Eileen Laird is a writer, podcast host, and autoimmune warrior, living a vital life with rheumatoid arthritis. She's reached millions of people through her popular website and podcast, Phoenix Helix, where she shares information and inspiration for autoimmune health. She recently published a new book, called Healing Mindset: A Guide to the Mind-Body Connection for People with Autoimmune Disease. That's the topic of our conversation today. Links Website: https://www.phoenixhelix.com/ Book Sales P...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Heather White is a changemaker. She's the founder and CEO of the nonprofit OneGreenThing.org , an author, environmental lawyer, consultant, motivational speaker, nonprofit executive, and a former Senate staffer. She has more than 20 years experience in nonprofit management and environmental advocacy. She's the former President of the nonprofit partner to Yellowstone National Park, Executive Director of EWG, and Director of Education Advocacy at the National Wildlife Federation. Heather also serv...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Madiha Saeed, MD, also known as HolisticMom, MD on social media, is a practicing board certified family physician in the USA, international speaker and a best-selling author. Her best-selling book The Holistic Rx: Your Guide to Healing Chronic Inflammation and Disease , a functional medicine children's book series, Adam's Healing Adventures ( one of Dr Mark Hyman's favorite pics), The Pandemic Prescription: Restoring Hope from the Quran, Sunnah and Science , The Quranic Prescription: Unlocking t...
Mar 10, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 18
John McBurney MD is the chief of in patient neurology and medical Director of the Bon Secours St Francis Stroke center in Greenville SC. He is a graduate of Auburn University and Emory University School Of Medicine. Dr McBurney completed a residency in neurology and fellowship in EEG and Epilepsy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. In 2014 he completed the fellowship in Integrative medicine at University of Arizona. In 2020 Dr McBurney co edited Integrative Neurology (OUP) along with Ilene Ruhoy...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Jessica Ware is an Associate curator in invertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History. Dr. Ware's research focuses on the evolution of behavioral and physiological adaptations in insects, with an emphasis on how these occur in Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) and Dictyoptera (termites, cockroaches and mantises). Her research group focuses on phylogenetics/phylogenomics and uses these tools to inform their work on reproductive, social and flight behaviors in insects. Jessica...
Dec 10, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Pete Myers is founder and Chief Scientist of Environmental Health Sciences, a not-for-profit organization that promotes public understanding of advances in scientific research on environmental and human health, especially on how chemical exposure even at low doses can cause serious adverse effects. He is also a founder and board member of Sudoc LLC, a chemical company that makes catalysts that clean up bad stuff and also replace dangerous chemicals used as disinfectants and cleaners. Sudoc.com. ...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Dr. Maricel V. Maffini is an Independent Consultant based in Maryland, US. She has more than 25 years of research experience in the fields of carcinogenesis and breast cancer in particular, reproductive biology and endocrine disruption. For the past 10 years, her work has focused on the safety and regulation of chemicals in food and the decision-making process behind them. Before becoming a consultant, she was senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council; a senior science officer ...
Sep 30, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Jane Muncke holds a doctorate degree in environmental toxicology and a MSc in environmental science from the ETH Zurich. Since 2012 she has been working as Managing Director and Chief Scientific Officer at the charitable Food Packaging Forum Foundation (FPF) in Zurich, Switzerland. FPF is a research and science communication organization focusing on chemicals in all types of food contact materials. Prior to this, Jane worked for Bucher Emhart Glass, a Swiss mechanical engineering company and gla...
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Shanna H. Swan, PhD, is one of the world's leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists and a professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. An award-winning scientist, her work examines the impact of environmental exposures, including chemicals such as phthalates and bisphenol A, on men's and women's reproductive health and the neurodevelopment of children. For more than twenty years, Dr. Swan and her colleagues h...
Jun 22, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Isabelle is the National Women's Health Network's (NWHN) Senior Policy Manager, where she is responsible for developing and leading their women's health and consumer safety policy efforts, with a particular focus on historically marginalized communities. Isabelle actively lobbies, at the grassroots and federal level, on women's health and cosmetics policy and has provided expert testimony before Congress and the Food and Drug Administration. Her advocacy has been recognized by Democracy Now!, PB...
Apr 23, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Mikhail Kogan, MD, ABOIM is a leader in the newly established field of Integrative Geriatrics. He is the editor of "Integrative Geriatric Medicine" Oxford University Press textbook. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and Integrative Medicine. Dr Misha Kogan currently serves as medical director of the GW Center for Integrative Medicine, associate director of the Geriatric and Integrative Medicine Fellowships at the George Washington University School of Medic...
Feb 02, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Resources/Links: http://www.shanaweber.com/ Weber comes from a long line of artistic and intellectually curious people with a great love for nature and the outdoors. Her interests range from music and climate change research, to teaching, sustainability, community-building and broadcasting. She currently serves as Director of the Office of Sustainability at Princeton University where she has implemented cross-disciplinary sustainable demonstration systems since 2006. Dr. Weber's past research ar...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Resources/Links: https://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Age-Chemists-Millions-Relationship/dp/022669724X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1606601474&refinements=p_27%3AFrank+A.+von+Hippel&s=books&sr=1-1 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/science-history-podcast/id1325288920 https://frankvonhippel.github.io Frank A. von Hippel is a professor of ecotoxicology at Northern Arizona University. Frank was born and raised in Alaska, received his A.B. in biology at Dartmouth College in 1989, and his P...
Nov 28, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Dr. Jason James is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who has been in private practice in the Miami area since 2003. He is the immediate past Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is currently the Vice President of the Medical Staff at Baptist Hospital. Dr. James completed his undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania and attended medical school at the University of Miami. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, ...
Nov 28, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Links/Resources: Vapor intrusion: https://www.environmental-law.net/environmental-law/vapor-intrusion/ Vapor Intrusion Archive Page (digital images of news articles thru 2008 discussing sites VI problems): https://www.environmental-law.net/environmental-law/vapor-intrusion/vapor-intrusion-digital-project/ Radon Page: https://www.environmental-law.net/environmental-law/indoor-air/radon/ Dry Cleaner Page: https://www.environmental-law.net/key-practice-areas/environmental-due-diligence/dry-cleaners...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Links/Resources: https://drspar.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Optimal-Health-Integrative-Medicine-Optimum/dp/0190654872/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=dr+spar&qid=1601404162&sr=8-1 Myles Spar, MD, MPH is a national leader in the field of Men's Health, author of the book Optimal Men's Health from Oxford University Press having co-edited Integrative Men's Health for the same publisher. He is Chief Medical Officer of Vault Health, the first national medical practice specializing in men'...
Sep 30, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Links/Resources: https://chw.princeton.edu/people/laura-kahn https://www.amazon.com/One-Health-Politics-Antimicrobial-Resistance-ebook/dp/B01HQ4DF04 https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Epidemics-Bioterror-Security-International-ebook/dp/B0876F2FFZ Dr. Laura H. Kahn is a physician and research scholar with the Program on Science and Global Security at the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs. Her education and training span nursing, medicine, public health, and public pol...
Sep 23, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Resources/Links: https://drmarvinsingh.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Integrative-Gastroenterology-Weil-Medicine-Library/dp/0190933046 Marvin Singh, M.D is an Integrative Gastroenterologist in San Diego, California, and a Member of the Board and Diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Medicine. He is also trained and board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology/Hepatology. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine , Singh completed his residency training ...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Resources/Links: https://www.amazon.com/Non-Toxic-Living-Healthy-Chemical-Guides/dp/0190082356/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=aly+cohen+non+toxic&qid=1601467438&sr=8-1 In this interview, Dr. Cohen interviews Dr. Frederick vom Saal, her co-editor and writing partner for both the Oxford University Press textbook, "Integrative Environmental Medicine", published in 2017, and now their new collaboration, "Non-Toxic: Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World", available now! Aly and Fred d...
Aug 26, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Resources/Links: https://chw.princeton.edu/people/laura-kahn https://www.amazon.com/One-Health-Politics-Antimicrobial-Resistance-ebook/dp/B01HQ4DF04 https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Epidemics-Bioterror-Security-International-ebook/dp/B0876F2FFZ Using Shinrin-Yoku to Hike, Bike, Paddle, and Climb Your Way to Health and Happiness. Suzanne Bartlett Hackenmiller, M.D. is an OB-Gyn and Integrative Medicine physician who resides in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She completed OB-Gyn residency at Western Pennsylv...
Jun 13, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 1
