From Doctor To Patient

Dr. Todd was first in his class in High School and at Northwestern University and was accepted after 2 years of college to the premiere program at Johns Hopkins Medical School.  He then did further training at Georgetown in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary and Intensive Care Medicine.  He has become a leader in laser biophysics research and has developed a stem cell protocol that has reversed biological age at the DNA level more than any other method in medical history.  He has been granted multiple patents in stem cells, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and even agriculture.  He also composes chorale and instrumental symphonic pieces.  The transcendental choirs he has created and produced all around the world, with up to 900+ choristers, rejuvenate the body while immensely boosting personal vibrational and awareness states.  The combination of the biomedical and esoteric reflect his passion for the full exploration and expansion of the human potential.

Mikhail (Misha) Kogan, MD, ABIOM received his medical degree from Drexel University, College of Medicine. He completed the Social Internal Medicine Resident Program at Montefiore, Albert Einstein School of Medicine and Geriatric Fellowship at George Washington University. Currently, he serves as medical director of the GW Center for Integrative Medicine, associate professor of medicine in the division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, associate director of the Geriatrics Fellowship Program and director of Integrative Medicine Track program at the George Washington University School of Medicine.Dr. Kogan is founder and executive director of AIM Health Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that provides integrative medicine services to low-income and terminally ill patients regardless of their ability to pay.Highlights:2:02 Dr. Diva's experience of Long Covid symptoms, which became the topic of his upcoming book.8:16 The novel treatment to address Long Covid symptoms.14:06 Dr. Kogan's experience on the ground of the "huge problem of mismanagement" of Long Covid cases.17:35 What can be done for those suffering from Long Covid.21:47 Dr. Kogan describes the common symptoms presented among his patients.36:08 Dr. Kogan's treatment protocols.42:30 Considering the psychological, spiritual, and energetic factors underlying symptoms.50:28 The need to address Long Covid in the medical community.52:08 Dr. Kogan's tips for preventative care. 

Dr. Stephanie Mines is a neuropsychologist whose unique understanding comes from her academic research as well as her extensive work in the field. Her stories of personal transformation have led many listeners to become deeply committed to the healing journey. Dr. Mines understands shock from every conceivable perspective. She has investigated it as a survivor, a professional, a healthcare provider, and as a trainer for staffs of institutions and agencies.Her blend of Western and Eastern modalities offers the best of both paradigms. She is devoted to ending the lineage of shock and trauma for individuals and the world. Dr. Mines is the Program Director of the DOM Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing alternative health options for a broad spectrum of populations. As Director, she is responsible for disseminating information to communities in need, especially people suffering from illness that results from shock and trauma, survivors of domestic violence, families and children, and people living with neurodiversity including autism and other sensory integration challenges. Dr. Mines’ books represent an overview of her mission to create a bottom up, empowerment based sustainable healthcare revolution. These include: We Are All in Shock; New Frontiers in Sensory Integration and most recently They Were Families: How War Comes Home. Dr. Mines’ upcoming book, Memoir of An Embryologist: How I Discovered the Secret of Resilience, will be released in 2022 from Inner Traditions/Sacred Planet Books. See the website www.tara-approach.org for more information on the unique method Dr. Mines developed called The TARA Approach, combining an ancient Eastern Energy Healing technique with Western neuroscience. Dr. Mines currently teaches around the world as well as mentors clients online.05:14  Dr. Mines's personal story of becoming a trauma specialist.12:44  Exploring the differences between trauma and shock.17:38  Understanding the difference between parasympathetic and sympathetic shock.23:02  Treating both trauma and shock with a combination of touch and re-languaging, via the TARA Approach.33:49  Harnessing neuroplasticity to rewire the "compensations" we made at a preconscious level to stress and trauma.40:54  How the TARA Approach applies to the climate crisis, in the sister organization, Climate Change and Consciousness.44:54  Envisioning a new healthcare.Connect with Dr. Mines at www.tara-approach.org.This episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

For over three decades, Dr. Bolliger, ND has trained health care practitioners on how to integrate body and mind while addressing pain, trauma and health. Dr. Bolliger’s unique methodology guides people on a path to physical, emotional and spiritual wellness, reminding them of their life’s choices and agency.“How you live your life is how you heal. The body knows how to heal. Our job is to learn how to live.” Dr Manon Bolliger, NDPeople often limit their healing process, whether it’s from arthritis, chronic pain, multiple sclerosis by abdicating their power to their Diagnosis. The path to health means discovering what really needs healing, rewriting the stories that don’t serve us, honoring our body and reclaiming our path back to joy.Best Selling Author of “What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship”, and A Healer In Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress and she is currently writing a book based on her LISTEN: The intelligent Healing System, called "Your Body is Smarter Than You Think."Dr. Bolliger is a Board-Certified Naturopathic Physician since 1992, founder and CEO of BowenCollege.com, TEDx Speaker, host of the Healer’s Café where she has conversations on health and healing with healthcare practitioners.3:51 Dr. Bolliger's approach to healing trauma.9:02  Realizing the relationship between chronic conditions, trauma, inflammation, and lifestyle.11:25  How to access and work on trauma without re-traumatizing a patient.16:41  Dr. Bolliger explains the importance of building a sense of trust with each patient.1:15  How Dr. Bolliger is helping people heal from a distance.4:35  Dr. Bolliger explains the LISTEN principle, which she arrived at after healing herself from stage IV cancer.33:43  How Dr. Bolliger applies the "Touch" component of LISTEN when working remotely with patients living alone, and how quickly the process can take effect.38:00  Addressing trauma that has originated before or beyond our own lives.41:09  The origins of the Bowen Technique and the physical components of Dr. Bolliger's process.43:57  How Dr. Bolliger applies the Bowen Technique for her patients, and how it works in practice.47:26  Dr. Bolliger's perspectives on psychedelic therapies, and the potential of combining them with bodywork.51:16  Why the "healer needs to heal first," and the importance of making alternative healing modalities more accessible.Links mentioned in this episode:Bowen College“Intro to Healing What Is” - upcoming courses in December, 2021.LISTEN: The Intelligent Healing FormulaThis episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

Leonard Perlmutter is the founder and director of the American Meditation Institute in Averill Park, NY and is the originator of National Conscience Month. Leonard has presented informative Yoga Science and meditation workshops at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Kaiser Permanente, The New York Times Forum on Yoga, the Commonwealth Club of California, the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, the Washington University Medical School, the University of Colorado Medical School, the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point Association of Graduates, the Albany Medical College, and Berkshire Medical Center and has served on the faculties of the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine and the International Himalayan Yoga Teachers Association. He is the author and editor of Transformation: The Journal of Yoga Science as Holistic Mind/Body Medicine and his Heart and Science of Yoga® course curriculum has been certified by the Albany Medical College, the American Medical Association, and the American Nurses Association for continuing medical education credit.3:42 The inspiration Leonard's new book, YOUR CONSCIENCE: The Key to Unlock Limitless Wisdom and Creativity and Solve All of Life's Challenges6:25 Leonard defines Conscience according to Yogic philosophy.8:23 The four functions of the mind: ego, senses, unconscious mind, and the conscience.16:15 How to grapple the paradoxes of ego vs. oneness; duality vs. nonduality—and consciously practice self-love along the path of transformation.19:49 How living from our Conscience can help us purify the mind and ultimately raise consciousness.23:02 Using conscience as our guide to transform our personal "problems" into workable "situations."25:29 Everyday experiments we can try to help follow our conscience in any moment.27:47 Drawing from Ayurveda for a better approach to food and diet.30:06 What is Yoga Science and how can we apply it today?31:29 Meditation as the key to unlocking our conscience.Links mentioned in this episode:Book: Your ConscienceAmerican Meditation InstituteEmail Leonard: [email protected] episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

Dr. Eric Zielinski is the co-author behind the national bestseller The Healing Power of Essential Oils and The Essential Oils Diet. Dr. Z has pioneered natural living and biblical health education since 2003. Trained as an aromatherapist, public health researcher, and chiropractor. In 2014 the Zielinskis started NaturalLivingFamily.com to help people learn how to use natural remedies like essential oils safely and effectively. Now visited by more than three million natural health seekers every year, it has rapidly become the number one online source for biblical health and non-branded essential oils education.  4:15 How Dr. Z discovered essential oils.8:48 Plant medicine at its best — How essential oils came to be used therapeutically, and why they are so powerful.16:48 The three ways of utilizing essential oils: inhalation, topical application, and ingestion.23:01 Essential oil blends for stressful times—and insightful tips for how to select the right oil for each individual.34:27 Specific oils to start with for making stress-relieving blends.39:17 Where should you apply your essential oils topically—and why?42:22 For improving sleep: which essential oils to use and how to use them.49:42 Applications of essential oils for chronic conditions such as diabetes, addictions, and more.Links:New Book + Bonus ContentWebsiteFacebookInstagramYouTubeThis episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

Kushal Choksi started his career as a quantitative analyst with Goldman Sachs. He left Goldman Sachs as a Vice President of Asset Management to join Athilon, an investment fund. As a Managing Director at Athilon, he helped ramp up a $45 billion portfolio before the fund was acquired by EBF Associates. He then moved to India to join BlackRock’s Fixed Income business as a Senior Vice President, where he managed billions of dollars in the company's flagship mutual funds.After returning to New York, he submitted to his passion for entrepreneurship and started his own tech startup. His content distribution venture, Hubbl, was acquired by Airpush within two years. He then started a proprietary trading venture, Clavileno Capital which later merged with ARB Trading Group.He and his wife now run Elements Truffles, a New York-based artisanal chocolate company built on values of Ayurveda, sustainability, giving back and ethical trade. Kushal is a trainer of personal development, meditation, wellness, and leadership programs for the Art of Living Foundation. He has taught secrets of breathwork and meditation to thousands across the US, Europe, and Asia. He serves on the US board of the International Association for Human Values (IAHV).3:55 How surviving 9/11 affected Kushal's life and search for meaning.9:41 A chance encounter with breathwork and meditation that started Kushal on a path of deeper transformation.18:43 Kushal unpacks the various personal benefits of the SKY breathwork he has experienced since first learning it.21:14 Explaining the mechanisms behind the efficacy of the SKY breathwork technique.26:49:00 Will loosening the grip of the mind also make us lose our edge or spark? — Kushal weighs in from his own experience and wisdom.29:32:00 How practices like the SKY breathwork compare and mix with other meditation techniques.32:54:00 Calming the nervous system and achieving a state of oneness and connection through breathwork.38:04:00 How to join a SKY breathwork workshop.39:21:00 Kushal shares about his new book, "On A Wing And A Prayer."Connect with Kushal:WebsiteInstagramTwitterSKY Meditation Workshops:Art Of Living WebsiteThis episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

Dr. Craig Heacock is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist and addiction specialist in Colorado, He is the co-producer and host of the psychiatric storytelling podcast Back from the Abyss and was a co-therapist and study physician in the MAPS Phase 3 MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD study. He is an expert in the use of ketamine to treat depression and PTSD and has a deep interest in the emerging psychedelic revolution in psychiatry. Dr. Heacock is a graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and did his psychiatry training at Brown University. 3:40 Dr. Heacock's personal introduction to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, and his experience of its trajectory over the years.8:27 Discussing the latest progress of clinical trials for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.13:01 Comparing Ketamine with common anti-depressant medication.15:54 Exploring the different dosages and routes of administration commonly used for ketamine today.22:07 The different responses to ketamine treatment: insights from Dr. Heacock's practice.27:34 Defining dissociation, and its role in ketamine therapy.29:02 The art of medicine and how the experience of ketamine differs from classic natural psychedelics.32:16 The potential future for how psychedelics like MDMA and psilocybin will be distributed to physicians after their legalization.37:21 Dr. Heacock's thoughts on marijuana and THC.39:26 How Dr. Heacock incorporates cannabis into his medical advice for his patients.41:54 Dr. Heacock's podcast, "Back From The Abyss"Links mentioned in this episode:Website for Dr. Heacock’s practice and podcast.This episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

Maggie Berghoff is the founder and CEO of Celproceo, a health agency rooted in functional medicine and trusted by celebrities, professional athletes, and CEOs. Maggie’s expertise in building multiple thriving businesses online has also led her to becoming a sought-after business mentor for those building an online business. She has been featured in hundreds of places, including Forbes, Business Insider, Entrepreneur Magazine, Oxygen Magazine, Under Armour, USA Today, local and national television, and many more.3:01 How Maggie turned to Functional Medicine for her own healing.5:13 The most foundational intervention on Maggie’s healing journey.7:35 Maggie’s early misconceptions about diet, exercise and nutrition, and how she learned from them.12:24 How changing her mindset ultimately helped Maggie's success more than restrictive diets.18:54 Maggie shares about her current involvement in the health industry, from consulting to writing and educating.21:34 Examples of the comprehensive lifestyle changes Maggie will assist her clients with to improve wellbeing.25:44 Maggie's book, "Eat Right for Your Inflammation Type."29:18 Thoughts on supplements, organic food, cosmetics and skincare.32:24 Maggie's approach to diet with her clients: what to add, what to take away, and how to handle it when one "slips" off track.37:26 Maggie's next endeavors.Links mentioned in this episode:WebsiteInstagramTikTokThis episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.

Dr. Eric Osansky is a chiropractor, clinical nutritionist, and a certified functional medicine practitioner who helps people recover from thyroid and autoimmune thyroid conditions. He is author of the books "Natural Treatment Solutions for Hyperthyroidism and Graves' Disease" and "Hashimoto's Triggers". Dr. Osansky was personally diagnosed in 2008 with Graves’ disease, and after taking a natural treatment approach has been in remission since 2009. After seeing how well natural treatment methods helped with his condition, he began helping others with different types of thyroid and autoimmune thyroid conditions, including hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease, and hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis.4:08 Dr. Osansky's personal story of being diagnosed with Graves' disease.6:10 Explaining the different thyroid conditions: hypothyroidism/Hashimoto’s and hyperthyroidism/Graves’ disease9:29 Explaining the different lab tests, including those often skipped by physicians.11:44 Explaining the conventional treatment methods for these conditions.18:12 Can you combine natural and conventional pharmaceutical treatments?20:00 Other ways to treat autoimmune issues using the “triad of autoimmunity.”23:37 The necessary lifestyle changes during treatment and after remission.How to connect with Dr. OsanskyWebsiteFaceBookTwitterBooks:"Natural Treatment Solutions for Hyperthyroidism and Graves' Disease" "Hashimoto's Triggers"This episode is sponsored by TotumVos Collagen Chews.You can find TotumVos at www.getchews.com.*Use code DRDIVA for an additional 10% off your first order.