In this episode, Board Certified Public Health & Preventive Medicine Physician Dr. Jordana Rothschild & I discuss The Biology of Stress including answers to the following questions: *************** - Is stress harmful? - What is the physiologic mechanism of stress? - How does stress change the body? - How does the body adapt to stress? - Does the body know the difference between life-threatening stress and small stressors? - Can we retrain our brains to reduce our stress? - What is DISTR...
Oct 01, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode, Family Physician Dr. Catherine Harmon-Toomer & I discuss Patient Self-Advocacy including answers to the following questions: *************** - How did Dr. Toomer's own health scare lead her to a career as a patient advocate coach? - Why does Dr. Toomer use weight loss / management as the center of her practice? - Why don't patients visit a Lifestyle Medicine or Preventive Medicine doctor before they become ill? - Why do patients with multiple medical problems sometimes have ...
Sep 03, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode, Intimacy Expert Dr. Alexandra Stockwell & I discuss Uncompromising Intimacy including answers to the following questions: - Why is it taboo to talk about sex and intimacy? - Do we have to choose between a stable, supportive friendship type of relationship and a fiery, passionate one? Or can we have it all? - How does the show Sex / Life reflect the loneliness and isolation that can develop in a relationship over time? - What happens when the romance in a relationship starts ...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode, Board Certified Family Physician Dr. Nicole Swiner & I discuss The Superwoman Complex including answers to the following questions: - How did Doc Swiner realize she was burned out? - How does the stress of trying to do it all relate to illness? - How are busy people supposed to find more time for self care? - What are some strategies to optimize your productivity and thus leave more time for self-care? - How do you find / make time for self-care? - How can you optimize your ...
Aug 20, 2021•55 min
In this episode, Board Certified Ob/GYN Dr. Hajira Yasmin & I discuss Menopause & Treatment Options / Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) including answers to the following questions: - What is menopause? - How are women with symptoms of menopause evaluated? - Should women be expected to just live with symptoms of menopause? - Why is lifestyle so important to the menopausal woman? - How do hormones affect overall health? - What can we do to prepare for menopause? - What are the non-medicat...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode, dietician-turned-Board Certified Family & Lifestyle Medicine Physician Dr. Lynn Stiff & I discuss Intuitive & Mindful Eating including answers to the following questions: - Why did Dr. Stiff go to medical school after becoming a dietitian? - How does our lifestyle affect our health? - What is Lifestyle Medicine? - How does LIfestyle Medicine differ from Integrative Medicine? - Can supplements & botanicals dangerous? - How are your nutrition & weight related t...
Jul 16, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In this episode, Board Certified Internist Dr. Kara Pepper and I discuss Recovering from Burnout & Perfectionism including answers to the following questions: - How do women begin to assess who we are , what we like and what we want to do? - How do we find our calling? - Why do we allow ourselves to live with a certain level of discomfort? - How do we identify, acknowledge & honor our needs? - What is burnout? - How do we deal with shaming from other people, especially other people who a...
Jul 09, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode, Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Anne-Caroline Norman and I discuss Preparing for Common Family Emergencies including answers to the following questions: - Is COVID improving and will we be able to travel again soon? - What are the most common family emergencies we can prepare our home and family for? - What do we need to prepare for wound care, allergic reactions and pain? - What supplies should we bring when travelling? - How do we know a situation is an emerge...
Jul 02, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode, Board Certified Pulmonologist and Mindfulness teacher Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang and I discuss Mindfulness and Meditation in Medicine including answers to the following questions: - What is Integrative Medicine? - How does it differ from Complementary and Alternative Medicine? - How did Dr. Liang’s personal experience with cancer lead her to become a mindfulness instructor? - How did Complementary and Integrative Medicine help Dr. Liang during her cancer and treatment? - What is mindful...
Jun 25, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, Board Certified Pediatrician & Sleep Expert Dr. Nilong Vyas and I discuss Healthy Sleep for Infants and Children including answers to the following questions: - How can expectant families prepare to welcome baby home? - Whats is the best way for families develop good sleep habits from the birth? - Do newborns need a sleep schedule? - Is it possible to breastfeed and create a healthy sleep schedule? - Does sleep training, or the Cry-It-Out Method, work? Is it harmful? - How d...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, Board Certified Cardiologist Dr. Nicole Harkin and I discuss Whole Heart Health including answers to the following questions: - How do you identify and reduce cardiovascular risk if you have a strong family history? - How much does stress contribute to the development of heart disease and what can we do to reduce stress? - Does heart disease really begin in childhood? - How do we encourage more young people to engage in a heart healthy lifestyle? - Which diet is best for our hea...
May 21, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, Dr. Kim D'Eramo and I explore EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique - to Reverse Pain, Illness and Fatigue. Dr. D'Eramo explains how EFT works, how to do it yourself and gives us additional resources to further our knowledge and experience with EFT. ***************** Kim D'Eramo, D.O. is a board certified Emergency Medicine physician who attended residency at Emory University. She is a conscious physician, bestselling author of The MindBody Tool Kit, and founder of The American Inst...
May 15, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Rajeev Fernando and I discuss COVID-19 including answers to the following questions: - How did the pandemic start and how did it get so bad? - How did Dr. Fernando get involved in public education on coronavirus? - How is the US doing with the vaccine program? - How do we reach herd immunity? - What do we need to be able to return to normal? - When will we be able to travel internationally? - Are the vaccines safe? Were they rushed to production...
May 08, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode, Board Certified Trauma Surgeon Dr. Nii Darko interviews ME. Together we discuss: - Why I decided to start a podcast, - What is Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulation, - What is the difference between and M.D. and a D.O. - What is the difference between a D.O. and a chiropractor, - How Preventive Medicine and Therapeutic Lifestyle changes can help you live a healthier life, - What are the goals of the podcast, - How patients can find reliable information, become advoca...
Apr 30, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 1
