Glass Half Healthy

Adam Sud is an international speaker for the plant-based movement and addiction-recovery movement, a food addiction coach with Mastering Diabetes, and founder of the non-profit Plant-Based for Positive Change, dedicated to advancing research on the connection between diet, mental health and addiction.  What gave rise to Adam’s success dates back to 2012 when his life was out of control.&...

Dr. Efosa Airuehia, MD is a physician with board certifications in Addiction Medicine, General Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Lifestyle Medicine.  He runs AddictionBlueprint.com and works in outpatient addiction treatment promoting wellness and recovery at the Prime Wellness Center.  In this episode, Dr. Airuehia discusses how his training brought him all ov...

Dr. Cherie Chu, MD is a physician board certified in Pediatrics and certified in Lifestyle Medicine. She runs Wellness Pediatrician, a website blog dedicated to empowering parents and physicians to promote healthy lifestyle habits in children. In this episode, we discuss her work in Pediatrics with a Lifestyle Medicine approach, which helped to foster a deeper understanding of and better relations...

Dr. Heather Hammerstedt, MD, MPH is board-certified in Emergency Medicine, certified in Lifestyle Medicine and CEO of Wholist, a health coaching company. In this episode, she is here to share her experience in the ER and to help keep you on track with your New Years health goals. Dr. Hammerstedt first provides her insight into fighting on the frontlines and the connection between chronic disease a...

This special report of the Glass Half Healthy is based on YOUR feedback about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and where we are headed from here.  So by popular demand, we have a COVID-19 infection control expert, Dr. Hang Tran, DO, MPH, on the pod to address all of your concerns!  Dr. Tran is a board certified family medicine and obesity medicine physician who also has her Masters...

In the first episode of 2021, Dr Stancic, M.D. is a board certified internist and infectious disease specialist whose path during her medical training took a dramatic detour due to a disorder called Multiple Sclerosis (MS).  After years of becoming dependent on medications and a walking cane, she had an epiphany in 2003 that inspired her to reclaim her health through profound lifestyle c...

In the last episode of 2020, Anthony Masiello is back on the show to set you up for success for the new year.  As you may recall from episode 17, Anthony is a nationally board certified health & wellness coach and co-founder of Plant Based TeleHealth, which is a national telemedicine service focused on the prevention and reversal of chronic disease utilizing approaches in Lifestyle M...

Dr. Yoo is a board certified physician in Family Medicine, Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, with a number of other qualifications that includes authoring his latest book, “COVID contemplations for self-awareness and personal development:  Volume 1.”  In this episode, he discusses his expertise in the Myers-Briggs Type Indic...

Anthony Masiello is a nationally board certified health & wellness coach and co-founder of Plant Based TeleHealth, which is a national telemedicine service focused on the prevention and reversal of chronic disease utilizing approaches in Lifestyle Medicine. But Anthony’s work in healthcare first started with work on his own health. His unbelievable health journey, losing 160 pounds and success...

Heather Laricano-Rejino is a healthy private chef, fitness instructor, a nutrition and culinary educator/blogger, and a regular guest on the Fox San Antonio Fox show “Daytime with Kimberly & Esteban” who has personally struggled with addiction. Heather has overcome much adversity - from addiction, to abuse and to the challenges of working as a single mom - to transform into the positive force...

Dr. Andrea Matsumura, M.D., a board certified Internal Medicine physician, is here to convince you that sleep is the missing link to better health. Dr. Matsumura initially worked as a hospitalist then transitioned to outpatient clinic work, where she sparked her love for sleep. Now, after being fellowship trained in Sleep Medicine, Dr. Matsumura describes herself as a wholistic sleep medicine phys...

Dr. Sung Won, M.D. is a fellowship-trained spine orthopedic surgeon that provides comprehensive methods of Stem Cell Therapy, Regenerative Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine to his patients. In this episode, he discusses how he helps his patients treat and even reverse chronic diseases through these novel approaches. Specifically, Dr. Won describes his practice of focusing first on lifestyle factors...

Dr. Jessie Mahoney, M.D., a board-certified pediatrician, a certified life coach, and a yoga instructor emphasizes the importance of being mindful in your everyday life. In this episode, she talks about how the discovery of yoga gave her more clarity towards her true calling. Specifically, Dr. Mahoney focuses on how pausing and being present gives you the freedom to decide how you want to show up...

Dr. SiriChand Kaur Khalsa, M.D. has had a life-long interest in mindful living as the basis for long term vitality of mind, body and spirit. She's a board certified physician as well as a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master, and Ayurveda practitioner. In our talk, we discuss the potential for plant food to become a boundless source of energy in your life. Dr. Sirchand also addresses the misinf...

Dr. Qadira Huff, MD, MPH, FAAP, DipABLM discusses the importance of instilling healthy living early on in children to help prevent chronic disease, like childhood obesity that can put any person, kid or adult, at higher risk of severe COVID19 illness during this pandemic. Dr. Qadira addresses exactly this in her current medical practice as a pediatrician and in her new venture called Sprouting Wel...

Nancy Harazduk MEd, MSW discusses how to leverage these uncertain times as your opportunity for personal growth. Nancy shares with us how becoming a single mom and attending a stress management program changed her life, propelling her into her current work as the Mind Body Medicine (MBM) Director at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. She defines what MBM means and takes us through the d...

My 8th guest as part of my Launch Series is a person I feel a special kinship with as we share a common purpose to help others lead healthier lives. So happy to have him here. Anthony Masiello has been working in healthcare for more than 20 years. His career started by working on bioinformatics with the Human Genome Project then transitioned to pharmaceutical research. But his unbelievable health...

My 7th guest as part of my Launch Series is a person I have known all my life. I have deep admiration for her since she’s overcome much adversity - from abuse, to addiction and being a working single mom - to transform into the positive force she is today. Heather Larican-Rejino is a healthy private chef, fitness instructor, clean-eating blogger, nutrition and culinary educator. A graduate of the...

My 6th guest as part of my Launch Series is a physician who I admire for her passion to promote sleep as the key to healthy living. Dr. Andrea Matsumura, M.D., is a board certified Internal Medicine physician who initially worked as a hospitalist then transitioned to clinic work in the outpatient primary care setting. This is where she sparked her love for sleep as an integral role in overall heal...

My 5th guest as part of my Launch Series is a surgeon who I have regarded as a personal mentor from afar. Dr. Sung Won, M.D. is a spine and orthopedic surgeon with a strong emphasis on Regenerative and Lifestyle Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the world renown Washington University in St. Louis / Barnes-Jewish Hospital as well as dual fellowship training, focused on cerv...

My 4th guest in my Launch Series has a calming presence and expresses her words like water - clear, fluid and nourishing. So grateful to have her here. Dr. Jessie Mahoney, M.D. is a board-certified pediatrician, certified life coach and a yoga and mindfulness instructor. She has been a champion in the physician wellness movement her entire career. Currently, she spreads mindfulness and healing by...

My 3rd guest in my Launch Series for the Glass Half Healthy Launch Series is someone who I consider a vibrant soul and feel blessed to know. Dr. SiriChand Kaur Khalsa, M.D. has had a life-long interest in mindful living as the basis for long term vitality of mind, body and spirit. Apart from being a board certified physician in Internal Medicine, Integrative Medicine, and Hospice/Palliative Medici...

My second guest in my Launch Series is a fellow doctor I met serendipitously at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine conference and so glad I did since she’s an incredible person. Dr. Qadira Ali Huff, MD, MPH, FAAP, DipABLM practices Pediatrics in Washington, D.C., integrating Lifestyle Medicine and discussions on healthy habits into every visit. She has her Masters in Public Health from the...

My very first guest in my Launch Series is a woman I truly adore and respect. Nancy Harazduk , M.Ed., MWS, is the Director of the Mind-Body Medicine (MBM) program at my Alma Mater, Georgetown University School of Medicine. She has helped so many med students through the Georgetown’s MBM program, including me. Nancy was my rock through the most turbulent times of med school. So I am forever gratefu...

On my very first episode of the Glass Half Healthy, I take you through my journey to get here. The Lives that Saved Mine is not just the title of the episode but really, the theme of my life. And my journey is not mine alone, it started with my parents moving to the U.S. to provide us with opportunities for a better future. I discuss how losing my father inspired me from my prior career pursuits i...