The Super Healthy Human Podcast with Dr. Rodger Murphree

Dr. Rodger Murphree says fibromyalgia should not be treated as one identical disease in every patient. In this episode, he explains the functional medicine approach of looking beyond pain, fatigue, poor sleep, and brain fog to identify the problems that may be driving those symptoms. He discusses testing for thyroid dysfunction, nutritional deficiencies, digestive issues, mold exposure, Lyme disea...

Dr. Rodger Murphree says chronic fatigue is usually not random. In this episode, he explains why many people stay exhausted because the real causes never get checked. He points to three major drivers: poor deep sleep, depleted stress hormones, and low thyroid function that basic lab work can miss. Murphree says deep, restorative sleep is the first place to start because the body repairs itself at...

Dr. Darin Ingels says Lyme disease is one of the most misunderstood infections in modern medicine. In this episode, Dr. Rodger Murphree talks with Dr. Ingels about what Lyme disease really is, why it is often missed, and how it can create symptoms that look like fibromyalgia, autoimmune disease, neurological disease, chronic fatigue, and other hard-to-explain conditions. Ingels explains how Lyme i...

Dr. Thomas Levy says oxidative stress does not just cause disease. He argues that oxidative stress is disease itself. In this episode, Dr. Rodger Murphree talks with Dr. Levy about his book The Only Cause of Disease and why Levy believes toxins, infections, heavy metals, and persistent spike protein are major drivers of chronic illness. Levy explains how oxidized biomolecules lose function, why th...

Dr. Rodger Murphree says fibromyalgia is not a single disease but a syndrome with many possible triggers, and he argues that many patients stay stuck because doctors never do the detective work to find the real cause of their pain, fatigue, brain fog, sleep trouble, and digestive symptoms. In this episode, he walks through one patient case and explains how overlooked thyroid dysfunction, high reve...

Dr. Rodger Murphree explains why fibromyalgia flares often hit after patients finally start feeling better. He says many people with fibromyalgia make the mistake of overdoing it mentally or physically on a good day, only to end up exhausted and in bed for days after. In this episode, he argues that fibro flares are often driven by poor sleep, chronic stress, and a body that has lost its resilienc...

Dr. Rodger Murphree explains why he is strongly against relying on Lyrica or Gabapentin as long-term answers for fibromyalgia. He says the research shows these drugs help only a limited number of patients, while the side effects often look a lot like fibromyalgia itself: weight gain, brain fog, nerve pain, poor sleep, digestive issues, anxiety, and depression. In this episode, he argues that many...

Dr. Rodger Murphree says overcoming fibromyalgia or any chronic illness starts with personal responsibility. He argues that conventional medicine often helps in acute situations, but long-term care for chronic illness usually turns into symptom management instead of fixing what caused the problem in the first place. In this episode, he uses type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, and fib...

Dr. Rodger Murphree argues that a lot of fibromyalgia patients get stuck in a medication “domino effect” because many doctors don’t understand the condition and rely on prescriptions that may help short-term but backfire long-term. He says drugs like Lyrica/Neurontin can trigger weight gain, higher blood sugar, fluid retention, and then a chain of add-on meds (diuretics, electrolyte fixes, restles...

Dr. Rodger Murphree lays out a blunt case that prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are largely driven by diet and excess body fat, not “bad genetics,” and that simply “managing” numbers with drugs doesn’t stop damage. He frames high blood sugar as a chronic inflammation problem that raises risk for heart attack, stroke, nerve pain, eye disease, kidney failure, fatty liver, and cognitive decline. He pu...

Dr. Rodger Murphree challenges common heart-disease messaging, arguing that cholesterol and dietary cholesterol are not the real drivers of heart attacks and strokes. He claims statins offer only a small benefit for many people while creating real downsides, then shifts the focus to chronic inflammation as the main problem behind cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and metabolic issues. H...

Dr. Rodger Murphree lays out his step-by-step plan to rebuild deep restorative (delta-wave) sleep as the foundation for healing chronic illness—especially fibromyalgia, fatigue, IBS, brain fog, anxiety, and depression. He walks through strict sleep hygiene, then a supplement ladder (melatonin, 5-HTP for fibro, GABA/L-theanine, magnesium), plus common reasons people wake at 3 a.m. He closes with ke...

Dr. Rodger Murphree—functional medicine practitioner and nutritional specialist—lays out his approach to common GI problems seen in chronic illness, especially fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. He says many patients bounce between diarrhea and constipation, deal with bloating and gas, and end up stuck on symptom drugs instead of fixing root causes. He argues the foundation is sleep, stress control...

Dr. Rodger Murphree—functional medicine practitioner and nutritional specialist—lays out his approach to common GI problems seen in chronic illness, especially fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. He says many patients bounce between diarrhea and constipation, deal with bloating and gas, and end up stuck on symptom drugs instead of fixing root causes. He argues the foundation is sleep, stress control...

Dr. Rodger Murphree—functional medicine practitioner and nutritional specialist—breaks down his “orthomolecular” approach to anxiety and depression, especially in people with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and long-term stress. He says many patients are told to “live with it,” then end up on multiple prescriptions that can worsen sleep, energy, and brain fog. He argues the real goal is to restore...

Dr. Rodger Murphree—functional medicine practitioner and nutritional specialist—walks through why low thyroid function is often missed, even when people have classic symptoms like fatigue, brain fog, anxiety/depression, constipation, cold hands/feet, diffuse pain, hair loss, and high cholesterol. He explains the basics of thyroid hormones (T4 and T3), and why many people don’t feel better if they’...

Dr. Rodger Murphree—board-certified nutritional specialist and functional medicine practitioner—breaks down why liver health is a make-or-break “control center” for whole-body recovery. He explains how a sluggish or fatty liver can show up as fatigue, brain fog, mood swings, weight gain, and chemical sensitivity, because the liver has to process what you eat, drink, breathe, and absorb through you...

Dr. Rodger Murphree—board-certified nutritional specialist and functional medicine practitioner—breaks down why deep, delta-wave restorative sleep is a non-negotiable foundation for healing across chronic conditions. He explains how long-term poor sleep can worsen fatigue, pain sensitivity, brain fog, mood issues, and inflammation, and why the brain’s nighttime “cleanup” (glymphatic function) depe...

Dr. Rodger Murphree—board-certified nutritional specialist, chiropractic physician, and functional medicine expert—explains why mold toxicity has become a major hidden driver of chronic illness. He breaks down the difference between simple mold allergies and true mold toxicity, how mycotoxins damage the mitochondria, trigger chronic inflammation and oxidative stress, and why one in four people are...

Dr. Rodger Murphree—board-certified nutritional specialist, chiropractic physician, and functional medicine expert—explains why so many chronic illness cases have become harder to treat in the last decade and why toxic mold is often the hidden, overlooked driver. He shares how patients who once responded quickly to fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue protocols started stalling out, what he learned fr...

Dr. Rodger Murphree—board-certified nutritional specialist, chiropractic physician, and functional medicine expert—exposes what he calls the three biggest medical myths about heart disease: that cholesterol is the primary cause, that low-cholesterol diets prevent heart attacks, and that statin drugs are a safe, catch-all solution. He reframes cardiovascular risk around inflammation, metabolic heal...

Dr. Rodger Murphree—board-certified nutritional specialist, chiropractic physician, and functional medicine expert—breaks down the vital link between thyroid health, adrenal fatigue, and overall metabolism. Drawing on 34 years in practice and two decades specializing in fibromyalgia, he explains why millions of Americans suffer from undiagnosed thyroid dysfunction, how chronic stress and nutrient...

In this conversation, Dr. Rodger Murphree—functional medicine practitioner, author, and telemedicine pioneer—dives deep into one of the most misunderstood conditions in modern healthcare: chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. After 34 years in practice and more than two decades helping thousands of patients recover naturally, Dr. Murphree explains how exhaustion, pain, and brain fog are not isolated p...

In this conversation, Dr. Rodger Murphree—functional medicine practitioner, author, and telemedicine pioneer—shares the cornerstone principle behind lasting wellness: you can’t overcome chronic illness until you get healthy. After 34 years in practice and more than two decades specializing in fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, Dr. Murphree distills what he’s learned from thousands of patie...

About Guest Christina Veselak:Christina graduated from San Francisco State University in 1983 with an MS in Counseling Psychology.  She was licensed in California as a Marriage and Family Therapist in 1985 and has subsequently been licensed in Alaska and Colorado. She is trained and is highly experienced in the field of addiction, EMDR therapy, hypnosis, and somatic psychotherapy through the Senso...