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Episode 58: Lifeboat with Dr. Ariana Witkin

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Dr. Ariana Witkin is a pediatrician and postpartum coach who shares on this week’s episode about what a lifeboat means. She shares how her experience as a new mom compelled her to become a postpartum coach. She talks about different strategies she utilizes for her postpartum clients and the different types of postpartum education she offers. Her advice she gives to new moms or expecting moms is don’t forget your lifeboat – create your postpartum plan and to trust yourself. 


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FULL BIO: Ariana Witkin AKA Mama MD is a Pediatrician, Postpartum Coach and Motherhood Mentor. She started her business after the birth of her daughter and experiencing firsthand the lack of coordinated care and support for new mothers.

When she isn’t educating, empowering and holding space for new mamas you can find her examining Massachusetts’ newest and cutest residents in her local community hospital, chasing after her sassy toddler, spinning on her Peloton, or stargazing on the deck with her husband.

She is a board-certified pediatrician and completed her pediatric residency at University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital. She has been featured in Glamour, VeryWell Family and Babygaga, amongst others. You can stay up to date with all her latest news (and catch a glimpse of her baby girl) by following her journey on IG @arianawitkinmd. To learn more and for free resources, visit her website: arianawitkin.com

Episode 57: Chronic Stress Management with Dr. Bindiya Gandhi

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Welcome to this week’s episode on stress management! What an important topic especially in the time of COVID-19 when we are all feeling so incredibly stressed in different ways. In this week’s episode, I chat with Dr. Bindiya Gandhi about chronic stress management. She says she’s always known that she wanted to practice more than a traditional medicine practice. She became yoga and Reiki certified in medical school and started learning about integrative medicine while in medical school. After completion of her family practice residency, she completed her integrative medicine and functional medicine fellowships.

During residency, she talks about dealing with stress and the ability to heal herself through her knowledge of integrative and functional medicine. She discusses how chronic stress can be a gateway to other chronic medical conditions, notably decreasing your immune system. How do we react to stress in a positive way? How do we manifest stress in our lives? 

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Find out more about Dr. Bindiya Gandhi on Instagram @DrBindiyaMD website drbindiyamd.com mindbodygreen.com cleanplatesacademy.com 

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FULL BIO: Dr. Bindiya Gandhi is double boarded by the American Board Family Medicine as well as the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Physicians. She completed her family medicine training from Georgia Regents University/Medical College of Georgia June 2014. She completed her undergraduate training at the University of Georgia with Bachelors of Science in Biology and Psychology in 2004 and her Doctor of Medicine at American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2010. She completed an Integrative medicine fellowship at the University of Arizona with Dr. Andrew Weil in 2016. She also completed Functional Medicine Training with the Institute of Functional Medicine in 2017.

Her interests include integrative, holistic and functional medicine, women’s health, preventative medicine, international medicine and health care reform. She’s also a certified yoga instructor and reiki master. She used to  practice emergency medicine as well. Dr. Bindiya is a media expert and contributor to numerous sites including The Daily Mail, MindbodyGreen, PopSugar, Clean Plated, Well + Good and more! When she’s not working or writing you can find her in the kitchen cooking, doing yoga or enjoying time with her family and pup.

Season 2: Episode 51 Adaptive Yoga with Dr. Ingrid Yang

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Ingrid Yang, MD, JD, E-RYT-500*, C-IAYT** is a board-certified physician hospitalist in San Diego, CA who has been teaching yoga for over 21 years. She is also the author of two books: Hatha Yoga Asanas and Adaptive Yoga. She is an incredibly creative and inspiring yoga teacher, who has made it her purpose to incorporate medicine into yoga, and yoga into medicine. Dr. Yang leads classes, trainings, and workshops all over the United States, Australia, Europe and Asia. She is a certified yoga therapist under the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and a Reiki master of the Usui tradition. In her past lives, Ingrid was an intellectual property attorney, founder and owner of Blue Point Yoga Center, and a jazz singer in Australia. When she is not doctor-ing or yoga-ing, Ingrid loves to surf at sunset, travel the world, and play on the beach with her dogs Rusty and Juno. Find out more at http://www.ingridyang.com or instagram.com/ingridyangyogamd.

*E-RYT500 = experienced registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance and the 500 level (highest level)

**C-IAYT = Certified with International Association of Yoga Therapists (a 2000 hour training requirement)

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Episode 46: Ever Evolving with Dr. Lynn Stiff

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Lynn Stiff, MD, RD, MS is a dietitian-turned-physician passionate about empowering individuals to make realistic and sustainable diet and lifestyle choices that can prevent, treat and reverse chronic disease. She is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and is faculty at a local Family Medicine residency program. She recently sat for her Lifestyle Medicine board certification in November and started an Integrative Medicine Fellowship through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Lynn takes a holistic approach to health and believes that health is not determined by a number on the scale, but by a collection of behaviors each individual engages in. She is passionate about promoting wellness for patients and health care providers. For more information and education, check out her blog nutritionhealthlife.com, or podcast, Medicine for Life.  

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Episode 11: Happiness and Harmony with Dr. Indrani Raman

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Dr. Indrani Raman is a board-certified nephrologist, fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine and also a certified Obesity Medicine specialist. Her practice Excel Health MD offers highly customized, patient-focused care in  Murphy and Rockwall, Texas. After spending several years in a traditional medical practice as a nephrologist, she discovered her passion for holistic medicine and helping patients restore their overall wellness rather than treating the disease symptoms. Her practice provides services including holistic care, medical weight loss programs and kidney disease management.   

Website –  www.excelhealthmd.com

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Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/excelhealthmddallas/

Linkedin profile as – Dr.Indrani Raman

Practice information (P)972 752 3199, info@excelhealthmd.com

Locations – Murphy and Rockwall, Texas  (Dallas Suburbs)

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