Self-Care Forum

Dr. Ikezi is an anesthesiologist and double board-certified pain management specialist. He is the founder of NYC Pain Relief Medicine, with an office located in Queens, New York. Dr. Ikezi completed the ACGME-accredited pain medicine fellowship program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – a top 10 Hospital in the nation. Additionally, he holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Health Care Management from Binghamton University.

Dr. Ikezi keeps up to date with advancement in pain medicine. He employs new cutting-edge treatments that have been clinical proven to relieve pain. He also incorporates multimodal strategies, minimally invasive therapies and spinal implantable devices to improve his patients’ functionality and overall quality of life.

Dr. Ikezi joins us to discuss pain relief medicine. 

Website: https://nycprg.com

Phone: +1 (718) 400-PAIN (7246)

Instagram: @nycprg_22

Dr. Toomer is a family medicine and community health physician. She is the founder and CEO of Health Wellness & Weight Loss Centers, which is a virtual treatment and coaching center for optimizing health and wellness through weight loss. Dr. Toomer created her program 20 years ago when she was obese, an insulin dependent diabetic, and diagnosed with pregnancy related congestive heart failure, but was told she was too high risk when seeking help. Using her program, she lost weight, got off insulin, and survived her coronary heart failure despite being told that she had a 50% chance of living 5 years.

Dr. Toomer lives in South Carolina with her husband, 2 labradoodles, and an empty nest. She attended medical school at Michigan State University, and did her residency at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida.

Dr. Toomer joins us to discuss how to lose weight, and keep it off.

Website: https://drtoomer.com/

Coaching program: Total Wellness & Weight Loss

Instagram: @drtoomer_md

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Dr. Kemmy is a highly-respected, Ivy-league educated, board-certified dermatologist. She is skilled in medical, surgical, ethnic, cosmetic, and lifestyle dermatology and has been practicing for a decade. She is trusted by thousands for the exemplary, compassionate care that she provides. Dr. Kemmy is also a mindset coach, a best-selling author, and a podcaster. She is a dynamic speaker who empowers and inspires as she speaks about mindset, the skin, and other topics. Her mission is to help people adopt and sustain habits that create healthy minds and bodies so that they can live to their fullest potential.

Dr. Mokaya joins us to discuss healthy skin and aging.

Website: www.drkemmymd.com

Her book - Live and Look Younger: https://drkemmymd.com/shop/

Instagram: @drkemmymd

Petula has over 20 years nursing experience with additional training in foot care.  She is a Certified Foot Care Specialist (CFCS) with the American Footcare Nurses Association. Her belief is that footcare is a collaborative effort and works to increase awareness of foot health where  she implements preventative care techniques and provides access and referrals to partner providers within the medical community. Petula will help you to keep your feet looking their best and healthiest!

She joins the Self-Care Forum podcast to discuss Healthy Foot Care.

Website: www.thefootcarern.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/thefootcarern

Dietitian Kim Rose helps people gain control of their blood sugar levels, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure by modifying their diets, and identifying lifestyle changes they need to make. She is the founder of Kim Rose Dietitian, where her goal is to make nutrition easy! Dietitian Kim has had the pleasure of assisting others boost their overall health by teaching personalized nutrition skills. As a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Kim remains passionate about helping clients brave the world of food and nutrition. For this reason she has also recently started Kim Rose Dietitian, LLC, which is a private practice specifically designed for instructing people in all areas of nutrition, with a special emphasis on diabetes management. She joins the Self-Care Forum podcast to discuss the roadmap to better blood sugar management. 

Website: www.kimrosedietitian.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/the.bloodsugar.nutritionist/ 

Marci Kenon is the founder of Preventive Lifestyle Assistance Network (P.L.A.N.). She is fitness enthusiast turned professional trainer and has developed a hybrid-style that consists of a combination of training sessions and giving support and accountability. Coach Marci Kenon is also a published writer and and documentary film producer. Marci holds IFPA specialist certifications in Women's Fitness, Sports Nutrition, Special Populations, and Exercise Endocrinology. She is a Diabetes Prevention Program-Certified Lifestyle Coach and an Institute of Wellness Education-Certified Wellness Coach. 

Coach Marci joins us on the Self-Care Forum podcast to discuss her P.L.A.N. for diabetes prevention and optimal health.

Website: marcikenon.com

Contact: [email protected]

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Dr. Sharita Warfield is Board-Certified in Emergency Medicine, as well as lifestyle medicine. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, went on to attend Wayne State University School of Medicine, and did residency training at Howard University. To date, she has been practicing Emergency Medicine for over 23 years and is passionate about the care her patients receive. Her work saw her voted as one of Houston’s Top 25 Women in 2011, while she and her husband, Dr. Brett Warfield were voted one of Houston’s Top 50 Black Health Professionals in 2014. She is the first physician in her family, a wonderful wife, and mother to 4 beautiful children. Dr. Warfield is also the creator of a podcast called The Trim Den, in addition to being the author of the book, Get Informed: A Guidebook for Recently Diagnosed Diabetics and Their Loved Ones.

Follow her: @drsharitamd

Website: https://www.drsharitamd.com

Contact: [email protected]

Get Informed Book: https://getinformedbook.com/

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Emani Parsons has always been interested in nutrition, health, and wellness. Emani studied Health Science at Lincoln University and received a Master's in Human Nutrition from Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition. Community nutrition, nutrition education, along with cooking and baking are some of Emani's passions. She currently works as a Middle School Health and Wellness Teacher while operating her nutrition and baking business, Vegan Mani, LLC. Emani has been vegan for over 4 years and she aims to encourage, empower, and educate people on the importance of healthy eating, and living a healthy lifestyle. She joins us to talk about the benefits of plant-based diet. 

Follow her: @veganmanillc

Website: https://www.veganmani.com/

Contact: [email protected]

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Shanon Whittingham is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Holistic Health Practitioner, and the founder of The Nourish Center (TNC). At Nourish Center (TNC), Shanon Whittingham offers programs that are anchored in holistic nutrition. Her approach uses a combination of nutrition, exercise, sleep, and mindfulness to help others reach their desired goals, reverse health conditions, and rely less on conventional medication. Shanon specializes in weight management, digestive health, and nutritional psychiatry (which is the study on how food affects your mental health). She is uniquely trained in the art of psychology, the science of nutrition, and the practice of dietetics to provide holistic medical nutrition therapy. It is her mission to inspire women to achieve optimal health, healing, and well-being by nourishing from within. 

Follow her: @thenourishcenter

Contact her: info@thenourishcenter

Website: https://www.thenourishcenter.com/

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Nathaniel Jordan is a professional speaker and health and wellness expert affectionately known as "The Minister of Wellness." He joins us to discuss his new book in a discussion effectively called 'Bible Principles for Better Health'. Nathaniel is the author of several books on preventing and reversing the top three killers of Americans. He works daily researching and studying cutting edge strategies to help clients succeed in their health journey. 

Since losing 100 pounds and reversing heart disease in 2012, Nathaniel has health coached nearly 200 clients and boasts many dramatic success stories from around the nation. Through keynote speaking and national media appearances, he's helped thousands of listeners, viewers, and conference attendees achieve maximum levels of COMMITMET to their health and weight loss goals. 

Follow him: @theministerofwellnessinc

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Website: https://theministerofwellness.com/