Precisione: The Healthcast

Guest Name and Bio: Dr. Alexandra Russell

Dr. Russell is an integrative pediatric gastroenterologist at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. She completed her undergraduate degree and medical degree at Duke University. She then came to Vanderbilt Medical Center for residency and fellowship, while concurrently completing an Integrative Medicine fellowship from the University of Arizona. She is an assistant professor of pediatrics and does both clinical work and multidisciplinary research focusing on the pathophysiology and treatment of chronic pediatric nausea. Her work has been supported by NIH R01 funding as well as funding from Weil Foundation grants. She also serves as the Chair of the integrative medicine working group for the North American Society of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.

What you will learn from this episode: 1) What are the best ways to optimize a child's gut microbiome 2) What are some of the causes of nausea in a child 3) How to manage digestive symptoms in the setting of POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome 4) How stress can impact a child's gut health 5) Natural treatments that might help with a child's digestive health

How to learn more about our guest:

https://pediatrics.vumc.org/person/alexandra-c-russell-md

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Guest Name and Bio: Kelly Moffat

Kelly Moffat is Director of Microbiome Health at CosmosID (https://www.cosmosid.com/), the leader in end-to-end metagenomics analysis and solutions. She has been in the field of genomics for more than 20 years, starting at the J. Craig Venter Institute (then called TIGR) where she used molecular and bioinformatics techniques to resolve complex repeats and gap closure in the human genome project, the DNA sequencing of the first plant chromosome (Arabidopsis thaliana chromosome 2), the first rice genome published, genome analysis of Deinococcusradiodurans, a bacterium that can survive strong doses of ionizing radiation, and many other genomes. There she developed extensive experience across bioinformatics, including the use of several programming languages, several alignment tools and assemblers, bacterial epidemiological analysis and phylogeny, and whole genome shotgun metagenomics. Since 2012, Kelly has been a part of the bioinformatics team at CosmosID, where she has led many microbial identification and interpretation projects, ranging from the analysis of clinically actionable microbial infections, to the analysis of food and water borne pathogens in the environment, to SARS-CoV-2 computational analysis. Most recently, at CosmosID, Kelly now leads the microbiome health sector of the company, providing actionable and interpretable analysis of the human microbiome. She is interested in understanding the microbiome in personal health and how an individual's unique microbiome affects and is affected by changes in overall wellness. Kelly also hosts her own podcast called The Genomics Life. What you will learn from this episode: 1) The importance of the microbiome and gut testing 2) The different ways the gut can be tested 3) What the best way to view the gut microbiome is 4) What we can learn from the gut microbiome and testing 5) What the future of gut microbiome testing might hold

How to learn more about our guest: CosmosID website: https://www.cosmosid.com Twitter @cosmosid FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/cosmosid/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cosmosid/ Kelly Twitter: @kelphoto Kelly Podcast: https://linktr.ee/Kellymoffat Please enjoy, share, rate and review our podcast and help us bring the message about precision health care to the world!

Guest Name and Bio: Dr. Michael Broukhim

Dr. Broukhim trained at the University of Arizona for his psychiatry residency and participated in the Integrative Psychiatry track for 2 years. During his training he also spent time undergoing the Integrative Psychiatry Institute's year long fellowship program and became certified in Accelerated Resolution Therapy. He was also trained in Mentalization Based therapy and other psychotherapy techniques. Dr. Broukhim credits his Integrative residency training to aid him to bring hope to patients to change their narrative to one of health, healing, and empowerment. Dr. Broukhim is now an Adult Psychiatrist at HOPE Integrative Psychiatry and also a Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Arizona

What you will learn from this episode:

1) What is neuroinflammation 2) How can I treat inflammation that impacts the brain 3) Top supplements that can be used to treat neuroinflammation 4) The role of gut-brain connection in mental health 5) How trauma can impact health long term

How to learn more about our guest:

Website: hopepsychiatry.com Instagram: @hopeintegpsychiatry Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HopeIntegrativePsychiatry Please enjoy, share, rate and review our podcast and help us bring the message about precision health care to the world!

Guest Name and Bio: Dr. Noshene Ranjbar

Born and raised in Tehran, Iran until immigrating to the US in adolescence, Dr. Noshene Ranjbar developed a passion for a holistic view of medicine and healing from early on in her life. Throughout her studies and life experiences, including her own illness as well as caring for her mom who suffered from several autoimmune illnesses and cancer, to fostering children with PTSD and volunteering on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and in refugee communities, she developed a keen interest in approaches to healing trauma and advocating for holistic mental health in culturally appropriate ways. Harvard trained and board certified in General Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Integrative Medicine, she is currently Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona and Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is co-founder of the Integrative Psychiatry Program at the UA and now serves as Training Director of the Integrative Psychiatry Fellowship and Track, as well as Medical Director of the Integrative Psychiatry Clinic at Banner-University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson. In collaboration with The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, and as a Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health Leader, she continues to expand her work in integrative mental health and in working with the underserved, particularly with American Indian communities as well as those seeking asylum.

What you will learn from this episode: 1) What is integrative psychiatry 2) What are the best mind-body therapies 3) What natural therapies can be useful for mental health 4) The role of diet and nutrition in mental health 5) How we can learn from and use indigenous practices in modern times to help us with our mental health

How to learn more about our guest: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noshene-ranjbar-2039949/ Twitter: @NosheneMD Web: https://psychiatry.arizona.edu/profile/noshene-e-ranjbar-md https://samehereglobal.org/expert-profile-noshene-ranjbar/ https://cmbm.org/faculty-member/noshene-ranjbar-md/

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Guest Name and Bio: KienVuu, MD

KienVuu, MD— popularly known as Doctor V—is an assistant professor of Health Sciences at UCLA, speaker, media expert, and founder of VuuMD Performance and Longevity. Dr. V has been practicing medicine for over 14 years, and combines his knowledge as a doctor with his personal experiences overcoming chronic disease. Dr. V has survived remarkable odds to be here today. As an infant refugee, he survived dysentery, living on a boat for eight months when his penniless parents traveled to America. As an adult, he struggled with diabetes and high blood pressure, until an encounter with a patient changed his life and set him on a new course. Dr. V was first trained in Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, and became an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of disease using state-of-the-art medical imaging and non-invasive surgery. Dissatisfied with the disease-based model of modern medicine, Dr V sought out additional training with world experts in nutrition, personal development, spirituality, as well as performance and longevity medicine. He also pursued fellowship training and board certification by the American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine.

Today, Dr. V directs a concierge practice to help his clients optimize their health and rediscover their unique contributions to the world through time-tested, science-driven protocols that combine ancestral wisdom and modern medicine. Dr. V's clientele includes corporate and professional athletes, physicians, c-suite executives, as well as known celebrities and TV personalities.

When not working with clients, Dr. V is a health media expert and speaker, sharing knowledge to raise health consciousness on various platforms, including ABC News, TEDx, The Doctors, and Access Hollywood. What you will learn from this episode: 1) How to get into the "Thrive State" 2) How to optimize hormone levels and improve your libido 3) How the BioEnergetic Model for health and disease can help you optimize your health and longevity 4) What role emotions, thoughts, and mindset play in our physical health 5) What kind of eating style is most ideal for optimal health, to reduce chronic disease

How to learn more about our guest: thrivestatebook.com thriveto105.com (free e-book on epigenetics) IG/Facebook/YouTube/LinkedIn/Tiktok/Twitter: @kienvuumd Website: kienvuu.com Please enjoy, share, rate and review our podcast and help us bring the message about precision health care to the world!

Guest Name and Bio: Jessica Drummond

Dr. Jessica Drummond is the CEO of The Integrative Women's Health Institute and author of Outsmart Endometriosis. She holds licenses in physical therapy and clinical nutrition and is a board certified health coach. She has 20 years of experience working with women with chronic pelvic pain, facilitates educational programs for women's health professionals in more than 60 countries globally, and leads virtual wellness programs for people with endometriosis. Dr. Drummond lives and works with her husband and daughters between Houston, Texas, and Fairfield, Connecticut. Dr. Drummond was educated at the University of Virginia, Emory University, Duke Integrative Medicine, and Maryland University of Integrative Health.

What you will learn from this episode:

1) What endometriosis is and how it can impact women's health 2) How diet and nutrition can influence pelvic pain 3) What to do about gut symptoms that accompany pelvic pain and endometriosis 4) What the best approach is to chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis 5) What are good resources for those who need help with managing pelvic pain and endometriosis

How to learn more about our guest: Links and information • Website: https://iwhi.wpengine.com/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessrdrummond • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/integrativepelvichealth • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/integrativewomenshealth/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicarobilottodrummond/

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Guest Name and Bio: Dr. Pejman Katiraei is a board-certified pediatrician who is also boarded and fellowship trained in integrative and holistic medicine. He completed his undergraduate at UCLA and then obtained his osteopathic medical degree at Western University of Health Sciences. He completed his pediatric residency at Loma Linda University, where he stayed on Pediatric Chief Resident, and then as teaching faculty for over 4 years while he founded the Loma Linda University Wholistic Medicine Clinic. Dr. Katiraei also completed two fellowships in integrative medicine, one with the University of Arizona. Dr. Katiraei's second fellowship was in Endobiogeny, a European systems biology medical model which emphasizes the use of botanicals in management of the neuroendocrine system. Dr. Katiraei is one of a few physicians in the country with mastery of osteopathy, functional medicine, functional endocrinology, medical herbalism and more. Dr. Katiraei is now working to build Wholistic Minds, a system that will give families everywhere access to the information they need to help heal their child from severe behavioral challenges.

What you will learn from this episode:

1) What environmental factors can impact a child's behavior 2) What factors to consider when making a diagnosis of ADHD 3) The role of gut health in pediatrics 4) How to support detoxification in children 5) How to get started in helping a child with behavioral issues

How to learn more about our guest: https://www.instagram.com/wholistickids/?hl=en www.wholisticminds.com

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Guest Name and Bio: Debora Wayne

Debora Wayne, Founder & CEO of The International Chronic Pain Institute, is a world-renowned energy healer specializing in rapid release of Chronic Pain, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, battles with Weight, Binge-Eating, Chronic Fatigue, Insomnia and other chronic conditions.

Her specialty is helping people to find and remove the Hidden Reasons that lie at the root of pain and symptoms but that often don't show up on diagnostic tests.

A highly sought after speaker, and #1 Bestselling Author of "Why Do I Still Hurt? Debora has earned degrees and certifications in Psychology, Hypnotherapy, & Chemical Dependency Counseling, has 35 + years practicing and teaching Meditation, is a nationally recognized Glass Artist, a former professional Modern Dancer, Certified Yoga Instructor, and leads the Only Practitioner Training worldwide in her proprietary method known as HighSpeedHealing™

What you will learn from this episode: 1) How to address the root cause of chronic pain 2) What is the HighSpeed Healing Method 3) Why some people have a harder time getting rid of chronic pain and chronic conditions 4) What is energy healing 5) How impactful mindfulness and meditation is within a healing journey

How to learn more about our guest:

Social Media: FB www.facebook.com/debora.wayne AND facebook.com/painfreelivingprogram Instagram www.instagram.com/deborawayne1 You Tube www.youtube.com/deborawaynebiofieldhealinginstitute Linked In www.linkedin.com/in/deborawayne MAIN WEBSITE: www.internationalcpi.com Please enjoy, share, rate and review our podcast and help us bring the message about precision health care to the world!

Guest Name and Bio: Dr. Swathi Varanasi

Dr. Swathi Varanasi, or Dr. Swathi for short, is a bilingual pharmacist specializing in integrative health and plant medicine. She serves as a medical consultant for CBD, botanical, and food brands; a natural medicines educator for physicians, pharmacists, and students; a published clinical researcher; and a multimedia content contributor for print and online publications. Emphasizing an evidence-based health and wellness approach, Dr. Swathi is passionate about empowering everyone to be the best, most authentic versions of themselves.

What you will learn from this episode: 1) What role the endocannabinoid system plays in optimal health 2) How to figure out which type of CBD supplement might be helpful for you 3) Which cannabinoids are good for digestive health 4) The value of topical cannabinoid products 5) Where you can go to learn more about clean CBD products

How to learn more about our guest: Element Apothec:https://elementapothec.com/ Dr. Swathi's Corner:https://elementapothec.com/pages/dr-swathis-corner Website: https://www.doctorswathi.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorswathi/

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Guest Name and Bio: Dr. Christine Maren

Christine Maren D.O. is a board-certified physician and the founder of a virtual functional medicine practice in Colorado, Michigan, and Texas. She is also the co-founder of Hey Mami (pronounced: "Mommy"), a platform dedicated to helping women navigate a healthy and happy motherhood. Dr. Maren was introduced to functional medicine after struggling with pregnancy complications and recurrent miscarriages. A functional medicine approach helped her address her own underlying health issues associated with gut infections, hypothyroidism, hormone imbalance and mold toxicity. Now a mother of three, she's devoted her professional life to helping women optimize their health before pregnancy, thrive postpartum and get their lives back. Dr. Maren is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP). She is a compassionate clinician, speaker, and wellness advocate. She is married to a surgeon and together they balance rewarding careers with raising three beautiful children.

What you will learn from this episode: 1) How to figure out if you have a thyroid problem 2) How the gut impacts thyroid function 3) How the gut impacts fertility and reproductive health 4) What are some of the best foods to eat if you have a thyroid problem 5) What are some of popular supplements that might support thyroid health

How to learn more about our guest: Web: https://drchristinemaren.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/drchristinemaren/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/DrChristineMaren/

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