In episode 8 of The One Percent Doctor, Adam Lamb interviews Dr. Rose Kumar, an internist, healer, and founder of the Ommani Center, about her radical departure from corporate medicine and her mission to restore sacredness to the doctor-patient relationship. With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Kumar shares how she rebuilt her practice around purpose, connection, and true healing — not profit.
From reversing autoimmune diseases to helping doctors escape burnout, this episode offers a powerful look at what medicine can become when empathy, intuition, and evidence-based care work together.
TIMESTAMPS
[00:01:14] Childhood calling to become a doctor
[00:02:15] Asking patients: “Why are you really here?”
[00:04:17] Rejecting corporate medicine and walking away
[00:06:24] Trading profit for purpose and peace
[00:08:12] Rebuilding sacred connection in healthcare
[00:09:57] Medicine as a service, not a status
[00:11:05] Redefining success and sustainability
[00:13:11] Coaching doctors through fear and golden handcuffs
[00:15:02] Why she doesn’t take insurance
[00:17:41] How Western diets hurt immigrant health
[00:18:12] A patient drops 30 BP points through diet
[00:20:25] Reversing autoimmune diseases with gut healing
[00:22:00] Treating emotional blockages and trauma
[00:23:38] Midlife patients, emotional misalignment, and homeopathy
[00:25:36] Why people stay stuck — and how to unlearn it
[00:29:13] Building a life by design through struggle
[00:31:19] Helping patients trust their own resistance
[00:34:18] Every physician has something unique to offer
[00:36:12] The internal reward system medicine forgot
[00:37:13] When your body forces you to listen
[00:38:02] Dr. Kumar’s book and where to find her
QUOTES
“I'd rather live under a bridge on bread and water than practice medicine without meaning.” – Dr. Rose Kumar
“Medicine isn’t a status symbol. It’s a service profession.” – Dr. Rose Kumar“
Patients often know exactly why they’re sick — if you just ask them.” – Dr. Rose Kumar
“Most people live in adaptation, not alignment. That’s why they feel stuck.” – Adam Lamb
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Dr. Rose Kumar
Book: Becoming Real: Reclaiming Your Health in Midlife (available on Amazon & Kindle)
Adam Lamb
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamlamb33/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adam.lamb.718/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-lamb-tx/
WEBSITE
One Percent Doctor: https://OnePercentDoctor.com
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