Curate Your Health with Dr Heather Hammerstedt

Sarah Calamita is a Board Certified Sports Dietitian and also holds a certificate in Adult Weight Management. She is the Registered Dietitian for the East Bank Club in downtown Chicago, one of the largest health clubs in the country, where she counsels clients on weight loss, heart disease, diabetes, GI issues, allergies, sports nutrition, pregnancy and general healthy eating.    Sarah is back tod...

Dr. Sarina Pasricha is a board certified, nationally recognized gastroenterologist. She has published extensively and has given more than 100 national presentations. She can be followed at @DocSarina on Instagram or Facebook.   Today, Dr. Pasricha is back for the third episode in her series. She joins Dr. Hammerstedt of Wholist Health to discuss constipation, and the long term consequences of this...

Sara Barber is a Life Flight paramedic and a national champion level cyclist. Her ultimate goal is to help everyone find joy in their fitness activities at whatever level they choose. Sara can be found on Facebook @Sarabarber, on Instagram @srbarbwire, and on Twitter @SarahBarbwire   Today Sara joins us to talk about all things cycling! Sara and Dr. Hammerstedt dive into what "cycling" is, and how...

Dr. Ruchi Puri is an OBGYN by conventional medical training practicing in San Francisco CA, as well as a global health physician. She is a first generation Indian American who has traveled, worked and studied in over 35 countries. She uses her roots to fuel her passion for both Eastern and Western healing traditions, along with a habit of challenging conventional thinking. Dr. Puri can be found at...

Dr Margaret Flaget-Greener PsyD, MEd, LP, CST received her doctorate in clinical psychology as well as a Master of Education in Human Sexuality from Widener University in Chester, PA. She is also an AASECT certified sex therapist and has a private practice located in Minneapolis, MN. She can be found at www.greenertherapy.com .    Today, Dr. Greener joins Dr. Hammerstedt to discuss "normalcy" in w...

Abbey Louie is a leadership coach and talent development strategist who is passionate about empowering individuals and teams to be their best. She is the co-founder of Next Level Women Leaders ( www.nextlevelwomenleaders.com ) and worked for over a decade in employee development at The Boeing Company. She also has a consulting company with Steve Robertson, PhD, called Louie Robertson Consulting (...

Dr. Nilong Vyas is a board-certified pediatrician and mother of two beautiful boys. Dr. Nilong received her medical training from LSU, where she also completed her pediatric residency. She worked as an ER Physician at Children's Hospital in New Orleans, then moved to private practice. 5 years ago she opened the sleep training consulting business 'Sleepless in NOLA'. Dr. Vyas can be found at https:...

Kathryn Kampfe PT, DPT, CIDN, FMT has worked as a physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic setting for the past 6 years. In her free time she competes in fitness shows. She earned her professional status in the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF) in 2018. Her husband also competes and he is an IFBB professional bodybuilder. Both run and manage the wellness company, Dynamic Fitness....

Dr. Breanne Fox  is a doctor of physical therapy with specialty focuses in pelvic floor rehabilitation and health, visceral and neural manipulation, and myofascial release and strain.  With this, she is an expert in urogynecological, pelvic, visceral and sexual health and wellness. Dr. Fox can be found at https://www.renewmanualpt.com/ .   Dr. Fox is all about empowering women through their health...

Dr. Beverly Reader is a board certified psychiatrist currently in private integrative psychiatry practice in Redondo Beach CA. She's Georgetown trained where she specialized in women's reproductive mental health. Now, she concentrates on patients who need help balancing their mental health through work within science, medicine, psychology, and spirituality. You can find you can find Dr. Beverly Re...

Stacy Ennis is a creative consultant, success coach, and writer. She has written or edited dozens of books, including her own book, The Editor's Eye, and Growing Influence, coauthored with Ron Price. Last time she spoke about storytelling in your everyday life, and today she's back to speak about influence. Stacy speaks about what exactly "influence" means, and how it relates to women in professio...

Cathy Adolph, our personal trainer, dietician, marathoner and Wholist coach extraordinaire is back! Today we are going to dig into how to set meaningful and realistic exercise goals. Cathy and Dr. Hammerstedt dive into short, medium, and long term goal setting in fitness. Cathy speaks about the "why" of goal setting and health outcomes, and how asking ourselves why can help us find the motivation...

Laura Tully is the cofounder of Next Level Women Leaders, a leadership training program for professional women, focused on curating your core value and your core brand. Her work has been featured in Sunset Magazine, Belong Magazine, and The Letter. You can find Laura at https://www.lauratully.co/   The way we dress is telling a story about how we choose to show up. Today, Laura and Dr. Hammerstedt...

Dr. Navina Mehta is a physician in South Carolina, specializing in sleep medicine. She is an internal medicine doctor who completed a sleep fellowship at the University of Missouri. You can follow Dr. Mehta on Instagram @greenvillesleepdoc and http://southeastregionalsleep.com/ .   Last time, Dr. Mehta discussed how serious we should be taking our sleep schedules and how our sleep habits affect ou...

Dr Ruchi Puri is an OBGYN by conventional medical training practicing in San Francisco CA, as well as a global health physician. She is a first generation Indian American who has traveled, worked and studied in over 35 countries. She uses her roots to fuel her passion for both Eastern and Western healing traditions, along with a habit of challenging conventional thinking.  Dr Puri is going to talk...

Dr. Pat Dougherty is a Naval Aerospace and Operational physiologist, with a PHD in physiology and additional training in kinesiology and exercise science. He is also an all american and championship triathlete, and the backbone of Wholist Health's 12 week program with exercise physiology and high level training tips! Today, Pat and Dr. Hammerstedt banter about some of the core concepts of fitness;...

Dr. Sarina Pasricha is a board certified, nationally recognized gastroenterologist. She has published extensively and has given more than 100 national presentations. She can be followed at @DocSarina on Instagram or Facebook.   Today, Dr. Pasricha is back for the second episode in her series. She joins Dr. Hammerstedt of Wholist Health to discuss a common disease among women; IBS. The gut has 500...

Dr. Alyssa Daniel is an integrative dermatologist in Charlotte, NC. She owns the company Remedy, Skin, Hair and Wellness PLLC.   Today, Dr. Daniel of www.remedyskinandhair.com and Dr. Hammerstedt of Wholist dig into  all things dermatology. Dr. Daniel explains that there are three main things we can do to protect our skin; barriers, diet, and supplements. Most people understand that our skin is af...

Michael Collins is the founder of www. SugarAddiction.com and is Board Chairman of Food Addiction Institute. Michael has been completely sugar-free for over 30 years and wrote the book The Last Resort Sugar Detox which was rated #1 in Healthy Living on Amazon ( https://www.amazon.com/Last-Resort-Sugar-Detox-Guide-ebook/dp/B07JNSBVX4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YK5EPFL2BTWA&keywords=the+last+resort+sugar+deto...

Dr. Ali Novitsky is a board certified neonatologist turned life coach, from Mind Body Marriage. She helps the OVER FUNCTIONING woman to MAINTAIN a peaceful mind, a fit body, and satisfying relationships so that she can live a FIT & EMPOWERED life. Healthy minds, healthy bodies, and healthy thoughts all lead to the ability to fill our own cups and therefore more enable us to fill other's cups as we...

Nancy Buffington is a public speaking expert, coach, and a former English Professor. While teaching public speaking at Stanford, she discovered the transformative potential of face-to-face communication. After 20 plus years in academia, she left to become a public speaking trainer and developed a unique approach to helping people find their voices and share their stories. She's a TEDx speaker coac...

Kristen Burris, L.Ac, is a nationally recognized acupuncturist and herbalist for women's health in the Boise, Idaho area. She has a Master's of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a licensed acupuncturist. Ms. Burris has treated patients at San Diego Hospice, University of California San Diego Integrative Clinic, UCSD Dental Acupuncture Study, and at the leading fertility centers in San...

Dr. Shola Ezeokoli is an internal medicine doctor and the CEO and founder of Balance With Dr. Shola LLC. She is an ICF certified professional life coach, corporate and conference speaker, and #1 Amazon Best-selling Author. She helps busy professionals live burnout and stress free lives by teaching them to create lives of balance and total life harmony. As a professional life coach, she offers work...

Sarah Calamita graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with a bachelor's degree in dietetics. She completed her dietetic internship at the University of Arkansas to become a registered dietitian. She is a Board Certified Sports Dietitian and also holds a certificate in Adult Weight Management. She is the Registered Dietitian for the East Bank Club in downtown Chicago, one of the larg...

Dr. Dana Rice, MD is a board certified urologist in the Washington, D.C. area.  She completed her medical studies and her postgraduate residency at George Washington University and was named a top doctor in the Washingtonian Magazine and Northern Virginia Magazine in 2017. She's been featured in Cosmo, Buzzfeed, Romper, E Health Radio, Northern VA Magazine and on Ashley Iaconetti's Podcast, among...