Conversations on Healing, Root Cause, and Complex Chronic Illness
Dr. Stein shares a deeper perspective on health — one rooted in understanding the body, not just managing symptoms. Through podcast interviews, conversations, and educational features, she speaks on chronic illness, mold exposure, and the often-overlooked factors that impact long-term health.
Her approach is centered on one goal: helping patients finally understand what’s happening in their body — and what it takes to move forward.
Podcasts & Videos
Why You’re Not Healing Properly: The Cell Danger Response Explained
Dr. Talks - Discover how the cell danger response traps your body in a survival state, shutting down energy production and preventing healing. Learn why mitochondrial dysfunction and damaged cell...
Cellular Membrane Therapy in Chronic Illness
The Made to Heal Show - In this powerful episode, Dr. Kasey Holland sits down with Dr. Melanie Stein, Medical Director of Restorative Health Clinic in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Stein shares her deeply...
Episode 93 – Dr. Melanie Stein – Cell Membrane Repair Is the Key to Healing
The Trail to Health - Dr. Melanie’s recovery from Lyme disease and why cell membrane therapy became central to healing complex chronic illness. How damaged cell membranes drive conditions like Lyme,...
Why Lyme recovery stalls — and how healing can restart
lymedisease.org - Many Lyme survivors have told me about their journey to discover the root cause of their inability to heal from chronic Lyme disease. Most have completed rigorous treatment yet...
Uncovering the Root Cause of Your Stalled Chronic Illness Recovery
Love, Hope, Lyme Podcast - This is episode 70 of the Love, Hope, Lyme podcast. To get your free pdf of "Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor...
Healing at the Cellular Level: Dr. Melanie Stein’s Journey and Approach to Cellular Recovery
Lyme and Beyond with Tanya - In this new episode of Lyme and Beyond with Tanya, we talk with Lyme Conqueror and author of "Breaking Through Chronic Illness" Dr. Melanie Stein, who shares her...
LIVE from ILADS: Dr. Melanie Stein & Dr. Vy Simeles – Navigating Lyme Disease
Tick Boot Camp - Dr. Melanie Stein’s Lyme Journey: She shares her personal battle with Lyme disease, including paralysis and being dismissed by allopathic doctors. Her healing began with support...
Breaking Through Chronic Illness at the Cellular Level
Restore the Real - Dr. Melanie Stein is a licensed naturopathic physician in Portland, Oregon, a leading clinician in cell membrane therapy for complex and chronic illness, and the author of...
Restorative Health – an interview with Doctor Melanie Stein
Tick Boot Camp - In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Melanie Stein, a licensed Naturopathic Physician and Lyme specialist from Portland, Oregon. Dr. Stein is the...
Warning for NW Hikers about Ticks & Lyme disease
KGW News Dr. Melanie Stein of Restorative Health Clinic explains
Articles & Publications
Intravenous Phosphatidylcholine in Severe Refractory Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: A Case Report
ndnr Natural Path - Clinical improvement in treatment-refractory MCAS with normal conventional biomarkers and profound oral intolerance through membrane lipid therapy. This case report describes a...
What if healing depends on your cells, not your treatments?
lymedisease.org - What if the reason you are not healing is not the treatment itself, but the condition of your cells? Breaking Through Chronic Illness is written for anyone who has tried countless...
The morning I couldn’t walk–and what finally healed me
lymedisease.org - The morning my legs wouldn’t move changed everything I thought I knew about health. Full-body tremors tore through me. I couldn’t stand, let alone walk. I was admitted to the...
Restoring Cellular Integrity: Phospholipid Therapy as a Key Treatment of Refractory Tick-Borne Disease
ndnr - This case describes a 47-year-old female high school teacher with a multi-year history of progressive neurological, musculoskeletal, autonomic, constitutional, and gastrointestinal symptoms...
Member Spotlight: Melanie Stein, ND
ISEAI - Melanie Stein, ND is an ISEAI Full Member who practices at Restorative Health Clinic of Portland.
Book Dr. Stein for Speaking & Media
Dr. Stein is available for podcast interviews, speaking engagements, and media features focused on chronic illness, mold exposure, and root-cause healing. Her approach blends clinical insight with a deeply personal understanding of what it means to navigate complex, often misunderstood health challenges.
She speaks on: chronic illness and unexplained symptoms, mold exposure and environmental health, root-cause and functional approaches to healing, navigating the healthcare system as a patient, reclaiming energy, clarity, and quality of life.
Dr. Stein on Social
Dr. Melanie Stein has built an engaged online community of more than 18,000 followers across social media platforms. She shares educational content on Lyme disease, MCAS, POTS, mold illness, Long COVID, cellular health, nervous system regulation, and complex chronic illness. She is known for translating complex medical concepts into clear, practical insights for patients suffering from chronic illnesses.
