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In this episode, Dr. Sam Shay will answer the following questions. Q1. Why did he choose medicine? Q2. What is functional medicine's role in healing patients? Q3. He will tell us about “The Ten Pillars of Health” Q4. What does health mean to him? How his background in comedy can help him communicate better with his clients and patients. Q5. Where can you find learn more about his work? Dr. Sam Shay, DC, IFMCP helps entrepreneurs and mom-preneurs “framework” their expertise so they can scale their message and impact in the world and achieve personal financial freedom. Dr. Shay also coaches Biohackers, entrepreneurs, and mom-preneurs using advanced functional testing and genetic testing to increase energy, resilience, and creativity. Dr. Shay also does stand-up comedy as a hobby and also a fun educational vehicle.

In this episode, Dr. Manon Bolliger will answer to the following questions.  Q1. What is the motivation behind her profession and business? Q2. What's naturopathic medicine? Q3. How important it is to integrate other branches of medicine such as naturopathic medicine, functional medicine into conventional medicine? Q4. She will tell us about Bowen College. Q5. What is her “Simple Stress Solutions” method and how can it help you overcome stress? Q6. Where can you find more about her work? Dr. Manon, is a Naturopathic Medical Doctor and CEO of Bowen College where she has trained over 2500 healthcare practitioners in her methodology. Dr. M (Manon Bolliger), helps people take ownership of their choices in health. The best-selling author of “What Patients Don't Say if Doctors Don't Ask”, she helps people release chronic physical and emotional pain by helping them focus on their “health-nosis” and not their diagnosis. She has spoken on international stages like JTFoxx's Money, Health, and Business, TEDx in Las Vegas, she is the host of The Healer's Cafe podcast and has appeared on ABC, CTV and NBC.  While overcoming stage 4 CA without pharmaceutical or a hysterectomy, she discovered that we are accustomed to thinking that conflict resolution is mediated externally. But when it comes to health, it is an internal process. She has pioneered the ‘A Healer in Every Household' Movement embracing the body's capacity to heal and the choice to govern our lives. Her new book “A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress” has just been launched in October 2020.

In this episode, Dr. Hoh will be answering the following questions. 1. Why does she focus on palliative care?  2. She will tell us the difference between hospice and palliative care 3. Who is appropriate for palliative care? 4. How does palliative care benefit the individual? 5. What are some of the resources for patients who would need palliative care? Dr. Fran Hoh has been a Registered Nurse for 4 decades on a mission to help people recover from illness.  She is passionate about lifelong learning and completed a diploma, Bachelors, and Master's degree in Nursing and a PHD in Health Administration. She is equally as passionate about teaching and has been known as the “tell it like it is” presenter.  She is known for excellence by her peers as demonstrated by being awarded the Nurse Excellence Award from Overlook Medical Center in 2006 for developing a 3 Day Pain Resource course and trained hundreds of nurses to be resources for better pain management.  She has done full day programs across the country on topics of pain management and end of life care and is board certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse in Hospice and Palliative Care.  Her book Pain Medications and You was published as a guide for patients to better understand how to manage pain.  She was awarded the Clinical Practice Award in 2010 and the Geriatric Nurse Exemplar Award in 2015 by the American Society of Pain Management Nursing. In 2009 Dr. Hoh combined her knowledge, vision, Can Do attitude, and skills to launch her own practice called Always Think Comfort, which provided pain and palliative care consults at over 30 long term care facilities in NJ. Her goal was to provide support to families who are living in the last season of a family member's life. In 2020 she again received the Nurse Excellence Award in Inter-professional Collaboration for her work during the Covid pandemic. During the Covid pandemic she fiercely advocated for IPADS, family visits, and aggressive symptom management for those who were dying of the Corona virus. Last year she established Palliative Rx which provides online courses for patients and families suffering with chronic illness.

In this episode, Dr. Hirsch will answer the following questions: 1. How does someone know they have fatigue? 2. What are the causes of fatigue? 3. Why is it so hard to treat fatigue? 4. What is the 4-step Fix Your Fatigue System ? 5. What is post-covid syndrome? 6. When can he NOT help someone with fatigue? Evan H. Hirsch, MD, is a World Renowned Fatigue Expert and is the Founder & CEO of the International Center for Energy & Fatigue & of The Virtual MD Initiative. He suffered with fatigue for 5 years before he achieved resolution using the Fix Your Fatigue Program that he pioneered in his medical practice. Through his best-selling book, podcast and online programs, he has helped thousands of people around the world optimize their energy naturally, and he is on a mission to help 1 million more. He also helps licensed, functional medicine providers transition to a successful virtual practice so that they can have more impact, more success and a greater quality of life. He is board certified in family medicine and integrative medicine and when he's not at the office, you can find him singing musicals, dancing and playing basketball with his family. Dr. Evan is known as International Fatigue Expert, “The Fatigue Doc”, Post-COVID Fatigue Expert.

Dr Hokehe Effiong, Board-Certified Pediatrician, Certified Brain Health/ADHD Consultant helps parents of children diagnosed with ADHD, who are frustrated and worried about their child's behavior and are ready to partner with their child to get to the root cause of the behaviors, to heal and flourish in mind and body using brain health strategies and functional medicine. She is the CEO of ADHD Practical Solutions, with a mission to help 1 million children with ADHD accomplish their big dreams, She is also the CEO of Kits of Hope, a 501 (3) organization dedicated to inspiring communities to share love, hope, and dignity with children in the foster care system.   After being injured in two car accidents, labeled as average, and told it was impossible for her to fulfil her dream of becoming a pediatrician, she uses her experience with developing resilience and thriving in the face of obstacles to help children diagnosed with ADHD and Children in Foster Care see themselves as who they truly are: fiercely courageous and capable of fulfilling their dreams. She has spoken to the United Nations Youth Program, Ghana on the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences, and has been on multiple podcasts and summits such as the Healthy Fit and Uplifted webinar as keynote speaker, Doctors unbound, the On-air Advocate, Motherhood, Melanin and motherhood. She has also hosted a summit for foster parents. She is on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Pediatrics Oklahoma Chapter.     

ln this episode, we will be discussing Stress and Disease - The Science and the Solutions with Dr. Deb. Deborah Matthew MD, The Happy Hormones Doctor, is a best-selling author, international speaker, educator, wife and mother of four. After suffering for years with fatigue and irritability, her quest to resolve her personal health led her to change everything about her practice of medicine. Now she helps her patients get WELL, get OFF prescription drugs, and LOVE the way they feel! She has been featured on national podcasts, radio, and broadcast shows, including NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX. Her latest book, "Why Can't I Keep Up Anymore?" will be published November 2020. Life demands are often challenging and require intense physical and psychological efforts in order to be sustained. Especially during this pandemic, life-work balance is challenging. How we react to stress is crucial to know because it may potentially be health threatening by activating interconnected neuroendocrine circuits. Dr. Mathews will answer the following questions: 1.     What is the mechanism by which chronic stress causes disease?    2.     How does it feel when cortisol is imbalanced? 3.     What other hormones that are affected by stress? 4.     How can we test to see the physiologic effects of stress? 5.     What can we do to help reduce stress?

In this episode, Dr. Anshul  Gupta will talk about role of Functional Medicine in Treatment of Thyroid. He will tell us about his own Hashimoto's and how he treated it. He will also answer the following questions: 1. How does he find the root cause of his patients' Hashimoto's?   2. What is thyroid and its role in body?  3. What's the conventional medicine way of managing thyroid? 4. Why are people with thyroid disorders not getting better ?  5. What is functional medicine and how does it approach in treating thyroid disorders Dr. Anshul Gupta is Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician, with advanced certification in Functional Medicine, Peptide therapy and also fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine.  He has worked at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Department of Functional Medicine as staff physician alongside Dr. Mark Hyman.  He now specializes in treating Hashimoto's disease and help people reverse their unresolved symptoms of thyroid dysfunction. Dr. Gupta makes personalized Functional Medicine plans for people with Hashimoto's, to end fatigue, reduce brain fog, and lose weight sustainably. 

In this episode, Dr. Irene Cop, MD, DC, CEO and Founder of Flameout Project talks about some of the ways out of Burnout.

In this episode, Dr. Irene Cop, MD, DC, and Founder and CEO of the Flameout Project will be discussing burnout in healthcare providers, and sharing her personal experience in this regard. She is known as "The Life Reset Doctor" and helps people heal themselves so that they can shift from being a victim of their life to living a life full of freedom and fun. After her own flameout led to a catastrophic car accident, Dr. Irene is passionate about guiding other flamed-out individuals in transforming their lives and well-being. With over 25 years' experience, she teaches her clients the powerful tools and practical skills they need in order to recuperate, rejuvenate, and reinvent their lives. With a comprehensive background as a Medical Doctor, Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Irene also has extensive training in acupuncture, traumatic brain injury, neurology, elite performance psychology, and stress management.

Dr. Titus Chiu is a bestselling author and Functional Neurologist specializing in post-concussion syndrome. He has spoken at the 2017 Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) annual conference, appeared on numerous documentaries such as Dr. Mark Hyman's Broken Brain 1 and 2, and love teaching about the brain. Dr. Chiu has an online brain health consultancy. In this episode, Dr. Chiu will tell us about BrainSAVE. Will talk about Concussion. What it takes to become a functional neurologist? How can we integrate functional medicine into conventional medicine and neurosurgery, especially for patients with post trauma history?

In this episode, Dr. Debbie Bright, DC, MS, Functional Medicine Physician talks about the Pandemic and Covid-15. Weight loss and gut-health expert Dr. Debbie Bright is an internationally recognized and board-certified Functional Medicine Physician, Exercise Physiologist and Nutritionist. As the Founder and CEO of the International Millennial Health™ Movement, Dr. Debbie helps millennials discover their hidden food sensitivities so they can heal their face (skin), fat and fatigue all within 21 days or less. While weight loss is what Dr. Debbie does—restoring self-worth is who she is. Dr. Debbie is an author, speaker and public figure with appearances on TV, radio, podcasts and is frequently featured in health and wellness magazines. More about her work at https://drdebbie.ehealthpro.com/

In this episode, Dr. Banik will be answering to the following questions: - What made her interested in pursuing her career in ophthalmology? - Dr. Banik will walk us through how eyes function and do eyes get tired. - She will tell us about blue light and digital eyestrain which is a hot topic. - What's her take on virtual reality's effects on children's development? Visually, what that might do to them? And finally, - We will hear what's Dr. Banik's advice for parents, especially their children with regards to screen time and virtual reality. Dr. Banik specializes in Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, and Headache.  She has created a Center of Excellence using her unique approach to vision health and wellness. Dr. Banik is internationally known for her expertise in ophthalmic and neuro-ophthalmic care. She manages a wide spectrum of conditions affecting vision, as well as the complex connections between the eye and brain. She combines traditional medical and surgical treatments of the eye with nutritional and lifestyle approaches for a more integrated, holistic approach to vision and brain health. Dr. Banik has won many awards including Castle Connolly Top Doctor and New York Magazine Best Doctor. She is frequently featured in the media as an expert in the field.

Dr. Joseph Pedoto is a clinical psychologist whose extensive background includes working in college counseling and administration, inpatient psychiatric setting, a full tenured professorship with 20 plus years of teaching at university undergraduate and graduate levels, professional writing, Associate Fellowship Albert Ellis Institute (NYC) and 25+ years of private practice experience. He talks about psychological implications of COVID19 pandemic and will be answering the following questions in this show. 1. What are the psychological implications of coronavirus?  2. What's the effect of coronavirus pandemic on people's daily life?  3. How this pandemic has affected patients with preexisting mental conditions?  4. What is his recommendation to people under such circumstances?   5. How does he see post-pandemic situation? Will people be experiencing some post-corona stress or trauma? 

In this episode, Dr. DeHaan, an infectious disease specialist and assistant professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell talks about his experience in treating COVID19 patients and shares his knowledge and insight with us. Dr. Elliot DeHaan has worked as a clinician, clinical educator, and administrator of HIV, HCV, and HIV prevention programs at academic medical centers and community health centers in New York City for the past 10 years.  He is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Weill Cornell where he joined in 2017.  He provides comprehensive primary care to HIV-infected persons as well as chemoprophylaxis for HIV prevention at the Center for Special Studies. He also serves as a clinical consultant for the Weill Cornell chapter of the AIDS Education Training Center (AETC), providing didactic teaching on HIV/ID topics and teleconferencing support to community health centers of NYC.  He has been a member of the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute (DOH AI) Medical Care Criteria Committee (MCCC) since 2015.   Prior to his time at Cornell, he was an attending physician at Montefiore Medical Center (2010-2012), Community Healthcare Network (Associate Medical Director of HIV Services, 2012-2014), and SUNY Downstate Medical Center (Director of HCV Services at the STAR Health Center, 2014-2017).

In this Episode, Michael Hodges talks about COVID19 in NY and NJ and shares his experience as a public health professional who works on COVID19 funding for NJ.Michael Hodges MHS, HO, REHS, CHES, , is the former Health Officer/Director for the West Milford Health Department and former Director of Health and Human Services for the City of East Orange, NJ. As Accreditation Coordinator, he also led the process to establish Bloomfield as New Jersey's first nationally accredited health department, from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), a joint initiative of the CDC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to advance quality and performance of all US public health departments. An integral part of this process was the development of a comprehensive Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), which Michael managed. He's the recipient of the Montclair State University George G. King Memorial Award for improving the health of the community through leadership and collaboration. He has served as a mentor/internship supervisor for several physicians (including 2 Fulbright Scholars) pursuing their MPH degrees. Michael has also served on the Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners of the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) and is one of the past planners for the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Annual Public Health Conference.   Most recently, Michael has been performing HACCP-based food safety and sanitation inspections, infection control consulting, outbreak investigations, and Occupational Health & Safety (OSHA) Audits, and health education for Fortune 500 Companies, Top-Tier Law Firms, Private Schools, and Hospitals in the NYC Metro area. He's currently developing Infection Control and Prevention protocols and providing Health Education services (including Social Determinants of Health and Trauma Informed Care) for the City of New York COVID-19 Hotel Program, working closely with the CDC, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), and NYC Health + Hospitals.   Michael is also an adjunct professor for Southern New Hampshire University where he teaches various public health courses.

Dr Hamish Graham is a Consultant Paediatrician and Research Fellow at the Royal Children's Hospital and Centre for International Child Health (University of Melbourne). He spent one year at Johns Hopkins University in the United States as a Fulbright scholar. He completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne, in collaboration with University College Hospital Ibadan. Dr Graham is a collaborative clinician-researcher, with interests in improving the quality of care for children, pulse oximetry and oxygen therapy, understanding refugee health and developmental issues, and developing models of care for children with chronic health conditions. In this Episode of "With Dr. E", Dr. Hamish Graham from Australia, will answer the following question. Q1.What made him interested in Global Health? Q2. As a global health researcher and practitioner, how important he finds global collaboration on mitigating pandemics such as covid19? Q3. What's the current situation of COVID19 in Australia? Q4. What is Dr. Graham currently focusing on? Q5. What would be some lessons that Afghanistan can learn from Australia in order to control Coronavirus? Hope the world learns from these experiences. Please don't forget to subscribe to our youtube channel.

The world needs to collaboratively work on health crises and by exchanging of ideas, skills, and knowledge, find solutions to health problems. And how we address the world's health issues today will have massive implications for the future. Undoubtedly, Global health experts play a very important role in saving lives across the globe. In this episode, we will learn from former Deputy Minister of Health of Thailand about how Thailand could control coronavirus at an early stage. Dr Hamish Graham is a Consultant Paediatrician and Research Fellow at the Royal Children's Hospital and Centre for International Child Health (University of Melbourne). He spent one year at Johns Hopkins University in the United States as a Fulbright scholar. He completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne, in collaboration with University College Hospital Ibadan. Dr Graham is a collaborative clinician-researcher, with interests in improving the quality of care for children, pulse oximetry and oxygen therapy, understanding refugee health and developmental issues, and developing models of care for children with chronic health conditions. Dr Graham currently leads multi-country projects on child pneumonia and oxygen therapy (in Africa) and a child disability support project in Afghanistan. He works with: World Health Organization (WHO); Save the Children among others. In a moment we will find out more about his work. 

In this Episode, Dr. Tyler Evans, Chief Medical Officer of Emergency Management who works on COVID19 response updates us on COIVD19 in NYC. He tells us why did he chose to work in the epicenter of COVID19 in the US and shares his experiences abroad as a physician and public health epxert.  Tyler B. Evans, MD, MS, MPH, AAHIVS, DTM&H currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the NYC Office of Emergency Management medical section focusing on the COVID-19 response. He was previously the CMO for the county of Santa Cruz (California) Health Services Agency, as well as other CMO posts in Southern California focusing on homelessness, substance abuse and migrant health, as well as leading infectious disease divisions in a number of organizations across the US – including the AIDS HealthCare Foundation. Dr. Evans has held positions with a number of international organizations as well, including Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders (MSF), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), UNICEF and Partners in Health (PIH) – mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Middle East.

COVID19 in Germany. Felix Holl, PhD, University of Munich. "In Germany it's a duty to have health insurance". What does that really mean? More details about this and answers to the following questions in this episode. 1. Does Germany have a stable healthcare system? 2. What did Germany do differently to control COVID19 as opposed to other European countries with similar healthcare systems? 3. The process of reopening businesses in Germany 4. What would be some of the challenges in reopening process? 5. How can Afghanistan and other nations learn from Germany's experience? 6. Socioeconomic implications of the pandemic in Germany

In this episode of my podcast, Astha Bhatia, BDS, MPH shared current updates on COVID19, its mental health implication, and reopening phase.

Although, most nations in the world are suffering from the pandemic, some more than others. Yet the curve has drawn different graphs in these nations. Some countries are trying to flatten the curve, some have already turned the corner and thinking about reopening businesses. Tunisia with a population of approximately 11 million people has COVID-19 under control and recently reported zero confirmed case. In this episode, Dr. E interviews public health professionals from Tunisia with regards to COVID19 Pandemic in their country and what did Tunisia do differently to control COVID19 as apposed to countries with similar healthcare systems.

With Dr. E. Is a biweekly podcast focusing on health, education, and community development. At this podcast, Dr. E sits with world experts in health, education, and community development and asks them to share their experiences and knowledge with people across the globe.