The Healing Catalyst

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, both integrative medicine physicians, are building the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi , a weekly audio prescription for women in perimenopause and menopause. It’s physician-led, science-backed, built around your biology and your mind-body constitution, your dosha. Weekly Health Rx just wrapped a five-week series on energy Here's a highlight from the series...

You want to heal, and you want it fast. Something feels off, so you take the ibuprofen, push through the week, and tell yourself you'll rest once the deadline passes. But eight months after the surgery you still don't feel like yourself. The cold that used to take three days now takes two weeks. And when you go looking for the reason, you land where everyone lands. I'm tired. I need more sleep. In...

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, both integrative medicine physicians, are building the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi , a weekly audio prescription for women in perimenopause and menopause. It’s physician-led, science-backed, built around your biology and your mind-body constitution, your dosha. Weekly Health Rx is currently in a five-week series on energy. Here's a highlight. Connect wi...

You've spent your whole life being good. The good daughter. The good partner. The good mother. The friend who always shows up. The one who holds it all together. You put everyone else first, over and over, until one day someone asks what you actually want, and you go completely blank. All of that goodness comes at a price, and so often your body is the one paying it. The rest you skip. The hunger...

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, both integrative medicine physicians, are building the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi , a weekly audio prescription for women in perimenopause and menopause. It’s physician-led, science-backed, built around your biology and your mind-body constitution, your dosha. Weekly Health Rx just wrapped a five-week series on food, nutrition, and health, exploring in...

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, both integrative medicine physicians, are building the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi , a weekly audio prescription for women in perimenopause and menopause. It’s physician-led, science-backed, built around your biology and your mind-body constitution, your dosha. Weekly Health Rx just wrapped a five-week series on food, nutrition, and health, exploring in...

Originally published 5/28/24. In this episode, Dr. Avanti welcomes integrative pediatrician Dr. Elisa Song to discuss the mental health of children and teenagers. They explore the alarming rise in anxiety and depression among youth, emphasizing the critical role of the gut-brain connection. Dr. Elisa shares insights on the impact of the microbiome on mental well-being, the significance of resilien...

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, both integrative medicine physicians, are building the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi , a weekly audio prescription for women in perimenopause and menopause. It’s physician-led, science-backed, built around your biology and your mind-body constitution, your dosha. Early this year the Weekly Health Rx produced a five-week series on focus, exploring the scie...

Originally published 12/16/25. In this powerful and practical episode of The Healing Catalyst , Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh sits down with nationally recognized dietitian Maya Feller to unpack how nutrition can be one of the most effective tools for navigating perimenopause and menopause. Together, they break down how food influences hormones, metabolism, mood, hot flashes, and bone density, and what w...

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, both integrative medicine physicians, are building the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi , a weekly audio prescription for women in perimenopause and menopause. It’s physician-led, science-backed, built around your biology and your mind-body constitution, your dosha. Early this year the Weekly Health Rx produced a five-week series on focus, exploring the scie...

Originally published 12/05/24. In this episode of The Healing Catalyst , Dr. Avanti welcomes Dr. Kanchan Koya to explore the fascinating world of spices and their powerful role in promoting health and longevity. Drawing from Ayurvedic traditions and modern science, Dr. Kanchan shares insights on how spices like turmeric, cloves, and cinnamon can reduce inflammation, boost cellular repair, and enha...

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, both integrative medicine physicians, are building the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi , a weekly audio prescription for women in perimenopause and menopause. It’s physician-led, science-backed, built around your biology and your mind-body constitution, your dosha. Weekly Health Rx just wrapped a five-week series on sleep and sleep health, exploring perimen...

Originally published 07/23/24. Do you want to have the best summer of your life? Today, Dr. Avanti is joined by Chef Divya Alter, an Ayurveda culinary expert, educator and author, who shares how to align your diet and lifestyle with the summer season. Learn about the Ayurvedic principles of Pitta and Agni, get practical tips and recipes for seasonal cooking, and discover ways to manage emotional w...

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, both integrative medicine physicians, are building the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi , a weekly audio prescription for women in perimenopause and menopause. It’s physician-led, science-backed, built around your biology and your mind-body constitution, your dosha. Weekly Health Rx just wrapped a five-week series on sleep and sleep health, exploring perimen...

Originally published 04/02/24. Dr. Avanti and Dr. Tanmeet delve into the crucial topic of sleep, discussing its mechanics, the impact of light and hormones, and practical strategies for improving sleep quality. They emphasize the importance of syncing with natural light cycles, establishing a consistent bedtime routine, and managing caffeine and alcohol intake. The conversation also highlights the...

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, both integrative medicine physicians, are building the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi , a weekly audio prescription for women in perimenopause and menopause. It’s physician-led, science-backed, built around your biology and your mind-body constitution, your dosha. Weekly Health Rx just wrapped a five-week series on metabolic health, discussing how hormone...

Originally published 02/28/23. In this episode, Ayurveda and Yoga Therapist Indu Arora joins Dr. Avanti to discuss the benefits of sleep, rest, and Shavasana. Indu explains the difference between rest and sleep from an Ayurvedic perspective and explores the various sleep stages and their correlation to meditation. The focus of the conversation is on Shavasana's ability to help individuals "undo" a...

Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, both integrative medicine physicians, are building the Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi , a weekly audio prescription for women in perimenopause and menopause. It’s physician-led, science-backed, built around your biology and your mind-body constitution, your dosha. Weekly Health Rx just wrapped a five-week series on metabolic health, discussing how hormone...

Originally published 9/9/25. In this episode of The Healing Catalyst , Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh sits down with world-renowned sleep expert Dr. Michael Breus—better known as The Sleep Doctor—for a deep dive into the science of sleep. Together, they unpack the power of what Dr. Breus calls sleep chronotypes: your genetic “sleep personality” that reveals whether you thrive as an early-rising lion, a st...

Most of us think grief only happens when someone dies. But what about the loss of a body that doesn’t feel like yours anymore? A relationship that quietly became something different? A future you had counted on that is not coming? The uncertainty of the world right now, the instability, the feeling that something has shifted and nobody asked if you were okay with that? That’s grief too and most of...

You're tired. Not sleepy tired, bone tired. The kind where you woke up feeling like you didn't sleep at all. You're foggy by lunch. You're craving sugar by 3pm. Your body is changing in ways that don't make sense. And maybe your doctor ran your labs and said everything looks "normal", but nothing about how you feel is normal. And here's the part that really doesn't get talked about: some of you ar...

You open your phone to check one thing. Thirty minutes later, you've read about six different crises, your chest is tight, your jaw is clenched, and you can't remember what you originally opened the phone to do. You know the scrolling is making you feel worse. And you do it anyway. Here's what no one is talking about: that's not a willpower problem. It's a nervous system problem. The same pattern...

You're not fighting. There's no big blowout. You just… stopped reaching for each other. The conversations are about logistics. The evenings are parallel screens. And lately you're more irritable, more reactive and snapping over nothing and then lying awake wondering what's wrong with you. Here's what nobody tells you: when you avoid conflict instead of repairing, it doesn't just hurt your relation...

"It works in the moment but twenty minutes later the anxiety is right back." "Breathing exercises aren't going to fix what's wrong with the world." "I actually felt something — genuine sadness — and then the heaviness came back." These are the real questions you sent us this month. And they deserve real answers — not generic FAQ responses, but answers from two physicians who understand your consti...

The Weekly Health Rx - You open your phone to check one thing. Thirty minutes later, you've read about six different crises, your chest is tight, and you can't remember what you originally opened the phone to do. You're not weak. Your nervous system is doing exactly what it's designed to do—scanning for threats that never stop coming. And in perimenopause, the scrolling isn't soothing your anxiety...