Balanced Wellness Solutions with Dr. Kourtney Chichilitti

This special collaborative author mini-series is co-hosted by Dr. Kourtney Sanfelice, the host of the Balanced Wellness Solutions Podcast and Danielle Damrell, the host of the Created Worthy Podcast both authors in the best-selling book, Creating the Functional Medicine Revolution. In this mini-series we will be talking with the co-authors about their individual stories and why they have chosen to...

Mark Brown is the local representative for Ortho Molecular Products serving Pennsylvania and Delaware. Mark helps health care providers implement natural strategies with their patients to reach their desired outcomes. In addition to helping providers with product knowledge, he also helps them strategize to grow their businesses. CONNECT WITH MARK: IG: www.instagram.com/markbrown_fm  

On today’s episode, I sit down with Cheryl Ditzel, and we talk all things: What is a neurogenic disease?   How the number of mental health cases have raised since the beginning of the pandemic Why a simple “hello” could change someone’s mental state  Cheryl Ditzel RN, MSN, FNP-BC, APN is a Functional Medicine Provider specializing in mood fatigue, and gut relationship. Prior to becoming an entrepr...

On today’s episode, I sit down with Mark Brown, and we talk all things: ·      What are Ortho Molecular Products? ·      Why your breakfast is the most important decision of the day ·      How higher priced products aren’t always quality  Mark Brown is the local representative for Ortho Molecular Products serving Pennsylvania and Delaware. Mark helps health care providers implement natural strateg...

On today’s episode, I sit down with Kristina Telhami, and we talk all things:     Gut Health - Why it’s important and what your gut could be telling you The changes she made to get her health back on track Bacteria that is healthy for your body      Kristina Telhami is a Certified Functional Medicine Specialist from Functional Medicine Business Academy, Certified Integrative Health Practitioner, H...

On today’s episode, I sit down with Danielle Damrell, and we talk all things: Creative Processing - What is it? Why is it important? How does creative processing already show up in your life? How to use creative processing to heal and help other towards healing as well Danielle Damrell is the Creative Director, Publication Writer, and Editor for the Functional Medicine Business Academy. Danielle i...

The guest on our episode today is Mr. Shawn Needham, RPH. Together with his wife named Janet, they own Moses Lake Professional Pharmacy, which is a specialized compounding pharmacy creating customized solutions to health problems that drug companies cannot solve. The pharmacy educates and empowers patients to take charge of their own health and has done so for over 20 years. To help do this, the p...

For today’s episode, we have Dr. Judy, who is a certified functional medicine specialist, a Board Certified geriatric pharmacist, lifestyle coach, and diabetes care and education specialist. She is the CEO and founder of holistic options and personal empowerment also known as hope, offering a multifaceted program to provide relief from burnout, stress, fatigue, and chronic disease. Hope uses a tra...

For today’s episode, we have Jennifer Wheeler, a functional medicine nurse practitioner, who specializes in elevating and aligning energy, mood nutrition, sleep, gut health and low toxin environment. With 20 plus years in the healthcare landscape, Jennifer chose to disrupt the traditional model and provide true solutions for optimal wellness. Wheeler is known for  revolutionizing the health of hig...

For today’s episode, we have Wendy, she is coming on to talk about her experience with CBD. She has been working with me since September. And she was reaching out looking for an alternative for her chronic pain from lupus and fibromyalgia. She was on different medications, different NSAIDs, things that were not so good for the gut kind of weren't really working for her. And with that, Wendy will t...

For today’s episode, we have a guest, Sarah Moore. She is the owner and operator of Sarah more skincare and Chalfont, Pennsylvania. Sara has been a licensed aesthetician for over a year. She graduated from the esthetics program at the beauty Institute in Ambler in 2020. She is also certified in classic eyelash extensions and Dermaplaning. And she specializes in facials, skincare and body care. She...

For today's episode, I have a very special guest, Jennifer Kaiser and she is telling her mom's very powerful story of why lifestyle modifications are so important to health and wellness and how certain medications can worsen your health and certain conditions. We're also going to talk about reflux disease and how it is mistreated by physicians and people self-treating with over-the-counter medicat...

For today’s episode, we have Emily Otto, the owner and groomer of Handcrafted Canine Dog Spa in Lansdale Pennsylvania. She has an extensive resume working in the dog industry as a kennel assistant, veterinary assistant, dog daycare trainer, in-home dog trainer, and in-home pet sitter. Ultimately, she has settled in as a professional dog groomer for the past 2 decades. Her main focus is on providin...

Kate Coleman is the owner/operator of Raw Replenish, a raw, plant-based cafe and juice and smoothie bar with the passion of food with purpose and food as medicine. She is a busy entrepreneur, wife, and a mama of 2 awesome kiddos. Rewind 8 years, Kate was a stay-at-home mom, teaching fitness classes on the side, and she wanted to create a second income for her family. She became inspired to try a l...

Bryan and Gerry Fioriglio are from Family Caregivers Network. Gerry is the owner of Family Caregiver Network. She is a registered nurse with over 40 years of experience. She has been working in the field of geriatrics and home care since 1984.  She is a certified dementia practitioner and geriatric care manager. She consults with families to assist with long term care planning and provide caregive...

What really is functional medicine?    For today’s episode, I’m going to give you a little bit of a background about what I do as a functional medicine practitioner. As an integrated practitioner, you are using the understanding of a patient to make recommendations that are leading to disease prevention and reverse disease progression altogether. With this, you are trying to find the root cause of...

Today, we have Christine, she is a wife, a mom of two beautiful daughters, and a successful entrepreneur as the owner of Nourish Kitchen, and Catering in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. She specialized in clean, simple, flavor-pack dishes, healthy with a touch of indulgence bringing delicious menus to life that are made with love. And in today’s episode, she will talk about her catering business during th...

Dr. Christine Manukyan is a Functional Medicine Practitioner, Business Coach, Bestselling Author, Speaker, Top-Rated STORRIE™ Podcast host, and mother of two. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, she spent 13 years in Corporate America as a Clinical Pharmacist with various leadership roles.  After experiencing her own health transformation with Functional Medicine, losing 100+ lbs, and becoming a na...

Dr. Lisette M. Alba is a Pharmacist, a certified Functional Medicine Specialist, Mindset coach, and Essential oils educator. She is a wife and a mother of two daughters. Prior to starting her own practice, she spent 13 years working as a Community and Clinical Pharmacist with various leadership roles. After coping with her own health challenges with autoimmune disease, she found her calling to emp...

Dr. Charise Barnes is a clinical pharmacist whose mission in life is to bring awareness to food allergies. She graduated from Mercer University School of Pharmacy and learns more each day about nutrition and food allergies. Dr. Barnes is passionate not just in educating and finding solutions for allergies, but also uses her food allergy experiences with her pharmacy career and entrepreneur interes...