05/04/2026 / By Jacob Thomas

Brighteon University is streaming an episode a day of “Beyond The Diagnosis” by Jonathan Otto on May 9 to 20, and a replay of all 12 episodes on May 21 to 25. Register here to uncover a carefully built case against the narrative that chronic disease—from autism and autoimmune collapse to cancer and neurological decay—is a mystery or simply bad luck.
On Day 7, slated for May 15, host Jonathan Otto features Dr. Brandon Nutt who exposes a critical oversight in modern parasite treatment: Parasites are biologically synchronized to the moon and treating them without this knowledge means you’re only killing half the enemy.
“I’ve had multiple patients over the years complain about having reoccurring parasitic infections and the traditional ivermectin approach kills active parasite, but it doesn’t kill egg,” Nutt explains in the episode. “Most parasites will actually follow a moon cycle.”
He points to well-documented biological phenomena: “How do sea turtles know it’s a full moon and the eggs hatch when there is no full moon because then they are less likely to be eaten by predators or why does the coral reef spawn on full moons, why do fish spawn on full moons? There’s something to it.”
Dr. Nutt’s approach is precisely timed. Instead of a random 10-day course, he recommends a strategic five-day window before and after the full moon. “I usually have people start heavy, more the traditional antiparasitic. My nurse practitioner will prescribe a 10-day dose and they’ll do five days before the full moon, five days after the full moon,” he reveals.
“Because the five days before, the adults are swimming around, trying to reproduce and then the five days after is when eggs will start hatching, so that’s when you can kill two generations instead of just the first generation.”
This lunatic science, the term itself derived from those affected by the full moon, offers an elegant solution to a frustrating problem. Parasites are most active during the full moon, feeding, reproducing and releasing toxins that cause symptoms ranging from anxiety to anemia.
“A lunatic is someone who is affected by the full moon,” Nutt explains. “When parasites are most active and it’s causing the most damage, or they’re feeding on your blood, you’re now more anemic. You’re feeling more nervous because you’re anemic. And they’re releasing toxins.”
The statistics are staggering. “Parasites in the American population, I think the research says, one in three Americans have a parasite,” Nutt states. “It’s not just Giardia from Montezuma’s Revenge down in Mexico; it can be liver flukes, it can be pork-based parasitic infections.”
But the medical system largely ignores this reality. “Oftentimes, it’s people who have chronic health issues who get tired of getting the traditional CBC and a CMP done,” Nutt says. “That’s one of the main issues, is we’re not looking for them; as a healthcare system, we don’t look for them unless something is like a red flag.”
The symptoms are frustratingly vague, brain fog, chronic fatigue, low testosterone, unexplained iron deficiency, joint pain, digestive issues, but they share a common thread. “Parasites are smart; they don’t want to kill you,” Nutt explains. “The symptoms of a parasite are usually very subtle to begin with and then as the population of that parasite grows, it becomes more and more effective and more and more noticeable.”
Nutt points to a specific marker that most doctors overlook: elevated eosinophils. “If someone’s eosinophils are in double digits, that’s, to me, an indicator that they for sure have some type of parasitic infection.”
As noted by BrightU.AI‘s Enoch, eosinophils are white blood cells that normally make up 1-3% of total white blood cells, but their numbers can increase due to allergies, infections or parasites. In asthma, high numbers of eosinophils are found in the mucus, where their basic protein damages the epithelial lining of the airways.
Nutt shares a compelling case: “I had a patient, with a normal white blood cell count, 18% of her white blood cells were eosinophils and she was anemic, when she had never been anemic before. She had just gone on a big South American trip.”
Other experts in the series, including Dr. Diana Wright, a naturopathic oncologist who survived stage 4 cancer, emphasize that parasites are often part of a larger toxic burden. “Every single person that came to me, came to me with a buildup of toxins,” Wright says. “One of the things that we have to worry about right now with our water is a buildup of hormones.”
The episode doesn’t shy away from serious warnings. Wright shares a personal story of combining treatments: “I personally had this happen to me and I went blind just from my right eye halfway over. Dr. Orlando Silva told me that the problem was I was combining ivermectin with chlorine dioxide.”
Her advice is direct: “If you’re planning on using chlorine dioxide, which is sold over the counter for non-medical use, I would definitely consult a practitioner for that because it can cause issues.”
Dr. Torrie Thompson, another expert featured in the series, explains that parasites are extremely common here in the US and often missed because the majority of what we get exposed to are microscopic parasites.
She describes how mold mycotoxins, toxins released by mold, create the perfect environment for parasites to thrive. “Mold mycotoxins are immunosuppressants, they turn down the immune system, which then paves the way for candida overgrowth, parasites, bacterial overgrowth.”
The recommended order of treatment matters. “We start with the mold mycotoxins and as you detox those out, you can work on killing off the overgrowth, the candida, the SIBO, the parasites,” Thompson explains. “Then when those are gone, then you’re going to go into the actual toxin piece.”
For those suffering from mysterious chronic symptoms, Nutt offers practical guidance: “I think there’s a lot to it that maybe we’ve gotten away from as we become what we think is smarter and smarter from a healthcare perspective, when in reality it’s like let’s look at how nature functions: these parasites we know are going to be more active during the full moon, so treating them during the full moon, during that cycle, just makes sense.”
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