From Doctor To Patient – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Dr. Todd was first in his class in High School and at Northwestern University and was accepted after 2 years of college to the premiere program at Johns Hopkins Medical School.  He then did further training at Georgetown in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary and Intensive Care Medicine.  

He has become a leader in laser biophysics research and has developed a stem cell protocol that has reversed biological age at the DNA level more than any other method in medical history.  He has been granted multiple patents in stem cells, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and even agriculture.  

He also composes chorale and instrumental symphonic pieces.  The transcendental choirs he has created and produced all around the world, with up to 900+ choristers, rejuvenate the body while immensely boosting personal vibrational and awareness states.  The combination of the biomedical and esoteric reflect his passion for the full exploration and expansion of the human potential.

Mikhail (Misha) Kogan, MD, ABIOM received his medical degree from Drexel University, College of Medicine. He completed the Social Internal Medicine Resident Program at Montefiore, Albert Einstein School of Medicine and Geriatric Fellowship at George Washington University. Currently, he serves as medical director of the GW Center for Integrative Medicine, associate professor of medicine in the division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, associate director of the Geriatrics Fellowship Program and director of Integrative Medicine Track program at the George Washington University School of Medicine.

Dr. Kogan is founder and executive director of AIM Health Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that provides integrative medicine services to low-income and terminally ill patients regardless of their ability to pay.

Highlights:

• 2:02 Dr. Diva's experience of Long Covid symptoms, which became the topic of his upcoming book.
• 8:16 The novel treatment to address Long Covid symptoms.
• 14:06 Dr. Kogan's experience on the ground of the "huge problem of mismanagement" of Long Covid cases.
• 17:35 What can be done for those suffering from Long Covid.
• 21:47 Dr. Kogan describes the common symptoms presented among his patients.
• 36:08 Dr. Kogan's treatment protocols.
• 42:30 Considering the psychological, spiritual, and energetic factors underlying symptoms.
• 50:28 The need to address Long Covid in the medical community.
• 52:08 Dr. Kogan's tips for preventative care. 

Palmer Kippola is a bestselling author, speaker, and Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach who specializes in helping people reverse and prevent autoimmune conditions. She developed a framework called F.I.G.H.T.S.™, which stands for Food, Infections, Gut health, Hormone balance, Toxins, and Stress, to help others beat autoimmune conditions based on her two-decade battle to overcome multiple sclerosis.

Her book is “Beat Autoimmune: The 6 Keys to Reverse Your Condition and Reclaim Your Health” with a foreword by Functional Medicine pioneer, Mark Hyman, MD. In it she shares the science, stories and strategies to help people heal and thrive.

Today she provides total health transformation programs for people who seek to heal from any autoimmune condition by addressing their root causes head on with functional lab testing and comprehensive mind-body strategies. She also serves a community of people in an online program called Beat Autoimmune Academy.

• 3:46 Dr. Kippola shares her personal healing journey, starting with a diagnosis of MS at age 19.
• 10:30 More insights from Dr. Kippola’s journey: the connection between her mind and body, importance of relaxation, and functional medicine as a way to address root causes.
• 12:46 Both doctos share their personal accounts of how diet was overlooked by their physicians and why the patient so often has to "become the detective" to address them.
• 19:33 Insights from Dr. Kippola's struggle to take the prescribed medications for her MS.
• 23:50 Food—the "lowest hanging fruit" in addressing autoimmune conditions.
• 28:48 Dr. Kippola explains her framework, F.I.G.H.T.S. for reversing and preventing autoimmune conditions
• 30:19 Healing our Gut.
• 32:57 Avoiding Infection.
• 36:34 Addressing Toxins.
• 40:11 Tending to Stress.
• 43:45 According to each doctor: The most powerful transformative factors for greater health and wellbeing.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Website: PalmerKippola.com
• Your Optimal Food Guide (Free)
• Book: Beat Autoimmune

This episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.

You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.

*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

After 20 years of a distinguished career as an endocrinologist at Harvard’s Joslin Diabetes Center, Dr. William Hsu joined L-Nutra in 2019 as Chief Medical Officer. In this role, Dr. Hsu leads the clinical development effort at L-Nutra, oversees the Medical Affairs Department, and advances the education and adoption of fasting and Fasting Mimicking Diet as an innovative tool to extend human healthspan. 

Among his prior roles, he served as Vice President at Joslin Diabetes Center, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, responsible for its international education and healthcare advisory programs. He served on multiple national-level professional committees, including the American Diabetes Association, setting national standards of medical care in diabetes. His previous research interests focused on the pathophysiology of diabetes and the application of digital technology in chronic care.

Dr. Hsu went to Cornell University for college and received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine residency training at Yale School of Medicine and completed his fellowship training in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Harvard Medical School. He was Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

• 4:14 The science and benefits of fasting.
• 5:54 How different fasting methods affect the body.
• 8:45 Early studies on intermittent fasting, and how fasting has changed the way we think about weight loss.
• 10:51 How the 5-day fast-mimicking diet, unlike other methods, encourages autophagy—cellular rejuvenation.
• 14:50 How fasting changes our relationship to food—psychologically and physiologically.
• 19:30 Fasting vs. Ketogenic diet.
• 21:52 What types of foods are eaten in the ProLon diet?
• 26:39 Do we need to change our activities when on a fasting mimicking diet?
• 29:39 Practical tips on proper refeeding after fasting.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• ProLon website
• Fasting.com

This episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.

You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.

*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

As a Functional Medicine M.D., Dr. Peter Kozlowski uses a broad array of tools to find the source of the body's dysfunction: he takes the time to listen to his patients and plots their history on a timeline, considering what makes them unique and co-creating with them a truly individualized care plan. Currently he works with patients online and in person via his Chicago, Illinois and Bozeman, Montana based offices. Dr. Kozlowski did his residency in Family Practice, but started training in Functional Medicine as an intern.  He trained in the clinics with leaders in his field including Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Deepak Chopra, and Dr. Susan Blum. 

His recently published book Unfunc Your Gut encapsulates his collaborative, patient-first healthcare approach—in true research-based, conversational style, it offers a blend of medical insight and the experiential wisdom of his own healing journey through addiction recovery. Overall Doc Koz inspires us off the Internet to seek and find real answers to "what's going on with my health?" and empowers readers with practical strategies (and delicious recipes) to achieve true balance of body, mind and spirit.

His expertise is in gut health, but he also works daily with food sensitivities, hormone imbalances, detoxing from toxic chemicals such as heavy metals and mold, and most importantly mental, emotional, and spiritual health. 

3:58 Dr. Kozlowski's journey from addiction to discovering functional medicine.

8:17 How the gut is connected to our mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

11:15 What a patient's life story will reveal about their gut and how to treat gut issues.

16:39 Understanding the digestion process, and the importance of the microbiome as the foundation of gut health.

26:59 Common, everyday threats to our gut health.

30:57 Using an elimination diet to reveal the dietary causes of gut issues without the need for lab tests

35:09 Dr. Kozlowski explains SIBO and the interesting ways it can present in patients.

43:07 How we should begin to address our gut issues, according to Dr. Kozlowski.

45:49 From both doctors: Tips for nourishing your body, mind and spirit on a regular basis.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Website: doc-koz.com
• Instagram: @doc_koz
• Facebook Page

This episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.

You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.

*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

Teri Cochrane, founder of the Global Sustainable Health Institute®, is an international thought leader in longevity and maximizing human potential. Teri has developed The Cochrane Method®, a future-facing, multisystem wellness model that examines the intersection of genetic tendencies, energy, and her clients’ current state of health. Teri specializes in solutions to complex health conditions and serves world class athletes. 

A dedicated advisor, speaker and educator, Teri’s partnerships include Singularity University, Maverick1000, Renaissance Weekends, and the DaVinci50 longevity alliance. She has been featured in the Washington Post, and has been a repeat guest on the Emmy winning Dr. Partha Nandi shows. She is regularly featured on the podcasts and summits of the nation's top health entrepreneurs, including Dave Asprey’s Bulletproof Radio and Ben Greenfield Fitness. A pioneer of high-frequency and intentional living, Teri is the author of the Amazon best-selling new release book, The Wildatarian Diet: Living As Nature Intended.

3:31 How a difficult pregnancy took Teri from a successful career in real estate to a life devoted to health and wellness.

9:52 Teri's work as a medical medium—a capacity she discovered in childhood and cultivated after an acute illness later in life.

14:06 How Teri uses applied kinesiology in her work with clients.

19:28 Teri's unique methodology of checks and balances, utilizing both applied kinesiology and genetic testing.

22:52 A deep dive into Teri's "Wildatarian Diet" — a way to "eat to your genetic blueprint and current state of health."

34:00 Teri's thoughts on degrees of risk when choosing grades and quality of meat.

37:01 The problematic relationship between the amyloid burden, biofilm burden, and oxalates.

39:29 How The Cochrane Method addresses elements of diet and nutrition that are missing from modern medical approaches and training.

44:38 On being diligent to lowering the body's burden to optimize its immunological response.

47:39 Key takeaways on food consumption do's and don'ts.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Website: www,tericochrane.com

This episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.

You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.

*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

Valencia Porter, MD is a leader in Integrative, Preventive, and Environmental Medicine, combining ancient wisdom traditions such as Ayurvedic Medicine with modern science. For more than a decade she worked with Dr. Deepak Chopra, providing integrative medical consultations and teaching health professionals and the community how to achieve total mind, body, spirit health.

Her book, “Resilient Health: How to Thrive in Our Toxic World,” is a handbook for the toxic age based on her research, clinical experience, and personal healing journey. Her clinical practice focuses on health optimization.

• 3:11  Dr. Porter's healing journey that led her to Ayurveda, preventive medicine, and mind-body healing.
• 9:13  How Dr. Porter's studies in Ayurveda shifted her medical practice.
• 12:35  Explaining the three Doshas and the Ayurvedic approach to health.
• 19:33  How Ayurveda is applied to Dr. Porter's practice.
• 21:33  "Living a life in harmony with who you are" — Dr. Porter shares how she healed from stress, loss, and environmental toxins through a mix of modalities and healing paths.
• 28:21  Exploring Dr. Porter's book, “Resilient Health" — a manual for addressing toxicity in the body, mind and spirit.
• 35:05  Practical, actionable advice on steering clear from the toxins present in common everyday products and foods.
• 39:39  Food creates health — How organic farming benefits the whole planet.
• 42:02  A holistic perspective on food, farming, and medicine.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Website: www.valenciaporter.com

This episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.

You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.

*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

Esther Blum is an Integrative Dietitian and High Performance Coach. She has helped thousands of women permanently lose weight, eliminate the need for medication, lose stubborn belly fat, and reverse chronic illness. Esther teaches her clients how to get clear and decisive about what to eat while healing their relationship with food and their bodies.

Esther is the bestselling author of Cavewomen Don’t Get Fat, Eat, Drink and Be Gorgeous, Secrets of Gorgeous, and The Eat, Drink, and Be Gorgeous Project. She currently maintains a busy virtual practice where she provides 360 degrees of healing with physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual support. Esther believes that diet and supplements are the foundation to healing, but treating the whole person is paramount.

Widely respected as an industry expert, Esther was voted Best Nutritionist by Manhattan Magazine. She has appeared on Dr. Oz, the Today Show, A Healthy You with Carol Alt, the ISAAC show, ABC-TV, FOX- 5’s Good Day NY, and Fox News Live. Esther is an in-demand authority frequently quoted in E!Online, In Touch, Time Magazine, The New York Post, The Los Angeles Times, In Style, Bazaar, Self, Fitness, Marie Claire, and Cosmo.

Esther received a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Nutrition from Simmons College in Boston and is a graduate of New York University, where she received her Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition. Esther is credentialed as a registered dietitian, a certified dietitian-nutritionist and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), the certification from the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists (BCNS). She is also a member of the American Dietetic Association, Dietitians in Functional Medicine, Nutritionists in Complementary Care, and the Connecticut Dietetic Association.

Esther lives in CT with her family where she can be seen cooking up a storm, going for long hikes, and blasting 80’s music by the fire pit.

4:19 Esther's entry into the field of dietetics.

9:17 Why and how nutrition is so often ignored by doctors.

11:52 Using tools like continuous glucose monitors to get to the bottom blood sugar issues.

19:07 How Esther treats the gut to resolve hormonal imbalances, sleep and mood issues, and more.

2:08 How Esther's treatment plan accounts for patient motivational pitfalls.

7:29 Ways to address stress eating.

34:51 How to gauge if you're truly ready to change your diet for the better.

37:03 Painting a complete picture with comprehensive blood work.

42:47 Using DUTCH Advanced Hormone Testing, and even brain tests to optimize the gut for greater wellbeing.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Instagram
• FREE 3-part Video Series: Overcome Your Sugar Cravings in 3 Days
• Complimentary Consultation with Esther (limited spaces).

This episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.

You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.

*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

Sunil Aggarwal, MD, PhD, FAAPMR is a Board-Certified Physician in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Medical Geographer and serves as the Past Chair of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) Integrative Medicine Special Interest Group and an inaugural member of the Safe Use in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies Forum.

He was recently named as a Top 20 Emerging Leader by the AAHPM. He is an Affiliate Assistant Clinical Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, and an Affiliate Clinical Faculty with Bastyr University. He completed his MD and PhD degrees at the University of Washington and Residency and Fellowship at Virginia Mason Medical Center, NYU Langone Health, and the NIH Clinical Center. He is a Co-founder, Co-director and practitioner at the Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute in Seattle, a multispecialty teaching clinic and research institute offering cutting edge care in oncology, psychiatry, neurology, rehabilitation, pain, and palliative care. He also serves as an Associate Hospice Medicine Director and On-Call Palliative Physician for MultiCare Health System. He has published over three dozen peer-reviewed article and book chapters that have been cited over 800 times per Google Scholar.

8:32 Dr. Aggarwal describes the unique cancer care at the Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute in Seattle.

13:50 Dr. Diva's take on how this approach is revolutionary compared to the standard of cancer care.

18:48 How AIMS Institute's approach translates to treating chronic conditions beyond cancer.

21:24 Dr. Aggarwal's approaches to psycho-spiritual healing.

27:05 Dr. Aggarwal explains his utilization of ketamine-assisted therapies, and his legal efforts to expand patients' access to other psychedelics including psilocybin.

32:58 Dr. Aggarwal's perspective on how psychedelic therapies assist in overall healing and wellbeing.

36:59 The power of psychedelics as psychoplastogens—and the psychology of awe.

41:10 Discussing dosages for ketamine-assisted therapy.

44:13 The ongoing efforts to track how AIMS' integrative approach compares to the current standards of care.

48:17 Contact info, and how to utilize the services of the AIMS Institute.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• AIMS Institute Website
• Facebook
• Instagram

This episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.

You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.

*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

In this bonus episode, we present some highlights from past interviews, centered on the topic of psychedelic healing therapies. This is a hot topic, as the Psychedelic Renaissance continues to unfold. Psychedelics also played a role in Dr. Nagula's own healing.

We thought it would be good to review basic information that includes safety, the various types of psychedelic therapies, and their profound healing potential.

Here are the featured guests, along with links to their full episodes:

• Dr. Dan Engle: Kuya Clinic
• Benjamin Smith: Disco Skincare
• Dr. Michael Verbora & Sabina Pillai: Field Trip Health

We hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer:

The information provided in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical recommendation, diagnosis, or treatment. The use of information in this podcast is at one’s own discretion, and is not an endorsement of use given the complexity inherent in these medicines, and the current variable widespread illegality of their usage.