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Everest Goldstein, PMHNP, APRN, Med, MSN, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss the importance of stabilizing glucose levels while treating mental health problems.
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About the Expert
Everest Goldstein is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with a background in Functional Medicine and integrative wellness interventions. She deeply cares about each of her patients and devotes her time to working closely with each of them to address their individual needs. Knowing the importance of the brain-body connection, Everest addresses the body as a whole to optimize health and wellness. If you are struggling mentally, emotionally, or physically, Everest is here to help you regain your life.

Edward Park, MD, MPH, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist, Avery St. Onge, to discuss mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) exosomes, their clinical applications, and how they differ from stem cells.
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About the Expert
Dr. Ed Park, MD, MPH was trained at Harvard and Columbia. Beginning his career as an Ob-Gyn, he has become a key opinion leader in anti-aging and regenerative medicine with invited lectures at various conferences. He has written two books on Telomeres (Telomere Timebombs and The Telomere Miracle) and has recently completed a new one explaining exosomes entitled Exosomes: Songs of Healing. He has created a 12-hour online provider training course and treats patients in five states.

In this special edition of the Integrative Practitioner Podcast, Aly Cohen, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge for a live interview at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium to discuss integrative and environmental medicine’s role in reducing the health risks of chemical incidents.
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About the Expert
Aly Cohen, MD, FACR, is triple board-certified in rheumatology, internal medicine, and integrative medicine, as well as an environmental health expert in Princeton, New Jersey. She is on the faculty of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM), where she created and manages the environmental medicine curriculum for medical colleagues. Dr. Cohen has collaborated with the Environmental Working Group, Cancer Schmancer, and other disease- prevention or­ganizations, and is coeditor of the textbook, Integrative Environmental Medicine, part of the Oxford University Press/Weil Integrative Medicine, Academic Series. In 2015, she created TheSmartHuman.com to share environ­mental health, disease prevention, and wellness information with the public. She lectures nationally on environmental health topics for el­ementary/ high schools, colleges/ universities, medical schools, and physician- training programs, and she is a regular expert guest for tele­vision, print, and podcasts. She is a legal medical expert for toxic tort environmental exposure cases. She has been the recipient of countless awards, including Top Docs NJ in rheumatology from 2016-2023, Top Docs New York Magazine 2023, Top Docs Philadelphia and New York Magazines 2023, Exceptional Women in Medicine 2020-2023, the NJ Healthcare Heroes Award in Education for The Smart Human educational platform in 2015, and the 2016 Burton L. Eichler Award for humanitarianism.

In this special edition of the Integrative Practitioner Podcast, Mark Tager, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge for a live interview at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium to discuss specific nutrients and lifestyle interventions that target skin, hair, and nail health.
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About the Expert
Mark Tager, MD, is known for the synergistic and entertaining approach he takes to educating and training his colleagues and consumers. He has trained hundreds of healthcare practitioners to improve their in-person and on camera skills. Clinically, he is most passionate about complementary treatment for chronic conditions, with personalized nutrition as one of the foundations for integrative care. He is currently the Chief Enhancement Office for ChangeWell Inc. He has served as the founding Vice President of Marketing for Reliant Technologies, where he launched the Fraxel® laser and has also served as Chief Marketing Officer for Syneron and as a strategic consultant for Lutronic. He has served as Director of Practice Management for the Miami Cosmetic Surgery conference and Director of Strategic Initiatives for A4M. Along with Dr. Peter Staats, he co-founded The Vagus Nerve Society. Most recently, Dr. Tager created the 40-hour CME course on Personalized Nutrition for Practitioners on behalf of The American Nutrition Association. He is on the faculty of Duke Integrative Medicine. His most recent book is Feed Your Skin Right: Your Personalized Nutrition Plan for Radiant Beauty. The book serves as the basic content for a 10-hr online professional training program called Inside Skin Beauty. He did his medical training at Duke Medical School and Family Practice at the University of Oregon. He lives outside San Diego where he grows impressive tomatoes.

In this special edition of the Integrative Practitioner Podcast Darshan Shah, MD, and Ashley Koff, RD, join Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge for a live interview at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium to discuss how to approach GLP-1 agonists with integrative medicine.
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About the Experts
Darshan Shah, MD, is a well-known health and wellness specialist, board-certified surgeon, published author, entrepreneur, and founder of Next Health, the world’s first and largest Health Optimization and Longevity clinic. With expertise in all body systems, he has performed over 15,000 surgical procedures, including trauma surgery, general surgery, and reconstructive procedures. As a health and wellness specialist, he has advised thousands of patients on how to optimize their well-being and extend their lifespan. Dr. Shah began his training at an accelerated MD program at the University of Missouri and earned his medical degree at the age of 21, becoming one of the youngest doctors in the United States. He continued his training at the Mayo Clinic, one of the most prestigious medical institutes in the country. After earning his board certification, he opened medical/surgical centers throughout California, started innovative tech companies, created patented medical devices, and advised dozens of startups in medicine, finance, and tech. Dr. Shah’s belief in continual education and self-improvement has earned him alumni status at Harvard Business School, Singularity University, and other prestigious institutions.
Ashley Koff RD is a 25+ year personalized nutrition expert. Renowned for her ability to translate nutrition science into deliciously doable recommendations, Koff is a longstanding advisor, educator and strategic consultant for the media, practitioners, businesses, and organizations. Today, as the founder of The Better Nutrition Program, Koff helms a team of clinicians, coaches, and experts to create and implement personalized health solutions at scale. She lives in Maine, plays the trumpet, loves hiking and dogs, is a connector, optimist, and humanitarian.

In this special edition of the Integrative Practitioner Podcast, Mark Hyman, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge for a live interview at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium to discuss how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies will transform the practice of medicine.  
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About the Expert
Mark Hyman, MD is a practicing family physician and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. He is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, Founder and Senior Advisor for the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, a fifteen-time New York Times best-selling author, and Board President for Clinical Affairs for The Institute for Functional Medicine.  He is the founder and chairman of the Food Fix Campaign, dedicated to transforming our food and agriculture system through policy. He is a co-founder and the Chief Medical Officer of Function Health. He is the host of one of the leading health podcasts, The Doctor’s Farmacy with 200+ million downloads. Dr. Hyman is a regular medical contributor to several television shows and networks, including CBS This Morning, Today, Good Morning America, The View, Fox and CNN.