Dr. Christine Bishara, medical wellness emphasizing mind-body & gut-brain axis

Her Step Forward

Christine Bishara, MD, is the founder of From Within Medical, a New York City medical wellness and weight loss practice that places emphasis on the mind-body and gut-brain axis to prevent and manage disease. With over 20 years of clinical experience, time and time again Dr. Bishara has discovered that the connection between these systems plays a significant role in disease prevention, but is not being adequately addressed. She also understands the impact that daily demands and stress place on our bodies and wants to help others learn how to balance a career and family life, while staying as healthy as possible.
In early 2020, Dr. Christine Bishara found herself wondering whether it was possible that gut health could be directly connected to the sickest Covid-19 patients. Living in New York City, the epicenter of Covid cases in the US, and married to a Pulmonologist Intensivist who cared for ICU patients, at night Christine would discuss cases and treatment with her husband. Aside from the number of elderly patients, a fact that stuck out to Christine was the number of younger patients who had a very high BMI. Leveraging her expertise in gut bacteria, after years of helping patients in her weight loss and wellness practice, Christine partnered with medical researchers to see if the clinical observations matched the molecular pathways that Covid-19 attacks.
Joining us to share her story, Christine talks about her exciting research, the role food plays for our bodies, balancing career and family, and why academic differences between males and females matter as we grow from children to adults.