John Ferguson, Founder and Executive Director of American Voices. The nonprofit began with an invitation to visit a musician friend in newly opened post-Soviet countries. This has resulted in visits to over 100 countries, teaching and sharing many, many students, and building long-lasting friendships.

John Ferguson: Connecting Cultures through Music

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
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Aliza Scharf-Bendov's website
alizascharf.com/

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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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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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Related Links

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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Transcript
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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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Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.

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

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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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Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.

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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◘ 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.
◘ Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.

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."

◘ Transcript bit.ly/3JoA2mz
◘ 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.
◘ Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.

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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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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Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.

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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Transcript
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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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Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.

John Ferguson: Connecting Cultures through Music

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