Physician, Heal Thyself The Podcast

February is Heart Health Awareness Month to bring awareness and education on how to improve and prevent heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. About 805,000 people die each year from a heart attack. This means 1 in every 5 people. We will discuss the leading risk factors for heart disease, medical conditions that impact the heart, nutritional changes you should cons...

Hormones! Hormones! Hormones! They have such an impact on our wellbeing. Yet so many people do not understand how they function and how to optimize your hormone levels. In this episode we discuss what are hormones, what are sex hormones, the steroid pathway of hormones, how hormones are converted, the effects hormones have on us, and common side effects hormone imbalance have on people. We will di...

January is Thyroid Disease Awareness Month. This episode is dedicated to teach you more about how the thyroid gland functions. The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland located at the front of the neck. The thyroid gland process important hormones that help regulate many of the body’s functions, such as metabolism, body temperature, heart rate, energy, digestion, mood, blood pressure, cognitive func...

Joining me is a special guest. He is a pillar of light in the Naturopathic Medical community. Dr. Rick Kirschner has over 40 years of experience! He graduated in 1981 from National University of Natural Medicine. He was an Oregon licensed Naturopathic Physician until 2020, when he retired his license. He is the past President of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute, current president of the Foundat...

Joining me is a special guest. He is a pillar of light in the Naturopathic Medical community. Dr. Rick Kirschner has over 40 years of experience! He graduated in 1981 from National University of Natural Medicine. He was an Oregon licensed Naturopathic Physician until 2020, when he retired his license. He is the past President of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute, current president of the Foundat...

Join Dr. Lara and Jackie Brewton in a conversation geared for parents on how to approach their children about relationships, and how to start communicating with children early on according to age appropriateness. These conversations start by talking about safety at an early age, building a relationship with the child where they feel safe to go to the parent. Learn some great tips from Jackie. Jack...

Jackie Brewton left a thriving corporate career over 20 years ago to follow a higher calling. For over two decades, Jackie has been on a mission to empower teens and equip parents with the essential knowledge and guidance they need on the topic of love, sex and relationships. She is authored two books for teens, 7 Secrets Guys Will Never Tell You: A Teen Girl’s Guide on Love, Sex, and Relationship...

Our walk with Christ is not how many imagine it to be. People think that once we accept our walk with Jesus Christ, that life is perfect; and that is not the reality. Jesus came to the world to restore the relationship between men and women with God. He came to heal and restore those most in need: the sick, the poor, the demon possessed. The approach Jesus has with people is one that heals and fre...

Learn about the top 7 foods you want to avoid, to be healthier. Most doctors do not talk to their patients about the importance of diet. These foods have been known to cause issues in your health. We will discuss how inflammation and oxidative stress has an impact on your health. Resource Links:  For more information on how to work with Dr. Ana Lara, please visit and schedule your FREE 15 minute p...

Join the conversation with Dr. Ana Lara and Christina Lombardo, certified holistic nutritionist and her unique approach to helping people with addiction and trauma using nutrition. We will discuss how healthy food choices can help heal and restore the nervous system. Substance abuse Nervous system health practices, healing the body from the inside out. What we eat makes a difference Food is one of...

If you battle with seasonal depression, you don’t want to miss this episode. Learn how nutrition and exercise can help elevate your mood during times when you feel low. Many people experience depression during the winter months, not only due to lack of sunlight, it could be due to grieving loss and a time of transition into a new season. The winter months are usually a time we slow down, but in a...

Listen to the conversation on the importance of having a healthy community and sisterhood, for women to have support and encouragement during several stages of life. Join in the conversation with Dr. Ana Lara and her very great friend, Marcy Wilkinson; on how they have grown together through challenging seasons of life. They share how doing life as friends, moms, wives, professionals and servants...

Join the conversation with Dr. Lara and Dr. Werner on how to stand on the principles of truth. Dr. Stephanie Werner is a Naturopathic Medical Doctor; owner and founder of Synergy Restorative Medicine in Mesa, AZ; learn about her story on why she became an NMD. Listen to how two naturopathic medical doctors uphold the integrity of Naturopathic Medicine, the rights for people’s freedoms in medicine;...

Dr. Lara shares important ways to advocate for yourself in the medical system. Learn about the elements of informed consent; the historical origins of informed consent in the U.S., including the Tuskegee Study; common biases in medicine. Learn tips on how to handle tough conversations with your doctor, and things you should be asking from your doctor for your own knowledge and decision making. Dr....

Join in the educational conversation with Dr. Lara and learn more on how your immune system works, germ and terrain theory, how vaccines work, learning how to look up vaccine ingredients, and informed consent. Dr. Lara will explain the innate and adaptive immune system, how they develop and function. Dr. Lara will discuss the difference in how we acquire immunity naturally versus via vaccination,...

Join the conversation with Dr. Lara and Jacinda Garner from Soul Prompt to learn more about getting real with your emotions in a healthy balanced way. Emotions can be big, loud and overwhelming during stressful situations; and learning to heal and be able to feel and express emotions in a healthy manner creates healthy relationships with others. Emotions are signals of something going on inside an...

Join the conversation with Dr. Lara and Jacinda Garner from Soul Prompt to learn more about getting real with your emotions in a healthy balanced way. Emotions can be big, loud and overwhelming during stressful situations; and learning to heal and be able to feel and express emotions in a healthy manner creates healthy relationships with others. Emotions are signals of something going on inside an...

Join Dr. Lara and Casey Nichols from Valley Fitness Kickboxing; as they are open, honest, transparent about vulnerable situations in their lives where they both experienced the loss of their brothers. You won’t often hear these conversations and the impact of not allowing yourself to feel your emotions when you are grieving. More often than not, people run away from feeling emotional and physical...

Casey Nichols from Valley Fitness Kickboxing joins us again to share his knowledge on nutrition and how to calculate your calories for a successful weight loss or fat loss journey. Learn what a calorie is, how to calculate how many calories you should eat to lose fat, how many grams of protein, fats and carbs to eat in a day; and common mistakes people make when it comes to losing “fat”. You want...

This episode is dedicated to my Father, Juan Lara, who joined our Heavenly Father on June 16th, 2024 and on Father’s Day. While his departure brought much sadness, God brought joy to help offset some of the pain of losing him. My father is a very special man in my life and I always considered myself to be “one blessed girl” to have a father like him.   This will be a 2-part series on discussing th...

This episode is dedicated to my Father, Juan Lara, who joined our Heavenly Father on June 16th, 2024 and on Father’s Day. While his departure brought much sadness, God brought joy to help offset some of the pain of losing him. My father is a very special man in my life and I always considered myself to be “one blessed girl” to have a father like him.   This will be a 2 part series on discussing th...

We are in a time where the internet and social media is constantly blowing up with information. There are many coaches and influencers speaking on natural and “holistic” medicine, not having the appropriate education and training; and oftentimes health coaches are overstepping the boundaries of their scope of practice. Learn who to hire to appropriately help with your medical needs, and when to hi...

Oftentimes a roadblock to people’s healing is dealing with unconscious bias in the medical system. This is a topic that is often avoided because of its controversial nature. Learn how we all have unconscious bias/implicit bias, how to identify our bias, and make a change. Join the conversation with Dr. Lara and Dr. White as they share their experiences as medical students, as doctors in practice a...

Got Type 2 Diabetes? Learn how you can naturally reverse Type 2 Diabetes in a natural and whole person approach by making lasting lifestyle changes, dietary changes and adding some natural herbs and supplements. Joining Dr. Lara is her colleague Dr. Myleen Simone, ND. #naturalmedicine #naturopathicmedicine #holisticmedicine #healing #botanicalmedicine #raices #physicianhealthyself #mindbody #natur...

As Naturopathic Doctors, we often get asked, “Are you a real doctor?” Join the conversation to learn the degree of medical education, clinical training, scope of practice and debunking misconceptions of the Naturopathic Medical profession. Joining Dr. Lara is Dr. Myleen Simone, ND to share how a naturopathic medical doctor works with patients. For more information on how to work with Dr. Ana, plea...