Radical Vitality

Welcome to Radical Vitality! In this episode, I speak with Dr. Tyler Jean about how inflammation works, how to prevent systemic inflammation that wreaks havoc on your health, and the power of food, lifestyle, and mindset. While acute inflammation is crucial to triggering the body’s healing response, problems begin when inflammation persists for too long. Eight out of 10 leading causes of death wor...

Welcome to Radical Vitality! In this episode, I speak with Sarah Ann Macklin about what it means to be truly well, how appearance doesn’t indicate wellness, deep self-care, and navigating the modern nutrition environment.  Sarah shares her story of transitioning from an international model of 15 years to a nutrition educator. She was living what seemed like the perfectly glamorous life as a model...

Welcome to Radical Vitality! In this episode, I speak with Dr. Jed Fahey and Lisa Curtis about the incredible health benefits of moringa, a nutrient-dense leafy green that may help enhance healthspan and prevent chronic disease. Moringa is a protein-rich, leafy green that is more nutritious than kale and has anti-inflammatory benefits rivaling turmeric. This actual superfood naturally grows all ov...

Welcome to Radical Vitality! In this episode, I speak with Dr. Elisa Song about the rise of chronic disease in children and simple ways to combat these worrying trends to keep your children happy and healthy. her career to helping parents and practitioners bridge the gap between conventional and holistic pediatrics. Her latest book, Happy Healthy Kids , is a fun and deeply informative read for you...

Welcome to Radical Vitality! In this episode, I speak with Dr. Krystle Zuniga about nutrition strategies for cancer prevention, the misinformation surrounding cancer and nutrition, and practical steps we can all take to reduce our risk for cancer and improve outcomes in the face of a cancer diagnosis.  Cancer is one of the major disease risks we face in modern times. Preventing it and properly usi...

Welcome to Radical Vitality! In this episode, I speak with Dr. Adrian Chavez about science-based nutrition, how to know what health information we can trust, and holistic approaches to lifelong health.  In a world of fad diets and rampant misinformation, Dr. Chavez’s message of science-based nutrition that debunks health fads is just what we need! Dr. Chavez comes from an exercise science backgrou...

Welcome to Radical Vitality! In this episode, I speak with Dr. Vivian Chen, founder of Plateful Health and Lumebox, to talk about how environmental toxins are adversely affecting our health and practical tips for managing them without feeling overwhelmed.  Conventional Western medicine trains doctors to manage disease states and symptoms but not necessarily to create health and vitality in the bod...

Welcome to Radical Vitality! In this episode, I speak with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, a gastroenterologist and New York Times best-selling author, to discuss the fascinating interconnectedness of gut health with every aspect of our well-being.  Gut health is inextricably linked with our overall health, disease risk and longevity. The science is emerging at breakneck speed and it’s telling us that most i...

Welcome to Radical Vitality! In this episode, I speak with Dr. Sue Varma, a distinguished psychiatrist and cognitive behavioral therapist, to discuss her latest book, Practical Optimism, which holds the keys to establishing greater meaning, mastery, and acceptance in your life.  Dr. Varma’s new book, Practical Optimism, is written as a solution to the mental health crisis our society continues to...

Muzammil Ahmad is a medical student and a nutrition coach on a mission to raise awareness about the health benefits of plant-based diets and the importance of the role of diet in disease prevention, disease risk and disease progression. Muzammil believes in 'food as medicine' and utilizing lifestyle changes to optimize one’s health. As a medical student, he is passionate about transforming a react...

If you are tired of the nutrition wars, mindless bickering among so called health experts and diet debates and are looking for REAL solutions for optimal brain and overall health, this conversation is for you. Drs. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai are clinicians, researchers and educators on a mission to help us prevent Alzheimers disease, prevent cognitive decline and enjoy optimal brain (and overall) hea...

If you are ready to go from feeling effing tired to effing fantastic, this episode with the wise and inspiring Dr. Amy Shah is a must listen. Dr. Amy Shah is a Cornell, Harvard and Columbia trained double board certified physician who realised she herself was on the brink of burnout. When a dark moment in a car crash served as a wake up call, she decided that this sense of constant fatigue wasn't...

Dr. Ana-Maria Temple has been practicing medicine since 1995 and has treated over 36,000 patients. In her revolutionary new book The Rule of 5, Dr Temple shares her blueprint to transform our kids' (and families') health so we can live long, vibrant, disease-free lives. Dr Temple's approach focuses on less not more medications, recognising that food and lifestyle can be our most potent solutions....

Anna Yusim went to the best colleges in America, got her medical degree from Yale University and did a Psychiatry residency at NYU. On paper, everything looked perfect, but somehow, despite all the external accomplishments, Dr. Yusim felt unfulfilled. In her journey to find personal fulfilment and happiness beyond that which is promised by the material world, she discovered the science of spiritua...

Jennifer Anderson, MSPH, RDN is a social media sensation with her Instagram account kids.eat.in.color now at over a million followers and her pragmatic, inclusive, empathetic and knowledgable advice on how to feed kids with minimal stress often going viral (for good reason)! I had the good fortune of being able to sit down with Jennifer to chat about the inspiration for her platform, her powerful...

This episode is sponsored by MegaFood but all opinions and discussion points are my own. When it comes to recommendations on nutrition and health, the unique needs of women are often overlooked. In this episode, packed with information and insight, Dr. Erin Stokes, the Medical Director at MegaFood guides us through specific micronutrients and other aspects of health that women need to pay attentio...

What we eat doesn't just impact our physical health but also has powerful implications for our mental health. In fact, the body and the mind are intimately connected and to help us understand how we can optimize our brain health with food, I sat down with Dr. Uma Naidoo , a rare kind of medical doctor who is not just a Harvard trained psychiatrist but also a nutrition expert AND a chef!!!! Dr. Nai...

When it comes to chemicals in our food supply, homes and environment, ignorance is sadly, not bliss. Mounting research continues to suggest that these chemicals, all too rampant in our modern world, are wreaking havoc on our health. In this actionable and insightful episode, Dr. Aly Cohen , author of the newly released Non-Toxic and founder of www.thesmarthuman.com helps us understand WHY we shoul...

Intermittent fasting is an ancestral practice that has become ultra trendy in the modern day. But is all fasting created equal? And how can we leverage the science of circadian biology and fasting to properly implement these age old practices in our modern lives? To help us navigate these important issues, I sat down with double board certified, Cornell, Columbia and Harvard trained medical doctor...

In this episode, we dive deep into the magic of herbs for health with Rachelle Robinett, an Herbalist & Holistic Health Practitioner combining plant-based and natural medicine with practical lifestyle habit reshaping to help people find balanced, lasting health. Rachelle holds certificates in Complementary and Integrative Health, and Clinical Herbalism, and has been studying the relationship b...

In this episode of Momlight, I sat down with Dr. Robert Graham, founder of FRESH MED that is pioneering a whole new way of treating patients for radiant health. We talked about the integrative medicine approach and how the FRESH FIVE are the key pillars to health.  Dr Graham rightfully believes that “food plays a major role not only in the treatment of existing diseases, but also in health pr...

In this episode, I sat down with Dr. Jed Fahey to talk about sulforaphane, arguably one of the most beneficial plant-derived phytochemicals currently known to man. Dr. Fahey (who will soon retire from his successful career at Johns Hopkins Medical School) is a world expert on sulforaphane and other plant-derived compounds called isothiocyanates that have tremendous benefits for our health. I may b...

As the chief medical resident at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz was crushing his goals professionally, yet personally, his health, anxiety levels and confidence were at rock bottom. When he started dating his now wife who ate a plant-based diet, he became intrigued and decided to give it a try. Taking baby steps away from his standard American diet, Dr. B began to experience a...

Jules Horn was living on a predominantly animal protein heavy diet in the hopes that it would deliver fitness and health results for him as a successful NYC based model. One day on set in Miami, he looked great on the outside but felt lousy on the inside and began chatting with his photographer, who recommended Jules switch to a whole food plant based diet. Jules made the switch overnight (that's...

As we find ourselves in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, the burden of chronic disease has become an important consideration. Diabetes is one of the underlying conditions that increases the severity of coronaviral infections and yet, when it comes to treating diabetes, there is more confusion than there is consensus. Importantly, the prevailing paradigm states that carbs are bad and fat and pro...