The Functional and Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers

🚨 New Podcast Episode Alert! 🚨 This episode of The Functional & Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers features a dynamic and deeply insightful conversation with Dr. Melanie Icard, a naturopathic physician helping high performers break out of chronic stress and reclaim true, sustainable health. 🎙✨ Host Ginger Allen sits down with Dr. Mel to explore how modern lifestyles—driven by stress...

This episode of The Functional & Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers features a powerful conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Hocking, a globally recognized expert in natural health and diabetes reversal. 🎙✨ Host Ginger Allen sits down with Dr. Hocking to explore how he transitioned from traditional chiropractic care into a focused mission of reversing type 2 diabetes through functional and i...

🚨 New Podcast Episode Alert! 🚨 This episode of The Functional & Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers features an inspiring and deeply insightful conversation with Dr. Aaron Hartman, a board-certified physician who transformed his medical career through personal experience and a relentless pursuit of root-cause healing. 🎙✨ Host Ginger Allen sits down with Dr. Hartman to explore how his...

In this episode, host Ginger Allen welcomes Dr. Karen Sun—Board-Certified Internist, Functional Medicine expert, and founder of The Integrative Wellness Center in Irvine, California. After facing her own struggles with menopause, burnout, and the limitations of conventional care, Dr. Sun transformed her practice—and her life—through bioidentical hormone therapy and root-cause medicine. Now, with o...

In this episode, host Ginger Allen sits down with Allie Chandler, founder of Upsell Health and a trailblazing marketing strategist in the functional medicine space. From her personal journey healing chronic Lyme to helping scale wellness brands to over $100M, Allie brings unmatched insight into the unique marketing needs of functional and integrative medicine providers. Allie shares practical stra...

In this inspiring episode, host Ginger Allen welcomes Dr. Tatiana Pestana—Board-Certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and the founder of Pestana Comprehensive Wellness in South Florida. Dr. Pestana shares her powerful journey from 20+ years in conventional care to building a cash-based integrative practice focused on uncovering root causes and r...

In this transformative episode, host Ginger Allen welcomes Dr. Emily Roedersheimer—Board-Certified Family Physician, IFM Certified Practitioner, and founder of Balanced Living Functional Medicine. Dr. Emily shares her powerful personal story of reversing her own rheumatoid arthritis through lifestyle change and functional medicine—an experience that led her to leave conventional family practice an...

In this episode, host Ginger Allen sits down with Joanna Sapir—business strategist, educator, and host of The Business Revolution for Practitioners podcast—to tackle one of the most overlooked areas in functional and integrative medicine: business structure and sustainability. Joanna shares how providers can stop trading time for dollars and start building purpose-driven, profitable practices. Fro...

In this unforgettable episode, host Ginger Allen is joined by Dr. Nasha Winters—stage IV cancer survivor, integrative oncology trailblazer, and best-selling author of The Metabolic Approach to Cancer . Diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer at just 19 years old, Dr. Nasha was given only months to live. With no treatment options available, she unknowingly began a decades-long experiment in terrain-...

In this episode, host Ginger Allen sits down with Tracy Cherpeski—executive coach, business consultant, and founder of the Thriving Practice Community—to tackle one of the biggest challenges in medicine today: provider burnout and business overwhelm. Tracy shares her deep expertise in operations, leadership development, and strategic planning to help physicians and healthcare leaders scale their p...

In this inspiring episode, Ginger Allen interviews Dr. Sabrina Patel, a board-certified family medicine physician and founder of ZIA Health. With over a decade in hospital and outpatient care, Dr. Patel shares her personal journey from burnout and autoimmune diagnosis to discovering functional medicine—and creating a thriving concierge wellness practice that merges clinical science with whole-pers...

In this enlightening episode, Ginger Allen interviews Phillip Wilson, a trailblazer in holistic health and the passionate force behind the Relax Sauna movement. With a background in mathematics and over five decades immersed in natural healing, Phil shares the powerful science and practical application behind far infrared sauna therapy. Phil dives deep into how the Relax Sauna’s pure far infrared...

In this impactful episode of The Functional & Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers , host Ginger Allen interviews Felicia Lochmiller , a clinical nutritionist and founder of Vitality Functional Nutrition. With over 14 years of experience in hospital systems and advanced training in functional nutrition, Felicia shares how her own healing journey from mold exposure reshaped her approach t...

In this episode of The Functional & Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers , host Ginger Allen welcomes America’s Healthy Heart Doctor, Dr. Joel Kahn — a globally recognized integrative cardiologist, author, and founder of the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity. Dr. Kahn shares his powerful journey from conventional cardiology to leading the field of integrative cardiovascular medicine. Wit...

In this powerful episode of The Functional & Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers , host Ginger Allen speaks with Dr. Sudha Kumar — a board-certified physician with over 30 years of experience in Western medicine and advanced training in integrative and functional care. Dr. Kumar shares her inspiring transition from high-intensity neonatal and critical care to a root-cause approach focus...

In this eye-opening episode, host Ginger Allen is joined by Dr. Laura James, ND—a board-certified naturopathic physician who is flipping the script on conventional care with a deeply personalized, trauma-informed approach to healing. Dr. James shares how she blends functional testing, plant-based nutrition, energetic medicine, and emotional healing to help patients break free from chronic symptoms...

In this episode, host Ginger Allen welcomes nurse, wellness educator, and international speaker Kris Hapgood, RN, BSN, to share her transformational journey from conventional nursing to becoming a passionate advocate for regenerative, plant-based, and faith-centered healing. With over 30 years in healthcare, Kris brings a powerful personal story of overcoming chronic pain, ditching medications, an...

In this episode, host Ginger Allen sits down with Dr. Carl Rothschild—chiropractor, entrepreneur, and industry pioneer in red light therapy—to demystify one of the most rapidly expanding tools in integrative medicine. With over 50 years of clinical and personal experience, Dr. Rothschild has been on the front lines of advancing red and near-infrared light therapy to address inflammation, fat loss,...

In this powerful episode, host Ginger Allen sits down with Dr. Matt Bernstein—a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and thought leader in metabolic psychiatry—to explore how nutrition, metabolism, and lifestyle are transforming the treatment of severe mental illness. With decades of experience treating complex psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, Dr. Bernstein reveals th...

In this episode of The Functional & Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers, host Ginger Allen sits down with Dr. Deb Matthew—physician, educator, speaker, and best-selling author—also known as "The Happy Hormones Doctor."After overcoming her own struggles with hormone imbalance, exhaustion, and mood changes, Dr. Deb transitioned from a conventional pediatrician to a leader in fun...

In this episode, host Ginger Allen welcomes Dr. Taylor Soderberg — MD, PhD, microbiome expert, medical consultant, and executive director of Science Riot — to discuss how the microbiome is reshaping both conventional and integrative medicine. With dual degrees in medicine and integrative physiology, Dr. Soderberg bridges the gap between academic research and clinical care. From her early days teac...

In this powerful episode of The Functional & Integrative Medicine Podcast for Providers , host Ginger Allen welcomes Dr. Rhea Rogers — board-certified OB-GYN, founder of Medical Innovative Solutions, and a true survivor and trailblazer in root cause medicine. After being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer at the peak of her career, Dr. Rogers turned her personal health journey into a profes...

In this episode, host Ginger Allen sits down with Dr. David Morcom, a Doctor of Pharmacy and functional medicine practitioner, to explore how true root-cause healing is reshaping the future of healthcare. Dr. Morcom shares his personal health journey through brain injury, mold toxicity, and Lyme disease, and how these experiences inspired his mission to move beyond symptom suppression. As the foun...

In this episode of The Functional & Integrative Medicine MDs/DOs Podcast , host Ginger Allen sits down with Dr. Joseph Carchedi—an internationally recognized, board-certified functional medicine physician and founder of the Lower Gwynedd Functional Medicine Institute. With over 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. Carchedi shares his remarkable journey from emergency medicine to becoming a pas...

In this episode, host Ginger Allen sits down with Dr. Evan Hirsch, also known as the "Energy MD"—a world-renowned fatigue expert, bestselling author, and professional speaker. Dr. Hirsch shares his deeply personal journey into functional and environmental medicine after both he and his wife suffered from chronic fatigue. Discover how Dr. Hirsch’s frustrations with traditional and even fu...