Many women feel dismissed by conventional healthcare—cycling through doctors and specialists without real solutions for hormonal imbalances, gut issues, weight gain, and more. The problem? Western medicine often focuses on managing disease rather than preventing it. Holistic and Eastern medicine, on the other hand, prioritize root-cause healing through nutrition, lifestyle, herbal remedies, and functional lab testing. Integrative medicine blends the best of both, leveraging modern science while emphasizing natural healing. If you’re ready to take charge of your health, step into a more holistic approach, and seek solutions beyond the conventional system, then this episode is for you.
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I chat about:
01:08 — Rain in Southern California! (finally)
02:18 — Eastern vs Western medicine
04:41 — Women are getting “run through” the medical system
06:01 — The most common (and infuriating) obstacles for women in the medical system
07:20 — Why basic doctor’s office lab tests are not effective for most imbalances (resource)
09:17 — “It’s just part of being a woman” (no.)
09:50 — Strengths of Western medicine
11:15 — Eastern medicine: looking at the bigger picture of the integrated body
12:06 — Birth control is only masking your hormonal imbalance, not healing it
12:46 — Ancient Ayurveda & TCM principles proven by science
13:57 — Combining Eastern and Western medicine for truly individualized health care (resource)
16:12 — Women are so underserved in Western medicine
18:02 — The mind-body-soul connection
20:55 — Protecting your health and advocating for yourself (resource)
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