Awake and Thriving

Why Everyone is Obsessed With Your Gut Health

Meet Dr. Will Ferro, the founder of Betr Health, a digital health entrepreneur, and a gut health expert. He helps people restore their microbiome, uncover trigger foods and free themselves from dieting, frustration, disease and medications. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Dr. Will about gut health and the part it plays in your overall body health. He explains the top four things that cause distress in gut health and how you can change that.  Listen in ...

Why Everyone is Obsessed With Your Gut Health

Meet Dr. Will Ferro, the founder of Betr Health, a digital health entrepreneur, and a gut health expert. He helps people restore their microbiome, uncover trigger foods and free themselves from dieting, frustration, disease and medications. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Dr. Will about gut health and the part it plays in your overall body health. He explains the top four things that cause distress in gut health and how you can change that.  Listen in ...

Shocking ways food impacts your Hormonal Health with Dr. Leslie Kasanoff

Meet Leslie Kasanoff, she was a holistic chiropractor for 25 years and a medical lab scientist for 10 years. She’s now a health and wellness coach where she helps people attain natural lifetime wellness.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Leslie Kasanoff about her transitions throughout her career and becoming a health coach. She describes the importance of hormonal health and how a good lifestyle can impact it.    Listen in to understand why your health...

How to Treat Pelvic Health Issues with Physical Therapy

Meet Dr. Sneha Gazi, a physical therapist specializing in the pelvic floor and orthopedics. She specializes in treating all forms of TMJ and pelvic health issues and particularly loves working with pre and postpartum birthing parents and their babies. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Dr. Gazi about how she works with TMJ and pelvic issues patients both in person and through telehealth. She describes the pelvic floor, how it works, and the different cause...

How Different Aspects of Life Affect Your Brain Health With Dr. Paul K

In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Dr. Paul K, a neurosurgeon. He talks about the importance of sleep and the negative effects of sleep deprivation.  Listen in to understand the meaning of love and its relation to stress, taking risks, and hormones. You will also learn the different ways you can utilize your brain and enhance its functionality for longer as you get older.  “There are three phases of love; lust, attraction, and attachment and they’re all v...

The Definition of Disease, Nutrition, and Addiction in Ayurvedic Medicine

Meet Victor Briere, the co-founder of Pacific Coast Ayurveda and the International Institute of Tantric and Vedic Sciences. He’s a gifted pulse reader specializing in ayurvedic diagnostic techniques and health counseling. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Victor about the meaning of diseases and chronic diseases in ayurvedic. He explains the meaning of addiction in ayurvedic medicine and the pathology that causes it. Listen in to learn how to develop ha...

The Holistic Wellness Approach to Functional Medicine

Meet Dr. Anita Wang, a board-certified MD with an anti-aging specialty for over 35 years. She utilizes an integrative approach to find the root cause of health issues, blending the best of conventional, naturopathic, and holistic medicine.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Dr. Anita about functional medicine and how it looks at the general wellness of a patient. She explains the difference between functional and conventional medicine and why the former ...

Danielle Ingenito's Guide to Healing From Toxic Relationships

Meet Danielle Ingenito, a master intuitive healer, and an expert in healing after toxic relationships. She helps women discover how their Childhood Trauma is causing chaos in their adult life and believes that everyone deserves to feel loved by others and themselves.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Danielle about how codependency, narcissism, and empathy affect relationships. She explains in detail how empath co-dependents and empath narcissists work w...

Danielle Ingenito's Guide to Healing From Toxic Relationships

Meet Danielle Ingenito, a master intuitive healer, and an expert in healing after toxic relationships. She helps women discover how their Childhood Trauma is causing chaos in their adult life and believes that everyone deserves to feel loved by others and themselves.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Danielle about how codependency, narcissism, and empathy affect relationships. She explains in detail how empath co-dependents and empath narcissists work w...

What Wikipedia Can't Tell You About Sugar and Fat Intake with Amy White

Meet Amy White, a holistic nutritionist, and health and body coach. She teaches all frustrated, sugar-loving, calorie cutters how to ditch the dieting and eat for the body and health they want. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Amy on how to use diet to transform prediabetes and achieve a healthy metabolism. She explains how different bodies react differently to different nutrients intakes and how you can balance these nutrients according to your body’s n...

How to Heal on The Inside and Reconnect with Your Soul – Erika Marcoux

Meet Erika Marcoux, the host and producer of Your Truth Revealed podcast, a mindfulness teacher, yoga instructor, co-author of Foundations for Living Mindfully, and team captain for NAMI. She has a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology and almost 20 years of experience and is passionate about helping others thrive. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Erika Marcoux on reconnecting with your soul and develop true love for yourself. She explains how you can...

Ayurvedic Medicine 101 with Victor Briere

Meet Victor Briere, the co-founder of the International Institute of Ayurveda. He’s a gifted pulse reader specializing in ayurvedic diagnostic techniques and health counseling. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Victor about the functions and benefits of ayurvedic medicine. He explains the meaning and functions of the Vagus Nerve and the various signals it carries from the digestive system to the brain and vice versa. Listen in to learn how Ayurvedic medi...

The Insider's Guide to Ayurvedic Medicine with Victor Briere

Meet Victor Briere, the co-founder of the International Institute of Ayurveda. He’s a gifted pulse reader specializing in ayurvedic diagnostic techniques and health counseling. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Victor about the functions and benefits of ayurvedic medicine. He explains the meaning and functions of the Vagus Nerve and the various signals it carries from the digestive system to the brain and vice versa. Listen in to learn how Ayurvedic medi...

The Only Hangry to Healthy Resource You Will Ever Need!

Meet Amy White, a board certified holistic nutritionist, and health and body coach. She teaches all frustrated, sugar-loving, calorie cutters how to ditch the dieting and eat for the body and health they want. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Amy about the keto diet as a perfect diet for weight loss even though it’s high fat. She explains the different types of diets, how they each impact your body, and why you should eat according to your body and heal...

How to Go from Hangry to Healthy and Lose Weight with Amy White

Meet Amy White, a board certified holistic nutritionist, and health and body coach. She teaches all frustrated, sugar-loving, calorie cutters how to ditch the dieting and eat for the body and health they want. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Amy about the keto diet as a perfect diet for weight loss even though it’s high fat. She explains the different types of diets, how they each impact your body, and why you should eat according to your body and heal...

The Best Ways to Utilize Nature's Cure with WendyLeigh White

Meet WendyLeigh White, a practicing licensed naturopathic doctor and nutritionist for over 10 years. She empowers her patients to understand the interconnected systems of their bodies and their specific needs. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with WendyLeigh about the meaning of naturopathic and 'nature cure' medicine. She explains how she teaches her patients to tune in to the signals of their bodies, psychologically and physiologically.   Listen in to lea...

Understanding Nature's Cure and Living Within Your Design with WendyLeigh White

Meet WendyLeigh White, a practicing licensed naturopathic doctor and nutritionist for over 10 years. She empowers her patients to understand the interconnected systems of their bodies and their specific needs. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with WendyLeigh about the meaning of naturopathic and 'nature cure' medicine. She explains how she teaches her patients to tune in to the signals of their bodies, psychologically and physiologically.   Listen in to lea...

Discover Your Mind and Body Connection to Healing Autoimmune Diseases

What Everyone Is Saying About Mind Body Healing!

Meet Debbie Emick, co-creator and blogger at gobucketyourself.com, the co-host of the "One Life. Live It!", and author of The Other Side Of Perfect: Discovering the Mind- Body Connection to Healing Chronic Illness. She’s also a survivor of multiple chronic illnesses/autoimmune diseases.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Debbie about her journey with chronic illnesses and the path she took to find healing by accessing her mind-body connection. She explain...

Listen to Your Body: Organs Health and Natural Treatment

Meet Jillian Rifkind, an acupuncturist and Eastern Asia bodyworker who specializes in nutritional therapy using traditional foods and supplements, healing musculoskeletal pain through meridian balancing and gentle movements, and improving mental health and vitality. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Jillian about visceral manipulation therapy and how organs can create physiological pain in other parts of our bodies. She explains the need to listen to your...

How to Manage Chronic Traumatic Stress w/ Dr. Alice Kerby

Meet Dr. Alice Kerby, a doctor of Physical Therapy and Somatic Trauma practitioner. She’s passionate about restoring movement in her patients and sees profound results and success with a wide range of ages and conditions.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Dr. Alice about chronic traumatic stress and how it affects the body. She describes certain practices that you can apply when in stressful situations to allow the stress to settle and avoid going into c...

Optimizing Fertility Health 101 Using Naturopathic Medicine

Meet Dr. Ji Woon, a Canadian licensed naturopathic doctor specializing in women’s health. She treats the whole person by focusing on the body’s innate intelligence to heal using clinical nutrition, lifestyle medicine, strategic supplementation of nutraceuticals, botanical medicine, and homeopathy to restore balance. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Dr.  Ji Woon about fertility and infertility in both women and men. She explains the importance of a regul...

Understanding Energy Healing and Transformational Facilitating with Dr. Karen Jones

Meet Dr. Karen Jones, a retired Ob/ Gyn doctor, energy healer, and transformational facilitator.  She helps people transform their lives from struggle and strive to thriving, to increase health, vitality, and joy.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Dr. Karen about her transition from an Ob/ Gyn to an energy healer and how that changed her view on medicine and healing in general. She explains how she began to think of what could make her patients and her h...

The Powerhouse combo of Hypnotherapy and Energy Healing

Aria Celestial is an energy healer, hypnotherapist, and a coach who helps people live beyond their dreams.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Aria shares how she combines hypnotherapy and energy healing to better understand her clients’ problems from an unconscious level. She explains the in-depth meaning of energy, the existing types of energy, and how even you can tap into it through meditation and your imagination.  Listen in to learn how you can heal generational emoti...

The Powerhouse combo of Hypnotherapy and Energy Healing

Aria Celestial is an energy healer, hypnotherapist, and a coach who helps people live beyond their dreams.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Aria shares how she combines hypnotherapy and energy healing to better understand her clients’ problems from an unconscious level. She explains the in-depth meaning of energy, the existing types of energy, and how even you can tap into it through meditation and your imagination.  Listen in to learn how you can heal generational emoti...

Natural Healing: The Healing Aspect of Essential Oils with Dr. Lindsey Elmore

Dr. Lindsey Elmore is a pharmacist turned natural wellness educator, a certified yoga instructor, and emotional release educator. She’s taught in 40 countries and 4 continents with the intent to put the soul back to pharmacy and western healthcare.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Dr. Lindsey shares her journey from a pharmacist to a natural wellness educator who advocates for essential oil healing as well. She also shares how she’s living her best life by combining her p...

How to Protect and Heal Your Energy for Holistic Health

How to Protect and Heal Your Energy for Holistic Health. Julie E , MPH, RD is a holistic health expert, registered dietitian, and functional medicine practitioner with 30+ years of experience. She has a passion for helping people improve their health with her infinite tool chest of natural remedies. Her international practice includes parents, kids, pets, and celebrity athletes.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Julie about energy healing and the proble...

How Your Thoughts Affect Your Body Health w/ Dr. Elizabeth Hughes

Dr. Elizabeth Hughes is a Stanford-trained physician with more than 25 years of clinical experience, , a certified yoga instructor, and an advanced PSYCH-K facilitator. For most of her career she believed that conventional medicine was the only effective method of treating illness and injury. Her perspective was radically changed after a patient was cured of a chronic, “incurable” condition with a simple change in belief. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Dr. Elizabeth shar...

Healing Your Body from Fitness Extremes w/ Amber Fokken

Amber Fokken is the creator of ADO fitness, ADO band, Protea,  a certified personal trainer, and the author of Hippie Eats. She is passionate about leading an authentically healthy lifestyle after experiencing extreme nutrition and fitness advice early on in her career. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks to Amber as she shares about her passion for helping people heal from fitness extremes. She also shares her journey from a extreme bodybuilder to a holistic fi...

Nutrition in Your Overall Health with Julie E. Licensed Dietitian

Julie E. , MPH, RD is a holistic health expert, registered dietitian, and functional medicine practitioner with 30+ years of experience. She has a passion for helping people improve their health with her infinite tool chest of natural remedies. Her international practice includes parents, kids, pets, and celebrity athletes.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Julie about the importance of nutrition in your body. She talks about the benefits of supplements ...

Nutrition in Your Overall Health with Julie E. Licensed Dietitian

Julie E. , MPH, RD is a holistic health expert, registered dietitian, and functional medicine practitioner with 30+ years of experience. She has a passion for helping people improve their health with her infinite tool chest of natural remedies. Her international practice includes parents, kids, pets, and celebrity athletes.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Julie about the importance of nutrition in your body. She talks about the benefits of supplements ...

The Benefits of Ayurvedic Medicine the Holistic Approach.

Nicole Matthiesen is a Wellness and Ayurvedic Health Counselor. She previously owned a litigation practice where she began experiencing serious health issues. Learn today how she experienced dramatic health changes with Ayurvedic Medicine. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria sits with Nicole as she narrates her story from law to Ayurvedic health. She shares the dramatic changes she witnessed in her life after incorporating elevated medicine.  Listen in to learn the b...

Where Functional Medicine is Headed in the Next Five Years with Dr. Craig Mortensen

Meet Dr. Craig Mortensen, a functional medicine doctor operating out of Orange county. He graduated from Southern California University of health sciences. He is certified from the Institute of functional medicine and functional medicine university and also has certification as a QME, an EMT, and an NRCME. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks to Dr. Mortensen as he shares how an injury came as a blessing in disguise that finally pushed him to pursue functional me...

The Functional Medicine Alternative w/ Dr. Craig Mortensen

Meet Dr. Craig Mortensen, a functional medicine doctor operating out of Orange county. He graduated from Southern California University of health sciences. He is certified from the Institute of functional medicine and functional medicine university and also has certification as a QME, an EMT, and an NRCME. In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks to Dr. Mortensen as he shares how an injury came as a blessing in disguise that finally pushed him to pursue functional me...

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Approach with Dr. Brendan Armm

Meet Dr. Brendan Armm, a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Chinese Medicine Herbalist and Diplomate in Oriental Medicine. He has a Doctorate in Orthopedics, Pain Management, and Integrative Medicine Primary Care. He is also the Founder and Director of Lotus Integrative Medicine in Santa Monica, and a Professor at Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in both their Masters Degree and Doctoral Degree Programs.   In this episode of the Awake and...

The Role of Chiropractic Care in Overall Wellness

Meet Dr. Lisel Lewis, a doctor of chiropractic and an experienced birth doula of over 20 natural births. She found a love for chiropractic when it was used on her to heal her tennis injury pains that occurred from competitive tennis playing. She describes chiropractic as a way she gets adjusted regularly to keep her happy and healthy in a natural way.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria speaks with Dr. Lewis as she talks about the importance of chiro care while pregna...

Understanding Hypnotherapy with Jeremy Stillman

Meet Jeremy Stillman, a certified hypnotist, and integrated life coach. He is certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists and the International Association of Counselors and Therapists. He was also voted the best life coach in L.A. by enterprise.com and best of yelp for a 5-star rating.  In this episode of the Awake and Thriving Podcast, Andria sits with Jeremy as he shares how he first got seriously interested in hypnotherapy. He also shares how he approaches the process of hypnosis with...

Awake and Presenting now!

The Awake and Thriving Podcast- Western Medicine and Holistic Health Care. In this premiere episode of The Awake and Thriving Podcast, get to know your host Andria Ryder and the purpose of this podcast.  What you will learn: ·         Who is Andria Ryder? ·         How being in western medicine, neurosurgery, and organ donation opened her eyes to society’s sciolism about Holistic Medicine. ·         How people are uneducated about holistic medicine.  ·         What is the purpose of th...