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Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith

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'Dr. Jill Carnahan shares her riveting personal story to introduce a new paradigm for readers, where fear and the unknown are replaced with resilience and healing." ~ Mark Hyman, MD, Author of 14 New York Times bestsellers including The Pegan Diet and Food Fix.

"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, and Television Host. Co-Host of ABC's Good Morning America (1980-1997).

"One of the few books to guide practitioners AND patients through the ups and downs of traveling the health highway." ~ Amy Myers, MD, 2X New York Times Bestselling author

" ... a guidebook, loaded with resources, to empower patients with new tools to support their journeys." ~ Frank Lipman, MD Chief Medical Officer, The Well, Founder Eleven Eleven Wellness, New York and Bestselling author.

"Dr. Carnahan is both a clinical master and an amazing human spirit. This is a must read for anyone seeking answers on how to manage complex health issues”. ~ Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., FACN, FACB, CNS, Functional Medicine Thought Leader and Founder, Institute for Functional Medicine

"Dr. Carnahan is both a clinical master and an amazing human spirit. This is a must read for anyone seeking answers on how to manage complex health issues”. ~ Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., FACN, FACB, CNS, Functional Medicine Thought Leader and Founder, Institute for Functional Medicine

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Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith

In her new book Dr. Jill Carnahan shares her story of facing and overcoming life-threatening illness using both science and faith. She encourages you to go on the journey with her and discover own path to profound transformational healing.

Unexpected reveals practical advice that can be used for conditions like mold and biotoxin illness, cancer, autoimmune disease, Lyme disease. Dr. Jill’s raw and honest account of her own challenges facing breast cancer, living with autoimmunity, and mold toxicity, while working in a medical system that has little tolerance for stepping outside the lines, offers a new path of empowerment for taking control of your health and wellbeing.

Her riveting and compassionate exploration of functional medicine demonstrates how to replace darkness and fear with hope and find unconditional love, and unexpected miracles in the process. For the skeptic or the faithful, Unexpected is a valuable guide for living an extraordinary life of love and resilience.

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What You'll learn in this Book

Surrender your limiting ideas and discover a new paradigm, where fear and uncertainty are replaced with resilience, healing and unconditional love.

Explore one of the most impactful stories of overcoming ever written, inspiring you to reach healing on the deepest levels of mind, body, and soul.

Access cutting-edge protocols for mold and environmental toxicity, cancer, autoimmune disease, Lyme disease and co-infections and countless other complex health conditions from one of the most sought-after innovative medical doctors of our time.

Learn how to overcome environmental, emotional and relationship toxicity and trauma and unearth a world of unexpected miracles.

What people are saying about the book

Mark Hyman, MD

Mark Hyman, MD

Author of 14 New York Times bestsellers including The Pegan Diet and Food Fix.

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 25 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.

Amy Myers, MD

Amy Myers, MD

2X New York Times Bestselling author

Dr. Jill Carnahan’s “Unexpected” is one of the few books to guide 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 “base hits” and important protocols from this unexpectedly compassionate and inspiring MD.

Frank Lipman, MD

Frank Lipman, MD

Chief Medical Officer, The Well, Founder Eleven Eleven Wellness, New York and Bestselling author

Dr. Jill Carnahan’s book, Unexpected, uses her personal story to create a powerful roadmap for any reader who has had to face a chronic health condition. It is a guidebook, loaded with resources, to empower patients with new tools to support their journeys - and know how to communicate with their doctors to encourage a more holistic and partnered approach to root cause healing.

Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., FACN, FACB, CNS,

Jeffrey Bland, Ph.D., FACN, FACB, CNS

Functional Medicine Thought Leader and Founder, Institute for Functional Medicine

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 “healer” to her book UNEXPECTED. Through her own personal experience with environmental illness and that of the successful management of thousands of patients with unexpected chronic illness 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. Kara Fitzgerald

Dr. Kara Fitzgerald

Naturopathic Doctor

I was captivated by the resilience and determination that Dr. Jill Carnahan exhibits through her own personal health challenges. You can genuinely feel Dr. Jill’s desire and determination to go from just surviving to thriving, full of energy and vibrancy! Using her own life-altering experience with breast cancer at the young age of 25, she became even more motivated to become a doctor that truly helps people find hope and healing even in the most difficult, complex illness.

Joan Lunden, Journalist, Author, and Television Host

Joan Lunden, Journalist

Author, and Television Host. Co-Host of ABC's Good Morning America (1980-1997).

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 25 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!

Christine Schaffner

Christine Schaffner, ND

Founder of Immanence Health

“In her groundbreaking book, Unexpected, Dr. Jill Carnahan provides an effective, easy-to-implement snapshot on addressing chronic illness that is interspersed with her own health history and experiences as a breast cancer patient while still in medical school. A must-read for anyone in health or seeking health.”

Dr. Peter Kan

Dr. Peter Kan

Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist and Fellow American Association Of Integrative Medicine

“This is a cogent and truly well-written examination of the mechanisms underlying a very real health crisis by a young MD. This book shows how YOU can become your own best health advocate. Dr. Carnahan’s masterful text provides a pathway to reawaken health—and it’s a page turner you won’t want to put down!”

Madiha Saeed, MD

Madiha Saeed, MD

Bestselling Author

“I am thrilled to give five stars to Dr. Jill Carnahan’s book, Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith. Dr. Jill is a brilliant clinician, and her book should be read by every medical student in any realm of health, as well as anyone struggling with a health crisis. She is providing a lifestyle Rx—simplifying sophisticated mechanisms into everyday language. This book is a must read!”

Kelly McCann, MD, ABOIM

Kelly McCann, MD, ABOIM

Diplomate and Renowned Mast Cell Activation Expert

“Jill Carnahan’s new book can be a reference manual for health care practitioners, as well as a roadmap to guide ANY of us toward the health we deserve. In Unexpected, she masterfully integrates decades of clinical experience as an MD and an unflinchingly honest account of what she went through after being diagnosed with a very aggressive form of breast cancer in her early 20s while she was in medical school. Her raw and honest account of her own journey reminds us this is not the dress rehearsal.”

Darin Ingels, ND, FAAEM

Darin Ingels, ND, FAAEM

Bestselling Author of The Lyme Solution

“As a Naturopathic Doctor, I believe Dr. Jill Carnhan, has done a remarkable job painting a clear picture of what a serious health crisis looks and feels like—from the patient’s point of view—and loaded it with protocols and tools that are inspiringly simple—and I believe effective—wrapped around her deeply personal story. This book will change your life.”

Jodi Cohen, Bestselling Author

Jodi Cohen, Bestselling Author

Award-Winning Journalist, and Founder of Vibrant Blue Oils

“Doctors are patients too! Dr. Jill Carnahan has created an exciting invitation to go behind the curtain via her new book, Unexpected: Finding Resilience through Functional Medicine, Science, and Faith. Navigating a life-altering illness and her experiences on both sides of the white coat, Dr. Jill paints a compelling and inspiring ‘can’t-put-it-down’ story.”

Rand McClain, D.O.

Rand McClain, D.O.

Chief Medical Officer at Live Cell Research, Regenerative Sports Medicine and Author of Cheating Death: The New Science of Living Longer and Better

In this inspiring book, Jill Carnahan, MD shares the story of her incredible journey, revealing how her deep faith set the stage for a transformative journey that enabled her to defy expectations and survive a brutal diagnosis of aggressive breast cancer at only twenty-five. She was able to chart a lifelong course filled with meaning and purpose - and inspire a new level of patient care. Whether you're struggling with your own health obstacles, looking to improve your life, or seeking inspiration as a health practitioner. Dr. Jill’s story will give you the inspiration AND the tools you need.

Sarah Morgan, MS,

Sarah Morgan, MS

Nutritionist, and CEO & Co-Founder EVEN

"Life throws all of us curve balls. If you find yourself or a loved one staring down a giant, Unexpected, is a must read! Dr. Jill shares the deep, dark valleys she faced including an aggressive breast cancer diagnosis at the age of 25, Crohn's disease, environmental toxicity and relationship challenges. In the midst of unimaginable odds, she finds hope, answers and victory that will inspire and equip you to face your challenges. And you might even learn to love yourself a little more reading this book."

Rory Feek

Rory Feek (Joey+Rory)

Grammy-Winning Music Artist and Best Selling Author

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.

Magdalena Wszelaki

Magdalena Wszelaki

Best-selling Author Overcoming Estrogen Dominance and Cooking for Hormone Balance

It used to be my limited view that as long as we get the right nutrition, supplements, some sleep and movement, there is no stopping us to heal and thrive. Dr. Jill, through her own life stories and empathetic encounters of her patients, paints a much more complete picture to healing - one where faith, love, empathy, forgiveness, and intuition are just as critical to our healing.

Richard Horowitz, MD

Richard Horowitz, MD

NY Times Best Selling Author of "Why Can't I Get Better" Solving the Mystery of Lyme and Chronic Disease

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 25 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. A must read for those dealing with complex, chronic illness looking for innovative ways to heal.

Erik Lundquist, MD

Erik Lundquist, MD

Medical Director and Physician at Temecula Center for Integrative Medicine

If you or someone you know is suffering from chronic health issues of any kind then this is a must read book. Jill in her remarkably humble and vulnerable way has shared her amazing insights and knowledge gained through her unexpected, but also unbelievable journey. She has experienced major health setbacks (cancer, ulcerative colitis, mold toxicity), as well as emotional and mental challenges, but she combined her painful experiences with her thirst for getting to the root cause as well as her amazing ability to digest the most current scientific studies and distill them into optimal treatment plans for herself and her patients. She shares these plans in a concise and easy to implement manner. She has truly turned her suffering, knowledge and faith into a book of collaborative wisdom for dealing with the chronic illnesses of our day. I will absolutely recommend this book to my patients.

James Maskell

James Maskell

Founder of The Evolution of Medicine

Dr Jill Carnahan is the trusted authority amongst her peers around the world in the fields of environmental medicine and biotoxin illness. This book will help so many people.

Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk

Dr Ilene Naomi Rusk

Director, Healthy Brain Program at Brain + Behavior Clinic

In her first and formidable book, Dr. Carnahan embraces us in warmth as she weaves pearls of functional medicine wisdom into her ever-evolving memoir of inspired growth. As someone who works with people dealing with the complex issues of brain health and trauma healing, I will recommend this gem to patients and colleagues because it’s filled with both academic mastery and a vulnerable story of unflinching faith and hope. “Unexpected” comes to us at a perfect time; when the embers of faith and hope need fanning, and medicine is calling for more heart. Bravo and a must read.

Carrie Jones, ND, FABNE, MPH

Carrie Jones, ND, FABNE, MPH

Author at DUTCH Test

"This is a MUST READ book where Dr. Jill Carnahan not only shares her journey through breast cancer, Crohn's, and mold toxicity, but thoroughly explains how the modern medicine approach needs to change and also guides patients to be more proactive in their own healthcare. I appreciated the practical tips and resources she gives us while weaving them in between her heart-felt stories of sadness and triumph. All who are struggling with health issues will find it both helpful and relatable on so many levels. I absolutely loved it from start to finish!"

Chad J Prusmack, MD, FAANS, IFMPC

Chad J Prusmack, MD, FAANS, IFMPC

Chief of Neurosurgery Rocky Mountain Spine Clinic, Neurosurgical Consultant Denver Broncos, Neurosurgical Consultant United States Olympic Team, Founder of Resilience Code

Unexpected is a deeply personal story of Dr. Jill Carnahan’s compelling life journey. It exemplifies her resilience and her innate ability to transform vulnerability into courage. Jill has truly carried the cross to help the world find their infinite health. You will immediately sense her compassion and genuine desire to give people hope to feel safe in sickness and to promote wellbeing no matter what the situation . Dr. Jill 's experience is a powerful force in shaping functional medicine and her sacrifice in the teaching of others so her knowledge lives forever. Every word in this powerful book made me feel more alive and reminded me that those of us that heal need to share our gifts for the benefit of others.

Dave Asprey

Dave Asprey

father of Biohacking, founder of Bulletproof, and New York Times Bestseller

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.

Dr. Terry Wahls

Dr. Terry Wahls, FACP, IFMCP

Bestselling author of The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles

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 Izabella Wentz

Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP,

New York Times Bestselling Author of Hashimoto's Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back

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.

Pamela W. Smith, MPH, MS

Dr. Pamela W. Smith, MPH, MS

Founder of the Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine

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.

Suzy Cohen

Suzy Cohen, RPh

Syndicated columnist, and author of Drug Muggers

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!

Margie Bissinger, PT

Margie Bissinger, PT

Integrative health coach, and happiness trainer

I read Dr. Jill Carnahan’s entire book cover to cover in one plane ride from Phoenix to New Jersey! I couldn’t put it down and absolutely loved it on so many levels. It is loaded with fabulous functional medicine information and beautiful life lessons that I believe will transform the reader. This is a very special book!

Susan Bratton, CEO

Susan Bratton, CEO

Co-founder of Personal Life Media, Inc.

A brilliant functional medicine doctor tells you all her wisdom about the journey from deathly ill to healthy and happy in a homey, approachable way. Practical checklists, wise perspectives, and the steps to fix the health issues draining you and dragging you down keep this book both a fast-paced read and an ongoing resource for what to do to feel your vitality again.

Dr. Conan Shaw

Dr. Conan Shaw, CCN, IFMCP

Functional Medicine certified practitioner, and clinical nutritionist

“In my quarter-century of practice, I have yet to come across an individual with such a true compassionate spirit and giving heart. Dr. Carnahan seamlessly combines this beauty with an insatiable appetite for advancing true health care in both the clinical realm and community awareness. Dr. Jill also honors the depth of the spirit with regard to healing, making her an absolute force of undeniable impact.”

Dr. Christine Maren, IFMCP,

Dr. Christine Maren, IFMCP,

Co-founder of Hey Mami!

"From the moment she shares hearing of her diagnosis to the tools and strategies she shares with her reader, Dr. Jill Carnahan's story is so inspiring. Unexpected is a deep dive into a compelling juxtaposition—when a doctor becomes the patient. It’s filled with beautiful snapshots of Dr. Jill’s journey as a young breast cancer patient, her many lessons about the process of being a patient, and how to fight for the unconventional. Every chapter offers practical go-to resources that can be easily applied for chronic health hurdles, like autoimmune conditions, Lyme disease, mold exposure, and cancer. This book is inspirational and deeply personal. I loved every word!”

JR Burgess

author of The Influential Doctor and CEO of HealthOvators

“A refreshing book that helps lead people to taking their power back by learning to heal themselves through a combination of self-love, trusting ourselves, and taking self-responsibility while at the same time walking hand and hand with someone like Dr. Carnahan who has the personal experience and wisdom to help solve the root cause of disease.”

Dr. Erik Lundquist

Medical director and physician at Temecula Center for Integrative Medicine

If you or someone you know is suffering from chronic health issues of any kind, then this is a must-read book. Dr. Jill, in her remarkably humble and vulnerable way, has shared her amazing insights and knowledge gained through journey. She has experienced major health setbacks, as well as emotional and mental challenges and has an amazing ability to digest the most current scientific studies and distill them into optimal treatment plans. She shares in a concise and easy-to-implement manner. She has truly turned her suffering, knowledge, and faith into a book of collaborative wisdom. I will absolutely recommend this book to my patients.

Dr. Jill is Featured In

Dr. Jill Carnahan, MD

Your Functional Medicine Expert®

Known as ‘Your Functional Medicine Expert®’ Dr. Jill Carnahan has been featured in People magazine, Shape, Parade, Forbes, MindBodyGreen, First for Women, Townsend Newsletter, and The Huffington Post as well as seen on NBC News and Health segments with Joan Lunden. She is a prominent global keynote speaker and a prolific writer sharing her knowledge on stage and podcasts.

With over a decade of producing popular content, her articles can be found in journals, newsletters, books, and social media posts!

She is the Medical Director of Flatiron Functional Medicine, a widely sought-after practice with a broad range of clinical services including functional medicine protocols, nutritional consultations, chiropractic therapy, naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, and massage therapy that attracts A-list celebrities and athletes.

A survivor of breast cancer, Crohn’s disease, and mold toxicity, she routinely treats patients who come to her for solutions to their medical mysteries that haven’t been solved.

Her YouTube channel and podcast features interviews with the healthcare world’s most respected names in medicine, science, and functional medicine. She co-authored the Personalized and Precision Integrative Cardiovascular Medicine Textbook and is set to release her prescriptive memoir through Forefront Publishing in 2023.

People relate to Dr. Jill’s science-backed opinions delivered with authenticity, love and humor. She is known for inspiring her audience to thrive even in the midst of difficulties.