hol+ with Dr. Taz MD | The Future of Medicine is Holistic

Grief is a powerful emotion and is experienced in many different ways for different people. Grief is a powerful emotion and is experienced in many different ways for different people. And right now, many of us are dealing with loss: loss of loved ones due to coronavirus, loss of jobs, loss of weddings and other big events, loss of our "normal" way of life. Here to talk about grief in all of its fo...

Meghan Fitzgerald has worked in every domain of healthcare, from the frontlines to the Fortune 500.   Meghan Fitzgerald has worked in every domain of healthcare, from the frontlines to the Fortune 500. She is also a global healthcare strategist, investor, academic, and author. She joins Dr. Taz talks about her mission to reform and change public healthcare, how to make pivots in your career, and h...

Dr. Rick Hanson shares steps you can take every day to improve your or your child's resilience and well-being. Amongst all the unrest and trauma in our world lately, we're taking this week to revisit an important episode from late last year on resilience and well being. Be mindful. Fake it until you make it. Focus on the positive. We hear so many phrases and instructions on how to be resilient and...

Navigating the world of fertility during the CoVid-19 pandemic. CoVid-19 has uprooted all of our schedules, from our work to our social lives - so much about the future is now uncertain. This includes the world of fertility. Should treatments continue, should you keep trying to get pregnant, and what if you're pregnant right now?  To help navigate the fertility world during this time is David Adam...

Kathy Ireland and Chef Andre join Dr. Taz to explain the benefits of CBD products. Kathy Ireland is known as the supermodel turned supermogul. Her company, Kathy Ireland Worldwide, has just partnered with Vertical Wellness, an industry leader in the hemp cannabinoid health and wellness space, for CBD products. She and Chef Andre, the "fit chef," are working on this venture together.  Kathy and Che...

Take back the control of your life that you’ve lost since your diagnosis. A physician who was diagnosed with stage-4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2014, Dr. Diva Nagula integrated a holistic approach to his traditional treatment regimen that ultimately led him to remission. His approach incorporated mind, body, and spirit -- which was then manifested in his new book,  From Doctor to Patient: Healing C...

Couples who want to stay together in a lasting relationship need to be honest—with themselves and one another. Relationships don’t self-destruct overnight. They fall apart the same way people gain weight: slowly and often imperceptibly until one day the couple wakes up, looks at one another, and realizes they are somewhere they don’t want to be.  Couples who want to stay together in a lasting rela...

The New Keto-Friendly South Beach Diet  takes the powerful fundamentals of the original South Beach Diet and adds the fat-burning principles of keto. The original South Beach Diet, created by Dr. Arthur Agatston, defined the cutting edge of healthy weight loss. Now, he has adapted the classic plan to combine his signature diet with the latest, most cutting-edge advances in healthy eating that are...

Keto can be a difficult diet to follow. Side effects like gastrointestinal discomfort, low energy, and moodiness—known as the “keto flu”—make the diet hard to sustain. Here's a solution. There is no question that "going keto" works for certain health applications. It can be especially helpful for those who: have a hard time losing weight or experience severe, unwanted cravings suffer from brain fo...

TV host, actress, and author Kym Douglas joins Dr. Taz to share her personal journey through cancer and cancer treatment -- and what she learned along the way. Encountering a devastating health diagnosis can turn your life upside down.  Some succumb to the fear and anxiety. Others use the diagnosis as a catalyst.  TV host, actress, and author Kym Douglas (who you may have seen on Ellen), found the...

Digital devices have literally hijacked our lives. The average person uses digital devices five hours each day. Is this really the best use of your time? Digital devices have literally hijacked our lives -- from toddlers to adults. Device addiction can be responsible for everything from sleep loss to damaging relationships with your family, friends, lovers, and coworkers. How much screen time shou...

Dr. Eric Karchmer, practicing Chinese medical doctor, joins Dr. Taz to share his expertise and provide valuable information for eastern medicine's use during these uncertain times. Does Chinese Medicine have application during the current coronavirus pandemic?  Dr. Eric Karchmer, practicing Chinese medical doctor, medical anthropologist, and co-founder and Chief Doctor of Chinese Medicine for DAO...

Award-winning chef Seamus Mullen shares how he used food to overcome his RA and why it's so important to have the "right" relationship with food -- whether or not you're suffering from a chronic illness. An avid cyclist who raced competitively in his twenties, award-winning chef Seamus Mullen was diagnosed in 2007 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease that forced him to rethink his...

Dr. Taz shares some tips about what you can really do to help yourself and your loved ones during this global pandemic. With all the chaos and confusion surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19), it's difficult not to get anxious and depressed. Dr. Taz is here to share some tips about what you can really do to help yourself and your loved ones during this global pandemic. For starters, the basics include...

Before any more panic sets in, Dr. Taz is here to share some facts about coronavirus (COVID-19). Get informed, get empowered. For many of us who have been watching the news over the last few months, we all thought, "It won't happen to us -- right?" We certainly didn't think it would get so massive as to significantly disrupt our daily lives. And yet... Businesses are closed. Schools are shut down....

Koya Webb joins Dr. Taz to discuss how to overcome fear and insecurity in dark and uncertain times -- and how to bring more joy, passion, and love. We could all use a little dose of calm. Whether the chaos in your life is internal or influenced by global issues like COVID-19, celebrity holistic health coach Koya Webb wants to remind us that at the center is love. This doesn't mean there isn't dark...

Throughout her life and her life's work, Katie Beecher believes that with connection to intuition, self love, and self acceptance, we can do anything, including heal. Katie Beecher, MS, LPC, knew she had intuitive, empathic and medium abilities since she was a young child but was fearful of them until she entered therapy with a Jungian psychologist for an eating disorder at the age of 16. Througho...

“Your birth chart reveals at least ten times more about you than you might have thought,” says Dr. Jennifer Freed. A good psychotherapist will help you answer some of the deepest questions in life. But, a good astrologer can do the same -- in a different way.  “Your birth chart reveals at least ten times more about you than you might have thought,” says Dr. Jennifer Freed.  In her book,  Use Your...

Nearly 25 percent of people suffering from eating disorders are male. Very often we associate eating disorders with young women, but nearly 25 percent of people who suffer from eating disorders are male. The way eating disorders manifest in males can be different than in young women. It can hit at a different age, be trickier to spot, and may take the form of overexercising rather than purging or...

Learn how you can become your own superwoman -- whatever that means to  you .When you're reaching for your dreams, it can become easy to convince yourself that "burnout" is just a part of the process. You may find yourself distancing yourself from others, diving head-first into work and ignoring your own self-care... all to the tune that eventually it will all be "worth it." Another common happeni...

Forget the dos and don’ts of healthy eating and instead choose to eat competently. So often, weight loss diets focus solely on the foods you should or shouldn’t eat. But, according to dietitian and family therapist Ellyn Satter, positive eating habits have more to do with eating attitudes and behaviors than the foods you choose. Satter emphasizes that people should enjoy what they’re eating and fo...

What are lectins, where are they found, and why are they so bad for our health? With so many diet and eating plans like vegetarianism, veganism, gluten-free and paleo, lectins get lost in the fray. But, avoiding lectins might be the key to weight loss, fighting inflammation and the aging process, and eliminating the symptoms of autoimmune disease, thyroid issues, leaky gut, kidney disease, and art...

Find out how one man's experiment to gain and lose weight can help you break unhealthy habits. Drew Manning is a personal trainer who spent his entire life as a healthy individual. Feeling a disconnect with his clients and not understanding why they struggled to lose weight, he decided to embark on an experiment. He spent six months gaining weight, not exercising, and eating the standard American...

Learn the basics of breathwork to release stress and ease tension in the body. Now more than ever before, people are looking for ways to nurture their minds and find naturalistic solutions for stress and restlessness. In addition to yoga and meditation, many are turning to breathwork for stress relief.   Breathwork is any breathing practice done with mindfulness and awareness. Much like yoga and m...

Experiencing cramps, digestive issues, or flushed skin after eating? Histamine might be the culprit. Determining the cause of digestive and gut health issues can be complex. Though many know of disorders like leaky gut, GERD, and IBS, a lesser known gut disruptor is histamine intolerance.  Histamine is a compound released by immune cells and is very important to the immune system and estrogen prod...