Women Wired for Wellness hosted by Dr. Nisha Chellam

3 Hormones That Prevent Weight Loss

Thanks to the modern sedentary lifestyle, obesity is one of the most common public health issues these days. A common complaint from people these days is unstoppable weight gain. Almost 42.4 percent of adults in America are overweight. 

From the obese population of the U.S., half of them are at a high risk of developing chronic conditions such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular d...

3 Healthy Diets for Diabetes Patients and Prediabetics

There’s no one diet that fits all. This is why there’s an abundance of various diets out there that deliver different results. The question is—which one is sustainable for you? How can you shift your health?

This blog will answer the infamous question—what to eat when you’ve been diagnosed with Diabetes or Metabolic Syndrome?

Nutrition is the core pillar of how you shift your...

Reverse Diabetes With Plant-based Vegan Diet

Whenever we hear of disease, medicine is always ready as a cure. We know that particular medicine will tackle the problem at hand but what we miss out on is - what are the other direct effects of the same medicine. Medicines can never be the long-term solution.

Diabetes is a very big problem in today’s time. But here’s a fact, you can reverse type 2 diabetes with a plant-based vegan diet...

Effect of Mercury Exposure on Your Health

Mercury is a metal element that naturally exists in nature as found in air, water as well as soil. Its presence starts to impact our health if it gets in direct contact with this metal through breathing, intake or physical contact. This can then lead to various neurological, cardiovascular (heart-related), digestive, hormonal as well as dermatological (skin-related) issues.

The last ...

3 Healthy Diets for Diabetes Patients and Prediabetics

There’s no one diet that fits all. This is why there’s an abundance of various diets out there that deliver different results. The question is—which one is sustainable for you? How can you shift your health?

This blog will answer the infamous question—what to eat when you’ve been diagnosed with Diabetes or Metabolic Syndrome?

Nutrition is the core pillar of how you shift your...

What is the Nutritarian Diet? Can it Prevent and Reverse Chronic Diseases? 

When faced with disease, many of us don't prefer taking medicines. Medicines are an option but they aren't a long-term solution. So, could you shift the health of your cells by changing your nutrition?

In this blog, you will discover just how big of a role nutrition plays in the prevention and reversal of illness. This comprehensive blog with answers to...

Let’s Talk Women’s Health: Everything from Menstrual Health, Pregnancy to Menopause and more!

Most women live decades of their lives away putting up with many physical annoyances such as the discomfort of menstrual cycles, body ache, insomnia, swelling, and anxiety. Yet they continue to function doing what they’re supposed to; pushing themselves through it all. 

Their name is way down in the list of the people they take care of...

Things To Know Before Going For Your Next Vaccination

All the talk going around lately about the vaccine leads to a lot of confusion, raising a lot of questions. We are living in a world of information overload. Whether one should go for the vaccine or not? Do different people have different reactions to it? Should you trust your physician blindly when asked to get vaccinated? Keep reading to find the answers.

In this blog, Dr. Nis...

Is Traditional Medicine The Answer?

Arnold Rodricks*, 62, a resident of the United States, had started experiencing pain in his left knee in the last couple of months. It wasn’t something common for Arnold since he has had a blessed and healthy life for the most part, without any alarming medical history. Moreso, Arnold was a health-conscious person himself who lived a healthy lifestyle. He went for the second doctor visit hoping...

Misperceptions in Cardiology

As common as cardiovascular issues are, unfortunately, so are the misconceptions people have surrounding cardiovascular diseases & cardiology.

In this blog, Dr. Nisha Chellam, Founder and Internist at Holistic ICON conversation with Dr. Regina Druz, Board Certified Cardiologist and Functional Medicine Physician, FACC and FASNC, clears up all the misperceptions pertaining to cardiology, such as:

5 Factors To Fast Track Your Treatment Recovery

We've all heard of some of the miraculous patient recovery stories at one point or another. Cases where patients who were in the last stage of their disease process have not only reversed their disease but in many cases overcome it completely. In fact, after their getting over the disease, they continued to maintain and live a healthy and fulfilling life. Based on research, there we...

Things to Know Before Opting for Dialysis

And the role of nutrition in treating kidney disease

Kidney disease is the first socialized medical condition. As such, in the traditional medical system, it's sometimes observed that patients whose treatment is possible via approaches other than dialysis are also put on dialysis. To anyone who knows a little about dialysis and its process would agree it's not an easy process and almost l...

2020 has been a trying year for all . We begin 2021 with great intentions and a vision for a bright future to al.

Here is my conversation with Dr. Achina Stein a psychiatrist who helps us understand when mood disorders can actually be resolved.

5 Things to Know Before You Visit a Psychiatrist

Are you someone who is frequently experiencing severe mood fluctuations, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, lack of concentration, or othe...

Are you someone who's constantly trying to get control over your frequent overeating but always end up right where you started? Then this post is for you. The PEP Test, as coined by Emotional Eating Expert, Tricia Nelson, helps to identify the plausible reason(s) behind it. To learn more about it and on how to overcome emotional eating, watch our latest podcast: https://youtu.be/EewxjEoGdoM

What is Emotional Eating?

Are you someo...

People take thyroid medications and still have symptoms. Why? I explain the common myths in this very short podcast.

How you take  your medications, when you take it and what tests determine how the medication should be adjusted is all discussed.

Remember it is only information not medical advice.

Watch the Youtube channel for the video here

Also, become more engaged in living a healthy lifestyle by making yourself more aware of it...

Like our skin is the barrier to the outside dirt, our gut is the barrier to the outside world. It protects us and any kind of medical issue at one level happens because that barrier has been damaged or violated. This is why the gut is the center of our overall health and wellness, and it's crucial to take care off your gut if you want to take care of the overall health of you and your family.

7 Powerful Ways to Help You Build a Hea...

As a patient to be successful it is important to understand the human being who is helping you. Listen to this chat I had with Dr. Lara Salyer a family p0ractitioner from small town Monroe in Wisconsin explain what we can do to shift the system.

While most physicians want to work with their patients in a way that they teach, not tell their patients what needs to be done and why. However due to some evident blockages in the traditio...

Top 5 Things to Know About Longevity Diet

Are you someone who fears to live longer because you think you won't live well? Then this blog is for you. In our latest podcast,  Dr. Nisha Chellam, Internist and Founder of Holistic ICON along with Dr. Valter Longo, Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences and Director of the Longevity Institute at USC Davis School of Gerontology, address this issue that does living longer has t...

If you are a prediabetic or someone who has a family history of diabetics, thyroid, metabolic syndrome, or any chronic condition that you have seen occurring in your family line and you want to understand more about its symptoms, triggers, early detection, and prevention, then this blog is for you.

In this blog, you’ll get to understand:

• What is the difference between early detection and preventio...