The Dr. Joy Kong Podcast

Dr. Joy Kong
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Join the world's leading stem cell expert to reverse aging with cutting-edge longevity medicine and comprehensive lifestyle optimization strategies. Learn more at: drjoykong.com. Explore beyond the popular diet and fitness obsessions, to witness the explosion of a new type of medicine that focuses on root causes and health optimization. Dr. Joy Kong welcomes leading health and medical experts and dispenses crisp and informative episodes to get you up to speed on exciting emerging health practices.Dr. Joy Kong is a triple board-certified physician in the fields of psychiatry, addiction medicine, and anti-aging & regenerative medicine. Growing up in Beijing, China, Dr. Kong was imbued with a more holistic view of the body, and it was such holistic approach that helped save her mother’s life at age 43. She sees the human body as a complex and interconnected web, where every organ impacts every other organ, via countless chemical interactions and energetic exchanges. Dr. Kong brings together her love of science and respect for ancient wisdom in her clinical practice. She incorporates stem cell therapy, peptide therapy, ketamine therapy, and other innovative modalities to address both the body and the mind. She was named Empowered Woman of the Year in 2019 and Stem Cell Doctor of the Decade in 2021. Her candid memoir “Tiger of Beijing,” was named “Book of the Year” in 2020. 

  1. 3d ago

    5 Things You Need to Know About BPC-157 Before It's Gone | #186

    What if the most talked-about healing peptide in biohacking came from your own stomach — and carried a risk nobody in the space is talking about? BPC-157, nicknamed "the Wolverine Peptide," has taken over fitness forums, longevity podcasts, and regenerative medicine circles. The preclinical data on tissue repair is remarkable. But the same biological mechanism that drives its healing power is the exact mechanism tumors use to survive and grow. BPC-157 is a synthetic 15 amino acid sequence isolated from human gastric juice, first identified in the early 1990s. It drives tissue repair through six mechanisms: angiogenesis via VEGF upregulation, nitric oxide pathway modulation, FAK paxillin signaling activation, growth hormone receptor upregulation in tendons and ligaments, anti-inflammatory cytokine downregulation, and free radical scavenging for cell protection. An active Phase II randomized controlled trial is currently evaluating BPC-157 for acute hamstring muscle strain repair. Its pro-angiogenic properties raise a theoretical cancer risk in individuals with undiagnosed early-stage tumors. WADA has banned it for competitive athletes. The FDA has reclassified its availability and the FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee is reviewing its status on the approved bulk substances list. Dr. Joy Kong talks about: 00:00 Meet The Wolverine Peptide 02:40 Discovered Inside Human Gastric Juice 03:42 Six Pathways That Drive Healing 07:33 The First Real Human Trial 07:58 Why The FDA Cracked Down 09:24 The Hidden Cancer Risk Additional Resources: ✨ Visit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com  📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311 📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form. ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/  ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/  ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/  Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.

    12 min

  2. Jun 4

    MUSE Cells Explained: Anti-Aging, Zero Rejection, and the Future of Stem Cell Therapy | #185

    MUSE cells are one of the most exciting breakthroughs in regenerative medicine — and most people have never heard of them. Hidden inside your own tissue is a rare, elite subpopulation of stem cells that can find injury, eat damaged cells, and become them. Discovered in 2010 by Dr. Marie Dezawa at Tohoku University in Japan, they are now one of the most talked-about developments in regenerative medicine. And for good reason. Dr. Joy Kong, the Stem Cell Queen, breaks down the science from the ground up: why conventional stem cell sources like bone marrow and fat-derived cells have real limitations, what makes umbilical cord cells a significant upgrade, and why MUSE cells represent something fundamentally different. These cells home into damaged tissue like a guided missile using the S1P pathway, eat the damaged cells, absorb their DNA fragments, and transform into the exact cell type that needs replacing. They carry zero tumor risk, require no donor matching, and get stronger the harsher the environment they're placed in. Dr. Joy also shares her own personal experience using MUSE cells for a chronic hip issue — and the result that surprised even her. This episode covers the full history of stem cell therapy, the biological mechanisms that make MUSE cells unique, the Goldilocks ratio for optimal treatment, what clinical use looks like today, and why this technology — though newer — carries extraordinary promise for the future of regenerative medicine. If you are in your 50s or 60s and wondering why your body isn't healing the way it used to, MUSE cell therapy may be the answer. 🧬 Contact Chara Health at 818-356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to get started. Dr. Joy talks about: 00:00:53 MUSE Cells: Why Everyone Is Talking About Them 00:03:39 How Your Stem Cells Age With You 00:05:02 Aging Stem Cells and Cancer Detection 00:05:32 Umbilical Cord Cells: Younger Than a Newborn 00:09:52 What MUSE Cells Are and How They Were Found 00:11:04 The S1P Pathway: Precision Homing 00:12:03 How MUSE Cells Eat Damaged Cells and Become Them 00:12:43 Zero Tumor Risk and the Built-In Genetic Brake 00:14:08 Immune Privilege and Zero Rejection 00:15:28 Dr. Joy's Personal MUSE Cell Result Additional Resources ✨ Learn more about stem cell therapy case studies at the American Academy of Integrated Cell Therapy: https://aaict.org  ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/  Visit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com  📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311 📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form. ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/  ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/  About Dr. Joy Kong Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.

    17 min

  3. May 28

    Mental Fitness, Burnout Recovery & The Mindset Shift That Reduces Stress | #184

    Every day starts with the same mind. Most people never stop to ask what shape it's in before the day takes it. Marc Champagne is a mental fitness strategist, bestselling author of Personal Socrates, and host of the Behind the Human podcast. He spent over a decade interviewing high performers, longevity leaders, and world-class thinkers on the practices that keep their minds clear under pressure. After building a daily journaling practice during his corporate sales career, he founded Keio, a digital product that brought guided journaling to nearly 90 million people in its first two years. His work today bridges longevity and mental performance, with Fortune 500 companies including Google and LinkedIn. In this episode, Champagne defines mental fitness as anything that trains your mind to work for you instead of against you, and explains why most people running 12 to 14 hour days at high cognitive intensity with zero recovery are experiencing burnout, not stress. He covers the one-minute morning check-in that identifies the fuel source behind stress, the question "what am I pretending not to know" that surfaces what people have been avoiding for years, and why you trust the plan over the mind during downward spirals. Dr. Joy shares her own recovery stack, including infrared sauna, ShiftWave chair, and the day the heat overrode an emotional state she walked in with. For high performers, health-literate adults navigating chronic stress, and anyone who wants to understand what recovery actually looks like before burnout arrives. The mind is the thing that executes everything else. It deserves a plan. Marc talks about: 00:00 What Is Mental Fitness, Really? 01:30 How a 10-Minute Morning Habit Changed Everything 05:00 Build a 90-Day Plan for Your Mind 09:00 Why Most People Quit Their Mental Practices 12:30 Sleep Is the Number One Mental Pillar 15:00 The Key to Stress? Trust the Plan 18:00 How to Identify What's Fueling Your Stress 22:50 One Question to Ask When Your Mind Is Clear 27:00 Why Self-Awareness Can Feel Worse Before Better 32:00 Approach Mental Fitness Like Curiosity, Not Work Additional Resources: ✨ Follow Marc Champagne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mchampagne/  ✨ Visit Marc’s website: https://mchampagne.com  ✨ Listen to Behind the Human:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6H3VNU8UiKPxzyM82KXKiT?si=b1a12ec9b8234732  ✨ Get Marc’s book, Personal Socrates: https://baronfig.com/products/personal-socrates?pb=0  Visit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com  📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311 📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form. ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/  ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/  ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/  Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.

    42 min

  4. May 21

    The Truth About Stem Cell Therapy for Autism: MSCs, Sourcing, and What Actually Works | #183

    Most psychiatric treatments for autism don't address what's actually happening underneath the diagnosis. They subdue. They don't repair. In this episode, I sit down with Karen Thomas of Naturally Recovering Autism to break down what stem cell therapy can actually do for children on the spectrum. Children with autism show impaired central nervous system circulation, active neuroinflammation on brain autopsy, and higher rates of autoimmune patterns in their families. Mesenchymal stem cells, MSCs, address all three at once. They stimulate angiogenesis to restore blood flow and oxygen to the brain, suppress pathological immune responses, reduce neuroinflammation, and secrete factors that activate the body's own local stem cells. I share a clinical case of a seven-year-old who went from diaper-bound and non-verbal to verbal, continent, and climbing stairs after a single IV treatment with birth-tissue-derived cells. We also get into why not all MSCs are created equal, why 200 million expanded cells overseas often underperform 20 million original cells, what the FDA's Section 361 actually means, and how I sourced and built the cell product used in my clinic through Chara Biologics. We close on why no stem cell protocol works in isolation. Diet, detox, nutrient status, and exercise are part of the protocol, not optional add-ons. If your child is on the spectrum, or you work with families who are, this is the mechanism and sourcing breakdown most parents never get. Joy talks about: 00:00 What stem cell therapy actually is 05:37 The three mechanisms underlying autism 08:46 How MSCs restore oxygen to the brain 10:54 From non-verbal and diaper-bound to talking and walking stairs 16:25 Why your own bone marrow cells may not be the answer 19:58 Are all MSCs created equal 21:55 FDA Section 361 and what's legal in the US 23:34 Why 200 million expanded cells underperform 20 million original 27:39 Inside the sourcing and 89-question donor screening 43:42 Why diet and detox decide whether stem cells work Additional Resources ✨ Listen to Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas: https://naturallyrecoveringautism.com/  ✨ Karen's free four-stage webinar for parents: https://naturallyrecoveringautism.com/freeworkshop  Visit My Clinic:  🌐 Chara Health https://chara-health.com  📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311 📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form. ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/  ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/  ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/  Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.

    50 min

  5. May 14

    Stem Cells Reverse Aging: What Doctors Aren't Telling You | #182

    What if aging isn't about time, but about the cells your body can no longer replace? Dr. Joy Kong, triple board-certified physician and founder of Chara Health in Los Angeles, sits down with Luke Storey to break down what regenerative medicine actually does inside the body. Dr. Joy explains how umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells work through five core pathways: anti-inflammatory effects, immune modulation, antifibrotic action, antimicrobial properties, and angiogenesis. She covers mitochondrial transfer, where new cells pass fresh mitochondria into aging cells through a microtubular bridge, and senescent cell clearance, the same process that reversed aging in published mouse studies. Dr. Joy also addresses why minimally manipulated birth tissue cells used in the US can be safer than the cultured, expanded cells used overseas, why "more cells" is not better, and how stem cell therapy supports DNA repair through micro-RNA signaling. The conversation also covers the cesarean delivery and screening process behind ethical sourcing, the science of micro-chimerism, and why every organ inside the body ages alongside the skin you can see. Dr. Joy then opens up about her own four-and-a-half-year IV stem cell protocol and the reversal she's measured since 43. The episode closes with a deeper conversation on ketamine therapy, gamma brainwaves, and the philosophical roots of integrative medicine. Dr. Joy talks about: 00:00 Why we age and why stem cells are the answer 01:03 From Chinese medicine to UCLA psychiatry to regenerative medicine 03:12 Anti-aging philosophy: treating disease before symptoms appear 05:36 How umbilical cord stem cells are collected and screened 11:12 Why your immune system accepts another person's stem cells 13:08 The Y-chromosome study that changes how we think about cell transfer 16:18 Bone marrow vs. fat vs. birth tissue stem cell sources 19:30 How stem cells trigger cancer cell death through Trail ligand 25:00 Anti-inflammatory, immune-modulatory, and anti-fibrotic effects explained 28:28 Killing senescent cells to clear the path for regeneration 30:54 Mitochondria transfer: getting a fresh cellular battery 39:00 Ketamine, gamma waves, and the science of expanded consciousness Additional Resources: ✨ Get My Famous Skin Cream CharaOmni: https://www.charaomni.com/  ✨ Subscribe to Luke Storey on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LukeStorey  Visit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com  📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311 📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form. ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/  ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/  ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/  Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.

    55 min

  6. May 7

    The 3,000-Year-Old Plant That Replaces Alcohol, Adderall, and Xanax | #181

    He was an elite marathoner running 150 miles a week. A few years later, his SPECT brain scan looked comparable to 80-year-old patients with dementia. He was 22. Cameron George is the founder of Tru Kava and a member of the Kava Coalition. He has worked with physicians and researchers to modernize kava as a functional beverage category and has spent more than a decade studying plant pharmacology, GABA modulation, and nervous system recovery. In this conversation, Cameron explains the biochemical credit card model of synthetic drug dependency, why acetaldehyde — not ethanol — drives the effects of alcohol, and how traditional kava binds to GABA-A receptors without producing the depletion and tolerance seen with benzodiazepines. He describes how the kavalactone entourage effect enables reverse tolerance, the mechanism that allowed him to taper off benzodiazepines in under two months. Listeners learn the measurable impact of casual alcohol use on HRV and sleep architecture, the difference between real kava and US-market extracts, and the practical applications of kava for stress, focus, sleep, and alcohol-free social life. Cameron also shares his own collapse: the high-dose Adderall and benzodiazepines that nearly destroyed his nervous system, the years of multiple chemical sensitivity that followed, and the serendipitous phone call from a friend in Vanuatu that changed the trajectory of his recovery. This conversation is for anyone questioning the role alcohol plays in their performance, anyone who's been handed a prescription without answers, and anyone looking for a credible path back to a regulated nervous system. Cameron talks about: 00:00 Why alcohol is a metabolic poison and acetaldehyde causes the buzz 09:11 Biochemical credit cards: how synthetic substances drain your neurochemistry 20:40 The Adderall and benzodiazepine prescription that broke his nervous system 22:16 A SPECT brain scan comparable to 80-year-old dementia patients 29:30 Autoimmune collapse, 10 grand mal seizures a day, and reacting to water 31:33 The Vanuatu phone call that introduced him to traditional kava 35:28 How kavalactones modulate GABA-A receptors 37:10 Reverse tolerance: why kava heals the system instead of depleting it 41:46 What hyper-sobriety, focus, and the kava afterglow feel like 44:00 Why kava hepatotoxicity claims were debunked in 2014 46:30 Why traditional preparation beats kava extracts 51:55 The 200 strains of kava and the vision to replace coffee culture Additional Resources ✨ Follow Cameron George on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameron.george_/  ✨ Learn more about Tru Kava: https://trukava.com  ✨ Connect with Cameron George on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-george-0311aa185/  ✨ Follow Tru Kava on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trukava/  Visit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com  📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311 📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form. ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/  ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/  ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/  — Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.

    58 min

  7. Apr 30

    Avoid Knee Replacement Surgery: How Stem Cell Therapy Regenerates Damaged Joints | #180

    What if the knee replacement your surgeon insists on isn't actually your only option? A 12-year study followed 30 patients with osteonecrosis in both knees. One knee got replaced, the other got umbilical cord–derived stem cells. By the end, six replacement knees needed revision surgery. Only one stem cell knee ever needed replacement. Dr. Joy Kong is a triple board-certified physician known as the Stem Cell Queen, and at her Los Angeles clinic Chara Health she treats joint osteoarthritis using birth tissue–derived mesenchymal stem cells from donated umbilical cord and placental tissue from healthy live births. Her dual-angle protocol combines intra-articular injection with intravenous delivery — the outer third of cartilage is fed by blood supply while the inner two-thirds is fed by synovial fluid, so treating both routes produces a synergistic effect single injections cannot match. She walks through the anti-inflammatory phase, the tissue rebuilding phase, the critical four-to-six-week fragility window, and the comparative study showing dramatically lower revision rates for stem cell–treated knees. If you've been told joint replacement is your only option, this episode may change how you think about what your body can still heal. Dr. Joy talks about: 00:00 What to expect from stem cell therapy for joint pain 00:27 How umbilical cord stem cells regenerate joints 01:25 Birth tissue vs. fetal cells — clearing the confusion 02:18 Why dual-angle treatment outperforms single injections 03:09 What recovery actually looks like 04:13 The 4–6 week fragility window most patients underestimate 05:27 The 12-year study that changed how I think about knee replacement Additional Resources Visit My Clinic:  Chara Health 🌐 chara-health.com  📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311  📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form. ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: joykongmd.com  ✨ Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy  ✨ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/dr_joy_kong  — Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.

    7 min

  8. Apr 21

    #179 -What 10 Years of Bipolar Misdiagnosis Actually Does to You

    She wasn't depressed. She was manic. And her doctor put her on antidepressants anyway. Alessandra Torresani — actress (Caprica, The Big Bang Theory, American Horror Story) and NAMI ambassador — spent over a decade misdiagnosed before learning she had Bipolar I Disorder. In this episode, she joins me to unpack what that decade cost her, how she got stable, and what she wishes every patient knew before walking into a psychiatrist's office. Alessandra brings firsthand experience managing Bipolar I Disorder, including more than three years off all psychiatric medication through pregnancy and breastfeeding. Drawing on my 11 years of clinical psychiatry before moving into regenerative medicine, we cover antidepressant-induced mania and its link to suicidal ideation, why bipolar disorder is routinely misdiagnosed as ADHD, and the symptom-tracking method that shortens the path to an accurate diagnosis. Alessandra walks through the non-pharmaceutical tools that kept her stable through pregnancy: transcendental meditation, breathwork, hypnobirthing, menstrual cycle tracking, clean nutrition, and ballet. I share emerging research on stem cell therapy for alcohol addiction, including animal studies showing up to 80% reduction in drinking behavior, along with how GLP-1 medications and NAD IV infusions are being used to reduce cravings and ease opiate withdrawal. We also get into the overprescription of stimulants like Adderall in young children, and why ruling out lifestyle factors — sleep, nutrition, screen time — should come before a prescription pad. And Alessandra shares why, despite being told speaking openly about her diagnosis would cost her her career, she refused to stay quiet. We talk about: • 00:00 Misdiagnosed with bipolar her whole life • 03:06 The myth that bipolar equals creativity • 04:30 Hiding a bipolar diagnosis in Hollywood • 06:32 Early childhood anxiety and perfectionism at age 5 • 08:00 Why bipolar disorder takes 10–12 years to diagnose • 15:39 Antidepressant-induced mania and suicidal ideation • 17:24 Identifying bipolar I disorder in adulthood • 19:42 Managing bipolar without medication during pregnancy • 34:26 Tracking symptoms before starting psychiatric medication • 38:42 Stem cell therapy reduces alcohol cravings in studies • 40:46 GLP-1s and NAD IV therapy for addiction recovery • 43:52 NAMI resources for postpartum depression and anxiety 🔗 Additional Resources: ✨ Follow Alessandra on Instagram: instagram.com/alessandratorresani  ✨ Follow Alessandra on TikTok: tiktok.com/@iamalessandratorresani  ✨ Subscribe to Alessandra's YouTube: youtube.com/@Iamalessandratorresani  ✨ Listen to Emotional Support Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emotional-support-with-alessandra-torresani/id1476940278  Visit My Clinic:  Chara Health 🌐 chara-health.com  📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311  📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form. ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: joykongmd.com  ✨ Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy  ✨ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/dr_joy_kong  — Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.

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Join the world's leading stem cell expert to reverse aging with cutting-edge longevity medicine and comprehensive lifestyle optimization strategies. Learn more at: drjoykong.com. Explore beyond the popular diet and fitness obsessions, to witness the explosion of a new type of medicine that focuses on root causes and health optimization. Dr. Joy Kong welcomes leading health and medical experts and dispenses crisp and informative episodes to get you up to speed on exciting emerging health practices.Dr. Joy Kong is a triple board-certified physician in the fields of psychiatry, addiction medicine, and anti-aging & regenerative medicine. Growing up in Beijing, China, Dr. Kong was imbued with a more holistic view of the body, and it was such holistic approach that helped save her mother’s life at age 43. She sees the human body as a complex and interconnected web, where every organ impacts every other organ, via countless chemical interactions and energetic exchanges. Dr. Kong brings together her love of science and respect for ancient wisdom in her clinical practice. She incorporates stem cell therapy, peptide therapy, ketamine therapy, and other innovative modalities to address both the body and the mind. She was named Empowered Woman of the Year in 2019 and Stem Cell Doctor of the Decade in 2021. Her candid memoir “Tiger of Beijing,” was named “Book of the Year” in 2020. 

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  • Creator
    Dr. Joy Kong
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    186
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