Your Health. Your Story.

Cooking is a valuable life skill with an incredible ROI on health. Today's guest wants you to not just hone that skill, but improve your intuition around food so that it can help you live the life YOU want. He's worked at a Michelin-starred restaurant, taught medical students to see food as medicine, and opened a restaurant in China. This is the story of healthy cooking with Chef Aran Go...

“We think of ourselves as solid “objects,” but really we are 99.9% open space. What holds our molecules together are information fields.” That's a quote from today's guest, and a preview of the topics we'll jump into on this episode. This is the story of Your Pristine Blueprint with Dr. Beth McDougall.  LEARN MORE ABOUT US ▪ Subscribe on YouTube ▪ ‘Your Health. Your Story.’ Podcast:...

There's a common misconception in medicine that patients cannot heal themselves. But recently, there's been a big push toward a coach-athlete approach, one that we've been using a lot at Innovative Medicine. To discuss this method, we turned to Dr. Nick Athens, a chiropractor with over 40 years of experience who has worked with over 25,000 patients and completed over 600,000 adjustm...

People think hair loss is all genes, but it's actually a variety of things, including stress. This episode is dedicated to the causes of hair loss as well as what you can do about it with one of the foremost hair experts in the world. From lasers to PRP and nutrition, you don't need to become a victim of your genes. This is the story of holistic hair restoration with Dr. Alan Bauman.  LE...

What are some of the most prevalent toxins that are used in almost every field ranging from dentistry to food to cosmetics, and even our water supply? The answer is heavy metals. We’re speaking with Caitlin Policastro, NP, who for the last 7 years has worked with hundreds of patients with complex chronic conditions, many dealing with heavy metal toxicity. She’ll shed light on what to look out for,...

Chronic illness can be downright devastating, but it can also be transformational. Today's guest almost died of her chronic illness in 2016 but went on to overcome it, regain her health, and help others by becoming a passionate yoga teacher, reiki master, and crystal practitioner.  This is the story of transforming through Lyme with Heather Geiser. LEARN MORE ABOUT US ▪ Subscribe on YouTube ▪...

Like it or not, Botox is a toxin. A recent study found that Botox injections may impair your ability to sense the world through your hands and touch. With over 4 million Botox injections occurring every year, we think it’s worth shedding some light on possible alternatives to Botox injections. For this conversation, we turned to our own anti-aging specialist, Erin Mewshaw, NP, and Clinical Directo...

We've been ignoring mental health for far too long. The pandemic only made things worst with almost half of young adults reporting moderate to severe anxiety. We're obviously not doing something right when it comes to mental health. This episode looks at the root causes of mental illness with a mental and metabolic health scientist and researcher.  This is the story of Mental & Metab...

Nature versus Pharma, it's a topic we wrote about almost 10 years ago in our article, “ Nature vs Pharma in Fighting Pandemics .”  We're re-exploring this subject in a short podcast with the original writer, Ben Ahrens. What were the lessons we could have learned almost a decade ago when it comes to pandemics? How can we find a balance between the two? What are the actions we can take to...

Nutrition and diet have become some of the most complicated subjects in health. There's so much contradictory info out there about how we should eat. Today's guest wants to simplify things. She's a registered dietician, integrative nutritionist, certified health coach, yogi, and theta healer (among many other things).  This is the story of holistic nutrition with Ella Davar. LEARN M...

Today’s short story is dedicated to the interplay between trauma, stress, emotions, and aging. To help us out we’re speaking with Mary Heaven, a board-certified and licensed acupuncturist specializing in cosmetic acupuncture and Gua sha. Practicing out of Greenwich, Connecticut, Mary's work is focused on treating psycho-emotional disorders, such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, as well as muscul...

First, he gave us The Salt Fix. Then he gave us The Immunity Fix. After that, it was the Mineral Fix. And now, the well-respected and internationally known scientist, expert on health and nutrition, and good friend of this podcast brings us his newest book on achieving peak athletic performance, optimizing recovery, and becoming a champion.  This is the Story of WIN with Dr. James DiNicolantonio....

For today’s short story, we’re going to get into the subject of peptides with someone who is very familiar with peptide injections — and very familiar with our work as a Doctor at the New York Center for Innovative Medicine. Commonly used as an anti-aging therapy, we dive into the many different functions of peptide injections, from reducing fine lines and wrinkles to increasing hair growth, eveni...

Are we victims of our genes, or masters of our fates? We're diving into this question and many like it with the CEO and founder of a company dedicated to developing a functional approach to genomic testing. This is the story of The DNA Company with Kashif Khan. LEARN MORE ABOUT US ▪ Subscribe on YouTube ▪ ‘Your Health. Your Story.’ Podcast: Follow on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , and Instagram ▪...

In this first 'short story' podcast, we discuss what we expect to see in the field of medicine and health in 2022. From artificial intelligence to peptides, Caspar Szulc and biomedical student Pedro DoAmaral (known for his insightful posts on Instagram under handle @thucydides__) cover what you should be excited about and be on the lookout for in the year to come.  LEARN MORE ABOUT US ▪...

A recent article published by Yale University went over the scientific evidence of how immersion in nature benefits our health. Today's podcast is focused on how going deep into the wilderness can have profound healing effects on the body, mind, and soul.  This is the story of Retreats Alaska with Stephanie Stillwell and Ben LaVigueur.   LEARN MORE ABOUT US ▪ Subscribe on YouTube ▪ ‘Your Heal...

Today, we're talking about one of the most useful and underrated therapies in all of medicine. 99% of doctors have never even heard of it. But those that do consider it a breakthrough in energy medicine and an invaluable therapeutic solution for many health issues. This is the story of the ACMOS Method with Carole Robertson.  LEARN MORE ABOUT US ▪ Subscribe on YouTube ▪ ‘Your Health. Your Sto...

Previous guests, such as Dr. James DiNicolantonio and Siim Land have talked about the benefits of infrared saunas. So we decided to do the research and bring on the creator of one of the highest quality and sophisticated IR saunas on the market. This is the story of Therasage with Dr. Rob Besner.  LEARN MORE ABOUT US ▪ Subscribe on YouTube ▪ ‘Your Health. Your Story.’ Podcast: Follow on Spotify ,...

Women's health issues are on the rise. We're turning to a hormone specialist and the first physician in the United States to be double board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and by the American Board of Integrative Medicine. He also has a new book out, The Hormone Balance Bible.  This is the story of Holistic Gynecology with Dr. Shawn Tassone.  LEARN MORE ABOUT US ▪ Subscribe on Yo...

In this special live Q&A episode, we have a two-time Emmy Award nominee, former host of The View and Fox & Friends Weekend, and author of multiple books on to discuss why a one-size-fits-all medical approach did not work for her while dealing with Lyme Disease. We go over her healing journey at our clinic, NYCIM, and a host of other topics she wrote about in her new book, 'Dear Hartle...

The creator of the upcoming film LymeLight Journey, Brooke Procida is an activist and wellness advocate, spreading her own personal message of hope and healing through the recount of her own personal story out of the darkness of Lyme disease and back into the creative LymeLight Brooke is the owner and director of Studio PCI- a production company focused on creating original works with social, mora...

Growing up in war-torn Rhodesia and being attacked by a rogue hippo on the Zambezi River that left him nearly dead and without one arm, today's guest has overcome his share of adversity. Nevertheless, he's gone on to write a book entitled 'What's Left of Me', and become a serial entrepreneur, speaker, adventurer, philanthropist, as well president of his own foundation.  Th...

Today's guest wrote a book outlining the steps required to restore your vital force for lifelong wellness. Covering topics such as conscious nutrition, frequency, and energy fields, the importance of our liver, and restoring vitality and health through diet, it is an incredible read that highlights nature and food as medicine.  This is the story of Harmonic Healing with Dr. Linda Lancaster. L...

Today's guest is a former NCAA D1 wrestler who has trekked the Appalachian trail, completed 3 Ironman competitions, studied yoga in Bali, meditation in India, and plant medicine in the Amazon. This guy is a spiritual gangster and now he's taking his experiences and knowledge to help men reclaim their power and take their minds, bodies, & spirit to the next level.  This is the story o...

Many associate anti-aging with Botox or plastic surgery, but this episode is all about redefining your concept of aging naturally and beautifully from the inside out. To help out, we're bringing on a board-certified aesthetic nurse specialist with nearly 20,000 procedures performed, and someone with a unique toolkit to navigate and strategize aging impossibly well.  This is the story of the s...