen your cells, reduce microbial load, and help your body restore balance naturally.
In This Episode:
00:00 Introduction to Herbal Medicine
00:33 Interview with Dr. Bill Rawls
05:00 Understanding Inflammation and Chronic Illness
11:02 The Role of Reactivated Microbes
21:09 Dr. Rawls' Personal Health Journey
22:43 The Struggle with Chronic Illness
22:57 Discovering Herbal Therapy
24:06 The Benefits of Herbal Protocols
25:50 Understanding Stomach Acid and Digestion
27:44 Herbs vs. Medications
28:57 The Power of Adaptogens
32:32 Effective Herbs for Lyme Disease
36:39 The Restore 180 Program
42:56 Final Thoughts and Inspirations
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| 0:00.0 | I was aware of herbs. I thought, pah, there's just weak versions of drugs. They're not going to do much. |
| 0:05.4 | I got well. I noticed the difference within three months. I noticed some pretty significant benefit |
| 0:11.4 | right in the beginning. So I felt like I was on to something, but I kept having the expectation that it would |
| 0:18.2 | wreck my gut like antibiotics. You know, if it was actually killing |
| 0:21.5 | bacteria within my system, it was going to wreck my gut and cause all the other problems. |
| 0:26.8 | It didn't. My gut got better. And, you know, that was pretty fascinating. Well, welcome back to the |
| 0:34.0 | podcast. Today, I've got the honor of interviewing Dr. Bill Rawls from Dr. Rawls MD.com. And for over 30 years, Dr. Bill Rawls has dedicated his life to medicine through his bestselling books, unlocking lime and the cellular wellness solution. Dr. Rawls demonstrates why crucial herbal phytochemicals, which we're going to talk all about today, these different |
| 0:54.8 | phytochemicals in unique herbs and how they're key to protecting cellular health and strengthening |
| 1:00.1 | the body's defense against illness. Dr. Rawls is the co-founder of Vital Plan, a holistic health |
| 1:05.2 | company where you develop the signature Restore 180 program, an advanced herbal protocol that has helped thousands to reclaim |
| 1:13.0 | vibrant health. Again, you can check them out RawlsmD.com. Today we're talking all about |
| 1:18.8 | reactivated microbes and how they actually poison and damage cells and contribute to things like |
| 1:26.2 | chronic Lyme disease, post-COVID syndrome, and |
| 1:30.1 | autoimmune conditions. And so this is a really eye-opener for a lot of people. We're going to |
| 1:34.7 | talk a lot about herbs and how they impact cellular physiology, how they impact the immune |
| 1:39.7 | system, and how they help our body to eliminate microbial infections. |
| 1:46.2 | And so you guys are in for a treat here. |
| 1:47.9 | Again, check out RawlsmD.com. |
| 1:50.3 | And of course, if you need anything else from a natural health perspective, |
| 1:53.2 | Dr.jockers.com is a one-stop shop. |
| 1:55.7 | All the best research articles and infographics right there at your fingertips. |
| 2:00.7 | So anything you want to learn from a natural health perspective, you're going to find the best |
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