Have you ever stopped to ask yourself, “What does it truly mean to be healthy?” Welcome to the Glass Half Healthy podcast hosted Dr. Jonar de Guzman, MD. As the CEO of 4 Truth Health and a board trained physician, Dr. Jonar aims to challenge the conventional attitude towards health. With his expertise, he will help redefine health and wellbeing through conversations with thought provoking guests. Dr. Jonar invites you to join him on this journey to walk the path of healthier living.
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Understand & Heal from Modern Trauma with Dr. Christine Gibson, MD
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For this episode, my guest Dr. Christine Gibson, MD, CCFP is a family doctor and trauma therapist in equity-denied communities, author of The Modern Trauma Toolkit, and goes by “tiktoktraumadoc" on TikTok. In our talk, we explore modern trauma and how to recognize, process and potentially heal from it. Trauma is more pervasive in society than we re…
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Transform Stress Through Mindfulness with Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang, MD
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We delve into transforming stress through mindfulness with Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang MD, an award-winning integrative pulmonologist, mother, cancer survivor, and mindfulness teacher. Recognized as one of Mindful Magazine's Ten Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement in 2021, Dr. Liang has extensive experience in physician well-being and mindfulness. Sh…
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Ancient Healing for Modern Life with Hamid Jabbar
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We explore ancient healing for modern life with my longtime friend Hamid Jabbar. Hamid helps to facilitate healing for people through the power of plant medicines and a variety of healing methods. In this episode, Hamid details his deep dive into the world of ancient healing practices, with the main focus on Ayahuasca. He explains Ayahuasca’s histo…
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Finding Calm in Our Busy Lives with Dr. Rashmi Schramm, MD
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During our modern times, how do we find calm in our busy lives? We explored this topic with Dr. Rashmi Schramm. Dr. Schramm a Board Certified family physician, certified in Ayurveda, a Meditation teacher and a certified health, wellness and performance coach who helps busy professionals tap into their own inner peace and power so they can confident…
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Finding Grace in Grief with AmarAtma Khalsa
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To kick off this brand new season, we discuss grief with AmarAtma Khalsa, a Grief Specialist and Coach. With a dual Master's Degree in Chinese Medicine and Ministry as well as experience as a Board Certified Chaplain at both adult and children's hospitals, AmarAtma integrates a variety of practices including somatic exercises, breathing techniques,…
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The New Trailer: Glass Half Healthy 2024 and Beyond
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Why does something bad have to happen to our health before we finally feel motivated to do something about it? As a society, we react to health problems rather than prevent them. From grade school to college, no one is teaching us how to be healthy and stay that way. So, I did research to create my own plan. Through the process, my body returned to…
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Do Not Disturb: Your Sleep in Modern Times with Dr. Nishi Bhopal, MD
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Are modern times getting in your way of a good night’s rest? If so, Dr. Nishi Bhopal is here to help! Dr. Bhopal is triple board certified in Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, and Integrative Holistic Medicine. On this episode, Dr. Bhopal goes over why sleep is so crucial for your overall health. She offers practical tips for quality sleep, like the impo…
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Combating the Obesity Epidemic, with Dr. Richa Mittal, MD
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Dr. Richa Mittal, MD is the Founder and Medical Director of Radiant Health Weight Loss and Wellness in Frisco, Texas. As an Internist and Diplomate of the Boards of Obesity Medicine & Lifestyle Medicine, she provides weight management and preventive health services. Dr. Mittal offers a unique program using an integrative approach that treats the wh…
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Put Plants On Your Plate! With Stacey Heiny
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Connect with Stacey Heiny: Website Instagram Facebook Podcast Connect with Dr. Jonar, MD: Website Instagram Facebook Linkedin Twitter HOW CAN I SUPPORT THIS PODCAST? Download, Listen, Subscribe, Rate & Review: Glass Half Healthy on Apple Podcast Tell Your Friends & Share Online! Thanks to my intern, the wonderful and smart Amelia Liu, to Jacob Ferr…
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Budgeting Meals for Better Health With Toni Okamoto
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In honor of my 4-year anniversary of eating plant-based, I wanted to offer you a practical way to prepare healthy, inexpensive, and tasty plant based meals. So I could not think of anyone better than Toni Okamoto, the founder of Plant-Based on a Budget, author of the Plant-Based on a Budget Cookbook, co-author of The Friendly Vegan Cookbook, and th…
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How Do You Define Health? With Dr. Richa Mittal, MD
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As part of my Season 2 Launch Series, these episodes are a collection of short length talks on defining health. The starting point for changing our lifestyles begins with examining our thoughts around health. So this a thought experiment designed to challenge the way you’ve previously thought about health to help redefine it for yourself. That said…
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How Do You Define Health? With Dr. Nicole Harkin, MD
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As part of my Season 2 Launch Series, these episodes are a collection of short length talks on defining health. The starting point for changing our lifestyles begins with examining our thoughts around health. So this a thought experiment designed to challenge the way you’ve previously thought about health to help redefine it for yourself. That said…
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As part of my Season 2 Launch Series, these episodes are a collection of short length talks on defining health. The starting point for changing our lifestyles begins with examining our thoughts around health. So this a thought experiment designed to challenge the way you’ve previously thought about health to help redefine it for yourself. That said…
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How Do You Define Health? With Dr. Nishi Bhopal, MD
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As part of my Season 2 Launch Series, these episodes are a collection of short length talks on defining health. The starting point for changing our lifestyles begins with examining our thoughts around health. So this a thought experiment designed to challenge the way you’ve previously thought about health to help redefine it for yourself. That said…
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How Do You Define Health? With Dr. Jeremy Toffle, MD
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As part of my Season 2 Launch Series, these episodes are a collection of short length talks on defining health. The starting point for changing our lifestyles begins with examining our thoughts around health. So this a thought experiment designed to challenge the way you’ve previously thought about health to help redefine it for yourself. That said…
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How Do You Define Health? With Dr. Supriya Rao, MD
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As part of my Season 2 Launch Series, these episodes are a collection of short length talks on defining health. The starting point for changing our lifestyles begins with examining our thoughts around health. So this a thought experiment designed to challenge the way you’ve previously thought about health to help redefine it for yourself. That said…
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As part of my Season 2 Launch Series, these next episodes are a collection of short length talks on defining health. The starting point for changing our lifestyles begins with examining our thoughts around health. So this a thought experiment designed to challenge the way you’ve previously thought about health to help redefine it for yourself. That…
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Moving Forward with Dr. Jonar de Guzman, M.D.
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To kick off Season 2, I review the first year of my podcast with guest host Jeremy Toffle, M.D. We first talk about my path into medicine then my journey to better health, both of which can be traced back to my upbringing and the passing of my father. We then go into the inspiration behind my podcast, a recap of what it’s all about and highlights o…
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028. Good Health Takes Guts! With Dr. Parastoo Jangouk, MD
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Your gut may be the key to better health. So my friend Dr. Parastoo Jangouk, MD, a GI doctor, is here to help uncover why gut health should matter to you. Dr. Jangouk is dual board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. She has extensive GI research conducted at several renowned institutions including the Johns Hopkins University and …
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027. Does Dairy Do A Body Good? With Dr. Simran Malhotra, MD
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Does dairy do a body good? Here to help answer this question is Dr. Simran Malhotra, MD, a triple board-certified physician specializing in Palliative Care and Lifestyle Medicine. In this episode, Dr. Malhotra talks to us first about her inspiring story as a BRCA 1 previvor and her family history of cancer. Her personal experience gave way to her c…
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026. Positive Change Begins From Within: How One Man Overcame Addiction, Chronic Disease, & Near Suicide with Plant Based Addict Adam Sud (Part 2 of 2)
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Adam Sud is an international speaker for the plant-based movement and addiction-recovery movement, a food addiction coach with Mastering Diabetes, and founder of the non-profit Plant-Based for Positive Change, dedicated to advancing research on the connection between diet, mental health and addiction. In Episode 025, we discussed Adam’s extraordina…
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025. Positive Change Begins From Within: How One Man Overcame Addiction, Chronic Disease, & Near Suicide with Plant Based Addict Adam Sud (Part 1 of 2)
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Adam Sud is an international speaker for the plant-based movement and addiction-recovery movement, a food addiction coach with Mastering Diabetes, and founder of the non-profit Plant-Based for Positive Change, dedicated to advancing research on the connection between diet, mental health and addiction. What gave rise to Adam’s success dates back to …
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024. How the Pandemic Enabled Addiction with Dr. Efosa Airuehia, MD
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Dr. Efosa Airuehia, MD is a physician with board certifications in Addiction Medicine, General Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Lifestyle Medicine. He runs AddictionBlueprint.com and works in outpatient addiction treatment promoting wellness and recovery at the Prime Wellness Center. In this episode, Dr. Airuehia discusses how his tra…
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023. Parenting in the Pandemic with the Wellness Pediatrician, Dr. Cherie Chu, MD
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Dr. Cherie Chu, MD is a physician board certified in Pediatrics and certified in Lifestyle Medicine. She runs Wellness Pediatrician, a website blog dedicated to empowering parents and physicians to promote healthy lifestyle habits in children. In this episode, we discuss her work in Pediatrics with a Lifestyle Medicine approach, which helped to fos…
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022. Examine Yourself To Curate Your Health with Dr. Heather Hammerstedt, MD, MPH
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Dr. Heather Hammerstedt, MD, MPH is board-certified in Emergency Medicine, certified in Lifestyle Medicine and CEO of Wholist, a health coaching company. In this episode, she is here to share her experience in the ER and to help keep you on track with your New Years health goals. Dr. Hammerstedt first provides her insight into fighting on the front…
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021. Protect Yourself Until Your COVID Vaccine & Beyond with Dr. Hang Tran, DO, MPH
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This special report of the Glass Half Healthy is based on YOUR feedback about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and where we are headed from here. So by popular demand, we have a COVID-19 infection control expert, Dr. Hang Tran, DO, MPH, on the pod to address all of your concerns! Dr. Tran is a board certified family medicine and obesity medicine physic…
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020. What’s Missing From Your Health with Dr. Saray Stancic, M.D.
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In the first episode of 2021, Dr Stancic, M.D. is a board certified internist and infectious disease specialist whose path during her medical training took a dramatic detour due to a disorder called Multiple Sclerosis (MS). After years of becoming dependent on medications and a walking cane, she had an epiphany in 2003 that inspired her to reclaim …
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019. Weigh the Process More than the Scale with Anthony Masiello
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In the last episode of 2020, Anthony Masiello is back on the show to set you up for success for the new year. As you may recall from episode 17, Anthony is a nationally board certified health & wellness coach and co-founder of Plant Based TeleHealth, which is a national telemedicine service focused on the prevention and reversal of chronic disease …
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018. Your GPS for Self Discovery: MBTI & The Enneagram with Dr. Francis Yoo, D.O.
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Dr. Yoo is a board certified physician in Family Medicine, Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Integrative Medicine, with a number of other qualifications that includes authoring his latest book, “COVID contemplations for self-awareness and personal development: Volume 1.” In this episode, he discusses his expertise in…
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017. Lost 160 Pounds & Gained Back His Life with Anthony Masiello
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Anthony Masiello is a nationally board certified health & wellness coach and co-founder of Plant Based TeleHealth, which is a national telemedicine service focused on the prevention and reversal of chronic disease utilizing approaches in Lifestyle Medicine. But Anthony’s work in healthcare first started with work on his own health. His unbelievable…
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016. Self-Discovery through Addiction Recovery with Heather Larican-Rejino
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Heather Laricano-Rejino is a healthy private chef, fitness instructor, a nutrition and culinary educator/blogger, and a regular guest on the Fox San Antonio Fox show “Daytime with Kimberly & Esteban” who has personally struggled with addiction. Heather has overcome much adversity - from addiction, to abuse and to the challenges of working as a sing…
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015. Your Health Rests on Sleep with Dr. Andrea Matsumura, M.D.
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Dr. Andrea Matsumura, M.D., a board certified Internal Medicine physician, is here to convince you that sleep is the missing link to better health. Dr. Matsumura initially worked as a hospitalist then transitioned to outpatient clinic work, where she sparked her love for sleep. Now, after being fellowship trained in Sleep Medicine, Dr. Matsumura de…
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014. This Surgeon Operates First On Your Diet with Dr. Sung Won, M.D.
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Dr. Sung Won, M.D. is a fellowship-trained spine orthopedic surgeon that provides comprehensive methods of Stem Cell Therapy, Regenerative Medicine, and Lifestyle Medicine to his patients. In this episode, he discusses how he helps his patients treat and even reverse chronic diseases through these novel approaches. Specifically, Dr. Won describes h…
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013. Mind Full or Mindful? Pause and be Present with Dr. Jessie Mahoney, M.D.
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Dr. Jessie Mahoney, M.D., a board-certified pediatrician, a certified life coach, and a yoga instructor emphasizes the importance of being mindful in your everyday life. In this episode, she talks about how the discovery of yoga gave her more clarity towards her true calling. Specifically, Dr. Mahoney focuses on how pausing and being present gives …
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012. Food is Medicine: The Power of Plant Food with Dr. SiriChand Khalsa, M.D.
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Dr. SiriChand Kaur Khalsa, M.D. has had a life-long interest in mindful living as the basis for long term vitality of mind, body and spirit. She's a board certified physician as well as a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master, and Ayurveda practitioner. In our talk, we discuss the potential for plant food to become a boundless source of energy in…
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011. The Future of Health Begins with Our Kids with Dr. Qadira Ali Huff, MD, MPH, FAAP, DipABLM
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Dr. Qadira Huff, MD, MPH, FAAP, DipABLM discusses the importance of instilling healthy living early on in children to help prevent chronic disease, like childhood obesity that can put any person, kid or adult, at higher risk of severe COVID19 illness during this pandemic. Dr. Qadira addresses exactly this in her current medical practice as a pediat…
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010. Transforming Your Mind in Times of Change With Nancy Harazduk, M.Ed. , MSW
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Nancy Harazduk MEd, MSW discusses how to leverage these uncertain times as your opportunity for personal growth. Nancy shares with us how becoming a single mom and attending a stress management program changed her life, propelling her into her current work as the Mind Body Medicine (MBM) Director at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. She…
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009. How Do You Define Health? With Anthony Masiello
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My 8th guest as part of my Launch Series is a person I feel a special kinship with as we share a common purpose to help others lead healthier lives. So happy to have him here. Anthony Masiello has been working in healthcare for more than 20 years. His career started by working on bioinformatics with the Human Genome Project then transitioned to pha…
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008. How Do You Define Health? With Heather Larican-Rejino
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My 7th guest as part of my Launch Series is a person I have known all my life. I have deep admiration for her since she’s overcome much adversity - from abuse, to addiction and being a working single mom - to transform into the positive force she is today. Heather Larican-Rejino is a healthy private chef, fitness instructor, clean-eating blogger, n…
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007. How Do You Define Health? With Dr. Andrea Matsumura, M.D.
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My 6th guest as part of my Launch Series is a physician who I admire for her passion to promote sleep as the key to healthy living. Dr. Andrea Matsumura, M.D., is a board certified Internal Medicine physician who initially worked as a hospitalist then transitioned to clinic work in the outpatient primary care setting. This is where she sparked her …
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006. How Do You Define Health? With Dr. Sung Won, M.D.
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My 5th guest as part of my Launch Series is a surgeon who I have regarded as a personal mentor from afar. Dr. Sung Won, M.D. is a spine and orthopedic surgeon with a strong emphasis on Regenerative and Lifestyle Medicine. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the world renown Washington University in St. Louis / Barnes-Jewish Hospital as…
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005. How Do You Define Health? With Dr. Jessie Mahoney, M.D.
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My 4th guest in my Launch Series has a calming presence and expresses her words like water - clear, fluid and nourishing. So grateful to have her here. Dr. Jessie Mahoney, M.D. is a board-certified pediatrician, certified life coach and a yoga and mindfulness instructor. She has been a champion in the physician wellness movement her entire career. …
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004. How Do You Define Health? With Dr. SiriChand Khalsa, M.D.
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My 3rd guest in my Launch Series for the Glass Half Healthy Launch Series is someone who I consider a vibrant soul and feel blessed to know. Dr. SiriChand Kaur Khalsa, M.D. has had a life-long interest in mindful living as the basis for long term vitality of mind, body and spirit. Apart from being a board certified physician in Internal Medicine, I…
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003. How Do You Define Health? With Dr. Qadira Ali Huff, M.D.
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My second guest in my Launch Series is a fellow doctor I met serendipitously at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine conference and so glad I did since she’s an incredible person. Dr. Qadira Ali Huff, MD, MPH, FAAP, DipABLM practices Pediatrics in Washington, D.C., integrating Lifestyle Medicine and discussions on healthy habits into every vi…
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002. How Do You Define Health? With Nancy Harazduk, M.Ed. , MSW
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My very first guest in my Launch Series is a woman I truly adore and respect. Nancy Harazduk , M.Ed., MWS, is the Director of the Mind-Body Medicine (MBM) program at my Alma Mater, Georgetown University School of Medicine. She has helped so many med students through the Georgetown’s MBM program, including me. Nancy was my rock through the most turb…
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001. The Lives that Saved Mine: Dr. Jonar de Guzman, M.D
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On my very first episode of the Glass Half Healthy, I take you through my journey to get here. The Lives that Saved Mine is not just the title of the episode but really, the theme of my life. And my journey is not mine alone, it started with my parents moving to the U.S. to provide us with opportunities for a better future. I discuss how losing my …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life for all of us and those with chronic disease are at the highest risk of contracting coronavirus. So how do we protect ourselves during these uncertain times. More importantly, how do we view health? Glass Half Healthy podcast host Dr. Jonar, a board certified physician, aims to address the current crisis of ch…
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