Dr. Cheng Ruan reveals how mindset, trauma, and nervous system balance shape healing—and shares simple tools to engineer a healing mindset.

Dr. Cheng Ruan explores how mindset, trauma, and nervous system balance influence chronic disease and healing outcomes. Drawing from integrative medicine and brain-based science, he explains how identity shifts and life events impact biomarkers, inflammation, and aging. He shares simple but powerful tools—like the 4-second pause and reframing language—to help rewire physiology and create a healing trajectory.

Dr. Ruan is the Founder and CEO of Texas Center for Lifestyle Medicine. He has devoted his career to practicing and building systems that allow for the efficient delivery of healthcare. He is a board-certified internal medicine physician, but he has also advised companies to improve their workflow, company culture, marketing, and operations.

Dr. Ruan has over 600,000 social media followers across his platforms and has been vocal about improving doctor-patient relationships in healthcare. Furthermore, he is part of a collaborative medicine coalition involving notable university healthcare systems such as Harvard, USC, and the Cleveland Clinic. He is also a clinical facilitator for the University of Texas at Arlington Nursing School.