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Food As Medicine with Dr. Anh

Pharmacist | Health Coach | Functional Medicine Practitioner; sharing stories of healing featuring Dr. Terry Wahls, Abel James, Ari Meisel, and more!dranh.com
Real talk, with real people, and real results so YOU can heal yourself naturally. Hosted by Dr. Anh, a board-certified pharmacist and health coach who believes the answer to better health is NOT found in a pill bottle but in WHAT we eat and HOW we choose to live our lives. Dr. Anh conducts weekly interviews with people who have healed themselves or their clients using food as medicine, including Dr. Terry Wahls, Abel James, and Ari Meisel. While the show focuses on food and nutrition, you'll also learn about supplements, exercise, mindset, and other alternative therapies that contribute to overall health and well-being.
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Episodes

Healing Chronic Pain, Ayurvedic Medicine, and Eating for Your Body Type with Martha Gesegnet-Blessing - #029

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Today’s guest is Martha Blessing, who is the founder of Niagara Ayurvedic Wellness and Healing Center, in Buffalo, NY. Martha began her career as a nurse in traditional Western medicine, but then turned to a more holistic approach. She became a 3rd generation metaphysical and spiritual leader and healer and has written the book titled 8 Steps to Naturally Heal Chronic Pain . Martha holds certifications as a Healing Touch practitioner/instructor, a clinical ayurvedic p...

May 28, 201546 min

Why Diets Fail, Tips for Fat Loss, and 3 Steps to Get Started with Weight Loss with Lacy Arnold - #028

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Today’s guest is Lacy Arnold, who is the founder and CEO of LeanMoms.com. She is a devoted mother to three daughters, who are the inspiration for her company. She holds a BS degree in Health and Wellness and offers a unique approach to women’s fitness. Lacy’s passion is to help mothers achieve their ideal body, have a holistic lifestyle, and “get their sexy back!” Like many mothers, Lacy struggled in trying to get fit again after having her three daughters. She decide...

May 25, 201546 min

Weight-Loss Resistance, Bio-Individuality, and Nutrition Misinformation with Ivy Stirling - #027

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Today’s guest is Ivy Stirling, who is a nutritionist and health coach who healed herself by changing her diet. She is a firm believer in “bio-individuality,” which means that there isn’t a single diet plan that works for everyone because we are all different! Ivy teaches the healing power of food to prevent and reverse disease and to slow the aging process. She has worked in almost every facet of the food industry, from the USDA, publishing, the weight-loss industry, ...

May 11, 201547 min

BONUS: Overcoming an Eating Disorder, Healing Fatty Liver Disease, and Avoiding Endless Cardio with Stephanie Inness - #026

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Overcoming an Eating Disorder, Healing Fatty Liver Disease, and Avoiding Endless Cardio--#026 My guest today is Stephanie Inness, who is a personal trainer from Asheville, NC. Stephanie has much insight to nutrition and wellness, as she comes from a past of eating disorders, sickness, and yo-yo dieting. She now has a different perspective, and is DOING IT RIGHT! Listen to her advice about how to change your life by changing your diet! Stephanie shares what she does to...

May 06, 201535 min

Gentler Menopause, Tonic Herbs and Jing Energy--#025

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey My guest for today’s show is George Lamoureux from Jing Herbs . George left a high-stress job as a crude oil trader on Wall Street to become a tonic and clinical herbalist. He received a master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and founded Jing Herbs . He has been a featured speaker at the Take Back Your Health Conference in Washington, DC. George was introduced to tonic herbs by a coworker; this was after he left a stressful NYC job to work in the restaurant ...

May 04, 201542 min

Essential Micronutrients and How to Get them From Your Food with Dr. Barbara Keck--#024"

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Today, I have the incredible honor of interviewing Dr. Barbara Keck who is a licensed and board certified naprapath and a nutritional counselor who received her Doctor degree from the National College of Naprapathic Medicine in 2003. Dr. Barb is a founder of Kuma Healthcare and Wellness Center and has over 10 years of that unique experience helping her patients heals themselves from within by connecting to their natural healing abilities and teaching them how to live ...

Apr 30, 201544 min

8 Underlying Causes of Health Issues with Dr. Bob Johnson - #023

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey My guest today is Dr. Bob Johnson, who is a practicing biological dentist at National Integrated Health Associates (NIHA), in Washington, DC. Dr. Bob has been a speaker at the “Take Back Your Health” conference in DC. He has run over 30 marathons, and even qualified for the 1984 Olympic marathon trials. He completed 2 Ironman Triathlon events in the late ‘80’s. Dr. Bob focuses on the connection between dental health and overall health through his newsletter and websit...

Apr 29, 201531 min

Healing from Cancer, Food Therapy and Living Foods with Audree Lee - #022

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey My guest today is Audree Lee Saunders, who is a nutrition and wellness educator in the Chicago area. Audree is a certified holistic health coach, a health minister, and a medical missionary. She also teaches classes that help others transform their lives by transforming their diet. Audree discusses her personal journey from sickness to wellness that led her to become a “food therapist,” helping others to heal their bodies through eating live foods. Audree’s personal h...

Apr 28, 201540 min

Taking Back Your Health, Healing from JRA and Chronic Lyme Disease with Robin Shirley -#021

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey My guest today is Robin Shirley, who is the president and founder of “Take Back Your Health.” TBYH exists to empower people who suffer from chronic illness, and give them options to recover a vibrant, meaningful lifestyle. Robin is also a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP). She speaks, consults, and writes on topics of holistic healthcare and online business strategies. Robin’s life mission is to support others with health challenges, ...

Apr 24, 201555 min

Fungal Infection, Artificial Sweeteners, and Antioxidants with Brian Wright---#020

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Brian Wright is a medicinal chemist who is currently working on his PhD at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He is a specialist in the field of food additives, and is known as “The Empowerment Scientist.” Brian’s work consists of research and experiments, both in the lab and in everyday life, to find scientifically-valid ways that people can experience great health and a great life. His findings have been featured on NBC News and in the Chicago Sun-Times. In this...

Apr 22, 201558 min

Healing from Crohn's Disease, Less Doing and Stress Reduction with Ari Meisel- #019

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Today, I’m excited to introduce you to Ari Meisel, who has a passion for helping others learn to reduce stress in their lives. Ari is a real estate developer, triathlete, blogger, consultant, wellness and productivity coach, as well as a husband and father. He helps others daily from his website, lessdoing.com , and he’s here to share valuable information with us! Ari’s knowledge is an outgrowth of his personal journey from suffering with Crohn’s disease to taking con...

Apr 19, 201528 min

Overcoming Back Pain by Addressing the Body's Structural Imbalances - #017

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Dr. Jerry Kennedy has been dealing with constant back pain since he was 17 years old and discovered through his own recovery that being healthy had very little to do with doctors and therapists. He specializes in non-drug treatment of neck and back pain and is the creator of Neck Pain Unplugged and Back Pain UnPlugged. He is an author, speaker, real food advocate, proud dad of 3 gorgeous kids, and a Jedi Knight (well that last one might have been made up). But he’s a ...

Apr 15, 201558 min

Ketogenic Diets, Low Carbs Diets and Gluten with Danny Lennon - #016

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey If you don’t already know, you’ll soon find out that Danny is British and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Biology and Physics in 2011. He has a passion for nutrition, human health, and athletic performance and after working for a year teaching biology, physics and math he decided to leave teaching and pursue his REAL passion of teaching people about real nutrition and is also pursuing his Master’s degree in Nutritional Science. Danny is the CEO of Sigma Nutrition. In t...

Apr 13, 201552 min

Taming Type 2 Diabetes with Karlena Barron - #015

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Karlena Barron is a Type 2 diabetes health and fitness coach who has trained many individuals and helped them reach their fitness goals. She began her career at Duke University as a coaching assistant intern for some of best athletes in the world. She trained the Women and Men’s Soccer teams, Women and Men’s Swimming teams, Women’s Lacrosse , and Wrestling . After kicking butt at Duke University, Karlena turned her attention to the private sector and conducting and in...

Apr 10, 201543 min

Lowering Disease, Eating Vegetables and Successful Behavior Change with Thomas Corson-Knowles, #014

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Today we are talking with Tom Corson-Knowles. Tom went from being a teenager who was sick all of the time (even though his parents were medical doctors) to becoming a healthy and fit adult. We have known each other for a few years when we first met at some personal development seminars. He is a health coach and is the founder of the Authentic Health Coaching show. Tom is the co-author of the revolutionary book Dr. Corson's Top 5 Nutrition Tips with his mother, Dr. Can...

Apr 07, 201537 min

Healing Scoliosis, Ulcerative Colitis and a Brain Tumor with Cliff and Marta - #013

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Cliff Wilde and Marta Napierala are nutritional therapists who specialize in helping people regain optimal health through targeted nutritional protocols (real food) and proven supplements. While they have each had a different journey, they both have had some of the same trigger foods. Using food, they found the cure in their diet for the following diseases: Scoliosis Ulcerative Colitis Brain tumor Marta has an extremely personal journey into nutrition that includes ex...

Apr 06, 201542 min

Eating Weeds, Carb Cycling and Intermittent Fasting with Abel James - #012

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Abel James was raised by a natural health practitioner mother, who taught him the connection between real food and his body. As Abel grew up and went out into the real world, he had the same issues everyone else had. He worked a stressful job and didn’t have time to focus on his diet or exercise. He began to have problems with his blood pressure and he felt terrible. In his early 20’s, he went through the terrible experience of having his apartment destroyed by fire. ...

Apr 03, 201559 min

Healing Lupus and How to Design Your Exercise and Nutrition Plan for Fat Loss and Muscle Building with Thomas Tadlock, M.S.-- #011

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Thomas Tadlock has been recognized as one of the top 5 trainers in the US and MTV’s 2003 Hottest Body. He is currently the host of the Vegan Body Revolution Show, which is the #1 ranked fitness and diet podcast on Podomatic.com. He has also been sought after and has worked with top personal trainers of celebrities like Britney Spears and professional sports teams like the LA Angels of Anaheim to name a few. He is an inventor and patent holder, creating the world's fir...

Apr 01, 201554 min

Diet for Knee Pain, Maintaining Weight Loss When Eating Out, and Raw Milk-- #010

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Kim Hartke had lived a relatively healthy lifestyle, but when she got married later in life, her busy schedule caused her eating to get off track. Weight gain quickly added up, and before she knew it, she was experiencing knee pain. She knew she had to change her life and get back to her healthy self! Kim shares the changes she made and how she and her husband lost 50 pounds and have kept it off. http://www.DrAnh.com/survey

Mar 30, 201550 min

Inflammation, Methylation, and Liver Detox-- #009

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Today we have TWO very special guests. Dr. Gruber who is the founder of CAM Wellness Institute with over 12 years of clinical experience working with chronically ill patients. Dr. Gruber created a detox program that has provided consistent weight loss results for his patients. We also have Ed Winslow who is the marketing manager for CAM Wellness Institute. His daughter was a patient of Dr. Gruber’s and he became one too. In today’s episode Dr. Gruber, Ed and I chat ab...

Mar 27, 201552 min

Leaky Gut Syndrome, Liver Detox and Weight Loss Plateaus with Jeff Robins, RPh-- #008

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Jeff has been a pharmacist for over 25 years and likes to think of himself as the pharmacist who doesn’t like drugs. A student of mine from Midwestern University told me about Jeff and I knew I had to get him on my show. Jeff owns Essential Wellness Pharmacy and is an owner of Optimum Health Solutions (a company bringing wellness to the corporate workplace). Jeff was recently awarded by his peers the prestigious National ELAN Award for the most “Innovative Pharmacy Pr...

Mar 25, 20151 hr 9 min

How to Read Food Labels and Heal from IBS-- #007

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Mira Dessy went from being diagnosed with IBS, living on the sofa and not being able to walk up a flight of stairs without lying down at the top stair--to today where she no longer feels achy, doesn’t have any bloating or GI distress, and has no more rashes or sinus infections simply by changing her diet. Mira is a Certified Nutrition Educator and real food advocate who emphasizes a healthy lifestyle and eating whole foods. She speaks frequently to laypeople and nutri...

Mar 23, 201546 min

Foods that Help Menopause Symptoms-- #006

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Dr. Joseph Collins who is a naturopathic physician and an expert in natural hormone health. He has been directly involved in advancing the practice of natural hormone health since 1993. Dr Collins is a medical educator, author, and speaker who has done over 500 hours of teaching at advanced medical seminars and conferences. He has worked with or advised many functional diagnostic medical laboratories, and has contributed to the advances made in clinical applications o...

Mar 20, 201550 min

Using Food as Medicine to Improve Thyroid Function-- #005

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Dr. Joseph Collins who is a naturopathic physician and an expert in natural hormone health. He has been directly involved in advancing the practice of natural hormone health since 1993. Dr Collins is a medical educator, author, and speaker who has done over 500 hours of teaching at advanced medical seminars and conferences. He has worked with or advised many functional diagnostic medical laboratories, and has contributed to the advances made in clinical applications o...

Mar 18, 201545 min

Foundations of Health: 4 Essential Supplements-- #004

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Lucinda Harms is a pharmacist and the Director of Pharmacy at Advance Health and CarePro Compounding. She often finds herself recommending supplements to patients who come in for a prescription, gluten-free foods, or other things at Advance Health. This is because we have such depleted diets in this country that it’s really difficult if not impossible to get all the nutrients we need from our diet. That is why it is common for her to make a recommendation for good qua...

Mar 16, 201522 min

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain-Free by Going Gluten-Free with Janie Schumann--#003

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey In today’s episode, I chat with Janie Schumann is a professional health coach, biofeedback specialist, and gluten-free consultant in the NW Arkansas area. Her health journey started when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, and after finding her underlying stressors and fixing them, she now lives an active, healthy, and pain-free lifestyle. She works with groups or individuals who want to make positive lifestyle changes reach their full potential using natural...

Mar 08, 201545 min

Breast Cancer Healing and Prevention, the 7 Essentials with Dr. V--#002

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Dr. V is an incredible woman who had a successful chiropractic practice for over 30 years and lived a healthy lifestyle, eating organically even before it came in vogue. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, it came as a shock to her but it lead her down a path of research, discovery, and personal transformation. As a result, she conquered her breast cancer using only 100% natural treatment methods. It is her mission to teach people about how simple it is...

Mar 05, 201548 min

Wheelchair-Bound with MS to 18-Mile Bike Tour in One Year with Dr. Terry Wahls--#001

http://www.DrAnh.com/survey Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, a published clinical researcher, physician at the Iowa City VA Hospital, who was diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis in 2000. She underwent chemotherapy to try to slow the disease progression and began using a tilt-recline wheelchair because of the weakness in her back and realized that she would eventually become bedridden due to her disease. As...

Mar 05, 201533 min
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