Podcasts

The Integrative Practitioner Podcast is the leading on-the-go resource for education, connections, and inspiration, bringing you closer to top industry experts through exclusive interviews with leaders in integrative medicine.

Editor’s note: The views and options expressed in these podcasts are those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Integrative Practitioner.

Darshan Shah, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss an integrative approach to using GLP-1 injectables in clinical practice in a live interview at the 2025 Integrative Healthcare Symposium.

Elisa Song, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss the connection between environmental toxins and chronic disease in children in a live interview at the 2025 Integrative Healthcare Symposium.

JJ Virgin, CNS, BCHN, EP-C, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss how to build and maintain quality muscle for optimal metabolic health in a live interview at the 2025 Integrative Healthcare Symposium.

Joel Evans, MD, and Emily Stein, PhD, join Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss the relationship between the oral microbiome and women’s health in a live interview at the 2025 Integrative Healthcare Symposium.

About the Experts

Joel M. Evans, MD, a board-certified OB/GYN and international lecturer, is the Director of The Center for Functional Medicine in Ridgefield, CT. He is also the Chief of Medical Affairs for the Institute for Functional Medicine. He continues to serve as the external lead of IFM Advanced Practice Module in Hormone Health since its inception in 2011 and was a Co-Creator of the IFM course on COVID-19, lead its Post-Covid Initiative and has co-authored three published papers on the pandemic. 

Emily Stein, PhD is co-founder and CEO of Primal Health LLC, a Life Sciences company aiming to revolutionize oral and systemic health through the development of novel oral microbiome modulatory products, with a current focus on the root cause of biofilm-related oral diseases. She brings a deep understanding of the intricacies of the bacterial-human interface to preventative healthcare.

Frank Lipman, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss his career in integrative medicine after being honored as a pioneer in the field at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium’s 20th anniversary celebration.

Kathie Swift, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, EBQ, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss the evolution of integrative medicine after being honored as a pioneer in the field at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium’s 20th anniversary celebration.

Tieraona Low Dog, MD, ABOIM, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss her journey as an integrative medicine doctor after being honored as a pioneer in the field at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium’s 20th anniversary celebration.

Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, FACB, CNS, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss how he became the father of functional medicine and what he envisions for the future of integrative healthcare after being honored as a pioneer in the field at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium’s 20th anniversary celebration.

David Haase, MD, FABFM, DAIOM, IFM-MD, CNS, QIA, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss how Habitat Optimizing Plasma Exchange (HOPE) can modify the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia.

This episode is brought to you by the Integrative Healthcare Symposium.
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Theme music: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes via freemusicarchive.org, "Carefree" by Kevin Mcleod via incompetech.com, and “Relaxing Light Background” by AudioCoffee.

Maya Shetreat, MD, joins Integrative Practitioner Content Specialist Avery St. Onge to discuss how psychedelics work to heal trauma on a molecular and physiological level.

This episode is brought to you by the Integrative Healthcare Symposium.
Register for the Symposium and receive 15% off with promo code IP2025PODCAST: https://xpressreg.net/register/ihsy0225/landing.php?sc=IP2025PODCAST
Learn more about the event by visiting the Symposium website: www.ihsymposium.com
Contact the Integrative Healthcare Symposium team: info@ihsymposium.com

Find us at integrativepractitioner.com or e-mail us at IPEditor@divcom.com.

Theme music: "Upbeat Party" by Scott Holmes via freemusicarchive.org, "Carefree" by Kevin Mcleod via incompetech.com, and “Relaxing Light Background” by AudioCoffee.