Today we’re talking with Alison Warren, DAOM, MSHS, who teaches students in the health professions – including here at GW – about the practical applications of Integrative Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, including acupuncture.

An adjunct assistant professor in our Integrative Medicine Programs, Dr. Warren received her Clinical Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Bastyr University in Washington state.  She earned a Master’s of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago.  During her training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dr. Warren also traveled to China to train at prestigious hospitals in both Shung-Hai and Chung-Du. 

Dr. Warren also holds a Master of Science in Health Sciences in Integrative Medicine from the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.  She recently completed a Neuroscience Certification from the University of Pennsylvania.

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What is Traditional Chinese Medicine?
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/traditional-chinese-medicine-what-you-need-to-know

Acupuncture: In Depth
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/acupuncture-in-depth

Wellness and Health: Acupuncture
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/acupuncture

National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
https://www.nccaom.org/

Developing Traditional Chinese Medicine in the era of evidence-based medicine: current evidences and challenges
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25949261/

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Traditional Chinese Medicine

Forest therapy is inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, which translates to “forest bathing.” Studies have demonstrated a wide array of health benefits, especially in the cardiovascular and immune systems, and for stabilizing and improving mood and cognition. 

Today, we talk about forest bathing and nature therapy, or ecotherapy, with Harpreet Gujral, DNP FNP-BC, program director and nurse practitioner, Sibley Integrative Medicine, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Health System.

Dr. Gujral is an integrative nurse practitioner and director of the inpatient surgical unit at HCA Healthcare in Reston, Virginia. The hospital has a special interest in the resilience and wellbeing of frontline healthcare providers.  

She incorporates her training in conventional nursing with aromatherapy, guided imagery and various Eastern modalities like ayurveda, mindfulness, and meditation. These are therapies that are enhanced by her roots in India.

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The Science Behind Forest Therapy
https://www.natureandforesttherapy.earth/about/the-science

Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs
https://www.natureandforesttherapy.earth/about/the-practice-of-forest-therapy

Psychology Today: Nature Therapy 
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201608/nature-therapy

Healthline: Ecotherapy and the Healing Power of Nature
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/ecotherapy

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Forest Bathing: Melding Mindfulness with Nature

Today we’re joined by Dale Bredesen, MD, a  pioneer in brain health research and an internationally recognized expert on the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.  His career has been guided by a simple idea: that Alzheimer’s as we know it is not just preventable, but reversible.  Dr. Bredesen's research explains the physical mechanism behind the erosion of memory seen in Alzheimer’s disease, and has opened the door to new approaches to treatment.  

His work has placed him at the vanguard of neurological research, leading to the discoveries that today underlie the ReCODE Protocol. He put much of his findings and research into the  best selling books "The End of Alzheimer’s," "The End of Alzheimer’s Program," and "The First Survivors of Alzheimer's: How Patients Recovered Life and Hope in Their Own Words Paperback."  

Dr. Bredesen earned his MD from Duke University Medical Center and served as Chief Resident in Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), before joining Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner’s laboratory at UCSF as an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow. He held faculty positions at UCSF, UCLA, and the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Bredesen also directed the Program on Aging at the Burnham Institute before joining the Buck Institute in 1998 as founding President and CEO.

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The Bredesen Protocol
https://www.apollohealthco.com/bredesen-protocol/

Dr. Bredesen's blog
https://www.apollohealthco.com/news/from-dr-bredesen-chief-science-officer/

Apollo Health
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Talking Brain Health with Dr. Dale Bredesen

Listen in on this GW Women's Well-being Lecture Series talk on "An Integrative Perspective on Women's Hormonal Health" by Lara Williams, MD, MSHS`20, FACOG, IFMCP, FAARM, ABOIM.  Download the presentation slides and handouts at https://bit.ly/3KsI0IE.

Dr. Williams is an obstetrician and gynecologist and the managing partner of The Oregon Clinic – OBGYN North.  She provides a holistic approach to women’s health care issues including menopause and hormone replacement therapy.  She finds new avenues for education utilizing telemedicine and group visits to meet her patients’ wide variety of needs.  Her philosophy is to build a partnership with women in promoting physical and emotional health through nutrition, exercise and medicine, while exploring both traditional and alternative routes.  She is also passionate about education for both her patients and students.  She has helped train MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs and NDs through OHSU and National University of National Medicine.

Dr. Williams completed her Master of Science in Health Sciences in Integrative Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences in January, 2020

The Women's Well-Being Lecture Series is supported by the Rosemary Bowes Women's Mental Health Fund. 

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GW Resiliency & Well-being Center's Women’s Well-being Initiatives https://rwc.smhs.gwu.edu/womens-well-being

Integrative Women's Health (2 ed.) by  Victoria Maizes, MD, and Tieraona Low Dog, MD
https://bit.ly/3y1JcjZ

NIH National Center for Complimentary & Integrative Health on Women's Health
https://bit.ly/37SAhXh

Website of Tieraona Low Dog, MD
https://www.drlowdog.com/

Boston University School of Medicine Integrative Women's Health
https://bit.ly/3vU3Bo7


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An Integrative Perspective on Women's Hormonal Health

Today on the pod we have Najma Khorrami, MPH, a global and public health professional and the founder of Gratitude Circle, an award-winning lifestyle platform and app.  Gratitude Circle featuring a social media app and gratitude hotline to thank healthcare providers, especially those who were on the frontlines of the COVID pandemic. The platform is meant to amplify the best instincts in human nature. 

Najma received a master’s degree in Public Health in Health Policy from The GW Milken Institute School of Public Health and a Global Health Certificate from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  Her research has been published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Journal of Perinatology.

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Gratitude Circle
www.gratcircle.com

Gratitude Circle Hotline
https://hotline.gratcircle.com/

Video: Jon Kabat Zinn on 9 Attitudes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n7FOBFMvXg

How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain
https://bit.ly/3yHWsJR

The Science of Gratitude
https://bit.ly/3g9VL5A

Giving thanks can make you happier
https://bit.ly/3EGzTZW

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Why Gratitude Matters

Sleep is essential for good health, according to the National Institutes of Health.  Not getting enough uninterrupted sleep negatively affects a person’s attention, learning and memory, and physical health. 

We talk about the science of sleep with Vivek Jain, MD, DABSM, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at GW and Director of GW Center for Sleep Disorders. 

Dr. Jain is a graduate for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India. He did his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics, Columbia, Missouri.

Dr. Jain’s research on various aspects of sleep disorders has been published in dozens or peer-reviewed scholarly journals and numerous books. He lectures nationally and internationally on the topics of obstructive sleep apnea and heart disease.

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GW Center for Sleep Disorders
https://bit.ly/3t6RsLX

GW's Sleep Disorders Fact Sheet 
https://bit.ly/3sOUB2I

Addressing Sleep Apnea with GW’s Vivek Jain, MD
https://bit.ly/3TXlWeS

Duration Of Sun Exposure In Medical Students Impactschronotype
https://bit.ly/3Fx5z4j

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The Science of Sleep

Today, we talk about exercise, nutrition science, and public health with Kyle Levers, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences in the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. 
 
Dr. Levers also serves as the Director of the Metabolism and Exercise Testing Research Services and Academic Laboratories.  The lab was set up to further expand public health-related research in the DC metro region by providing a readily accessible and professional space for principal investigators to engage in rigorous and reliable data collection across the physical activity, exercise physiology, nutrition, and human performance disciplines. 

Dr. Levers has a background in athletic performance development at the Division I collegiate level and in the private sector.  He has co-authored several articles published on the impact nutrition and supplementation have on exercise performance and body composition.

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GW Milken Institute School of Public Health Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Academic Laboratories
bit.ly/3GjNBCK

Dr. Levers Bio 
bit.ly/3UFtjrD

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Exercise, Nutrition Science, & Public Health

We talk about nutrition, the human microbiome, and big data with Hannah Holscher, PhD, RD, director of the Nutrition and the Human Microbiome Laboratory, associate professor of Nutrition, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Division of Nutritional Sciences, at the University of Illinois.

Dr. Holscher’s laboratory uses clinical interventions and computational approaches to study the interactions of nutrition, the gastrointestinal microbiome, and health.  In addition to publishing in top nutrition journals, she also actively disseminates research findings in formats ranging from scientific presentations and webinars to podcasts, Twitter chats, blogs, and popular press articles. 

She also has affiliate appointments with the Institute of Genomic Biology, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, and the Family Resiliency Center. Her research team aims to enhance human health through dietary modulation of the gastrointestinal microbiome.
 
Her research on nutrition and the microbiome has been recognized by both local and national organizations with several awards, including the 2020 National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader, and the 2021 American Society for Nutrition’s Mead Johnson Young Investigator Award.  She currently serves on The Journal of Nutrition editorial board and as an associate editor for Nutrition Research and Gut Microbiome.

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Dr. Holscher’s Faculty Page
bit.ly/41DH9Pe

Dr. Holscher’s Nutrition and Human Microbiome Laboratory
bit.ly/3J3s6qJ

Fecal and soil microbiota composition of gardening and non-gardening families
bit.ly/3ZtMQgL

Comparison of Microbiota Analytic Techniques
bit.ly/3KLsBXM

Diet Quality and the Fecal Microbiota in Healthy Adults in the American Gut Project
bit.ly/3SBAvVK

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The Human Microbiome, Health, & Big Data

Today, we have with us J.D. Talasek, Director of Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences or CPNAS, which explores the relationships among culture, science, engineering, and medicine.  

J.D. is also the creator and moderator for a monthly salon called DASER (DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous) held at the National Academy of Sciences as part of the LASER network.  He has served on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University in the Museum Studies Master’s Program.  And he served on the Contemporary Art and Science Committee (CASC) at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. 

He is the art advisor for Issues in Science and Technology Magazine, and a former board member of Leonardo/ International Society for Art Science and Technology, where he was chair of the LASER committee that coordinated 50+ art/sci salons around the world.

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Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS) bit.ly/3A1MsLQ

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Culture, Science & Medicine

Today on the pod we talk about the gut microbiome and pancreatic health and disease with researcher and clinician Mark Haupt, MD, Chief Medical Officer of IFF Health & Biosciences. IFF Health & Biosciences is a company that conducts extensive R&D activities in the fields of food science, microbiology and molecular biology. For five years prior to IFF,  he joined an early-stage complex genomics and bioinformatics company focused on precision medicine with an initial focus in pancreatic disease. 

Dr. Haupt is a pediatric pulmonologist who has dedicated his career to helping patients with pancreatic disease through his work in academia and the pharmaceutical industry.  His scholarly activities focused on improving nutritional outcomes in children with cystic fibrosis via pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy. 

He ultimately transitioned to the pharma/biotech industry where he continued to focus on complex inflammatory syndromes of the digestive tract. He is passionate about improving health through nutrition, personalized medicine and data.

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Gut Microbes & Pancreatic Disease

Today we discuss evidence-based approaches that use food and the gut microbiome to promote health and treat disease with Christopher Damman, MD, MA, a board-certified gastroenterologist and internist at the Digestive Health Center at the University of Washington Medical Center and CMO, Scientific Medical & Scientific Officer at Uplifting Results Labs.

Dr. Damman is a physician scientist with a particular interest in the microbiome and functional foods. Earlier in 2023, he gave a talk on the clinical application of the evidence base for dietary and microbial interventions to support well-being at our 6th Annual Sung Symposium: The Gut, Microbes, & Well-being.

Dr. Damman has a particular interest in the microbiome & functional foods, and he explores these themes as Editor-In-Chief at Gut Bites MD.

He’s also a clinical associate professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience across the private, philanthropic, and academic sectors.

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Dr. Dammen's Bio & Research Page
https://bit.ly/3G2f76u

Gut Bites MD
https://gutbites.org/

Hangry bacteria in your gut microbiome are linked to chronic disease—feeding them these nutrients could lead to a healthier body
https://bit.ly/3unqMuc

VIDEOS | 2023 Sung Symposium: The Gut, Microbes, & Well-being
https://bit.ly/SungVideos

Uplifting Results Labs
https://bit.ly/46pOjaV

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Gut Health, Whole Health

We get sciency with the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences' Anil Bajnath,  MD, MBA, IFMCP, ABAARM, MIFHI, an expert on Precision Medicine, aka Personalized Medicine. (Sciency is a word—it's in the OED.)  This episode was originally published May 31, 2020.  Dr. Bajnath is the CEO and Founder of The Institute for Human Optimization Precision Medicine Research Group and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the GW Integrative Medicine Programs at the university.

The NIH describes Precision Medicine as "an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person." 

Dr. Bajnath is board-certified in Family Medicine and Integrative Medicine. Throughout the span of a decade, he has cultivated extensive first-hand experience in Precision, Integrative, Functional and Genomic Medicine. 

He is also the author of "The Longevity Equation: The Step-By-Step Blueprint to Hack Your Genes, Optimize Your Health, And Master the Art of Existence." 

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Dr. Bajnath's website
https://anilbajnath.com/

Dr. Bajnath's book: "The Longevity Equation: The Step-By-Step Blueprint to Hack Your Genes, Optimize Your Health, And Master the Art of Existence" https://longevityequation.net/

NIH: The Promise of Precision Medicine
https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-turning-discovery-into-health/promise-precision-medicine

Sung Symposium: Next Generation Health
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlf3jhJNB…&feature=emb_logo

CDC: Precision health: Improving health for each of us and all of us
https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/about/precision_med.htm

Who Will Benefit From Precision Medicine
www.ucsf.edu/magazine/benefit-precision-medicine

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ICYMI: What Is Precision Medicine?

Today on the pod we talk about C-15:0 Essential Fatty Acid with Dr. Stephanie Venn-WatsonDVM, MPH. Dr. Venn-Watson is the CEO and co-founder of Seraphina Therapeutics, Inc. in San Diego, California. She and her husband, Eric Venn-Watson, MD, made the groundbreaking discovery of C15:0. 

Also known as pentadecanoic acid, C15:0 is an essential fatty acid that has largely disappeared from the modern Western diet. Certain kinds of fatty acids can actually slow aging-related breakdown in our cells. And C15:0 is one of them.

The Drs. Venn-Watson are bringing it to the market as a food fortifier and nutritional supplement called fatty15.

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Discover C15: A Nutritional Discovery 90 Years in the Making
www.DiscoverC15.com

Fatty15
www.Fatty15.com

Dr. Venn-Watson’s TEDx Talk: Save the dolphins. Save the world 
https://bit.ly/48Vuz0t

Broader and safer clinically-relevant activities of pentadecanoic acid compared to omega-3: Evaluation of an emerging essential fatty acid across twelve primary human cell-based disease systems
https://bit.ly/434UOjn

Pentadecanoylcarnitine is a newly discovered endocannabinoid with pleiotropic activities relevant to supporting physical and mental health
https://bit.ly/3wBxIF3

Dairy Fat Intake, Plasma C15:0 and Plasma Iso-C17:0 are inversely associated with Liver Fat in Children
https://bit.ly/49CuSON

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What Do Dolphins Have to Do with Anti-aging?

Today on the pod we are going to talk about the science behind nutritional neuroscience with Stephen Fleming, PhD. This scientific discipline studies the effects various components of the diet such as minerals, vitamins, protein, carbohydrates, fats, dietary supplements, synthetic hormones, and food additives have on neurochemistry, neurobiology, behavior, and cognition, according to the journal Nutritional Neuroscience.

An expert on nutrition and cognitive development, Dr. Fleming is also the co-founder and CEO of Traverse Science, Inc., a company that helps researchers at global nutrition organizations take a visual and evidence-based approach to scientific substantiation.

He found his roots first in psychology (B.S) and later as a neuroscientist (PhD) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His mission is to create tools, teams, and frameworks that enable others to cut through misinformation and data overload to understand the science.

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Nutritional Neuroscience

Today on the pod we talk about the science of weight cutting with nutritional scientist Danny Lennon, MSc, founder, CEO, and lead content creator of Sigma Nutrition. He is also the co-author of the recent book, “Making Weight: The Ultimate Science Based Guide to Cutting Weight for Combat Sports.”

He is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Sports Nutrition Association, the global regulatory body responsible for the standardisation of best practice in the sports nutrition profession. 

Danny has a master’s degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences from University College Cork, during which time he took classes in biochemistry, clinical nutrition, micronutrient interactions and physiology. He has spoken on the science of sports nutrition at conferences and events all over Europe (including London, Dublin, Amsterdam and Vienna), as well as the United States and Australia. He is also the long-time host of Sigma Nutrition Radio.

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Sigma Nutrition
https://sigmanutrition.com/

Danny Lennon's Bio
https://bit.ly/3VwqbAk

Sigma Nutrition Radio
https://bit.ly/3VG4UnU

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The Science of Weight Cutting

Today, we talk about polyvagal theory, nutrition, sleep, and embodiment for trauma with scientist Catherine Justice, DPT, PT, C-IAYT, E-RYT, CST, FAIHM. Polyvagal theory emphasizes the role the autonomic nervous system, especially the vagus nerve, plays in regulating our health and behavior.

An expert in Physical Therapy, Integrative Medicine and wellness, Dr. Justice uses holistic and creative approaches to Physical Therapy and wellness including therapeutic yoga, posture training and somatic education, and craniosacral therapy. 

Dr. Justice serves as the Program Manager for Integrative Health at Hennepin Healthcare, a safety-net hospital system serving the Minneapolis Metro area. She is also the Associate Editor for the International Journal for Yoga Therapy.

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Dr. Justice's Bio
https://bit.ly/3xRJiwM

Hennepin Healthcare
https://bit.ly/4eWCPkK

International Journal of Yoga Therapy (IJYT) 
https://bit.ly/45XS60y

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Polyvagal Theory, Nutrition, Sleep & Embodiment for Trauma

Today, we talk to the leaders of the GW research team, nutrition scientist Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS, and GW medical student researcher Jacob Hands, who looked at cocoa products in the U.S., lead, and other heavy metal contaminants.  Some of the key findings will surprise you.

This unique study was conducted by researchers from the Frame-Corr Lab here at GW, the GW Resiliency & Well-being Center, GW Integrative Medicine Programs, and Consumer Labs.

Dr. Frame is an associate professor, Department of Clinical Research & Leadership, associate professor, Physician Assistant Studies, program director, Integrative Medicine, executive director, Office of Integrative Medicine and Health, associate director, Resiliency & Well-Being Center, and co-director of the Frame-Corr Lab here at the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences.

Jacob is a medical student at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. His research interests include lipid metabolism, glucose, cancer, nutrition and evolutionary biology. His Twitter handle is @jacobmhands.

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Related Links

A Multi-Year Heavy Metal Analysis of 72 Dark Chocolate and Cocoa Products in the USA
https://bit.ly/4fqu8j5

GW Press Release
https://bit.ly/3LQ8FCq

Consumer Labs
https://bit.ly/3SzyE4P

Frame-Corr Lab
https://bit.ly/4cX0XT3

GW Resiliency & Well-being Center
https://bit.ly/3x7pj8D

GW Integrative Medicine
https://bit.ly/3yaQHHS

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Should We Be Worried About Dark Chocolate?

Today on the pod, we talk about nutrition studies and how to understand them with nutrition scientists Danny Lennon, MSc,  and Alan Flanagan, PhD, of Sigma Nutrition.

Sigma Nutrition provides objective, high-quality, evidence-based information on nutrition. It produces educational content aimed at dietitians, nutritionists, health & fitness professionals, nutrition science academics, and those interested in the details of—and gaining a better understanding of—nutrition science.

Danny is the founder of and head of content for Sigma Nutrition and Alan is the company’s research communication officer and founder of Alinea Nutrition.  You’ll find both of them on the highly popular Sigma Nutrition Radio podcast.

Note: Interested in learning more about nutrition? The George Washignton University School of Medicine & Health Sciences offers a MSHS in Integrative Medicine Nutrition that provides you with the opportunity to gain a foundation in Integrative Medicine practice while taking a deep dive into nutrition.)

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GW Integrative Medicine Programs
integrativemedicine.smhs.gwu.edu

Sigma Nutrition
sigmanutrition.com

Alinea Nutrition
alineanutrition.com

Applied Nutrition Literacy Course (Online)
nutritionliteracy.podia.com


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The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly of Nutrition Studies

Today we’re going to talk about broccoli, sulforaphane, and combating inflammation, as well as the new research and education discipline of microbes and social equity, with Sue Ishaq, PhD, founder of the Microbes and Social Equity Working Group, Principal Investigator at the Ishaq Lab, and assistant professor of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture.

The Ishaq lab investigate solutions for using microorganisms to resolve disordered communities and host health by increasing our understanding of the interactions between animal (or human) hosts and their resident microbiota.

Over the years, Dr. Ishaq's research has gone from wild animal gut microbiomes, to soils, to buildings, and back to the gut. Since 2019, her lab in Maine has focused on host-associated microbial communities in animals and humans, and in particular, how host and microbes interact in the gut and can be harnessed to reduce inflammation. She is also the early-career At Large member of the Board of Directors for the American Society for Microbiology, 2024- 2027. 

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The Ishaq Lab
https://sueishaqlab.org/

The Ishaq Lab's Broccoli Project
https://bit.ly/3T1RSAf

Framing the discussion of microorganisms as a facet of social equity in human health
https://bit.ly/4cIJqwU

Introducing the Microbes and Social Equity Working Group: Considering the Microbial Components of Social, Environmental, and Health Justice
https://bit.ly/4e3zgYH

the mSystems special collection on related research
https://bit.ly/476smQv

The Microbes and Social Equity Working Group
https://bit.ly/4dFrTqH

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Save the Microbes, Save the World

In the summer of 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a Hemp Plant Reference Material to help labs accurately measure the amount of THC, CBD, toxic elements and other compounds in cannabis products. It will also help producers and state regulators ensure that cannabis products are safe to use and accurately labeled.

Today, we’re going to talk about NIST's Hemp Plant Reference Material and about improving cannabis science with leading experts in the field of cannabis medicine.

Our guests are Dr. Bryon Adinoff, president of the Doctors for Drug Policy Reform, and Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple, former Chair of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board for the Illinois Department of Public Health. 

Dr. Adinoff is an addiction psychiatrist, neuroscientist, academician, and advocate. He was appointed Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine following his retirement as Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and as a psychiatrist for 30 years with the Department of Veterans Affairs. He has published over 200 papers and book chapters on the neurobiology and treatment of addiction and is Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Dr. Temple is a Clinical Associate Professor for NorthShore University HealthSystem’s Department of Family Medicine and Medical Director of the NorthShore Integrative Medicine Program. She was recently appointed as an endowed Chair of Integrative Medicine by the Owen L. Coon Foundation. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor in Family Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

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NIST’s New Hemp Reference Material Will Help Ensure Accurate Cannabis Measurements
https://bit.ly/3XWruef

NIST Tools for Cannabis Laboratory Quality Assurance
https://bit.ly/3Bq0lau

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Improving Cannabis Science

We talk about Traditional Chinese Medicine and nutrition with Ellen Goldsmith, MSOM, LAc, a nationally board certified, licensed acupuncturist, Chinese herbalist, and co-author of “Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine.” She specializes in Chinese dietetics and its application in a Western clinical setting.

Ellen’s integrative body centered and intuitive approach to care is grounded in decades of study and experience which are key to collaborating and working with people to help them reach their goals.

In 2001 she co-founded Pearl Natural Health, an integrative naturopathic and Chinese medicine clinic, and she maintains a practice in Portland, Oregon.

Ellen is on the faculty at the National University of Natural Medicine’s College of Classical Chinese Medicine, where she teaches graduate students in the study of Chinese Dietetics and its clinical application. She is also on faculty with the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine teaching integrative medical fellows on the Energetics of Food.

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Ellen's website: https://bit.ly/3NOBosk

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Nutrition & Chinese Medicine

Today, we talk about generational trauma and healing with Aliza Scharf-Bendov, LCSW, MSW, psychotherapist, family therapist, and nondual Kabbalistic healer. Over the past 17 years, Aliza has done extensive work with parents and families addressing a variety of challenges, including adjustment to life transitions, mood and behavioral challenges, adoption, single parenting, co-parenting and coping with serious illness. 

Her current therapeutic focus is on parent support and guidance, trauma-informed interventions, and building resiliency in children and families. Aliza also facilitates workshops on themes of spirituality and Jewish thought as well as antisemitism awareness and clinical competency.

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Center for Mind Body Medicine
cmbm.orrg

Aliza Scharf-Bendov's website
alizascharf.com/

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Generational Trauma, Family, & War

The cosmetics and grooming products industry is like the wild wild West. Until recently, the regulatory system failed to keep consumers safe from toxicants that likely increase their offspring’s “risks of cancer, fertility issues, neurological deficits, and immune dysfunction.” 

And then came the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022, or MoCRA.

Today, we talk about MoCRA with subject matter expert Dahlia Kelada,  founder/CEO of TopicalFormulator.com and Salve Naturals & Native Earth. When Congress passed the new law, it did so with the goal to help ensure the safety of multiple cosmetic products many consumers use daily. MoCRA went into effect in late December 2024. 

Dahlia is a graduate of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, where she earned a Master of Science in Health Science with a focus in Integrative Medicine. She has 20+ years of product development/commercialization experience supporting over 80 brands. Salve Naturals is a national all-natural and organic topical medicine company that was the first to make 100% natural, plant-based topical medicines that are registered with the FDA as OTCs. 

MoCRA is the most significant expansion of U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s authority to regulate cosmetics since the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act was passed in 1938. 

But how will it effect consumers and producers?

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FDA Press Release: Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA)
https://bit.ly/42jhyOx

New Year, Same MoCRA: FDA Cosmetic Requirements as of January 1, 2025
https://bit.ly/40uc4h4

MoCRA Q&A
https://bit.ly/42iTXxn

MoCRA Increases FDA Oversight of the Cosmetics Industry
https://bit.ly/40IFSYY

Dahlia Kelada
https://bit.ly/4g3CwEl

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This podcast features the song “Follow Your Dreams” (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…ur_Dreams_1918) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license.

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Will MoCRA Make Cosmetics & Grooming Products Safer?

Today, we get all up in our fascia and how it shapes overall health with licensed Occupational Therapist Nyle MacFarlane, founder of Blue Nyle Therapy in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Nyle has over 2 decades of experience in the field of somatics, a field of study that focuses on the body's internal physical experiences and perceptions, and how it relates to movement and bodywork. 

Nyle's training includes myofascial release, visceral manipulation, core synchronism, the Gillespie Approach, sensory integration, neural desensitization integration treatment, pelvic floor therapy, and somatic psychedelic facilitation.  

They are the creator of the Psyche-Soma Integration Model (PSIM), an integrative approach for resolving complex trauma that gets stuck in the body. They teach therapists and practitioners how to use the PSIM to help clients tap into their unresolved trauma patterns.    

Nyle is also a frequent guest on A Mindfulness Experience, our free weekly online gathering that engages healthcare consumers in evidence-based Integrative Medicine approaches to promote better health.

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Blue Nyle Therapy (Nyle's private practice)
https://bit.ly/3uWP50h

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Fascia, Trauma, & Letting Go

Thank you for joining the GW Resiliency and Well-being Center (R&W Center) for a Women's Well-being Lecture Series discussion on "Debunking Nutrition Myths for Women’s Well-being & Aging: An Expert Panel." 

The experts are Julie Wendt, MS, LDN, CNS, adjunct instructor, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS); Lara Williams, MD, MSHS`20, FACOG, IFMCP, FAARM, ABOIM, the R&W Center's Women's Well-being Champion and managing partner of The Oregon Clinic – OBGYN North; and Leigh Frame, PhD, MHS, chief wellness officer of GW Medicine, interim director and research director of the R&W Center, executive director of the GW Office of Integrative Medicine and Health (OIMH), and an assistant professor in the departments of Clinical Research and Leadership and Physician Assistant Studies, and co-director of the Frame-Corr Lab here at the SMHS. 

Moderator: Viktoriya Karakcheyeva, MD, MS, NCC, LCPC-SP, LCADAS, is the R&W Center's associate director and behavioral services director and adjunct faculty in the Department of Clinical Research & Leadership in the SMHS.

The Women's Well-being Lecture Series is supported by the Rosemary Bowes, PhD, Women's Mental Health Fund. 

◘ Related Links R&WC's Women's Well-being Initiative https://bit.ly/3LzND9S Women's Well-being Lecture Series YouTube Playlist https://bit.ly/3Fnofp9 Julie Wendt www.juliewendtnutrition.com Lara Williams https://bit.ly/3DHCDZ6 
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Updated | Debunking Nutrition Myths for Women’s Well-being & Aging

This is the podcast’s 100th episode! (Give or take an ICYMI episode.) We are coming full circle with today’s guest—John Pan, MD ’70, RESD ’74, the Father of Integrative Medicine at the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS), the Office’s founding medical director, and the founder of the GW Center for Integrative Medicine. Sitting in are co-hosts Dr. Leigh Frame, Dr. Misha Kogan, and Janette Rodrigues.

Historically, GW was on the leading edge of the Integrative Medicine movement. Early on, the SMHS recognized the value of combining conventional and complementary medical therapies into health care. In 1998, Dr. Pan, then a clinical professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, founded the GW Center for Integrative Medicine, one of the first of its kind to be established at an academic medical institution. 

Dr. Frame is now the Chief Wellness Officer of GW Medicine, Executive Director of the Office of Integrative Medicine & Health, Director/Research Director of the GW Resiliency & Well-being Center, Associate Professor in the Departments of Clinical Research & Leadership and Physician Assistant Studies and co-director of the Frame-Corr Lab here at GW.

Dr.  Kogan is the Chief Medical Office of the GW Center for Integrative Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine here at GW, Founder of the nonprofit Access to Integrative Medicine Health Institute, and author of "Medical Marijuana: Dr. Kogan's Evidence-Based Guide to the Health Benefits of Cannabis and CBD."

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◘ This podcast features the song “Follow Your Dreams” (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…ur_Dreams_1918) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license.
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Celebrating 100 Episodes—Give or Take an Episode!

Friend of the pod Aly Cohen, MD, one of the world’s leading experts on environmental health, returns to GW Integrative Medicine to chat about her new book “DETOXIFY: The Everyday Toxins Harming Your Immune System and How to Defend Against Them.” 

Dr. Cohen is a clinician researcher and tripled board certified in internal medicine, rheumatology, and integrative medicine. She is also an author/collaborator for Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthy Living Guide Series. Dr. Cohen is on the faculty of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine, Southern California University of Health Sciences, and the University of California, Irvine, where she creates and manages environmental medicine curriculum for doctors and researchers.

She is the founder of The Smart Human website and host of a popular podcast of the same name. The Smart Human seeks to educate, coach, and empower the public to make safer, smarter choices to reduce chemical and radiation exposures, prevent illness, and optimize both physical and mental health.

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Dr. Cohen's website: https://alycohenmd.com/
Detoxify: The Everyday Toxins Harming Your Immune System and How to Defend Against Them: https://bit.ly/4kiFirL

The Smart Human website: https://thesmarthuman.com/

The Smart Human podcast: https://thesmarthuman.com/podcast/ 







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How to Defend Against Everyday Toxins With Dr. Aly Cohen

Today, we talk about Fitness Psychology with leading experts in the field -- Katy Bowman and Diana Hill, PhD, authors of “I Know I Should Exercise, But... 44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them.” 

The book is that it offers a toolkit of psychological tips and strategies that not only help get your body more movement, but can be applied to other areas of your life as well. 

Katy is a biomechanist, bestselling author, founder of the movement education company Nutritious Movement, and host of the Move Your DNA podcast. Diana is a clinical psychologist, international trainer, author, sought-out speaker on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and compassion, and Host of the Wise Effort podcast.

Katy and Diana wrote the book specifically to provide health professionals with the tools to better connect with and support their patients.

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I Know I Should Exercise, But... 44 Reasons We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them
https://a.co/d/2dLoYBe

Dr. Hill's website: https://drdianahill.com/

Katy's website: https://nutritiousmovement.com/

Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman podcast: https://bit.ly/4dV04f6

Wise Effort Show with Dr. Diana Hill podcast: https://drdianahill.com/podcast/

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Fitness Psychology

Welcome to GW Integrative Medicine – the podcast about Integrative Medicine, disease prevention and health promotion – from the Office of Integrative Medicine and Health (OIMH) at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. We talk to John Pan, MD, OIMH founding medical director, about the silo mentality in medicine, aha moments, and Integrative Medicine and Health as a philosophy of practice.

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Why Integrative Medicine and Health?

Burnout is more prevalent among healthcare and health sciences workers, professionals, and trainees than among the general U.S. population. Those working in the healthcare field are more susceptible to depression, anxiety, and job dissatisfaction, which can lead to adverse outcomes for healthcare workers as well as the patients and communities they serve.

Evidence shows, however, that effective wellness programming and strong institutional leadership committed to a culture of wellness can make a difference. That's why GW launched the GWell Center for Healthcare Professionals, which is led by Kaylan Baban, MD, MPH, the inaugural chief wellness officer for GW Hospital, GW Medical Faculty Associates, and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

An assistant professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr. Baban is also the director, Lifestyle Medicine Program, at GW Medical Faculty Associates.

She joined us on the latest episode of the GW Integrative Medicine podcast to talk about the GWell Center, the need nationally for initiatives that support those working in health care in all capacities, and why this is so personal for her.

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3rd Annual Sung Symposium: Wellness & Longevity
http://bit.ly/sung2020

Kaylan Baban, MD, MPH, Tapped to Serve as Chief Wellness Officer for GW’s Medical Enterprise
http://bit.ly/2TcHw29

The GWell Center for Healthcare Professionals
https://smhs.gwu.edu/wellness/

Wellness Resources for GW Students, Residents, Fellows, Faculty, Staff, & Alumni
https://smhs.gwu.edu/wellness/wellness/resources

List of Wellness Books, Podcasts, Websites, Courses & Conferences
(Curated by Dr. Kaylan Baban)
https://guides.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/mindfulness/booksandmore

Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub
https://nam.edu/clinicianwellbeing/

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Breaking the Cycle of Physician Burnout

Welcome to GW Integrative Medicine, a podcast about using an integrative approach to disease prevention and health promotion. We look forward to sharing the latest news and research on Integrative Medicine – where the best practices of conventional medicine and evidence-based complementary medicine meet. This podcast is brought to you by the Office of Integrative Medicine and Health, the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences,  in collaboration with the university's Integrative Medicine Programs and the IMPACT Initiative.

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