Bendy Bodies with Dr. Linda Bluestein

Whether you’re bendy with all the benefits or hurting in all the wrong places, you’ve come to the right place for all things hypermobility. Connective tissue disorders like Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are often dismissed or overlooked by healthcare providers as a cause of chronic pain. But if you or someone you care about struggles with the life-altering symptoms of hypermobility, you should know YOU ARE NOT ALONE! At the Bendy Bodies Podcast, we understand.
Each week, join Dr. Linda Bluestein (The Hypermobility MD) as she pulls back the curtain on how to prevent injury and unnecessary suffering in “double-jointed” individuals seeking a more comfortable life in their unique, complex “bendy bodies.” When you tune in, you’re engaging in more than a podcast. Both on-air and online, you’re joining a supportive community where patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals trade insights, life hacks, and inspiring stories to embrace our Bendy Bodies journey together!

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Misunderstood and Overlooked: hEDS, FND & Autism | Office Hours (Ep 150) Jun 19, 2025

Show notes

You asked. I answered. In this solo Q&A, I tackle some of the biggest and most misunderstood questions from our Bendy Bodies community. From toddlers flagged for autism to adults fighting for an EDS diagnosis, from altitude flares to functional neurologic disorder, this episode pulls no punches.

I talk low-dose naltrexone (LDN), altitude hacks, medication struggles, and the quiet panic of a diagnosis that suddenly shifts under you. Plus, we look ahead to the 2026 hEDS (hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) classification changes and the stigma that still haunts hypermobile bodies. Whether you're a patient, a provider, or somewhere in between—you’ll hear something in this episode that makes you feel seen.

Takeaways:

How the diagnosis of functional neurologic disorder (FND) is often misused—and what that means for bendy patients.

What one family doctor learned when her toddler was flagged for autism... and EDS.
The truth about low-dose naltrexone—and why it’s not a quick fix.
Why a change in your diagnosis doesn’t change your reality.

A life-saving strategy for traveling to high altitudes with EDS or POTS.

Find the episode transcript here.

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Thank YOU so much for tuning in. We hope you found this episode informative, inspiring, useful, validating, and enjoyable. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to level up your knowledge about hypermobility disorders and the people who have them.

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Are Your Breast Implants Making You Sick? with Dr. Eva Nagy (Ep 149) Jun 12, 2025

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What if your breast implants were silently fueling your fatigue, anxiety, rashes, or brain fog—and no one believed you? In this powerful episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein speaks with renowned breast surgeon Dr. Eva Nagy who’s become a global voice for patients suffering from Breast Implant Illness (BII).

Together, they uncover the overlooked signs of mast cell activation, connective tissue involvement, immune dysregulation, and the invisible damage that can linger—even when scans look normal. Dr. Nagy breaks down the myths about “safe” implants, explains how BII can show up years—or hours—after surgery, and why removal must be done in a very specific way to truly heal.

This episode exposes the real science behind BII, the staggering rate of gaslighting, and why so many hypermobile and chronically ill women are caught in this hidden epidemic.

Takeaways:

Her rash showed up the day she woke from surgery—what came next was worse.

Silicone can migrate to your brain, lymph nodes… even your spinal cord.
“Just anxiety”? One surgeon says no—and she has the pathology to prove it.
A capsule left behind might mean years of symptoms—and one more surgery.
When should breast implants be removed - even if there doesn't seem to be a problem

Find the episode transcript here.

Explant System Review Questionnaire

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Hidden Causes of Pain ‘Down There’ with Dr. Andrew Goldstein (Ep 148) Jun 05, 2025

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What if the pain you’ve been told to ignore… was actually coming from your hips, your spine—or your immune system? In this deep-dive episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein is joined by Dr. Andrew Goldstein, an expert in sexual pain disorders, to unravel the misunderstood causes of vulvar and pelvic pain in people with EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome), MCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) , and POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome).

Dr. Goldstein reveals why the traditional diagnosis of “vulvodynia” might be missing the real problem, and how factors like labral tears, pudendal nerve compression, Tarlov cysts, pelvic organ prolapse, endometriosis, nerve proliferation, and mast cell disorders can all converge into debilitating pain—and be completely overlooked. He explains why pelvic floor physical therapy sometimes fails, when Botox is a game-changer, and how stigma and misinformation continue to prevent EDS patients from receiving proper care.

If you've ever been told "it's all in your head"—this episode proves it’s not. And it might be the roadmap you've been searching for.

Takeaways:

You might not feel hip pain at all—but your clitoris, rectum, or vulva will.
A cyst that’s left off your MRI report could be ruining your life.
That pain during intimacy? It could be nerve sprouting—and it's not your fault.
When physical therapy fails, it may not be the therapy’s fault.

He’s performed 1,300+ surgeries. Here’s how he decides if you really need one.

Reference Links:

Ep 130 with Dr. Goldstein: https://youtu.be/csiK_Zmb_hk

Ep 116 with Dr. Feigenbaum: https://youtu.be/Uq4OrVa6deM

https://www.gyncancer.org/

https://www.amazon.com/shop/hypermobilitymd/list/2LQLPARJY3CDS?ref_=aipsflist

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23875629/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23577645/

https://www.isswsh.org/

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Is There Any Hope for Broken Healthcare? (Ep 147) May 29, 2025

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What if your rushed, robotic medical visit isn’t just frustrating, but a symptom of something much darker? In this powerful episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein sits down with Dr. Victor Montori, author of Why We Revolt, to explore what’s truly broken in healthcare and why patients and clinicians are suffering on the same side of the fight.

Together, they uncover the corrosive impact of industrialized, fast medicine, the hidden costs of “heroic” care, and how complex patients are forced to carry impossible burdens in a system that sees them as data points, not people.

Dr. Montori shares his vision for a Patient Revolution, explains why the soul of healthcare is under siege, and issues a call to action for anyone who's ever felt like just another number. If you’ve sensed something is deeply wrong in the exam room… you’re not imagining it.

Takeaways:

What if your provider is hurting just as much as you are—but for different reasons?
When care vanishes, both the patient and the doctor suffer.
The healthcare system wants faster visits. Dr. Montori wants a revolution.
Heroic care comes at a cost—and not just for the clinician.

You’re not imagining the harm. But you’re not powerless either.

Reference Links:

https://www.patientrevolution.org/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11902612/

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Bluesky: @vmontori@bsky.social

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What’s Behind the Rise in Chemical Sensitivity? | Office Hours (Ep 146) May 22, 2025

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What if your symptoms weren’t isolated… but signals in a much larger system breakdown? In this wide-ranging solo Q&A, Dr. Linda Bluestein uncovers the hidden threads connecting uncontrolled pain before surgery, unexplained eye issues, MCAS, multiple chemical sensitivity, Alpha-gal syndrome, and even autism risk.

From the scar tissue no one warned you about to the medication that works—but doctors won’t prescribe—it’s all here. Dr. Bluestein shares eye-opening research on TILT (Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance), fragrance-triggered flares, and why standard pre-op care fails patients with connective tissue disorders.

And woven throughout it all? The heavy, frustrating stigma that people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders know too well—being dismissed, doubted, and disbelieved. This episode doesn’t just give answers. It reveals what questions you should have been asking all along.

Takeaways:

This one over-the-counter product might be behind your chronic eye issues—and no one’s talking about it.

Considerations and cautions for taking cromolyn

A “safe” eye ointment led to lasting damage—here’s why.
Doctors say no to pain meds before surgery… but do they know the full risk?

A tick bite and subsequent food allergy changes everything—even your shampoo.

Find the episode transcript here.

Reference Links:

EP 140 with Dr. Brayden P. Yellman: https://youtu.be/mMMM7gmyrbk

EP 127 with Dr. Emily Bohan: https://youtu.be/9ngUY9VPRcc

EP 125 with Dr. Satish Raj: https://youtu.be/2WuDkH1TDns

EP 120 with Wendy Wagner: https://youtu.be/YeRfTiGkDuA

EP 109 with Dr. Tina Wang: https://youtu.be/w6iGZzRa-Q0

EP 108 with Katie and Andrew Dettelbach: https://youtu.be/hu907Z4Ldk4

EP 92 with Dr. Lillian Holm: https://youtu.be/QR9PZoA2ku0

EP 83 with Jill Miller: https://youtu.be/e86nO9PlKfQ

EP 81 with Lisa Ralston: https://youtu.be/PKMcEUGcDWY

EP 75 with Dr. Patty Stott: https://youtu.be/C5cATkq1a_k

Check out Refresh Celluvisc Eye Gel, OcuSoft Lid Scrub and the book, Holistic Pain Relief as well as her other favorites at Dr. Bluestein’s Amazon Store

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https://www.amazon.com/shop/hypermobilitymd

Toxicant Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) Tests

https://tiltresearch.org/self-assessment/

TILT Resources

https://tiltresearch.org/resources/

Assessing Chemical Intolerance in Parents Predicts the Risk of Autism and ADHD in Their Children - PubMed

Food Compatibility List

https://www.twoalphagals.com/

https://www.veganmed.org/

YouTube Playlist on Moving with EDS and HSD

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX9StmpQKW30miVUD3DHWXjLq_Vs2VKrF&si=qU66cuujtCG_PH1f

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Are Mast Cells Driving Autism? with Dr. Pejman Katiraei (Ep 145) May 15, 2025

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What if the diagnosis was just the beginning—and the root cause was hiding in plain sight? In this riveting episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein welcomes pediatrician and integrative medicine expert Dr. Pejman Katiraei, whose work with children struggling with autism, mold exposure, and mast cell activation reveals a shocking truth: many kids aren’t just neurodivergent—they have neuroinflammation.

Together, they peel back the layers on what’s really driving autistic behaviors, why some children can’t tolerate food, noise, or even hugs—and how mast cells and histamine might be behind it all. Dr. Katiraei shares remarkable stories of transformation, explains why traditional testing often fails, and reveals a controversial treatment that’s changing lives.

If your child is sensitive, reactive, or struggling to connect—and you’ve been told it’s just "behavioral"—this conversation might rewrite what you thought was possible.

Takeaways:

One child's refusal to eat broccoli held more answers than anyone expected.
Could colic be the first warning sign of central inflammation?
He couldn’t feel love—until one unlikely medication changed everything.
A house tested clean… but the child kept getting worse. Why?

Some diagnoses miss what’s burning beneath the surface.

Find the episode transcript here.

Reference Links:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18626069/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0941950014001936
The Dust Test
https://www.thedusttest.com/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/itraconazole-oral-route/description/drg-20071421

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149291813001823

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10932299/

Watch Ep 32 with Dr. Jessica Eccles: https://youtu.be/BmIFATctyzk

Watch Ep 47 with Dr. Jessica Eccles: https://youtu.be/nhsLDzLpUWE

Watch Ep 139 with Dr. Theoharides: https://youtu.be/u1pxvAzXh7M

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https://wholistickids.com/

https://www.wholisticminds.com/

https://pkatiraei.substack.com

https://www.youtube.com/@pkatiraei

https://www.instagram.com/wholistickids?igsh=MXNyd3I3NTc0aGIydw==

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Unraveling Fatigue: Exploring ME/CFS, and Long COVID (Ep 144) May 08, 2025

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What if your body’s collapse wasn’t burnout… but a system crash no test can catch? In this episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein welcomes Isabelle Ramirez Burnett, systems engineer, health coach, and founder of Renegade Research, to reveal the silent breakdowns behind ME/CFS, long COVID, and hypermobility-related illness.

Diagnosed with ME/CFS at just 7 years old, Isabelle pulls back the curtain on decades of missed diagnoses, medical dismissal, and her discovery of a community willing to do what the healthcare system couldn’t—build their own science.

You’ll hear about the remission that stunned researchers, the controversial meds that gave her life back, and the protocols patients are building from the ground up. If you’ve ever wondered why your body feels like it’s working against you—or what recovery might actually look like—this episode may change everything.

Takeaways:

She couldn’t stand in front of the fridge—until a “taboo” medication changed everything.

The labs were normal. Her body was screaming.

A grandmother, a diagnosis, and an unstoppable fight for answers.

What if your symptoms don't show up on any scan… but still hold the truth?

The protocol that sparked a remission—and a global movement.

Find the episode transcript here.

Reference Links:

RemissionBiome w/Dr. Yellman

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7831961/

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Twitter: https://x.com/isabelramirezrd?lang=en

Renegade Research Twitter: https://x.com/renegaderes

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/remissionbiome

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/isabelramirezrd

BlueSky: https://isabelramirezrd.bsky.social

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Dental Problems in EDS with Dr. Audrey Kershaw (Ep 143) May 01, 2025

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What if your dental history held the key to a complex diagnosis no one’s caught? In this gripping episode of the Bendy Bodies Podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein welcomes Dr. Audrey Kershaw, a trailblazing oral surgeon who’s uncovered hundreds of hidden Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) cases—starting in the dental chair.

From patients who “can’t numb up,” to decades-long battles with halitosis, gum fragility, and jaw instability, Dr. Kershaw shares the subtle (and sometimes shocking) signs that suggest something far deeper is at play. Together, they explore what happens when TMD, failed anesthesia, slow healing, and even bad breath point to connective tissue disorders that most dentists never learn about.

If your mouth has always felt... different—this episode might explain why.

Find the episode transcript here.

Takeaways:

Some patients can’t numb up… and the reason may change how you see your entire body.
Your wisdom tooth extraction might’ve revealed more than just a dental issue.
That persistent jaw pain? It may be pointing to something systemic.
A 40-year case of bad breath led to an unexpected diagnosis—here’s what happened.
You might be able to spot a connective tissue disorder… before a dentist even says a word.

Reference Links:

GIRFT RCS TMD full document: https://remedy.bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/media/omvphznu/tmd-patient-support-document-march-2024-1.pdf

Scottish Dental Magazine article EDS Article Scottish_Dental_magazine_October_2023 p38-39[77].pdf

BISOM link to mouth ulcers

https://bisom.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RAS-PIL-October-2019.pdf

LA paper 2019 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6834718/

Link to pt EDS email EDS PATIENT EMAIL April 2025.docx

Link to "Perioperative Management of Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes" by Drs. Chopra and Bluestein https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=97524

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Is Your EDS Party Trick Causing Long-Term Damage? | Office Hours (EP 142) Apr 24, 2025

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What if the very things you do to feel or look better are quietly making you worse? In this solo episode of the Bendy Bodies Podcast, Dr. Linda Bluestein answers listener questions—but what begins as a practical Q&A quickly dives into rarely discussed truths about cosmetic procedures, EMFs, neuroinflammation, and even fragrances as dangerous triggers.

You’ll hear surprising stories from patients who’ve suffered unexpected complications—and discover how seemingly harmless habits, like party tricks or perfume, could be tipping the scale toward long-term damage. Plus, Dr. Bluestein unpacks the case for renaming MCAS, the underrecognized connection between transness and hypermobility, and why your surgeon might not be as EDS-aware as they claim.

If you think you’ve already heard it all about EDS, MCAS, and chronic illness—you haven’t heard this.

Takeaways:

A harmless beauty treatment… until it’s not. Learn what no one tells you about EDS and cosmetic procedures.

What if your MRI looks “normal”—but your spine is screaming otherwise?

Think party tricks are just for fun? Your joints might not agree.

One invisible environmental trigger may be silently wrecking your nervous system.

Even your surgeon might not know this one crucial detail—unless you ask the right question.

Find the transcript for this episode here.

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Top Therapists Share Tips for Surviving EDS (Ep 141) Apr 17, 2025

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What happens when illness hijacks your love story? In this raw and revealing episode, Dr. Linda Bluestein sits down with therapists and real-life couple Melissa Dickinson and Tom Query, who know firsthand how Ehlers-Danlos syndrome can test—and transform—a relationship.

From secret diagnoses to unexpected intimacy challenges, they open up about their personal journey navigating chronic illness, caregiving, trauma, and neurodivergence while maintaining connection, humor, and purpose.

But it doesn’t stop there. You’ll hear about the surgery that changed everything, a community built from the ground up, and what it means to reclaim agency in a body that feels like it’s working against you. Whether you're chronically ill, caregiving, or just curious—this episode will stay with you.

Takeaways: