Dr. Frank Shallenberger: Restoring the Body’s Innate Healing Systems

Frank A. Shallenberger, III, MD, HMD, FAAO, is a pioneering physician who has practiced medicine since 1973, with a career spanning trauma medicine, family medicine, and decades of clinical innovation focused on uncovering the true causes of disease. Through firsthand experience, he recognized the critical gap between symptom management and root-cause healing in conventional medicine, prompting a lifelong pursuit to understand and restore the body’s innate ability to heal.

Now joining “Bye Ol’ Dentistry” by Lolli Brands Entertainment, Dr. Shallenberger brings over four decades of clinical insight into how dentistry, pharmaceuticals, and environmental toxins profoundly influence systemic health and disease.

From Trauma Care to Root-Cause Medicine

Dr. Shallenberger has practiced medicine since 1973, beginning in trauma and surgical medicine before transitioning into family medicine in the late 1970s. Early in his career, he observed a fundamental difference between these disciplines. In trauma and surgery, physicians are trained to identify and treat the cause of a patient’s symptoms. In contrast, he found that much of conventional medicine focused on suppressing symptoms, often without concern for their underlying cause. He also witnessed firsthand the toxic effects of many commonly prescribed drugs. These experiences prompted a decades-long search to understand what truly causes disease.

Dentistry, Toxicity, and the Hidden Drivers of Disease

Through this journey, Dr. Shallenberger identified multiple contributors to chronic illness, including toxicity, poor diet, stress, recreational and prescription drugs, vaccines, inadequate sleep, hormone deficiencies, untreated infections, and dentistry. He studied scientific literature dating back to the 1930s showing that root canals can act as sources of chronic inflammation and infection, often associated with cancer, cardiovascular disease, and autoimmune conditions. In clinical practice, he observed that when root canals were removed, patients frequently improved and in some cases recovered. He also reviewed peer-reviewed studies documenting the negative effects of mercury in dental amalgams and saw patients improve after those fillings were removed. He notes that medical school did not expose him to these factors, despite how directly they impact systemic health.

Restoring the Body’s Innate Healing Systems

Dr. Shallenberger’s approach focuses on restoring the body’s God-designed healing systems by supplying what they need and removing what interferes with their function. He emphasizes clean food, properly performed exercise, adequate sleep, hormonal restoration, fresh air, clean water, targeted supplements, and sufficient sunlight exposure. He also prioritizes removing impediments to healing, including toxins, heavy metals, microplastics, chemicals, infections, including root canals and cavitations, scars, emotional stress, and unnecessary medications.

Why Medication Reduction Matters

Dr. Shallenberger argues that symptom-suppressing pharmaceuticals can directly interfere with the body’s natural healing systems. He points to published research indicating that correctly prescribed medications rank among the leading causes of death in the United States, and he cautions that interactions between multiple FDA-approved drugs can create serious complications. He notes it is common for patients to arrive on extensive medication lists, and that one of the first steps toward restoring health is often reducing or eliminating unnecessary drugs.

To underscore this, he shares the story of a 74-year-old woman who scheduled her first appointment because she was profoundly fatigued and weak, barely able to function. Her doctors, who collectively prescribed six different medications, told her nothing was wrong and that she simply needed to accept feeling that way as part of aging. While waiting for her appointment, she stopped every medication on her own. Two weeks later, she felt great and arrived, saying she no longer had symptoms, keeping the visit only to confirm she had done the right thing.

Energy, Ozone, and Clinical Contributions

Dr. Shallenberger’s medical contributions focus on two key areas. The first is his patents and publications on computer-assisted mitochondrial assessment, grounded in the belief that the major factors driving disease work by reducing mitochondrial energy production. He looks forward to a future where clinicians routinely monitor mitochondrial function and aim for youthful mitochondrial performance at all ages. The second is his long-standing clinical use of oxygen and ozone therapies to eliminate pain and restore function to damaged body parts.

Why “Bye Ol’ Dentistry” Matters

Dr. Shallenberger supports “Bye Ol’ Dentistry” because he believes dentistry remains a major impediment to health through the continued use of mercury-containing amalgams and root canals. His participation reflects a broader vision for healthcare centered on root-cause healing and removing barriers to recovery. As he puts it, the next movement should be just as clear: “Bye Ol’ Dentistry… and Bye Ol’ Medications.”