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Curate Your Health with Dr Heather Hammerstedt

232 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings

Dr Hammerstedt & her guests lightheartedly dig into health evidence and education to empower you into real sustainable lifestyle and mindset changes to curate your health future.

Heather Hammerstedt MD is a double board certified physician, in emergency medicine and lifestyle medicine, an integrative nutrition coach, CEO of Wholist Lifestyle Medicine Coaching and Consults... and momma... who can't get enough of interviewing colleagues all over the map of medicine and health in the fields of food, leadership, exercise, weight management, mindset, mindfulness, and women's health just to get YOU the real information you can trust about YOU, your body, your and your family's health future. Real talk, real tips, real professionals, and real FUN with no BS info. Join us today!

And remember, Who you choose to be Matters. You are valuable, You are worth this, You are your WholeYou.

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Episodes

Episode 229: Vaginal Health

March 28, 2024 11:52 - 24 minutes - 55.6 MB

Episode 229 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Caroline Goodner is here today to talk about vaginal health. Her company OrganiCare makes products that help with vaginal infections. Femiclear has natural ingredients that have been proven to be efficient. Her products help with conditions such as: yeast infections, genital herpes, bacterial vaginosis and UTIs.    Caroline Goodner is the co-founder and CEO of OrganiCare, a leader in transforming feminine healthcare b...

Episode 228: Tantric Healing

March 13, 2024 12:11 - 29 minutes - 68.6 MB

Episode 228 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Dr. Elsbeth Meuth & Freddy Zental Weaver are here to discuss how we can connect to our dreams and desires. They explain that tantric healing is about opening oneself up and being more intentional. This allows you to shift how you are living and feeling. You can become more aware of your sexual energy in this altered, intimate and vulnerable state. They help people by guiding their breath and energy to allow new possibilit...

Episode 227: Skin care for tweens and teens

February 29, 2024 12:54 - 24 minutes - 55.6 MB

Episode 227 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness is here today to talk about skin care. As tweens enter puberty it is important that they know how to have healthy hygiene, with both body and skin care habits. There are big differences between girls' and boys' hygiene. It is important that we educate and show our tweens and teens how to care for themselves. Mental health and depression can be tied into low self esteem from skin issues. Acne can be ...

Episode 226: Fixing the root causes to improve health

February 14, 2024 13:29 - 30 minutes - 69.2 MB

Episode 226 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Karin Reiter is here today to discuss holistic health. She talks about looking at the root causes (the pillars of your health) in order to be healthy. The physical, mental, emotional, and trauma base pillars need to be addressed and she helps people with small steps to make these changes. One of her passions is working with children with ADHD and helping with their diet. In treating the causes, by fixing the gut health, t...

Episode 225: Editing Happiness

January 29, 2024 15:02 - 24 minutes - 56 MB

Episode 225 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Tess Jewell-Larsen is here today to talk about how she empowers women from feeling exhausted to finding balance. It is so easy to get caught up in our thoughts. She focuses on where these women are lacking or overdoing something, and she tries to help them find one thing they can do for themselves to get to a balanced state. It is important to feel all emotions and allow them to be there, and not push them away. When we don’t ...

Episode 224: Redefining Osteoporosis

January 10, 2024 15:10 - 28 minutes - 64.1 MB

Episode 224 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Dr. John Neustadt is here today to talk about bone health and osteoporosis. He explains how bone density tests are inadequate. He wants to educate people on how to improve your bone health and protect yourselves. Medications, such as antacids, are damaging bones and increasing the risk of fractures. Patients should discuss switching to safer medications with their provider. Also, reducing spicy foods, eating earlier in th...

Episode 223: How to empower your brain

December 05, 2023 14:47 - 24 minutes - 57 MB

Episode 223 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Adele Spraggon is here to ask our listeners if your patterns of behavior are continuously getting in the way and stopping you from getting the things you want most in your life? She says forget commitment, willpower, positive-thinking, mindset techniques, or better goal-setting. These approaches are a thing of the past. We were told to use our mind to fix our problems, but this is simply not the case. Current brain resear...

Episode 222: Tips to be Well Rested

September 12, 2023 12:05 - 24 minutes - 55.7 MB

Episode 222 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. Valerie Cacho is here to discuss how to get a better night’s sleep. As we get older, we have less REM and less deep sleep and more light sleep. We need all 4 stages of sleep and if you are not sleeping well, your mood can be affected. She recommends reserving the last hour of your day for yourself to slow your brain waves so you can sleep better. She suggests slowing your breath, meditation, taking a bath, listening to mus...

Episode 221: The Importance of Sleep

August 23, 2023 12:54 - 28 minutes - 64.5 MB

Episode 221 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Audrey Wells MD is here today to talk about sleep, sleep apnea, and weight loss. She goes into detail about sleep apnea and how it is diagnosed, signs and symptoms, why it is easily overlooked and the health complications that can come from it if not diagnosed. Dr. Wells is a seasoned sleep medicine physician and professional mindset coach.  She is on a mission to help people get the most out of their sleep, live with vitalit...

Episode 220 mend Labs

July 26, 2023 11:26 - 20 minutes - 47.1 MB

Episode 220 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Helene Rutledge, from mend Labs is here today to talk about proactive patient center interventions. mend Labs provides patients with the training and support they need through a care plan that includes lifestyle goals and nutrition. The mend nutrapharma products are clinically proven, science backed, and recognized by the medical community to be effective in accelerating repair, recovery, and improving key risk factors co...

Episode 219: Natural and Plant-Based Ways to Prevent, Survive and Thrive with Cancer

June 14, 2023 14:21 - 46 minutes - 107 MB

Episode 219 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Dr. Brandy is an MD and has been practicing medicine for over 40 years. He is the Founder of “Natural Insights Into Cancer” which is a passion project for Dr. Brandy. “Natural Insights Into Cancer” uses diet, exercise, targeted supplements, and other lifestyle changes to help you fight cancer. He talks about his cancer diagnosis and how he naturally went into a functional remission with low doses of medicine and a change ...

Episode 218: Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

June 05, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutes - 93.5 MB

Episode 218 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Reed Davis is here today to discuss Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. He talks about how important it is to run multiple blood work to find the root cause. If you run one test and find a problem, you could simply say that is the issue. However, there could be so much more going on. By looking at the whole picture, there are multiple healing opportunities where you can apply diet, rest, exercise and stress reduction around ...

Episode 217: Entrepreneurship

April 03, 2023 13:16 - 22 minutes - 52.2 MB

Episode 217 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Mary Katherine Stahl is here today to discuss her entrepreneurial journey. She started working out at a Fit Body Boot Camp and loved the coaches and the community. She decided to open her own business and now six years later, she has opened three locations. She shares her successes and obstacles about balancing a career and being a mom. She believes her success is linked to understanding the importance of relationships wi...

Episode 216: Intermittent Fasting

March 30, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 75.3 MB

Episode 216 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Laurie Lewis is here today to discuss intermittent fasting. She is a certified coach who shares her personal story and clarifies many misunderstandings about intermittent fasting. She explains the first mistake is that people think it is a diet. It is a timing, an eating window, that is not for weight loss. By tuning into your personal goals and what feels good to you, you will discover what are your ideal fasting hours. ...

Episode 215: Fibroids

March 20, 2023 12:32 - 21 minutes - 49.2 MB

Episode 215 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Dr. Cheruba Prabakar is here today to discuss fibroids. Fibroids are common and can affect 80% of women by the age of 50. Most women do not know they have fibroids. Symptoms include heavy bleeding, spotting throughout the month, miscarriages, pain, pressure, frequent urination or constipation. A pelvic ultrasound will help to diagnose. There are many hormonal medications that can help with bleeding, and many treatment and...

Episode 214: Neurochemicals

March 14, 2023 12:20 - 50 minutes - 115 MB

Episode 214 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Mark Effinger (Mr. Noots) is here today to discuss neurochemicals. He talks about how he was a lab rat for Accutane. This drug affected his focus, energy level and happiness. He went through exercise and oxygen therapy which was able to detox his system. This was an epiphany for him, as he never realized how well he could feel. So he created a company that would develop neurochemicals in different ratios and combinations ...

Episode 213: Gender Identity

March 07, 2023 17:41 - 47 minutes - 109 MB

Episode 213 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Dr. Lulu is here today to discuss gender identity. She identifies this as your true sense of self, how you see yourself, something, no one else can tell you. She stresses the importance of respecting someone’s gender identity. She is a pediatrician and talks about how to be the patient’s advocate and how to really listen to what they are saying. It is imperative that children have at least one trusted adult. She coaches pa...

Episode 212: Four Drivers of Obesity

November 08, 2022 14:35 - 44 minutes - 101 MB

Episode 212 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   David Greenwalt is here today to discuss how he helps people learn the truth about mental fitness, nutrition and movement. Obesity is at its highest level ever, with about 40 percent of U.S. adults considered obese. The cause of obesity, he believes, can be broken down into four drivers. One: biological drives, we are driven to calorie dense foods to avoid food scarcity that evolution has built in us. Two: habit condition...

Episode 211: Healthy Lifestyle Choices

October 31, 2022 18:27 - 32 minutes - 74.3 MB

Episode 211 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Brian Gryn is a personal trainer who coaches middle aged men looking to get their body back. He is here today to talk about accountability and finding clarity about food choice and lifestyle. In our society people tend to not put themselves first, we fall back on old habits and make a lot of excuses for not living a healthier lifestyle. Unfortunately, he discusses that it sometimes takes a health scare to make lasting changes....

Episode 210: Gut Brain Connection

October 25, 2022 12:41 - 20 minutes - 46 MB

Episode 210 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Hally Brooke is here today to discuss her journey with gut health and brain fog. She discovered by figuring out what foods worked for her, she was able to balance her emotions better and think straight. By being more thoughtful and mindful with the way food made her feel, she was able to heal her gut health. She mentions that by paying attention to what her body needed, she was able to feel better, and what helps one person, m...

Episode 209: Concierge Medicine

October 18, 2022 17:32 - 29 minutes - 67.2 MB

Episode 209 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below. Dr. Cecily Havert is here today to discuss concierge medicine and what that means to you as a patient.  She has a private practice, which allows the doctors to make the important decisions of how they want to run and manage the practice. She has fewer patients, more accessibility to them and has the time to offer longer appointments. She is also able to offer a seamless whole approach by having the ability to talk with other s...

Episode 208: Our Mind Body Connection

October 11, 2022 13:16 - 26 minutes - 59.6 MB

Episode 208 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   Hannah Bacaron is here today to discuss how our brain and our body are connected. She talks about our mind and body health and how stress can take such a toll. A physical ailment, such as a stomach issue, may be solved from more than one way and there are alternative treatments to consider. Even if you have good habits, such as eating well and exercising, these habits can be destroyed by stress. If you can identify the st...

Episode 207: I'm nervous to share! Something just for my listeners...

September 29, 2022 14:14 - 12 minutes - 28.8 MB

Episode 207 of my Curate Your Health Podcast is out! Link below.   I’m nervous to share! Something just for my listeners…   I’ve never given away this much for those ready to join our proven, highly supported, Weight Wellness personal coaching program. My best deal ever, best bonuses ever, and your best opportunity ever. Nervous, but so many people need this.   In fact, others who were tired of yo-yo dieting, cravings, and chronic health issues… have already chosen to punch their...

Episode 206: Our Energy Body

September 19, 2022 13:12 - 23 minutes - 54.4 MB

Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Tina Koopersmith MD who gives a beautiful overview of who we are through our brain and our body. She discusses how our heart energy can be felt six feet away and if we have a positive energy field, people can feel it. Likewise, if you are in a negative environment, the heart rate is lower, and you can feel the negative energy. She talks about healing techniques that can heal the body. We are connected between our brain and our heart. And, by using technique...

Episode 205: What You Need to Know About Healthcare Middlemen

September 13, 2022 14:36 - 46 minutes - 105 MB

Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Dr. Marion Mass to discuss What You Need to Know About Healthcare Middlemen. She talks in depth about Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) and all the kick back money that they receive. She gives an eye-opening deep dive into all the money that is being lost in the middle of our healthcare system.    Dr Marion Mass is a practicing pediatrician in the Philadelphia area and co-founder of Practicing Physicians of Ameri...

Episode 204: The Wonders of Plants

September 07, 2022 13:04 - 53 minutes - 123 MB

Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Dr. Barrie Tan to talk about the wonders of plants. Specifically, one that he talks about is annatto, which is an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), native to tropical America. It is often used to impart a yellow or orange color to foods. He talks about how our bodies and cell walls are functioning. He discusses antioxidants, what fats do in our bodies and triglycerides and prediabetes.      ...

Episode 203: Navigating Complex Care for Children

August 18, 2022 13:20 - 28 minutes - 66.2 MB

Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Dr. Stella K. Evans, MD to discuss complex care for children with disabilities and their caregivers. She talks about how she is the prime contact for the caregivers, and she helps navigate the best care through their health team. There are a few roadblocks that she wants parents to know about. She stresses that this is not the parent’s fault and sticking with regret, fear and guilt will not move them forward to plan for the future. Also, it is alright to as...

Episode 202: Fit over Forty

August 12, 2022 12:20 - 35 minutes - 80.5 MB

Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Sean Lake to discuss how to stay Fit over Forty. He talks about his transition from being an active snowboarder in his 20s - to then being in his 30s, with less activity and not liking the way he felt. He started to exercise realizing that he craved physical activity. He discusses how fitness is a major tool in being able to give you energy to be the parent/ person you want to be. It is all about making the small decisions to get the big results. He shares ...

Episode 201: The Healthy Mushroom

August 05, 2022 13:47 - 33 minutes - 77.1 MB

Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Jeff Chilton to discuss the health benefits of mushrooms. Jeff talks about how mushrooms are low in calories, high in fiber, provide no starch, and are low in fats. He thinks mushrooms have been overlooked in the United States. He shares information about how supplementing mushrooms into our diets will stimulate our immune system. He hopes that by further educating people about the health benefits, it will inspire people to incorporate all of the various mu...

Episode 200: Ask Me Anything

July 29, 2022 19:05 - 1 hour - 141 MB

Dr. Hammerstedt is joined today by Karen Mangum, Wholist’s Weight Wellness Coach, and Jennifer Guegen, Wholist’s Mindset Coach, to celebrate our 200th episode. For this milestone episode, we opened up the topics and questions from our audience. The coaches answered questions about how to gently pull yourself through a dip to find a healthy and happy self. They also talked about how to make these health lifestyles stainable without feeling like there are restrictions. Finally, they answered t...

Episode 199: How to Become MindStrong

June 17, 2022 16:27 - 24 minutes - 56.9 MB

Rachel Freiman is here today to discuss how to become MindStrong. Her aim is to educate women and to cut through all the conflicting information. She talks about stepping back, wiping the slate clean and starting to approach health and fitness as a life skill. It is important to understand what diets you tried, why it didn’t work, be able to release the past, and start with a new skill base. It is basic human nature for our brain to fight back against change. It is all about baby steps and m...

Episode 198: Post Covid New Normal

June 07, 2022 12:52 - 23 minutes - 53.5 MB

Jonathan Baktari MD is here today to discuss Post Covid New Normal. He talks about the vaccines and how it will be a seasonal vaccine moving forward. The vaccines will be especially important, especially with people with risk factors and the elderly. We will need to learn to live with Covid, and it will be part of viruses that people will get. He also mentions how Covid was an accelerator for many things, including: remote working, zoom calls and more online shopping, all things, which he be...

Episode 197: How To Have a Better Conversation About Your Health

June 02, 2022 12:28 - 29 minutes - 67 MB

Dr. Faryal Michaud is a board certified internist and a palliative care physician that is here today to discuss How To Have a Better Conversation About Your Health. She believes there is a misunderstanding of what palliative care is. She describes this type of care as a layer of support to help through the bumpy road of an illness, and to help families be able to connect to services. The layer of support is different for every patient and their family. And, only if the bumpy road is too much...

Episode 196: Utilize Your Brain for Opportunity Despite Trauma

May 02, 2022 14:27 - 18 minutes - 43.2 MB

Rachelle McCloud joins us today to discuss how to Utilize Your Brain for Opportunity Despite Trauma. She discusses her personal struggles with mental health. She felt as though she was failing to thrive as a woman and a mother. Once she was able to restore her wellness through intervention therapy, she started helping others. She talks about the desire to be free, how to help your brain that may be stuck to resolve the issues. She describes trauma as anything that occurred that our brain can...

Episode 195: Strive to Thrive in Your Relationship

April 26, 2022 13:54 - 33 minutes - 77.7 MB

Dr. George and Vanessa Naum join us today to discuss how to Strive to Thrive in Your Relationship. As marriage coaches, they discuss the stages of marriage, from romance to raising children together, from finding yourself to getting old together. They help couples find out what they really want and what they need help with. They work with couples to reconnect and how to disconnect from outside stresses.      Dr. Jeep Naum has been a physician for 31 years and a couples coach for 27. Sinc...

Episode 194: Precision Nutrition - The What Now

April 14, 2022 20:23 - 32 minutes - 74.9 MB

Ari Tulla is here today to talk about Precision Nutrition-The What Now. His current company, Elo, was created to help people turn food into medicine so you can live life to the fullest. Elo collects information about your body and uses this data to understand what your body needs. The data is used to deliver the right nutrition so that you get healthy and stay healthy. You can find a link to his company at: https://www.elo.health/. Ari Tulla is a San Francisco-based entrepreneur and the Co...

Episode 193: Our Bodies as a Fitness Vessel

April 08, 2022 20:40 - 21 minutes - 50 MB

Tandy Gutierrez joins us today to discuss Our Bodies as a Fitness Vessel. Fitness can look like many different things—it doesn’t have to be boiled down to running long distances or lifting heavy things. Small muscles, slow movements, and rest can all be just as important to our fitness and our results. Noticing what feels good to our bodies can be hard to do but can be so helpful in the long term. Tandy says, “less is the new more!” So, how can we listen better to our bodies?   Tandy Gut...

Episode 192: Healing Your Gut for Sustainable Health

March 30, 2022 22:42 - 23 minutes - 54.2 MB

Hope Pedraza is here today to talk about Healing Your Gut for Sustainable Health. The gut microbiome is the bacteria (both good and bad) and enzymes that are living in your gut. There could be connections between gut health and diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, and things like mood and anxiety. Gut health is also connected to hormones. So, how do we heal our gut? What does this process look like? Plant-based foods can be a great start! Hope will answer our questions, discuss pre and...

Episode 191: Kind Intentional Boundaries

March 21, 2022 20:30 - 21 minutes - 48.2 MB

Tammie Chang, MD joins us today to discuss Kind Intentional Boundaries. Boundaries are a relatively new concept that were essentially introduced to the public in the 1990’s, so they’re not something our parents (for example) grew up with. As women, we were socialized not to talk back or complain and to be caretakers and givers, so this makes the concept of boundaries extra difficult (and potentially feel negative). Burnout in women, especially physicians, is real, but boundaries can mean fre...

Episode 190: Money Fitness Equals Freedom

February 24, 2022 23:22 - 27 minutes - 62.3 MB

Dr. Latifat Akintade joins us to discuss the topic: Money Fitness Equals Freedom. Financial education can feel overwhelming. How do you know what to do and how do you take care of your family financially? What might your future look like if you’re always worried about a paycheck? Dr. Latifat will talk to us about money fitness and share tips on money wellness. She’ll also answer questions like, are there helpful apps? What’s valuable and worth investing in? Is it more important to focus on s...

Episode 189: Telemedicine: A New Way To Access Health

February 16, 2022 22:41 - 18 minutes - 42.1 MB

Dr. Laura Purdy is here today to discuss Telemedicine as a New Way Access Health. Telemedicine is a practice that’s not new and has become even more prevalent in the pandemic, but many people are skeptical about it. How can doctors provide quality care over video? How do you choose a doctor you can trust? Dr. Purdy gives us some clear direction and helpful information on telemedicine, as well as tips to prepare for your telemedicine appointments and what to think about afterwards when follow...

Episode 189: Telemedicine as a New Way Access Health

February 16, 2022 22:41 - 18 minutes - 42.1 MB

Dr. Laura Purdy is here today to discuss Telemedicine as a New Way Access Health. Telemedicine is a practice that’s not new and has become even more prevalent in the pandemic, but many people are skeptical about it. How can doctors provide quality care over video? How do you choose a doctor you can trust? Dr. Purdy gives us some clear direction and helpful information on telemedicine, as well as tips to prepare for your telemedicine appointments and what to think about afterwards when follow...

Episode 188: Nine Drivers for Eating

February 08, 2022 22:36 - 42 minutes - 96.8 MB

Sallyanne Pisk joins us today to discuss Nine Drivers for Eating. We are the experts when it comes to our minds and bodies and what they need in terms of nourishment. We can give ourselves permission to enjoy our food and be nourished. It’s possible to start a new relationship with food by developing a mindfulness base to eating and living. Curiosity with mindfulness helps remove the judgment we impose on ourselves with our choices. Sallyanne also discusses the drivers for eating, including ...

Episode 187: All About the Sisters - Breast Health, Breast Cancer, Breast Advocacy

February 04, 2022 19:18 - 31 minutes - 71.6 MB

Marianne Sarcich discusses the topic, All About the Sisters - Breast Health, Breast Cancer, Breast Advocacy. Marianne was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer in 2016 and explains how important it is to know your risk level--don’t be dismissed just because of your age. Women under 40 tend to get the most aggressive types of breast cancer! There's an assessment tool online that will create a personalized action plan for you as well as link you to communities for additional resources and suppo...

Episode 186: Using Neuroplasticity as a Tactic for Stress Response

January 18, 2022 22:57 - 22 minutes - 51.7 MB

Dr. Vanessa Calderón, MD, MPP joins us today to discuss Using Neuroplasticity as a Tactic for Stress Response. Neuroplasticity refers to how the brain can shape, shift and remodel based on our perceptions. Our brains are hard wired for us to survive, which causes us to experience stress all day long. We can’t change our external environment, so how do we remodel our brains and change our perception to the stressors in our environment? Dr. Calderón will explain how this is possible and share ...

Episode 185: Gratitude Series - A Musical Path Toward Healing

January 11, 2022 00:56 - 25 minutes - 58.9 MB

Frank Kilpatrick & Rayko join us to discuss their Gratitude Series - A Musical Path Toward Healing, which includes songs that introduce people to meditations for gratitude. It’s so important to find richness in our everyday experiences. For so many of us, meditation can be difficult as it’s a challenge to slow down our thoughts and our brains, but music is a way to accomplish this more easily. We will learn more about these concepts and how these artists got inspired to collaborate on this s...

Episode 184: Food, Money and Investing in Yourself

January 06, 2022 02:57 - 22 minutes - 51.7 MB

Bonnie Koo, MD is here today to discuss Food, Money and Investing in Yourself. The decision to invest in yourself is an important one and often seems difficult to do. What price will you pay in 1, 5, or even 10 years if you don’t invest in yourself today? And it turns out, our thoughts can be similar around money and around food--emotional eating is like emotional spending. A budget feels like a “money diet” according to Dr. Koo, and buying something to feel better is like eating something t...

Episode 183: Perimenopause - Taking Back Control of YOU

December 31, 2021 16:40 - 21 minutes - 50 MB

Vanessa Ford is here to discuss Perimenopause - Taking Back Control of YOU. How much do we really know and understand about perimenopause? Wouldn’t it be great to know more before it starts so we can efficiently talk to our doctor about our options? Vanessa has done the research to explain what’s going on in our bodies and how it impacts our lives, as well as the triggers that bring on the symptoms.   Vanessa Ford is an author, menopause/perimenopause expert, and cofounder of Menolabs, w...

Episode 182: Neuroplasticity, Meditation and Medicine

December 21, 2021 01:07 - 19 minutes - 44.2 MB

Ni-Cheng Liang, MD is here today to discuss Neuroplasticity, Meditation and Medicine. Mindfulness intervention helped her through an aggressive cancer diagnosis. While many people catastrophize and “what if” through a situation like this, meditation helped her manage her thoughts and contributed to a better quality of life. By practicing mindfulness, which is “paying attention on purpose to the present moment without judgment,” according to Dr. Liang, we can rewire our brains in a positive, ...

Episode 181: Exercise as Medicine - H.A.B.I.T Building

December 08, 2021 22:04 - 16 minutes - 38.6 MB

Dr. Janeeka Benoit, aka Dr. J, will discuss Exercise as Medicine - H.A.B.I.T Building. Some of us have genetic dispositions for health issues, but we can make changes through exercise. We don’t need to have limiting beliefs; we can take control of our lives and break unhealthy cycles. How can we start healthy exercise habits? Dr. J will share tips and helpful information to explore exercise as medicine.   Dr. Janeeka Benoit, better known as Dr. J on social media, is a Board Certified Int...

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