Why does type 2 diabetes often begin in the liver, not the pancreas?
Normal thyroid labs — so why still cold, tired and slow?
Why do your mitochondria age before you do?
Why does most of your immune system sit around the gut?
Why do some chemicals stay in your body for years?
What is ozone therapy actually supported for?
How much of ageing is actually modifiable?
Learn the reasoning, not just the conclusions.
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ArticleDo detoxes work? What actually helps clearanceNew here? Begin with five ideas.
These five ideas sit underneath almost everything taught at the Academy. About 10 minutes to read, no sign-in needed.
- 01Metabolic healthCompensation comes before diseaseThe body holds a value normal at a cost. Reading the cost is the earlier diagnosis.2 min
- 02Cellular healthA cell that cannot make energy cannot healMitochondrial capacity sets the ceiling on any attempt to heal.2 min
- 03HormonesHormones behave as a systemA panel of separate values hides the relationships that actually produce symptoms.2 min
- 04Gut and immunityInflammation is informationIt is worth reading before it is suppressed. The signal usually points somewhere specific.2 min
- 05LongevityAgeing has a rate, and rates can be measuredOnce you can measure it, prevention becomes a clinical decision rather than advice.2 min
Do detoxes work? What actually helps clearance
A cleanse promises to switch on a process that never switches off. What actually limits elimination is more ordinary, and a good deal more boring, than anything on the shelf.
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1Metabolic Health and DiabetesWhy can tests stay normal while the disease develops?
2HormonesWhy do identical panels produce different symptoms?
3Cellular Health and MitochondriaWhat sets the ceiling on recovery?
4Ozone and Regenerative TherapiesWhere does the evidence actually support use?
5Gut and ImmunityHow much of immune behaviour is decided in the gut?
6LongevityWhat is worth measuring, and how often?
7Toxins and XenobioticsWhat happens when exposure outpaces clearance?
Thirty years of watching people, then asking why
“I did not set out to teach. I kept meeting people whose results looked acceptable and whose physiology did not. Following those cases changed how I read a chart, and eventually what I read at all.”
- 30+
- years in practice
- 65
- publications
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- books written
- 2
- clinical centres
A small number of programmes, each built to answer one clinical question
Taught by Dr Chhillar from thirty years of practice. Each ends in a verifiable digital certificate with your name, credentials and completion date.
Metabolic Health and DiabetesDiabetes RewiredA functional medicine approach to type 2 diabetes remission and long-term metabolic health, open to clinicians and to anyone who wants the reasoning behind it.₹10,000.00View the programme →
Cellular Health and MitochondriaCellular OptimisationPart 1 of the Nuances of Functional Medicine trilogy: cellular metabolism, detoxification, oxidative stress and repair, with evidence-based adjuncts including ozone therapy and regenerative protocols.₹35,000.00View the programme →
Ozone and Regenerative TherapiesOzone & Its MiraclesPart 2 of the Nuances of Functional Medicine trilogy, the clinical science of medical ozone: mechanisms of action, indications, dosing protocols, safety and integration into functional…₹35,000.00View the programme →
HormonesHormone CorrectionPart 3 of the Nuances of Functional Medicine trilogy: the clinical science and art of safe, effective hormone therapy. Thyroid, adrenal and sex hormones taught as…₹35,000.00View the programme →