Integrative Practitioner Podcast

Joel Evans, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge to discuss way to treat both Acute and Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) with a functional medicine approach. Dr. Evans details his methods for diagnosing PASC, how his treatment methods for PASC and Acute COVID-19 vary and ways to prevent PASC. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health and brought to you in part...

Andrew Wong, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge to discuss IV nutritional therapy and its ability to accelerate healing times and improve clinical responses. Dr. Wong outlines four key nutrients used in IV nutritional therapy, describes the ideal time to begin IV therapy in patients and explains the safely risks associated with the treatment. This episode is sponso...

Dorothy Larkin, PhD, RN, and Mary Loughran, RN, MSN, AHN-BC, join Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge to discuss how front-line nurses and their mental health can be supported during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Larkin and Mary explain how they helped transform post-traumatic stress disorder into post-traumatic stress growth through nursing support groups and holistic...

Tara Scott, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge to discuss hormone therapy and breast cancer prevention. Dr. Scott explains how medicine must shift its focus from early detection of breast cancer to prevention. She also talks about hormone therapy, the evidence behind it and its risks. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health and brought to you in part by the Integr...

Meg Jordan, PhD, RN, NBC-HWC, joins Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge, to discuss the importance of cultural awareness in health coaching. Dr. Jordan details the social determinants of health, particularly in relation to the novel coronavirus pandemic, and how health coaches can improve patient care by facilitating an open dialog with their patients about their cultural dif...

Kara Fitzgerald, ND, IFMP, joins Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge, to discuss the growing research on DNA methylation and how it's used to determine biological age. Dr. Fitzgerald talks about her recent study which explores the connection between biological age reversal and diet and lifestyle changes. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health and is brought to you in part b...

Richard Horowitz, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge, to discuss COVID-19 Long Haul Syndrome, its symptoms, how its diagnosed as well as current and future treatments for the condition. Dr. Horowitz, who specializes in treating Lyme disease and other tick-borne disorders, draws parallels between Post-COVID-19 and chronic Lyme disease and discusses similarities betw...

Melinda Ring, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge, to discuss the importance of culinary medicine. Dr. Ring describes a lack of nutrition education among health professionals and ways to start incorporating culinary medicine into patient care. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health and brought to you in part by the Integrative Healthcare Symposium. Find us at inte...

Aly Cohen, MD, FACR, joins Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge, to discuss the growing number of contaminates found in U.S. drinking water and the dangers of drinking from plastic water bottles. Dr. Cohen offers advice on how to avoid these contaminates as well as alternatives to plastic water bottles. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health and brought to you in part by the...

James Gordon, MD, practitioner, teacher, and advocate of integrative health, joins Integrative Practitioner associate editor, Avery St. Onge, to discuss mind-body techniques for healing trauma. Dr. Gordon details mind-body processes that help transform the overwhelming feelings provoked by trauma into an opportunity for personal growth. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health and brought to you i...

Roberta Stanhope, ARNP, PMH, CNS, BC, PLLC, who specializes in psychiatric evaluations and pharmacological management, joins Katherine Shagoury, to discuss the loneliness pandemic and ways to combat it through holistic pathways. She talks about issues of overdiagnosis and overprescribing in traditional clinical healthcare settings and holistic tools that can be used in place of, or alongside medic...

Michelle Maddux, ND, founder and CEO of Soaring Phoenix, a consulting firm dedicated to educating on the fundamentals of integrative and functional medicine, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Shagoury, to discuss the relationship and interaction between the gut microbiome and immune development and competency. This episode is sponsored by Omni-Biotic. Find us at integrativepractitio...

Isaac Eliaz, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Shagoury, to discuss how understanding the innate human survival response can help practitioners optimize healing and detoxification, reversing aging and preventing chronic disease. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health and Protocol for Life Balance. Click here for more information on The Survival Paradox: Reversing the Hidden Ca...

Shanta Zimmer, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss implicit biases and microaggressions in integrative healthcare settings. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health. Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at IPEditor@divcom.com. Theme music: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes via freemusicarchive.org and "Carefree" by Kevin Mcleod via incompetech.com.

Tania Dempsey, MD, ABIHM, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss mast cell activation syndrome and the interplay between immunity and neuroinflammation. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health and brought to you in part by the Integrative Healthcare Symposium. Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at IPEditor@divcom.com. Theme music: "Upbeat Party" by S...

Lillie Rosenthal, DO, join Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss pain management strategies centered on plant-based food as the ultimate prescription for pain relief. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health and brought to you in part by the Integrative Healthcare Symposium. Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at IPEditor@divcom.com. Theme music: "Upbeat Pa...

Shay Beider, MPH, LMT, founder and executive director of Integrative Touch for Kids (ITK), and Kathryn Frazee, MS, program director of ITK, join Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss core components of developing a successful telehealth program and the future of telehealth in integrative medicine. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health and Protocol for Life Balance and b...

Andrew Wong, MD, co-founder of Capital Integrative Health in Bethesda, Maryland, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss using intravenous (IV) nutrition therapy to accelerate healing and improve clinical response with patients. This episode is sponsored by Rupa Health, and brought to you in part by the Integrative Healthcare Symposium. Find us at integrativepractition...

Drew Ramsey, MD, leading integrative psychiatrist, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss practical nutritional psychiatry strategies to support mental health and chronic stress. This episode is sponsored by Ulan Nutritional Systems, Protocol for Life Balance, and Rupa Health. Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at IPEditor@divcom.com. Theme music: "Up...

Rudrani Banik, MD, specialist in ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, and headache, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss natural and integrative strategies for eye health and prevention of eye conditions like computer eye strain. This episode is sponsored by Ulan Nutritional Systems and Protocol for Life Balance. Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at...

Angela Cortal, ND, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss evidence-informed approaches to address and reverse the root causes of chronic joint pain, including nutraceuticals and lifestyle-based interventions. This episode is sponsored by Ulan Nutritional Systems. Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at IPEditor@divcom.com. Theme music: "Upbeat Party" by...

Kellie Blake, RDN, LD, IFNCP, Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, in honor of National Nutrition Month, to discuss how practitioners can sort through complex and often conflicting nutrition topics, as well as navigating diet fads, trends, and controversies with patients. Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at IPEditor@divcom.com. Theme music: "Upbeat Party" by Scott...

Robert Silverman, DC, joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss how healthy microbiota influence the susceptibility to viral infections, as well as lab tests and basic integrative protocols for immune system status. Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at IPEditor@divcom.com. Theme music: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes via freemusicarchive.org.

David Scheiderer MD, MBA, DFAPA, chief medical officer and director of education at Integrative Psychiatry, Inc. and the president of Tiberius Enterprises, Inc., joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss the impact of dysbiosis and inflammation on the gut-brain axis, as well as recommendations to reduce inflammation, correct dysbiosis, and support a healthy gut-brain axi...

Jocelyn Strand, ND, Director of Clinical Education for Bio-Botanical Research, Inc., joins Integrative Practitioner editor, Katherine Rushlau, to discuss the role of microorganisms in optimizing pulmonary and immune health, as well as simple strategies for targeting inflammation and the microbiome. This episode is sponsored by Biocidin. Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at IPEdit...