The Habit Healers

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In 2015, Dr. Rakesh Jotwani was four years into his career as a hospital doctor. He was feeling burnt out and his wife became pregnant with their third kid.

Dr. Rakesh ate as he had always done to deal with stress.

Whenever he came home to his wife and kids, he brought all the negative feelings he had during work.

After attending a wellness training session from work, Dr. Rakesh decided to start meditating 10 minutes a day after work to help him deal with stress. A few weeks later, his wife noticed how much better he was getting along with her and the children.

Dr. Rakesh tried a whole food plant-based diet. After three weeks, his blood pressure was normal again, his cholesterol had dropped by 40 points, he reversed his prediabetes, and lost 10 pounds.

Since switching to a plant-based lifestyle, Dr. Rakesh has lost over 70 pounds and has helped his patients treat their chronic diseases with a plant-based diet!

Dr. Rakesh's website: https://www.rakyourlife.org/

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As a kid, Zaynub Elshamy was always the overweight youngster on yo-yo diets.

When Zaynub was pregnant with her second child, she began to use medicines to regulate her blood sugar levels. Her doctor had given her three drugs by the time she was 40 years old.

Zaynub initially tried a plant-based diet and made some progress; nevertheless, she was still sick. It wasn't until she learned about a 'whole food plant-based diet' from Cyrus Khambatta and Robby Barbaro that she stopped using oil and began to heal herself. Zaynub was able to get off 7 drugs and lose 120 pounds in 18 months!

She has improved her own health and is now teaching others how to do the same!

Zaynub's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zaynubelshamy/

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Leif Arnesen's journey from meat-eater to plant-based eater is an inspiring one. He began lifting weights in college and was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 21. After undergoing surgery to remove the cancer, Leif became obsessed with learning about health and nutrition. He discovered the China Study, which convinced him that going vegan was the right choice. Today, he has coached over 1000 vegan athletes!

Leif's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevegangym/

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Jason Cohen's journey to better health began with a simple switch to a plant-based diet. Jason lost over 120 pounds by eating more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. After losing his initial 45 pounds, Jason began to look for more ways to improve his health.

On a chance trip to Leadville, he signed up for the Leadville half marathon, which is over 10,000 feet above sea level, without any previous training. After completing the race, Jason made it a goal to run the Leadville 100-mile ultra-marathon, which he eventually did.

Jason's story is an inspiration to anyone looking to make a change in their lives. With dedication and determination, anything is possible!

Jason's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason_cohen/

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This episode is a little different from our regular podcast episodes in it Dr. Marbas will be explaining why we changed our name from Blueberry Health to Mora Medical.

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Before transitioning to a plant-based lifestyle, Melissa Allen didn't care about being healthy. She had lost a court case that she had fought for almost 10 years and this made her feel pain which she tried to numb with smoking, drinking, and unhealthy eating habits. Every night, Melissa would mindlessly snack while watching TV.

She told herself that she couldn't sleep well at night because of her anxiety. She knew deep down that this was not the true reason she was tired all the time. Melissa made excuses for why she was unhealthy.

At the end of 2017, Melissa decided to change her diet and exercise habits. She wanted to start living the life she deserved. I knew that these changes could help improve things for her.

She started by getting rid of dairy and meat from her diet. At first, she substituted a lot of soy-based fake meat and cheese products to simulate what she was used to eating. But in addition to those processed vegan foods, Melissa began to eat lots of veggies, fruits, and beans.

After she lost some weight, she started running. The healthier she ate, the further and faster she could run. If she ate unhealthy food, she noticed how it made her feel bad and tired, so it was easy for her to stick to a healthy diet.

Melissa set a goal to run a half marathon in 2019. She quit smoking, limited her drinking to one or two nights a week, and completely changed her diet to be 100 percent whole-food, plant-based. And at 40 years old, she ran two half marathons.

Since Melissa went whole-food plant-based, she has lost over 80 pounds. She continues to encourage people around her to make positive lifestyle changes. For example, she designed a wellness and fitness program that includes plant-based eating education for 15 of her co-workers. Exercise and veganism are her passions, and she is living proof.

Melissa's Website: MindfullyFit.org

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If you're looking to make a fundamental change in your health, you need to listen to this podcast interview with Andrea Kane.

She discusses how she lost 100 lbs and stopped her Rhemtheriod arthritis medications by switching to a plant-based diet.

Her doctors thought she had cancer because she had lost all her weight so quickly.

After losing all her weight she went to her annual check-up with her Rhemtheriodogist. Instead of being happy that Andrea lost all her weight, he became angry because she wasn't taking the medications he prescribed her.

Andrea's most significant advice to change your health is to make the decision and start taking action!

To connect with Andrea:

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/powerfulandrea/

Website:https://andreakanewellness.squarespace.com/about

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Mary Krall's story is one of healing and hope. After 19 years of dealing with ulcerative colitis, a heart issue sent her on an unexpected journey to heal herself and the disease that had plagued her for so long.

Although Mary wasn't actually trying to heal her ulcerative colitis, she discovered the plant-based diet not only stopped the progression of her heart disease but also halted all UC issues as well.

She has been plant-based for 4-1/2 years now with no UC flare-ups, her cholesterol numbers have come way down, and she is not having any angina or shortness of breath.

For Mary, it is a miracle!

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Dr. Bhaskar grew up in India in a relatively typical middle-class setting. Her parents dreamed that she become the first physician in her entire extended family. Being the firstborn and the classic "good child," Dr. Bhasker put her heart and soul into making their dream come true.

By chance, she had an arranged marriage and moved to the US.

After a stint in Kuwait, being a stay-at-home-mom to two young sons, she returned to the US to complete her residency in Internal Medicine.

Dr. Bhaskar's family was reunited after spending a tough three years apart.

She was initially happy in her job as a hospitalist. But after several years, Dr. Bhasker became disillusioned by the system, increasing administrative burden and the overall focus on "sick care."

That's when her development journey began. In 2016, she became a Certified Facilitator of the Whole Health Medicine Institute program.

The most relevant part of that training was "Heal the Healer."

In 2017, she became a Certified Meditation Instructor under Susan Piver as she saw the effects of meditation and mindfulness in her own life.

Her journey of self-discovery and healing is ongoing for herself as well as in the service of her clients.

Dr. Bhasker is active on the AMWA (American Medical Women's Association) coaching committee and helps coach physicians and other healthcare professionals as part of CFI, Coaching for Institutions.

She has more than 350 hours of coaching experience, and she loves watching her clients become more joyous, content, and emotionally at best they have ever been!!

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Julie Phillips Hatch is a pediatric nurse practitioner, an acupuncturist, a

parenting specialist, and a mom. She is a traditional western medicine

practitioner, turned alternative holistic practitioner. Her passion has

always been helping kids. She spent many years working in pediatrics,

first in pediatric intensive care, then in neonatal intensive care.

Eventually, her focus shifted, and she found her way into the realm of

eastern medicine and holistic health.

She has extensive training in western medicine as well as in Traditional

Chinese Medicine. Julie finds that blending both traditional western

medicine with traditional eastern medicine is ideal in her work to

promote health. She finds there is great merit to both approaches. She

believes that in parenting, following a more holistic path not only makes

sense in working with kids, but also makes parenting life a whole lot

easier. Living according to the natural order of things simply works

better and allows life to unfold in an easier, more natural way.

To connect with Julie:

-Website: www.juliephillipshatch.com

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Julie-Hatch-Mums-on-a-

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-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliephillipshatch

- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdccFRzAHlrHhsqeyoAmEdw