Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith
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In Unexpected, Dr. Jill Carnahan shares her story of facing life-altering illness, fighting for her health, and overcoming sickness using both science and faith so that others can learn to live their own transformative stories.
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There have probably been times in your life when you’ve felt all alone and unsure where to turn for answers. It may come with the diagnosis of a life-threatening illness, the loss of a job, a death of a loved one, or an unexpected circumstance that threatened to change everything you know to be true in your life and relationships. In Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith, Dr. Jill Carnahan introduces a new paradigm for readers who are going through or want to prepare for those uncertain times. Dr. Jill’s riveting and compassionate exploration of healing through functional medicine helps replace darkness and fear with hope, resilience, profound healing, unconditional love, and unexpected miracles.
Unexpected reveals practical advice that can be readily used for conditions like mold toxicity, cancer, autoimmune conditions, Lyme disease, and more. Dr. Jill’s raw and honest account of her own challenges in facing a life-threatening illness, living with autoimmunity and mold toxicity, and working in a medical system that has no tolerance for stepping outside the lines, offers a new path of empowerment for taking control of our own health and wellbeing. For the skeptic or the faithful, Unexpected is a valuable guide for living an extraordinary life of love and resilience.
Editorial Reviews
“In this new book, Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith, Dr. Jill Carnahan shares her riveting personal story and uses her shocking diagnosis with aggressive breast cancer at twenty-five-years-old to introduce a new paradigm for readers, where fear and the unknown are replaced with resilience, healing, and a very realistic set of tools to inspire health—and communication with those who deal in health.” – Dr. Mark Hyman, author of fourteen New York Times Bestsellers, including The Pegan Diet and Food Fix
“Dr. Jill Carnahan shares her decades of work in clinical practice and walks you through exactly how to use the right tools in the right ways to make your body work the way you choose. You will rarely find a book where a well-qualified doctor exposes their own medical journey for all to see. Prepare to be inspired and informed when you set this precious book down.” – Dave Asprey, father of Biohacking, founder of Bulletproof, and New York Times Bestseller
“Unexpected is a beautiful snapshot into the world of a young woman facing a life-altering diagnosis in the form of an aggressive breast cancer at only twenty-five-years-old. Dr. Jill Carnahan shares her journey with all of us in the hopes that her experience as a patient will help prepare us to fight the unconventional and eventually change how we communicate with those in health care. What a read!” – Joan Lunden, journalist, author, television host, and co-host of ABC's Good Morning America from 1980 to 1997
“Dr. Jill Carnahan's Unexpected is one of the few books that guides practitioners and patients through the ups and downs of traveling the health highway—speed bumps, detours, flat tires, and all. Dr. Carnahan is a master storyteller, and this book is a powerful glimpse into her own story, and it is loaded with important protocols from the unexpectedly compassionate and inspiring MD.” – Dr. Amy Myers, New York Times Bestselling Author
“Dr. Carnahan is both a clinical master and an amazing human spirit who brings the best of her years of experience as a true doctor and healer to her book Unexpected. Through her own personal experience with environmental illness and the successful management of thousands of patients with unexpected chronic illnesses, she lays out a blueprint for the creation of health. This is a must read for anyone seeking answers on how to manage complex health issues.” – Dr. Jeffrey Bland, FACN, FACB, CNS, functional medicine thought leader, and co-founder of the Institute for Functional Medicine
“This is a must-read, inspiring, life-altering book. Unlike the experiences so many of us have with our doctors, Dr. Jill Carnahan is not distant, aloof, or hiding behind her intellect as an MD. She leads with a brave transparency, sharing her compellingly told story as a breast cancer patient with a powerfully kind heart.” – Dr. Terry Wahls, FACP, IFMCP, and bestselling author of The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles “
In this new book, Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith, Dr. Jill Carnahan shares her riveting personal story and uses her shocking diagnosis with aggressive breast cancer at twenty-five to introduce a new paradigm for readers, where fear and the unknown are replaced with resilience, healing, and a very realistic set of tools to inspire health and communication with those who work in health. A must read for those dealing with complex, chronic illnesses looking for innovative ways to heal.” – Dr. Richard Horowitz, New York Times Best Selling Author of Why Can't I Get Better: Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease
“Dr. Jill Carnahan, like this book, is a light to the world. Hers is a story of perseverance, love, and above all, grace. She has been given the extraordinary gift of finding hope for people who are hurting, especially herself.” – Rory Feek (Joey+Rory), Grammy-winning music artist, and bestselling author “
Unexpected is the deeply personal story of Dr. Jill Carnahan's compelling life journey. You will immediately sense her compassion and genuine desire to give people hope to feel vibrant again. After facing her own journey through a life-threatening illness, Dr. Jill used her experiences as a powerful force in shaping her passion for teaching others how to heal and thrive. Every word in this powerful book leaves you with an incredible sense of hope and desire to not only want to live, but also to fall in love with life itself.” – Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP, and New York Times Bestselling Author of Hashimoto's Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back
“This book is a glimpse into Dr. Jill Carnahan's story of becoming the patient and facing a life-altering illness. It is a glimpse of her fighting for her health and overcoming sickness and skeptics by using both science and faith. And if that wasn't enough, she also offers practical advice and resources to help patients discover powerful new health modalities in functional and alternative medicine. I loved every word in this inspirational and deeply personal book.” – Dr. Pamela W. Smith, MPH, MS, founder of the Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine
“I couldn't put it down! If you're feeling the constraints of your health issues, Dr. Carnahan will transform your life with easy-to-implement medical tips and a renewed sense of faith and resilience. The author will make you laugh and cry while exciting you with the possibility that an extraordinary existence awaits you. No matter how dark or difficult your health circumstances are, Dr. Jill will encourage and empower you. This was one fascinating read! This beautifully written book should be required reading for all medical doctors!”
– Suzy Cohen, RPh, syndicated columnist, and author of Drug Muggers
Vanetta H –
Unexpected: Finding Resilience Through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith written by the author Dr. Carnahan encourages readers to become informed and proactive about their health. Understanding our body and the science behind it can lead to more empowered health choices. I will encourage readers to make this book a daily guide.
Steven MF –
Life is uncertain, and we can get hit with unexpected and devastating news at any moment. It’s hard to know what to do when that happens, either to oneself or a loved one. That is what Dr. Jill Carnahan’s book Unexpected: Finding Resilience Through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith endeavors to answer.
Dr. Carnahan is able to speak from personal experience about how difficult it can be to navigate life’s challenges, both medical ones and those pertaining to relationships. Since it’s often impossible to separate the two, her practical advice on these matters is refreshing and seems genuinely heartfelt.
What I liked most about this book is that it did not discount either the power of science or faith when examining the human capacity for healing. So many philosophies focus on either one or the other, while never allowing for the possibility that both are equally valid.
This book is funny, painful, and liberating in equal measure. It’s clear that the writing of it was a labor of love for Dr. Carnahan. She deserves all the credit in the world for delving so deeply into her personal life so that she can both instruct her readers and give them hope during their darkest moments.
Agustina –
Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith was written by an incredible woman, Dr. Jill Carnahan. In this book, Carnahan interacts with the readers by showing them the ups and downs of her medical issues and how she was able to overcome the toxic environment while battling for her life.
As someone who went through a line of doctors, medicine, and hospitals, I was able to relate to Dr Carnahan’s story, the moments of desperation and the not knowing were eating me alive! I understand now that being open to the unexpected, even though it is difficult to achieve, gets easy if you are willing to choose self-love!
Carnahan talks about “toxic load and infectious burden” and to me, this was key to understanding that we need to have a system where we can share our problems with people we love so they can help us take the burden!
I really enjoyed this book; it is a must for anyone searching for resilience!