The Holistic Pharmacy Podcast

I’m very excited to bring my international guest on the show this week as I connect with Dr. Allie Xu. We talk about Eastern and Western modalities, and how pharmacy is conducted down under in Australia - as well as the changing face of pharmacy as implemented by innovative businesses and progressive individuals. Allie was born and raised in a fourth-generation medical family in Shanghai, China, a...

Today I had a wonderful time picking a fellow functional medicine pharmacist’s brain. I’m pleased to introduce to you Dr. Nicole Grams, PharmD, a Life Coach and Functional Medicine pharmacist - aka the “Offbeat Pharmacist.” I’m always surprised myself where the conversation goes on these podcast episodes, since I always lead with the same questions but get wildly different topics out of them! Dr....

Mansi Shah B.Pharm, Pharm. D is a Clinical Integrative Pharmacist and Holistic Nutritionist licensed in the state of California and Nevada and Finance specialist licensed with the state of California. Dr. Mansi has spent crucial years of her life exploring different cultures and traveling to new cities doing adventurous activities and connecting with communities on a spiritual level. Her life expe...

I have a real treat in store for you today, with some juicy topics that we cover as I sit down to have a virtual tet-a-tet. I’m pleased to introduce to you Dr. Emily Kulpa. She is a licensed pharmacist in Milwaukee, WI who believes in an integrative approach to health, and supports the use of all evidence-based modalities. Currently, she consults in the psychedelic industry as a director of medica...

In today’s episode, we discuss riveting healthcare education topics and brainstorm about how to improve our current system. I’m honored to introduce to you today Dr. Louisa Wolowiecki, a Functional Medicine Pharmacist! Professionally, she is a pharmacist with over 35 years experience in a variety of practice settings from acute care to retail and almost everything in between. Dr. Louisa has evolve...

I’m super excited this week to introduce yet another integrative pharmacist passionate about health and fitness. Dr. Brooklynn Gaus, PharmD, is a licensed Pharmacist in Florida and Pennsylvania with eleven years experience in retail pharmacy and seven years of Pharmacy Management experience. In addition, she is a licensed Consultant Pharmacist in Florida and a certified FASTer Way to Fat Loss Coac...

Today I am bringing on a very special guest who’s even more out of the box than who I usually interview on the show. I’m super excited to introduce you to Kerri Hummingbird, a Soul Guide. Kerri inspires people to lead their lives wide awake with an authenticity, passion and purpose that positively impacts others. She catalyzes mind-shifts that transform life challenges into gifts of wisdom with he...

Dr. Amy Sapola is a Certified Wellness Coach at Sapola Integrative Wellness (http://www.amysapola.com/services), passionate about working with women to achieve radiant health through a Functional and Integrative approach so that they can live whole vibrant lives. She trained at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFMCP), and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy and a B.S. in Nutrition. She has also co...

I had such a blast recording this episode, and you all are in for a real treat! Dr. Stephanie Gaglione and I chatted about the realms of the physical, metaphysical, spiritual, and beyond. We discuss what true holism and holistic health is really about, and why there needs to be a balance with all the forces at play. Stephanie is a Certified Nature Therapy Guide and Integrative Medicine Pharmacist...

Laurel Haynes Ryce has over 30 years of experience as a pharmacist, but her true passion is holistic wellness. With her extensive knowledge of body systems and the effects prescription medicines can have on those systems, Laurel is now devoting her attention to help her clients function at an optimal level of health. Many people find healthy living to be a daunting task, but Laurel is dedicated to...

It was an absolute pleasure hosting Dr. Swathi Varanasi on the show today. She’s such a go-getter with a clear idea of who she is and what she wants to bring to the table. Passionate about preventative and public health, an expert in the endocannabinoid system and a clear leader, Dr. Swathi is a powerhouse. Dr. Swathi Varanasi, or Doctor Swathi (http://www.doctorswathi.com/), is a pharmacist speci...

I’m excited to be back this second week of season 3, with another amazing guest lined up for you. Dr. Emily Kirkwold is the woman behind Natural Family Planning Pharmacist, and is the expert on all things fertility related - as well as the opposite side of that when it comes to contraception. She is also the host of her own podcast, called Wholly a Woman, and I was featured on her show last week!...

I am honored to introduce to you a very special guest to kick off season 3 of the Rawfork podcast. This season I’m branching out and will be interviewing other healthcare practitioners and healers in addition to pharmacists. Today I had the pleasure of chatting to Medical Doctor, Cannabis Expert and Founder of Doc Patels, Dr. Rachna Patel. She has been in the field of Medical Cannabinoids since 20...

I’m back with the second episode this week, as part of the special double feature to make up for lost time last week. I had the pleasure to interview Dr. Laura Hedrick, a pharmacy leader, entrepreneur, health and wellness consultant, personal trainer and “exercise is medicine” advocate. We got a bit carried away in our hour long chat about personal stories and our mutual passion for natural and pr...

Today I had the honor to sit down and chat (virtually of course!) with Dr. Anna Garrett, who had much wisdom to share from her experience in functional medicine. She has been a clinical pharmacist for over 20 years and has worked in a variety of practice settings. While traveling her career path, she discovered that working with women in midlife is her true passion. She offers a variety of service...

Christine was born and raised in Armenia. She came to the United States when she was 16 years old. She is a mamma of 2 kids (9 yo son, 7 yo daughter) and is married to her high school prom date. In 2007 she received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was known as the “Wonder Woman” in her Rho Chi honor society, Phi Delta Chi pharmacy fr...

I’m honored to be able to connect with so many like minded pharmacists that are doing amazing work! Today is no exception as I got to sit with the lovely Dr. Melody Hartzler, founder of both FxMedCe (https://functionalmedicinece.com/) and PharmToTable (https://pharmtotable.life/)functional medicine platforms. FxMedCe provides continuing education courses for functional medicine practitioners, whil...

Today I had the pleasure to speak to Dr. Danielle Perrodin, Style & Image Coach and Functional Medicine Pharmacist. Her mission is to help women create happier, healthier more beautiful lives. Through integrating the mind, body and spirit, her clients expedite the time it takes to close the gap between their highest authentic self (who they truly are) and how they appear to the world. She combines...

Today I had the pleasure to chat with the lovely Lara Zakaria, aka the “Foodie Farmacist.” Lara is a Functional Pharmacist and Clinical Nutritionist based in New York City. A graduate of the Earnest Mario School of Pharmacy, at Rutgers University, she spent 20 years in community pharmacy practice. After developing an interest in nutrition, she earned a MS in Nutrition from the University of Bridge...

Today’s podcast will introduce you to Dr. Corine T. Ferebee, a Pharmacy Leader, Entrepreneur, Health and Wellness Consultant, Personal Trainer and Lupus Advocate. In addition to holding management positions in the retail and long-term care settings, she holds additional certifications in personal training, MTM, advanced nutrition, immunization delivery and many more. She is currently the founder a...

Today I had the honor to chat with Dr. Candace Jeffries, pharmacist, wife and mother of 3. We laughed and cried in this emotional episode about overcoming family trauma and living gracefully, by shining the light we each have in us. We talk about the power of listening and changing from the inside out. Dr. Jeffries has worked in the retail pharmacy world for 31 years, graduating with her Doctorate...

Today I had the pleasure of speaking to Lisa King, also known as the Fulfilled Pharmacist on social media. We spoke about a difficult topic that many women are embarrassed to speak about, since it involves a dysfunctional bladder - which can be as painful as it is shameful. We deconstruct this topic and Lisa shares how she has healed her own bladder naturally, and helps other women that suffer wit...

Today I was honored to interview a very inspirational person of many talents, Dr. Lynn Lafferty, Pharm. D., N.D., CNC, CNHP. She is a doctor of Pharmacy and licensed pharmacist, naturopath, herbalist, nutritionist and chef who is committed to finding the safest and most effective means to promote health and wellness over disease and illness. She works with chiropractic and medical doctors and othe...

Today I had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Gina Suárez, who is a Pharmacist and a Certified Health Coach. After a few years of working in retail pharmacy, she saw her physical and mental health declining due to stress and job dissatisfaction, which led her to start her personal journey to health. Through self-taught learning as well as pursuing coaching at Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN),...

Today I had the honor of speaking to Dr. Kathy M. Campbell, PharmD. She is an independent pharmacist from Owasso, OK, who’s been practicing for almost 28 years, and has owned her own pharmacy for the last 19. Four years ago she began a pharmacy based weight loss program, DrKathyweightloss (http://drkathyweightloss.com/). This has been a culmination of both intensive ‘study’ and a deeply personal s...