Sanando Juntos | Healing Together with Alma

In this season finale of Sanando Juntos , Dr. Alma is joined again by her husband Emir for an honest conversation about the habits they had to unlearn on their health journeys. From pushing through exhaustion and chasing “perfect” health… to learning balance, prevention, and realistic wellness habits that actually fit their lifestyle, this episode dives into the mindset shifts that changed the way...

In part 2 of this mother-daughter conversation, Dr. Alma and Dayani get real about how stress, family dynamics, and generational patterns shape the way we care for ourselves as women. From nervous system regulation and emotional eating to Latina family expectations, motherhood, relationships, fitness, body image, and even conversations around sex, this episode dives into the things many families f...

In this special 2 part Mother's Day episode of Sanando Juntos | Healing Together with Alma, Dr. Alma sits down with her daughter for a real and honest conversation about what it was like growing up together. They reflect on childhood memories, navigating life as a young mom, and the habits and mindset that were shaped in the home. From pharmacy school days to family transitions, this conversation...

In this episode, Dr. Alma breaks down cortisol, insulin, and sex hormones—how they work, the rhythms they follow, and how stress and blood sugar impact energy, cravings, and sleep. She also touches on perimenopause and menopause, and why things may start to feel different during this phase. A clear, practical look at what may be happening behind the scenes. Key Topics: The basics of hormone mechan...

Spirituality used to look like religion for Dr. Alma. Now, it looks like connection. In this episode, she shares her journey from being raised Catholic in a Latino household to questioning what she was taught and redefining what spirituality means to her today. This conversation isn’t about having the “right” beliefs. It’s about feeling connected—to yourself, to others, and to something bigger. Sh...

Season 2 starts here with mindset. But not the kind you read in a quote and forget 5 minutes later. In this episode, I’m walking you through my story, growing up in an immigrant household, figuring things out without a roadmap, becoming a mom early, and finding my way into pharmacy… and eventually into burnout. Because mindset isn’t just about “thinking positive.” It’s shaped by where you come fro...

Season one ends the only way it could -> with honesty. In this season finale and bonus episode, Alma steps out of teaching mode and into the real life tea. She shares what’s been happening behind the scenes: • Burnout creeping back in and showing up first in her gut and hair • Trying quantum nutrition testing (yes, she was skeptical)  • Discovering mold exposure, adrenal depletion… and parasite...

What happens when one person in a marriage wakes up to their health… and the other one isn’t there yet? In this Valentine's Day episode, Dr. Alma is joined by her husband, Emir, for an honest and funny conversation about what it really looked like to evolve together. They share how their immigrant upbringing shaped their views on food, how a diabetes diagnosis shifted everything, and how a functio...

Before returning to labs and protocols, Dr. Alma lays a deeper foundation. In this episode of Sanando Juntos, she explores the significance of ancestral wisdom in health and healing. She emphasizes the importance of integrating this wisdom with modern science to create a holistic approach to wellness. The conversation highlights how healing has shifted from a relational process to a transactional...

In this episode of  Sanando Juntos: Healing Together , Dr. Alma looks at how being unwell slowly became normalized, especially in Latino and marginalized communities. Dr. Alma discusses the alarming rise of chronic illnesses and the dependency on medications in modern society. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the impact of lifestyle choices, particularly regarding food, and how these...

What happens when your labs come back normal but your body says something isn’t right? In this episode of  Sanando Juntos | Healing Together , Alma explores why lab work is an important tool but not the full picture. Many people continue to feel exhausted, inflamed, moody, or disconnected even when results fall within range. That does not mean the body is wrong or that symptoms are imagined. This...

Modern medicine saves lives and yet, it is not designed to explain everything your body feels. In this episode, we talk about how conventional medicine became the gold standard, what it does really well, and where it falls short when it comes to prevention and root-cause healing. We explore what got lost when care became fast, specialized, and symptom-focused, and why functional medicine looks at...

This episode is the foundation of this podcast. I share how I became a pharmacist, what it meant to build a career in healthcare as a first-generation Mexican immigrant, and what I started noticing once I was inside the system. I followed the science, did everything I was trained to do, and still found myself and the people around me feeling tired, inflamed, and disconnected from their bodies. I a...

What if better health decisions came from understanding what’s really going on, not doing more? Sanando Juntos | Healing Together with Alma  is a podcast for people who want clarity around their health without overwhelm, extremes, or quick fixes. This space brings together science, intuition, ancestral wisdom, and lived experience to help make sense of the body and the patterns that shape how we f...